Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

The US military operates a fleet of more than a quarter million tactical vehicles, which frequently operate in austere conditions. For years, commercial long-haul, utility, and emergency trucking fleets have been converting their existing trucks into hybrid and full electric vehicles to save money and reduce emissions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Hydra Energy, the Hydrogen-as-a-Service (HaaS) provider for commercial fleets looking to reduce emissions and costs with limited risk and no up-front investment ( earlier post ), has delivered its first hydrogen-converted, heavy-duty truck to paying fleet customer Lodgewood Enterprises. —Hydra Energy CEO Jessica Verhagen.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Electrify America plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port of Long Beach, California, as part of Electrify America’s $25-million “Green City” investment in the region at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2021

XL Fleet Corp., a provider of fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has acquired World Energy Efficiency Services, LLC (WEES) for total cash and stock consideration of approximately $16 million. —Dimitri Kazarinoff, CEO of XL Fleet.

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Electrek

APRIL 8, 2021

EV charging solutions company XL Fleet announced a partnership with UBS Arena and the New York Islanders that could create one of the largest EV charging sites in the US. more… The post XL Fleet will install up to 1,000 EV charging stations at UBS Arena appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

XL Fleet announced that Farmbro Inc., an Ontario-based upfitting solutions service provider specializing in commercial and work vehicles, expects to double its sales volume from approximately 1,000 XL unit installations in 2020 to more than 2,000 in 2021 to meet the increasing demand for fleet electrification in Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2021

General Motors and BrightDrop, a new business created and wholly owned by GM focused on electric commercial delivery and logistics, announced the Ultium Charge 360 fleet charging service, a comprehensive approach designed to help make the switch to electric seamless for fleet customers by connecting them with services, features and resources.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2021

Apex Clean Energy has ordered 19 electrified Ford F-series pickup trucks from XL Fleet, including ten plug-in hybrid electric and nine hybrid electric systems for pickups in its service fleet, for delivery in the second quarter of 2021.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2021

XL Fleet Corp. The wheelchair-accessible buses are built on the GM 4500 chassis and are now available for purchase with an installed XL Hybrid system through the ARBOC North American dealer network. ARBOC has sold 39 vehicles with the XL Hybrid system installed thus far in 2021. —Dimitri Kazarinoff, CEO of XL Fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2023

Bentley has installed a 1,200-liter biofuel tank at its Crewe factory after successful performance trials of biogasoline— Sustain by Coryton —at Goodwood Festival of Speed. Bentley ran its six-strong fleet at Goodwood using the fuel and successfully completed all 32 hill-climbs.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

Retail giant Costco has installed on-site solar generation at a new electric truck charging project in southern California. Costco says its transition to solar-powered electric trucks will help the company offset more than $9.8 Trinity completed the project in four months.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2020

Swiss start-up Bestmile has developed an orchestration platform for on-demand mobility providers that steers every vehicle in a fleet in real time. Bestmile’s cloud-based mobility services solution features its Fleet Orchestration Platform, native professional and public applications, and API-enabled integration with third-party systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

The introduction of BrightDrop’s electric vans into the FedEx fleet in Canada is an important step in the company’s goal to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions vehicles by 2040. Supported payload is 1,460 lbs, and cargo volume is 615 ft 3.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America customer, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD)—a Golden State Foods (GSF) company—is increasing its commitment to zero-tailpipe emission freight transport with its latest order of 30 Volvo VNR Electrics.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies. —Roman Cornell, president and chief commercial officer of ABC Companies. —Roman Cornell.

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Baua Electric

MAY 5, 2024

A record number of public electric vehicle charging stations were installed in the UK this quarter, as charging companies struggle to keep up with the growing number of plugin cars on British roads. The post Record number of EV chargers installed in the UK last quarter appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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EVolution

MARCH 19, 2024

Additionally, the company required load management solutions to prevent power supply disruptions at their facilities. Find out how we can revolutionise your fleet charging today > The collaboration between EVolution and Acciona resulted in a successful transition to electric mobility for Acciona's fleet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The logistics service provider Dachser is planning to add 50 units of Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul ( earlier post ), presented at this year’s IAA Transportation, to its European fleet. We are all the more pleased that the logistics company is now also planning to rely on the eActros LongHaul in the next step, reinforcing our e-strategy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The ZEV Pledge asks governments at all levels, as well as individual departments, agencies and public sector bodies, to pledge to convert their entire owned or leased fleets, where feasible, to zero-emission vehicles. Nine national, regional, state and city-level governments signed up to Climate Group’s newly launched initiative ZEV Pledge.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 4, 2024

Siemens AG is gradually transitioning to an all-electric fleet starting with 1,000 Volkswagen ID.4 “Fleets of companies and public authorities provide significant leverage for the market ramp-up of e-mobility. We are observing that more and more fleet managers are also electrifying their service vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2019

National postal companies Swiss Post and Austrian Post have committed to electrify their delivery fleets by 2030. The national companies have joined the global electric vehicles initiative EV100 which aims to make electric transport the new normal by 2030. Other new members are Portugal’s EDP and New Zealand’s Meridian Energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Continuing to speed up the adoption of hydrogen in long-haul transportation, Hydra Energy —the first Hydrogen-as-a-Service provider for commercial fleets—announced a strategic partnership with Chemtrade. Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Here’s what you need to know about planning, or “roadmapping,” an EV supply equipment installation at your airport. This is why it’s smart to install the chargers you currently require, but also make parking stalls “EV charger ready” so future installations are pre-wired and ready for chargers when you need them.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2020

Southern California Edison has set fleet electrification goals for 2030: 100% of its light-duty vehicles, 30% of medium-duty vehicles, 8% of heavy-duty vehicles, and 60% of forklifts. As we encourage our customers to consider fleet electrification, it is critical for our company and our industry to continue to show leadership in this area.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2019

Ferry operator Scandlines signed an agreement with Norsepower Oy Ltd, leading clean technology and engineering company pioneering modern wind propulsion technology, to install Norsepower’s Rotor Sail Solution on board the M/V Copenhagen , a hybrid passenger ferry. Illustration of Scandlines hybrid ferry M/V Copenhagen with Rotor Sail.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 12, 2023

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has landed a new client in Maersk, as the two companies came to terms on a deal that would provide the company’s Ocean fleet with internet access. The post SpaceX Starlink lands Maersk in new deal for Ocean fleet appeared first on TESLARATI.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 19, 2023

SparkCharge recently announced an important service the company is offering, but before I get to its solution, let’s talk a bit about the problem. Getting Started With EV Charging Can Be Tough For Fleets Installing an EV charging station can be expensive and take a long time to get started, especially for commercial fleets.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

The proliferation of e-bikes started with easy-to-install conversion kits that allowed riders to take their existing bicycle and convert it into an electric bike. TEMO’s easy-installation electric outboard motors make it painless for boaters to convert their vessels into electric boats. Now, electric boats are charting a similar path.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2022

SoCalGas) is working with Ford Motor Company on a demonstration project to reduce commercial fleet emissions by developing a F-550 Super Duty Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Truck. More recently, SoCalGas announced plans to install 1,500 electric vehicle chargers at 67 company facilities by end of 2024.

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EVolution

APRIL 6, 2024

Home charging solutions for fleet vehicles entail a strategic approach to cost recovery and operational efficiency. The installation process is generally straightforward, with complexity arising only in scenarios necessitating switchboard upgrades, wall penetrations, or civil works.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Wensink Automotive, fleet operator Willemsen-de Koning and Mercedes-Benz Vans have signed a contract for the delivery of 80 eVito Tourer vans (electricity consumption combined: 24.2 – 20.2 The fully electric fleet is used for group transports in Utrecht and Rotterdam. kWh/100 km; CO 2 -emissions combined: 0 g/km) vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

developer of hybrid electric powertrains for commercial vans and trucks, and Knapheide Manufacturing Company, one of the leading commercial vehicle equipment providers in North America, announced that Knapheide has completed more than 100 installations of XL Hybrids’ XL3 powertrain on fleet vehicles: Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo vans.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

has received the permit for the installation of a Tesla Semi Megacharger at its Modesto, California, facility, according to public documents released by Stanislaus County. The Stanislaus County Planning Commission officially issued a permit for the Megacharger installation yesterday on November 22nd, the documents show.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

Firefly, a fast-growing in-car and car-top mobility media company and a Google Ventures-backed startup, will collaborate with Hyundai in promoting its vehicles—including EVs—to rideshare fleets and drivers across key US cities. The program will be available everywhere Firefly is on the road.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2019

The Volkswagen Group is establishing a Group company for energy offerings and charging solutions, underlining its strategic goal of becoming a leading provider of sustainable mobility. The new company will play its part with energy offerings from renewable sources and smart charging solutions. —Thorsten Nicklaß.

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