The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 7, 2023

The Ford F-150 is one of the most popular vehicles of any type in the world, and it has a heavy presence in fleets of all sorts, from police to parks and recreation departments. Kodiak Robotics has developed a self-driving F-150 for the Department of Defense.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2019

XL unveiled its plug-in hybrid electric Ford Super Duty F-250 pickup truck ( earlier post ) at the NTEA Work Truck Show in Indianapolis. These numbers are consistent with what the PHEV F-150 has been proven to achieve at EPA-certified testing facilities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2017

These companies offer electrification or hydraulic hybrid solutions for a range of Ford vehicles popular with fleet and commercial customers, including F-150, F-250 to F-550 Super Duty, F-650 and F-750 medium-duty trucks, Transit and E-Series vans and chassis, and F-53/F-59 stripped chassis.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The airline currently operates a fleet of more than 150 aircraft, including GE90-powered Boeing 777s and GEnx-powered Boeing 787s. GE9X The announcement includes GE and CFM's most technically advanced commercial engines: The GE9X, GE's most fuel-efficient turbofan, powers the Boeing 777X family of aircraft.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2022

Canopy plans to launch industry-first, multi-sensor security systems with available professional monitoring early next year. ADT monitoring agents can then contact customers, fleet managers, or police to take additional measures to help prevent theft. —Elliot Cohen, ADT chief business development officer.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

In its report of first quarter 2021 financial results and outlook, Lordstown Motors, a startup developing electric light duty trucks focused on the commercial fleet market ( earlier post ), said that the expected production of its Endurance full-size electric pickup in 2021 will be limited—at best 50% of prior expectations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2011

ALTe, the developer of a range-extended electric powertrain used to repower light commercial vehicles, is collaborating with Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) to help validate the ALTe powertrain for the fleet industry. Earlier post.)

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

The transition to commercial electric vehicles is even more problematic than what is going on in the light-duty sector. Rather than a personal choice that might be backed up with a non-EV alternative, a commercial EV is a business decision that needs to stand on its own. Aim to Acclimate Customers to Electrification.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

As more consumers purchase electric vehicles in the coming decades, a huge question is plaguing governments and the auto industry: Can the grid keep up with the dramatic increase in demand for electricity? This demand comes from passenger vehicles and public and private fleets of electric trucks and heavy-duty vehicles.”

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Starting today, Ford says that eligible Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning owners can request their free CCS to NACS adapter. Today, Ford F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E retail customers are the first of any non-Tesla automaker to gain access to Tesla Superchargers across the U.S. and Canada,” Ford says. and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2018

The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 grams per brake horsepower-hour (g/bhp/hr).

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Teslarati

MARCH 2, 2022

Lordstown Motors said today it will be bringing the Endurance all-electric pickup to the Association for the Work Truck Industry’s (NTEA) Work Truck Week event in Indianapolis, Indiana from March 9 to 11. Lordstown says it will begin production and commercial sales in Q3 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2013

Specifically, Westport secures its position as Ford’s largest partner under the Qualified Vehicle Modifier (QVM) program with more than 10 products and approximately 150 Ford authorized dealerships. Westport does not expect to change its revenue outlook for 2013 at this time.

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Setec Powerr

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The latest June cross-border index released by Alibaba International Station shows that currently, the world’s leading brands in the industry are deploying the charging pile track in advance. Second, in various application scenarios such as home charging, workplaces, commercial places, gas stations, fleet charging, highways, etc.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Chesapeake also announced $305 million in two initial investments for CNGV: $150 million to Clean Energy Fuels Corp. Chesapeake has agreed to invest $150 million in newly issued convertible debt of Clean Energy Fuels Corp., —Aubrey K. Clean Energy Fuels Corp. based in Seal Beach, California. The convertible debt carries a 7.5%

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 16, 2021

Although military aircraft were breaking the sound barrier daily during the 1950s and '60s, commercial passenger flights during this time remained limited to subsonic speeds. Now, several aircraft manufacturers and NASA are intent on ushering in a new era of supersonic commercial aviation. Kennedy announced plans to develop a U.S.

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Electra Vehicles

JULY 21, 2021

Commercial fleet operating companies lead the electrification movement, pushing for innovative electric vehicle technology and solutions across geographic markets that passenger vehicles have yet to embrace. What is it about fleet companies and the current market landscape that drives this trend in the EV industry?

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

And then this past week, GM released its humorous “ No Way Norway ” EV commercial featuring Will Ferrell. At the end of the commercial, GM shares a significant EV promise: “30 new EVs by 2025.” ” Source: GM Norway Super Bowl TV Commercial. What would be the average sales volume per model per year?

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Push EVs

JULY 21, 2022

Ford expects a compound annual growth rate for EVs to exceed 90% through 2026, more than double forecasted global industry growth. 150,000 F-150 Lightnings for North America. CATL) will provide full LFP battery packs for Mustang Mach-E models for North America starting next year as well as F-150 Lightnings in early 2024.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Ford will provide adapters allowing current and recent EV models including the Mustang Mach-E and F-150 Lightning to charge on the Tesla Supercharger network , the automaker revealed this week. Postal Service announced last week that it will buy six electric vans from the startup Canoo for its delivery fleet.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. It is—as with a few things Tesla—it provided the model for what the rest of the industry is now trying to do. And so fleet buyers essentially spreadsheet out what does it cost?

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 26, 2021

John Voelcker has been reporting on cars and the automotive industry for almost as long as he's been driving. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford. It is—as with a few things Tesla—it provided the model for what the rest of the industry is now trying to do. And so fleet buyers essentially spreadsheet out what does it cost?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 21, 2009

This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. 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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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ive found it facinating how car commercials changed the main MPG number they promoted before gas went over $4 a gallon as city miles. Posted by: Bob F | Apr 13, 2009 9:42:47 PM Despite factual errors and oversights in this article, you still make an excellent point. 150 miles is fine more. It is 12 years later. check your facts.

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