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New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

Green Car Congress

New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The NYPD already uses electric scooters and electric powered golf carts on boardwalks, in parks and some transit hubs.

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Potain reveals first Evy self-erecting electric crane

Baua Electric

Potain Connect telematics Potain Evy 30 24 4t crane; via Equipment Journal. Hopefully, they’ll serve as even more food for thought for fleet managers and buyers wondering whether it’s time to go electric.

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Feature: Are Electric Fire Trucks in the Near Future?

Clean Fleet Report

However, they also feature a connected mobile command unit, an adjustable ride height and built-in quick-charge batteries with a charging capacity of 100 to 150 kilowatts. It may be a few years before a full fleet of electric fire trucks makes its way to the U.S. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Centre, Maharashtra govt plan to expand PM Suryoday scheme in the state | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

In their presentation to the minister, they said, “Our swap batteries will be connected to the solar energy network both at the swap station and at home charge pods.” A senior official from the Reliance Smart Home Concept said: “A customer can charge a battery at home using solar power or at a station.

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Ford announces Smart Mobility plan; 25 initial projects

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At CES, Ford CEO Mark Fields announced “Ford Smart Mobility”—a plan to use innovation to take Ford to the next level in connectivity, mobility, autonomous vehicles, the customer experience and big data. Connecting with every customer in a socially collaborative and rewarding way. Fleet insights, US. —Mark Fields.

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EV Briefs, and Black Rock City & EVs

Plugs and Cars

Out in the desert as part of Burning Man , our encampment, Snow Koan Solar, is setting up a solar photovoltaic EV Charging Station (at 7:30 and Desert) for electric scooters, golf carts, sofas and barstools. Their Rechargeit.org campaign really makes the connections between renewable power and plug-in cars.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

The fact that no journalists do their research to bring up all those connections is sad, sad. You guys go ahead and buy your 40 mile per charge GM golf cart. Why cant they just pull out the EV1 again? Call it the EV2? I guarantee well never see the Volt. Same tricks, different decade. If you have a solution I am all ears.

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