Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 10, 2024

In the complex logistical ballet of modern commerce, fleet vehicles serve as the lifeblood of countless enterprises, ranging from the acrobatics of urban delivery services to the steadfast endurance of long-haul transport. What are the daily demands of your fleet operation?

Fleet 57

Fleet Vehicles Maintenance Dealers 57

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based Federal funding often helps pay for Metro’s new bus purchases. Metro also is calling on the industry to develop 60-foot long buses, better able to replace the articulated buses that make up 55 percent of its fleet. million to $6.6

Purchase 150

Purchase 2020 Batteries Battery 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2011

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) awarded $516,637 in clean diesel grants to four organizations. Recent monitoring indicates these counties’ particulate matter levels are meeting the standards, but continuous compliance must occur before EPA will grant an attainment designation.

Pennsylvania 186

Pennsylvania Grant Clean Cleaning 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Harvard University recently purchased four Proterra battery-electric buses and electric infrastructure. The new buses will replace four, similarly sized biodiesel-powered vehicles, representing more than 30% of Harvard’s fleet. Harmful air pollutants will also be reduced providing health benefits to local communities.

Buy 218

Buy Massachusetts Electric Electrical 218

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting grant applications for innovative, advanced fuel, and vehicle technology projects that will result in cleaner advanced alternative transportation within the commonwealth. Grant applications will be accepted through 13 July 2018.

Alternative Fuels 150

Alternative Fuels Pennsylvania Transportation Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions drivetrains for commercial fleets, has had its longer-range, higher-speed, Generation 2 model of its Lightning Electric system for the Ford Transit ( earlier post ) named in an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Ford 220

Ford Range Batteries Battery 220

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A new program funded by proceeds from California’s cap-and-trade program aims to encourage the turnover of California’s school bus fleet to zero-emission and cleaner-burning school buses. Applications for grant funding will be accepted March 1-30.

California 150

California Emissions Cleaner Pollution 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2016

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $9 million in grants for the installation of DC fast chargers along major state freeways and highways to allow electric vehicle drivers to travel from San Diego to the Oregon border without worrying about running out of energy. The grants went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.;

DC 150

DC San Diego Energy Grant 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will make the remaining $5 million of the $14 million initial allocation available for electric transit buses for next year’s transit grant cycle, which will open on 1 December 2019. Funding recipients must purchase the electric buses and place them into service within two years.

Virginia 332

Virginia Electric Electrical Grant 332

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

million California Energy Commission grant ( GFO-16-506 ) study with its partner Olson-Ecologic Testing Laboratories to demonstrate its clean natural gas engine technology for off-road heavy duty construction vehicle applications in the greater Los Angeles area. Omnitek Engineering Corp. will participate in a $1.5-million —Werner Funk.

Gas 150

Gas Engine Los Angeles Vehicles 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

In coming months, the plan notes, the Department of Transportation will work with other agencies to further explore strategies for integrating alternative fuel vessels into the US flag fleet. In terms of investment in innovation for cleaner energy, the plan calls for: Investment in advanced fossil energy projects.

Obama 249

Obama Cleaner Climate Fuel Economy 249

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Clean Energy announced last week that trucking fleets that operate in the ports are taking delivery of additional clean heavy-duty trucks. signed a 5-year RNG supply contract for an approximate 3 million gallons of Redeem to reduce fleet emissions in accordance with the City’s sustainability goals. Clean Energy Fuels Corp.

Renewable 150

Renewable Gas Kansas City Los Angeles 150

Blink Charging

JANUARY 19, 2024

Americans can potentially enjoy a Clean Vehicle Credit through leasing an EV, without income restrictions or specific battery requirements, providing an accessible avenue for those who may not be able to purchase a new car. It’s simple — cars leased by companies are considered “commercial vehicles” in a fleet. Explore Options.

Tax Credit 94

Tax Credit Tax North America Clean 94

EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Cost (and Cost Comparison) A recent study showed 67% of would-be purchasers claim cost is a primary concern. Qualifying projects can receive up to 80% of their costs from NEVI grants and must meet strict standards around charging experience, uptime, reporting, cybersecurity, and more.

Charging 107

Charging Gasoline-Electric Manufacturer Standards 107

Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2023

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Fleets rule ( earlier post ), which will require a phased-in transition to zero-emission medium-and-heavy duty vehicles. The rule also provides fleet owners flexibility and provides regulatory certainty to the heavy-duty market.

Fleet 210

Fleet Clean Cleaning Sale 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

AB 118 authorizes the Energy Commission to provide approximately $120 million annually over seven years to develop these new fuels and technologies, ensure that they are accessible to the public, and encourage motorists and fleet operators to purchase new advanced vehicles.

California 150

California Transportation Energy Green 150

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2009

It finds that policy can play a big role in helping drivers leave their car at home and that Britain lags behind the leading countries in use of cleaner modes of travel. The report reviews policies that bear upon two categories of choice: travel choices such as how and how far to travel and vehicle purchase choices.

Fuel Tax 150

Fuel Tax Green Cars Tax Cars 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

It’s of course way too early to tell what the acceptance is going to be and I think anybody who would try to give you projection in terms of 10 years, x percent of our fleet is going to be electric, I think they’d all be just throwing darts. National Goal of One Million Plug-In Electric Vehicles. Market Drivers.

Plug-in 218

Plug-in 2015 Plug Recharge 218

Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

Bali Express purchased 11 Peterbilt 579EV Class 8 trucks in September; by Bali Express. The SDG&E-powered chargers were partially funded through a $200,000 grant from the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program. The big Petes have approx. If we’re lucky, the whole country will be electric-only well before then.

Mexico 52

Mexico San Diego Peterbilt Kenworth 52

EV Connect

MARCH 29, 2021

Nothing makes a bigger splash than a brand-new electric fleet. Setting up an EV fleet charging network may be easier when you are a massive multinational or federally funded organization, but the switch to electric can be overwhelming regardless of fleet size.

Fleet 52

Fleet Tax Credit Connect Connected 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2017

In addition, when it comes to particulate, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions emissions, diesels are just as clean or even cleaner than gasoline engines. In addition to these measures, the BMW Group is preparing an EU-wide fleet-renewal campaign. This special campaign will begin soon, certainly before the end of August.

BMW 150

BMW Diesel Exhaust 2017 150

Green Cars News

OCTOBER 6, 2009

“This is little more than a panicked way of propping up the industry as, given time; those cashing in the grants would most likely have bought the new car anyway. A 15 per cent VAT on new car purchases balances the £1,000 subsidy. km is the current average quoted by the SMMT, which is well below the average of 188.4g/km

Scrappage 32

Scrappage Green CO2 Green Cars 32

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 Renewables increase from 13% of the mix today to 18% in 2035; the growth in renewables is underpinned by subsidies that rise from $64 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2035, support that in some cases cannot be taken for granted in an age of increasing fiscal austerity.

Oil 247

Oil Transportation Cheap Fleet 247

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recently committed to phasing out purchasing new pure diesel buses from the capital. No more pure diesel double-deck buses will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and all new single-decks for central London will be zero-emission. Earlier post.).

London 150

London Emissions Diesel Los Angeles 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It can do this with little disruption to the way homes and industry purchase and use energy today. All we really need in addition to fleets of new paradigm vehicles are additional solar and wind generation sources. We can set a goal to have every new vehicle purchased be a PHEV. These PHEV Volts have a 35 mile (56 km) AER.

PHEV 150

PHEV Plug-in Renewable Energy 150

EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

so-called “clean hydrogen,” including incentives for both its manufacture through less emissive processes (it has heretofore primarily been created using natural gas , which often comes from “fracking”) and for the purchase of vehicles – not only passenger cars such as the Toyota Mirai but commercial trucks and vans. and a third).

Electric Vehicles 52

Electric Vehicles Tax Credit Industrial Industry 52

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Wheeler adduced four reasons to support that argument: price, safety, environmental impact and incentivizing the purchase of new, cleaner, safer cars. Purchasing. Wheeler said that either consumers cannot afford the price of new vehicles or they are not interested in purchasing certain types of new vehicles.

Fuel Economy 170

Fuel Economy Standards California EPA 170

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Beware of businessmen trying to make a fortune with the wish to shift to cleaner propulsion! Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly.

Charging 38

Charging Batteries Battery 2009 38

Charged EVs

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Marketing gurus tell us that luxury buyers don’t tend to be very price-sensitive—if you can afford an $80,000 car, a few thousand bucks one way or the other is unlikely to affect your purchase decision. The IRA also extends existing renewable energy tax credits for utilities, which could make EV charging cleaner and cheaper.

Tax Credit 66

Tax Credit Tax North America Clean 66