Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

BC Transit in British Columbia, Canada has approved a $20-million contract to purchase ten 40-foot Proterra ZX5 electric transit buses and one Proterra Energy megawatt-scale EV fleet charger as part of the agency’s transition to a fully electric bus fleet.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. Despite an appetite for electrification, many fleet operators face challenges. —Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of automotive maintenance and engineering.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2022

BrightDrop, the GM technology company decarbonizing last-mile delivery, announced it is adding Walmart to its growing roster of customers, and expanding its relationship with FedEx. The BrightDrop EV600 is an all-electric light commercial vehicle purpose-built for the delivery of goods and services. Photo courtesy of FedEx.

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Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 21, 2022

When will the same happen for commercial fleets? How long until we see electric fleets taking over the supply chain? Where Are EV Fleets Now? Last mile delivery is set to go electric big time. While you may not see many electric long-haul trucks on the road, fleet electrification is well underway.

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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?

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2023

an innovator in hydrogen production, transportation and storage solutions, announced an agreement to advance reliable hydrogen supply for zero-emission commercial fuel cell electric vehicle fleets. Nikola Corporation and BayoTech, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Hylane GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of DEVK Versicherung, one of Germany’s largest motor insurers, has purchased 18 fuel-cell-electric trucks from Hyzon Motors, with deliveries expected to begin in late 2022. Germany is expected to be one of the major global markets for zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies in the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Optimal Electric Vehicles and Olathe Ford, one of the nation’s largest Ford Commercial Vehicle Centers (CVCs), announced a new partnership in the sales and distribution of Optimal-EV’s E1 series battery-electric cutaway chassis platform. The E1 features an all-electric drive system designed to enable more than 125 miles of driving range.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Lightning eMotors says that its products are complementary to Ford’s announced 2022 E-Transit, which will be a battery-electric Class 2 cargo/cab/chassis van with an estimated 126 miles of range. As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon plans to use Lion’s trucks in its middle-mile trucking operations, which transports items within the company’s network. Amazon is a leader in adopting decarbonizing technologies that can improve sustainability among their trucking fleet. Lion’s trucks are available for purchase today.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

With a usable battery capacity of 67 kWh, E-Transit will deliver an estimated range of 126 miles in the low-roof cargo van variant. The E-Transit has a starting MSRP of less than $45,000 for US fleet customers, and comes backed with an eight-year, 100,000-mile electric vehicle component warranty.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

Eligible non-drayage fleets may secure up to 30 HVIP vouchers and drayage fleets may secure up to 50 vouchers. The Tre FCEV is suited for a variety of applications ranging from drayage and intermodal to metro-regional truckload and less than truckload to certain specialized hauling use cases.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Rivian R1T and electric commercial van for mining The Rivian R1T can cruise through 3+ feet of water, rock crawl at a 100% grade, and tow up to 11,000 lbs, but can it be used for mining? Australia’s EV mining company, MEVCO, is adding the R1T to its fleet to find out.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The purchase price is $148.2 Combining Bollinger’s vehicles with our existing class 1 and class 2 EV cargo van programs gives us the chance to dominate the entire class 1-6 commercial light and medium duty truck segments. On 1 September 2022, Bollinger revealed the B4, a class 4 electric commercial truck.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

The commercial EV startup can now resume its work in delivering its electric last-mile trucks to customers this year. Volta Trucks is a UK-based commercial EV startup that spent nearly four years working toward initial deliveries of its flagship commercial truck, the Volta Zero.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

The battery-electric freight trucks will be deployed in NFI’s Ontario, California fleet throughout 2022 and 2023, in support of its goal of operating the first 100% zero-emission freight logistics fleet in the nation. —Bill Bliem, senior vice president of fleet services at NFI. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Alabama A&M University. City of Fairfield.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2019

New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Customers will also be eligible for a $40,000 clean commercial vehicle tax credit from the federal government due to the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act”. Nikola’s Tre BEV, with a range of up to 330 miles, qualified for HVIP certification in California in January 2022.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility ( earlier post ), announced a new demonstrator program for battery-leasing that allows batteries to be leased to fleet customers when they purchase vehicles. Access to the program will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

Walmart signed a definitive agreement with Canoo to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The LDV has a last-mile-delivery optimized cabin and customized cargo space.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

UPS plans to purchase approximately 700 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks and to build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. Once completed, the LNG private fleet will be one of the most extensive in the US. Since 2000, the fleet powered by alternative fuels and technologies has driven more than 295 million miles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

As part of the MOU, De Havilland Canada will be issued options to purchase 50 ZeroAvia hydrogen-electric engines. The global fleet of Dash 8-400 aircraft has logged more than 11 million flight hours and transported more than 550 million passengers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

United recently operated the first commercial flight using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). United also recently announced the second round of corporate participants in the airline’s Eco-Skies Alliance program to contribute collectivelytowards the purchase of SAF. Eco-Skies Alliance.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Smith will manufacture the battery electric Newton, its medium-duty vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles at the new facility beginning in 2012. Smith Electric Vehicles Corp. will expand its US operations by adding a manufacturing facility in the South Bronx in New York State. The Smith Newton qualifies for this program.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

The program will assess the E-Transit’s effectiveness as a delivery van while also being an introductory part of FedEx’s plan to have zero tailpipe emission vehicles across its fleet by 2040. Several companies, including Wal-Mart and Amazon, are utilizing electric delivery van models to test last-mile deliveries.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2012

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. The all-electric trucks are delivery trucks used on urban routes with fewer daily miles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Mercedes-Benz Vans will offer electric drive options on all its commercial van model lines. The commercial model ranges with electric drive will thus cover all requirements from people moving to goods transport. kWh, the range of the new eVito will be around 150 km (93 miles). Further model ranges will follow, starting in 2019.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2021

Proterra Inc has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state’s regional Cooperative Purchasing Contract.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2013

million miles from ground deliveries. UPS also set a new alternative fuel goal of one billion cumulative miles (from a baseline of the year 2000) driven by alternative fuel/advanced technology vehicles by 2017, said David Abney, UPS Chief Operating Officer—more than double the previous goal of 400 million miles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2019

Electric aviation technology company magniX and Harbour Air, North America’s largest seaplane airline, announced a partnership to transform Harbour Air seaplanes into an all-electric commercial fleet powered by the magni500, a 560 kW (751 shp) all-electric motor that delivers 2,814 N·m of torque. DHC-2 de Havilland Beaver.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2015

VIA Motors announced a voucher program for Chicago-area fleet and business owners that will reduce the initial costs of owning a VIA Motors extended range pickup truck, extended range electric passenger van, or extended range electric cargo van. VIA VTRUX offers up to 40-mile battery range and.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2020

Under this program, purchasers of new all-electric transit buses are eligible to have 100% of the incremental vehicle cost covered on the condition that these buses are housed at bus depots or operate on routes located within a half-mile of a disadvantaged community. Additionally, another $2.5 million for the program comprises $53.4

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In March 2019, Daimler Trucks purchased a majority stake in Torc Robotics, another company developing Level 4 self-driving technology, to commercialize SAE L4 trucks on US roads. market leader in commercial vehicle manufacturing, provides its experience in developing state-of-the art Class 8 vehicles. Earlier post.).

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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).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Groupe Renault has acquired the French company PVI (Power Vehicle Innovation), which specializes in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electricity or natural gas. This electric version of Master is aimed primarily at fleets running last-mile distribution services in the city, as well as large municipalities and local government.

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Teslarati

MARCH 6, 2024

Credit: Clément Maguet | LinkedIn While its design offers advantages to business owners due to its size and lack of seating, it was developed to help infiltrate France’s massive fleet of over 6.3 million commercial vehicles, which are mostly powered by diesel engines. million commercial vehicles, mostly powered by diesel.

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