Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2020

The first pilot Volvo VNR Electric truck will operate at the Volvo Trucks North America TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. The TEC Fontana dealership has two 50 kW chargers inside its truck maintenance bays, as well as a 150 kW charger located outside to enable fleet customers to fast charge at the dealership.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

At nine megawatts of power, the project is also one of the largest fleet charging installations in North America. This announcement brings the County’s total to 75 electric transit buses from Proterra, one of the largest fleets of 40-foot electric transit buses in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2021

ChargePoint Holdings, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, has acquired ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets. The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology will become part of ChargePoint’s operations.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 million electric school bus miles driven.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2022

Kay Stepper, senior vice president of automated driving and driver assistance for Bosch in North America. Philipp Skogstad, President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America. Our vision is that getting time back is a key component of the luxury experience our customers are looking for.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

New Flyer of America Inc. has introduced Connect 360—a real-time, cloud-based business analytics dashboard for Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses, operated by New Flyer Connect. To date, Connect 360 is the only reporting technology of its kind for battery- electric buses in North America.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

A timing belt-in-oil for the primary cam drive system produces less noise (being sealed), and is maintenance-free. A scavenging effect flushes residual gases from the cylinder, increasing the mass of the following charge and cooling gas to reduce the tendency to knock. It also increases turbo mass flow, helping to spool-up the turbo.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2022

—Phil Langley, head of network development, FCA – North America. Educating dealership staff on the short- and long-term operational impacts to their business purpose, people, place and processes resulting from EV integration and reviewing the technology solutions for EV charging and energy management.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The automaker made the statement from its North America account on X , in a repost from the Eanes Independent School District (EISD) recommending that its police department purchase nine Tesla vehicles. Many cities across the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America customer 4 Gen Logistics, a fourth generation, family-owned drayage company, has ordered 41 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to haul freight between the Port of Long Beach and Southern California’s Inland Empire—a national logistics and warehousing hub. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2023

The all-new eSprinter represents the first fully-electric van in North America from Mercedes-Benz USA. When charging at a wallbox, the on-board AC charger has a maximum charging power of 9.6 kW, while the standard maximum charging power at DC fast-charging stations is up to 50 kW.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Apex is a leading clean energy company that develops, constructs, and operates utility-scale wind and solar power facilities throughout North America. Enterprise is a leading full-service provider of fleet management capabilities, including vehicle acquisition, financing, maintenance and more.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Electric vehicles are becoming increasingly popular, but the charging infrastructure is still catching up. Most public charging stations use the older J1772 connector, while newer EVs are equipped with the newer CCS (Combined Charging System) connector. It can charge plug-in hybrids and even some electric bikes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2009

In a joint partnership with the City of Austin, Daimler launched its car2go pilot project in North America. Austin becomes the official headquarters of car2go North America LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler. Charges are not based on distance, but on time, with rates starting by the minute. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

With more than 850 electric transit vehicles on the road today, Proterra’s EV technology has been proven over 25 million service miles driven across North America. BC Transit’s initial ten Proterra ZX5 electric buses, which will be equipped with 675 kWh of onboard energy, are slated to be delivered in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

The collaboration with ODIN will make GoFor one of the first eFleet-As-A-Service providers in North America. The partnership with GoFor marks the products’ first major North American customer. When operated correctly, EVs will inherently offer commercial owners longer maintenance free life cycles as well as lower TCO over time.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2019

The nation is increasingly influenced in electric vehicle transportation in general, and we anticipate rapid growth of electric school buses as more districts are educated on the zero-emissions and low-maintenance benefits they bring to their local communities. —Phil Horlock, president and CEO of Blue Bird Corporation. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Marco says that he thinks Tesla may also be working on a solar farm to the north of the charging stations, noting that the plans show a “maintenance gate,” and a 150-foot designation. By my count, 164 charging stalls are planned as part of a new Microgrid project off I-5 near Lost Hills. in October.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is the first to test MCI’s first all-electric coach—the MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE, designed for long-range express routes—in Canada. MCI D45 CRTe LE CHARGE. Its battery-electric bus programs are deployed across North America. MCI’s electric era has arrived.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2019

Proterra has developed high-performance battery systems, electric drivetrain technology, and standardized, heavy-duty charging systems for commercial vehicle applications. —Proterra CEO Ryan Popple.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has started to take delivery of 125 Chanje medium-duty electric panel vans ( earlier post ), the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2020

The 580 EV is powered by a 480-volt, 90 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that can be charged by any 220-volt/three-phase connection. While applications will vary, each charge will support most common eight-hour workdays. —Leandro Lecheta, head of construction equipment — North America, CNH Industrial.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2019

the largest food industry redistributor in North America, announced the deployment of an Orange EV T-Series battery-electric terminal truck at Dot’s operation in Modesto, CA. Typical distribution center operations report savings up to $40,000+ per truck annually in fuel, maintenance and emission control. Dot Foods, Inc.,

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

A new 38 port electric truck charging depot and maintenance hub is coming online to service Southern California’s ports and logistics centers, along with 50 new electric trucks from Volvo and Daimler. It’s the first of its kind – that we know of anyway – that functions solely as an electric truck charging hub and maintenance facility.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2024

The second phase of testing will include launching the electric vehicles (EVs) 24 hours a day, at which point the department says it will utilize Tesla Superchargers to charge when necessary during patrol shifts. The agency will use results from the pilot to help determine future decisions as it begins introducing EVs into the fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2019

DTE Energy will work with DDOT, SMART and Proterra on the charging infrastructure. Proterra vehicles on the road have also achieved nearly ten million miles of service across North America. In addition to battery-electric buses, Proterra provides purpose-built high-power charging systems for heavy duty EV fleets.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

The brand will launch a diverse range of dedicated BEVs and partner with EV charging companies worldwide to achieve this. Over the same period, Kia is aiming for BEVs to account for 20 of the brand’s total vehicle sales in advanced markets, including Korea, North America and Europe. Charging infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, introduced Quasar 2, the latest generation of its bidirectional home chargers designed specifically for the North American market. —Douglas Alfaro, General Manager of Wallbox North America. Providing up to 11.5

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

UPS continues to build an integrated fleet of electric vehicles, combined with innovative, large-scale fleet charging technology. Arrival vehicles also use a modular design with standardized parts, a method that reduces maintenance and other costs of ownership. UPS expects to deploy the EVs in Europe and North America.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

Those vehicles are hungry for electrons, driving growth in charging stations and the infrastructure to support them. The beating heart of EV charging lies in the software and management systems that enable this dynamic market. EV charging software manages much more than just topping up the battery in an electric vehicle.

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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America announced today that it received its largest global order of Class 8 electric semi-trucks with Maersk-owned Performance Team. “These investments in our North America network will generate valuable experience for the continued journey towards similar customer offerings across the globe.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

New Flyer of America Inc., the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, has commissioned the Xcelsior CHARGE Bus Simulator at New Flyer of America’s Vehicle Innovation Center (VIC), an innovation lab dedicated to advancing bus technology.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

New for 2021, Lightning eMotors will offer a new digital dashboard that highlights range, efficiency and state of charge, a new phone application interface, and support for new Ford safety features. As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America was awarded $21.7 million from the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) for charging infrastructure, to improve air quality in the region. million in grants to deploy 70 VNR Electric trucks in Southern California for regional freight distribution and drayage.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 28, 2023

Part 2: No, NACS is not today’s Tesla connector Part 3: Why Tesla’s NACS is unlikely to kill CCS Part 4: Behind the scenes as seven automakers counter Tesla’s Superchargers EV charging is changing, but much remains to be settled A flurry of news over less than a year permanently altered the US landscape for EV charging.

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