Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

A new total cost of ownership (TCO) study from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) finds that battery-electric and fuel-cell electric commercial trucks could be economically competitive with conventional diesel trucks by 2025 in some operating scenarios.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Capstone Turbine Corporation successfully completed track testing of a Kenworth Class 7 hybrid electric work truck using its 65kW microturbine as an on-board range extender. The Kenworth Class 7 work truck features a Capstone C65 microturbine that is installed onboard and operates on compressed natural gas. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2022

IDTechEx’s latest master electric vehicle report “ Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042 ” finds 35.7 million electric vehicles (EV) were sold in 2021 and predicts this will rise to more than 74 million by 2030. Source: IDTechEx - “Electric Vehicles: Land, Sea & Air 2022-2042”.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2017

Efficient Drivetrains has delivered the first of six plug-in-hybrid electric armored vehicles to Sectran Security. The industry-first Class-6 International brand armored truck was the first delivery from the company’s newly expanded Dixon, California hybrid and electric vehicle center of excellence.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

The Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS. Mercedes-Benz is presenting its first electric vehicle with Range Extender at the 2011 Frankfurt International Motor Show: the Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS. The electric drive generates a peak power output of 100 kW and a continuous output of 70 kW. Concept B-Class E-CELL PLUS.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

EDI), a producer of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) and continuously variable transmission (CVT) solutions ( earlier post ), is partnering with Greenkraft , CALSTART, and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to develop a Class-4 vehicle that combines the benefits of compressed natural gas (CNG) and PHEV technology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

Lightning eMotors, a provider of medium-duty and specialty commercial electric vehicles for fleets, has expanded its partnership with Forest River ( earlier post ) to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. —Forest River Bus president David Wright.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

AJR Trucking , a leading carrier for the United States Postal Service (USPS) and a major drayage carrier operating in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, has executed a purchase order for 50 Nikola Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) trucks from Tom’s Truck Centers, a member of the Nikola Corporation sales and service dealer network.

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Electric Cars Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The all-new 2025 Ram 1500 Ramcharger debuts today with a class-shattering targeted range of up to 690 miles. Ramcharger and its best-in-class targeted range joins the lineup as the latest example of how Ram will offer customers benchmark gas and electric vehicles delivering disruptive, leading-edge advanced technology.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2015

A study by Carnegie Mellon University researchers comparing life cycle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from different natural gas pathways for medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) found that the GHG reduction potentials of the pathways vary sharply between non-Class 8 MHDVs (e.g., refuse trucks and tractor-trailers).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2016

million to develop and demonstrate plug-in hybrid work trucks (class 7) that reduce fuel consumption by more than 50% and eliminate fuel consumption during stationary operations. million to accelerate PEV adoption by developing electric highway corridors along I-15, I-80, I-70, and I-84 in Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

The Port of Los Angeles and its partners rolled out five new hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV) and introduced two hydrogen fueling stations. The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Under this strategic engagement, Nikola and OPAL Fuels intend to co-develop and co-market hydrogen refueling infrastructure to accelerate the adoption of heavy-duty zero-emission fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEV).

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

A new BYD and Mercedes-Benz co-branded luxury electric vehicle will roll out before the end of the year. The brand was one of the first JVs to focus on reducing vehicle emissions. Mercedes saw it as an opportunity as China’s auto market began shifting to electric options. The brand also offers two SUVs, the N8 and N7.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2020

The GREET (Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy use in Transportation) tool provides a common, transparent platform for lifecycle analysis (LCA) of of the energy and environmental effects of a wide variety of transportation fuels and vehicle technologies in major transportation sectors (i.e., CO 2 -derived ethanol.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The report provides the latest fuel efficiency stats and money-saving tips for new and used vehicles. For the first time, two electric vehicles with a 500-mile driving range (two variants of the Lucid Air) sit at the top of the guide’s 10 most fuel-efficient vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

Further, assuming economics drive adoption, the study finds that ZEV sales could reach 42% of all MD/HD trucks by 2030, reflecting lower combined vehicle purchase and operating costs (using real-world payback periods). BEVs tend to become cost-competitive for smaller trucks before 2030 and for short-haul (.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2023

Zeem Solutions , an electric vehicle (EV) transportation as a service company, announced a partnership with Hertz to provide fast charging and other services for the rental company’s fleet of EVs at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has taken delivery of 23 Toyota Mirai hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (HFCEV), marking the company’s first purchase of hydrogen-powered vehicles. As part of the partnership, Hyzon will deliver a Class 3 commercial service body utility truck to SoCalGas in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

Under a proposal submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) this week, San Diego-based SDG&E is seeking approval to build charging infrastructure to enable about 3,000 medium/heavy-duty vehicles to go electric. These vehicles range in weight from 6,000 pounds to more than 33,000 pounds.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Westport’s HPDI fuel system technology enables heavy-duty trucks to operate on natural gas with the same power, torque, efficiency, and performance as diesel engines. HPDI fuel system as applied to the Scania 13-Liter CBE1 platform, Scania’s next-generation, best-in-class engine intended for Euro VII on-highway emission standards.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The Electrification Coalition released a new report that identifies solutions and actions that industry stakeholders should take to help the United States accelerate the adoption of electric trucks in the freight sector. Three out of four commercial trucks on the road today—and 98% of Class 8 trucks—are powered by diesel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2021

The California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) released a new foundational document for heavy-duty class 8 fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs), “ Fuel Cell Electric Trucks: A Vision for Freight Movement in California and Beyond ,” that envisions 70,000 trucks supported by 200 heavy-duty truck stations by 2035.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) is leading a landmark effort along with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) and the California Energy Commission (CEC) to deploy 100 battery-electric regional haul and drayage trucks across California.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

Photo: Highland Fleets Today, the US Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The transportation sector is the US’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and a leading source of health-harming pollution.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2021

Following the completion of the current pilot program, Helbiz plans to deploy Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD vans throughout Miami and Washington DC to manage its intra-urban operations. The new vehicles are capable of achieving 61 MPGe, compared to 13 MPG for gasoline-powered vans.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2021

The new facility will capture more than 95% of CO 2 produced by generating hydrogen from the feedstock natural gas and store it safely back underground (i.e., Hydrogen-fueled electricity will offset the remaining five percent of emissions. The project relies on an innovative combination of well-established technologies. blue hydrogen).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2017

TM4 and Cummins are jointly developing a plug-in hybrid powertrain for Class 7/8 transit buses that can reduce fuel consumption by at least 50% compared to conventional hybrid buses. The range-extended electric drive system comprises a gen-set (Cummins’ Euro 2019 B4.5 The Cummins B4.5 The Cummins B4.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

Wrightspeed and Matthews Specialty Vehicles are teaming up to develop, convert, and deliver battery-powered and range-extended electric buses, trucks, and specialty vehicles with industry-leading performance, efficiency, and total cost of ownership.

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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

APRIL 16, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced two funding opportunities totaling more than $162 million to improve efficiency and reduce carbon emissions among cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles. The follow-up SuperTruck 2 in 2016 sought to double fuel efficiency for Class 8 trucks ( earlier post ). SuperTruck 3 Funding Opportunity.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

It looks like Ram has taken a page from Toyota’s playbook on how to spin a hybrid into a “class-shattering battery electric vehicle” that gets “unlimited range” : just make stuff up. So yeah, it’s clearly a hybrid.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Why would you buy an electric vehicle? Electric vehicles have several advantages over IC engine vehicles, and they are one of the key players in the automotive industry now. Most of the EV owners love the experience with electric vehicles. But some vehicles fail in the customer relations.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

This is primarily due to a significant surplus in the Class 2 market that occurred in 2022 and is expected to remain throughout 2023-2024, mainly owing to growing production of low-grade nickel in Indonesia. At the same time, robust demand for nickel in alloys and special steel sectors supports prices of the exchange-traded Class 1 nickel.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 5, 2022

Electrifying Air and Sea Vehicles Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Lower Noise, and Expand Mobility Options for Rural Communities Some have called 2023 the “year of the electric vehicle (EV),” noting the dozens of new battery-powered models set to come available in the United States across all vehicle classes.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

the owner of IVECO and FPT Industrial, intends to enter into a strategic and exclusive heavy-duty truck partnership with Nikola Corporation to accelerate industry transformation towards emission neutrality of Class 8 heavy-duty trucks in North America and Europe through the adoption of fuel-cell technology. CNH Industrial N.V.,

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Teslarati

JANUARY 11, 2024

million grant from the state that will help it replace diesel fleets with zero-emissions electric vehicles and round out its infrastructure. On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced that PSU would use the money to replace five Class 6 and Class 7 box trucks with BEVs.

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