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Stellantis partners with Qinomic to develop electric retrofitting of light commercial vehicles

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The driver for this increase is the European Green Deal plan, aimed at encouraging the transition to cleaner vehicles and cleaner mobility. Retrofitting technology like this will enable Stellantis to support this trend —Eric Laforge, Stellantis Vice President, Enlarged Europe Light Commercial Vehicles. Stellantis N.V.

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Tritium, Miller providing fast chargers and light-duty EVs for mining industry

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Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of DC fast chargers for EVs, and Miller Technology , a supplier of mobile mining equipment for safety and productivity, are partnering to provide fast chargers and light-duty battery EVs for the mining industry. —Paul Summers, Miller Technology’s Lead Battery Electric Vehicle Engineer.

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Arrival Van achieves EU certification, receives whole vehicle type approval

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The company is expected to start production of the Van in Bicester, UK in Q3 2022. We now look forward to starting production later this year and delivering vehicles to our customers, in order to help to make cleaner air for cities all over the world. The company will continually update and test its vehicles.

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PG&E and Ford collaborate on bidirectional electric vehicle charging technology in customers’ homes

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Through collaborations with automakers like Ford, we are innovating together for a cleaner, safer and brighter future for all. As more electric vehicles and new charging technology become available, it is critical that we better understand how EVs can interact with the electric grid and how we can best support our customers.

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California, 6 automakers finalize bilateral Clean Car Framework agreements

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While California is challenging the Federal government in court to overturn the revocation of California’s waiver enabling the state to issue greenhouse gas restrictions on light-duty vehicles, it has finalized with six participating automakers individual bilateral agreements based upon a Framework unveiled last year.

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Halliburton deploys pilot fleet of nearly 100 CNG light-duty trucks

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Halliburton, one of the world’s largest providers of products and services to the energy industry, is deploying nearly 100 light-duty Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) trucks across several field locations in the US. The Ford bi-fuel trucks were recently purchased as part of a pilot program to be rolled out throughout its US operations.

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EPRI-NRDC report finds widespread vehicle electrification and a cleaner grid could lead to substantial cuts in GHG by 2050

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The report, “ Environmental Assessment of a Full Electric Transportation Portfolio ”, is based on a projection that by 2050 electricity replaces traditional fuels for approximately half of light- and medium-duty transportation and a significant portion of non-road equipment.

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