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Smith Electric Vehicles to open manufacturing facility in Chicago

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Smith Electric Vehicles announced that Smith will open an electric vehicle manufacturing facility in Chicago. Chicago will be Smith’s third location in the United States, joining the headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., and a manufacturing facility in New York City.

Chicago

Chicago Electric Vehicles Manufacturer Kansas City

ALTe Powertrain Technologies and Club Assist partner on plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for fleets

Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2012

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, developer of a range-extended plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for light commercial fleet vehicle applications, and Club Assist, a supplier of mobile, car electric and road services to motoring clubs worldwide, are partnering on a joint development project to study ALTe’s powertrain technology in Club Assist’s fleet.

Plug-in

Plug-in Fleet Plug F-150

Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky

Teslarati

JULY 26, 2023

Rivian plans to convert the Starfire Mine in Kentucky to a solar energy center. The conversion is estimated to be a $1 billion solar project. It will be one of Kentucky’s largest renewable power projects once converted. billion vehicles in the global fleet,” said Rivian Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe.

Kentucky

Kentucky Coal Solar Energy

Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Enterprise Holdings plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5% biodiesel (B5).

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Orange EV offering on-road electric terminal truck

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

In this retrofit solution, Orange EV converts existing diesel terminal trucks to pure electric. This conversion approach recycles and reuses the chassis and other durable components, eliminating waste and extending the life of the truck. Eligible vehicles must operate 75% of the time in the Chicago 6-county area.).

Chicago

Chicago Clean Cleaning Diesel

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. City of Chicago, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

Alternative Fuels

Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant

Ford Unveils Electric Transit Connect, Transit Taxi with Alt Fuel Conversion at Chicago Auto Show

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Ford Motor Company is unveiling the all-electric version of the Ford Transit Connect at the Chicago Auto Show; the small electric van will be in fleet operators’ hands later this year, according to the company. TDK, 100A output DC/DC converter. Ford will provide required calibration specifications for the CNG or LPG conversion.

Transit Connect

Transit Connect Taxi Chicago Conversion

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

CATS’ fleet and financial plans call for the replacement 1998, 1999 and 2007 year diesel buses with new diesel buses in fiscal year 2012. Chicago Transit Authority, Illinois: $1,500,000. CNG-Hybrid Buses: Purchase CNG-Hybrid buses to replace Ford Diesel vehicles in the ART fleet. Arlington Transit – ART, Virginia: $1,500,000.

Emissions

Emissions Gas Energy Maintenance

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Conversions are mostly for the Prius, with a few for the Ford Escape/Mercury Mariner hybrid SUVs. At that point, we expect the aftermarket companies prices to have come down sufficiently so that their conversions will be attractive to owners of hundreds of thousands of hybrids already on the road. So far, most start as hybrids.

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid Nickel Metal Hydride

GTI and Haldor Topsøe report successful operation of $35M pilot plant for converting woody biomass to gasoline; vehicle testing starting

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MAY 30, 2014

The test campaigns took place at GTI’s advanced gasification campus in metro Chicago. First, a GTI-based Andritz-Carbona bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) biomass gasifier ( left ) converts wood into syngas. First, a GTI-based Andritz-Carbona bubbling fluidized bed (BFB) biomass gasifier ( left ) converts wood into syngas.

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Gasoline Convert Vehicles Chicago

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Our PRIUS+ Project Photos PHEV Resources Global Warming Take Action News and Events Contact Us Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are This is a mirror of the map at Googles RechargeIt site (including icons for YouTube videos on both PHEVs and EVs). Unless otherwise noted, all are Prius. Please send it to webmaster@calcars.org.

Prius

Prius Conversion Plug-in Plug

Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

JUNE 11, 2009

Convert your Prius to a plug-in hybrid and rock the world. Plug In Conversions Corp. PICC) has completed a breakthrough software upgrade to its plug-in conversion kit that for the first time will allow all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour in a converted Prius. NO PURCHASE!

Solar

Solar Energy Power Powered

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

Fisker $80,000 Karma series luxury 50-mile range series PHEV, S Sunset convertible version.Partnering with Quantum Technologies. Several after-market companies have done PHEV conversions of the Ford Escape hybrid and one has done a retrofit of the F-150 pickup -- see Where PHEVs Are and ICE-Conversions.)

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Plug-in Plug Hybrid PHEV

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

I would say that electricity is a vastly superior fuel for the light vehicle fleet,” said Willett Kempton , a professor and alternative energy specialist at the University of Delaware. Electrifying the entire vehicle fleet would provide more than three times the U.S.’s ’s power generation, he said. — t_F 10.

Grid

Grid Green Electric Cars Cars

EV Driven

Smith Electric Vehicles to open manufacturing facility in Chicago

ALTe Powertrain Technologies and Club Assist partner on plug-in electric hybrid powertrain for fleets

Rivian to turn coal mine to solar energy center in Kentucky

Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

Orange EV offering on-road electric terminal truck

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Ford Unveils Electric Transit Connect, Transit Taxi with Alt Fuel Conversion at Chicago Auto Show

US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

GTI and Haldor Topsøe report successful operation of $35M pilot plant for converting woody biomass to gasoline; vehicle testing starting

Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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