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Missing out on EV Fleet Funding and Getting the Infrastructure Wrong: A How Not-To Guide

EV Connect

The commercial fleet vehicle market is growing rapidly. Reports show 75% of the 200 largest US fleet operators—responsible for about 1.2 million vehicles—have committed to decarbonization targets for public fleets , and bans on Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles are pushing on the supply side.

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Apple veteran launches fleet management platform for Teslas and all other EVs

Teslarati

Electric vehicles such as Teslas work great as fleet vehicles. Their total ownership costs tend to be lower than comparable internal combustion cars, their maintenance needs are relatively light, and they tend to be technologically advanced. Fleets comprised of Ford electric cars are now being deployed as well.

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Massachusetts state agencies increase deployment of XL Hybrids technology to 52 fleet vehicles

Green Car Congress

XL Hybrids announced its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System will be installed in 52 vehicles that serve five Massachusetts state agency fleets. The State of Massachusetts placed this new order after seeing successful results from past vehicle conversions by XL Hybrids for the DCR and Environmental Police vehicles.

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

Green Car Congress

To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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Ideal Power, developer of new indirect power conversion technology, prices IPO

Green Car Congress

the developer of a new approach to electric power conversion ( earlier post ), has priced its initial public offering (IPO) of 3,000,000 shares of common stock at an offering price of $5.00 has developed a novel, patented power conversion technology it calls Power Packet Switching Architecture (PPSA). Ideal Power Inc., Ideal Power Inc.

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XL Hybrids introduces the first hybrid electric upfit for Ford F-250 pickups and chassis for commercial fleets

Green Car Congress

This will be the first time that Ford F-250 trucks can be ordered by fleet customers with hybrid-electric drive technology; the XL3 system can provide up to a 25% increase in fuel economy. Fleets maintain the complete OEM warranty, and get a three-year, 75,000 mile warranty from XL Hybrids on the XL3 powertrain. Earlier post.).

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SafeAI, Siemens, Obayashi collaborate to bring retrofitted autonomous, zero-emission heavy vehicles to off-road industries

Green Car Congress

SafeAI, a global leader in autonomous heavy equipment, announced a collaboration with Siemens today to create an autonomous, zero emission heavy vehicle fleet for Obayashi Corporation. The collaboration will continue scaling across the entire fleet over a three year period.

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