Clean Fleet Report

JULY 3, 2023

It is definitely possible to retrofit an old internal combustion engine car with an electric vehicle (EV) drivetrain, but the process can be complicated and expensive. Likewise, lighter vehicles make better candidates for conversions given that less weight translates into greater range.

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Cars Conversion Convert Gasoline-Electric 71

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

Preliminary conversations with commercial customers indicate a healthy mix for demand across all eight configurations, with roughly 40% leaning toward high-roof vans and 60% pointing to medium-roof, low-roof, cutaway and chassis cab versions.

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Commercial Ford Price North America 418

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2022

Beyond the zero-emission benefit, electric vehicles also offer improved performance, negligible maintenance costs and longer uptime and life, improving productivity and reliability while lowering costs.

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Industrial Industry Emissions Vehicles 397

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2022

The electric version only resembles its predecessor with internal combustion engine externally. The range of services also includes contract development, system integration and maintenance of battery systems. A central factor in the development of the electric transport vehicle was the usability in all seasons.

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Lithium Ion Kits Maintenance Transportation 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc. The GenDrive units will replace lead-acid batteries, which require space-consuming charging areas and an expensive maintenance infrastructure. The GenDrive units will replace lead-acid batteries, which require space-consuming charging areas and an expensive maintenance infrastructure.

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Mercedes Fleet Plug Power 231

Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2019

Industry-Informed Physics-Based Monitoring for Asset Management and Maintenance Optimization, $500,000 Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, Calif. Novel chemical looping process for conversion of natural gas to pure hydrogen, $150,000 CanmetENERGY, Ottawa, Canada Glowink Inc., MetalTek International, Watertown, Wis.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego 247

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2011

Unlike wind, tidal or solar power the advanced design for this Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system can deliver constant output 24 hours a day. Developed by OTEC International (OTI) LLC of Baltimore, Maryland, the approach converts liquid ammonia into gas in a heat exchanger using warm ocean surface water. OTEC power cycle.

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Renewable Energy Mariner Baltimore 296

EV Connect

MAY 4, 2023

million vehicles—have committed to decarbonization targets for public fleets , and bans on Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles are pushing on the supply side. ICE vehicles are dominated by moving parts, and maintenance and repair intervals revolve (pun intended) around replacing fluids.

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Fleet Maintenance Charging All-Electric 67

Blink Charging

APRIL 4, 2023

The best time to transition your business vehicle fleet from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EV) is now. Thanks to new tax credits for EVs and EV charging stations as well as lower fuel and maintenance costs for EVs, fleet managers can now save money while setting an example for other organizations.

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Fleet Tax Credit Vehicles Tax 92

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

GE’s distributor Cummins Mid-South, LLC, will integrate the GE engines into the gensets and deliver them to BAE Systems, a leading provider of ship repair, maintenance, modernization, conversion, overhaul and ship construction, that is building the vessel for Oceaneering.

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Mariner Transportation Diesel Engine 231

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Legged robots have the potential to become vital in maintenance, home support, and exploration scenarios. This work, by Philip Arm, Mayank Mittal, Hendrik Kolvenbach, and Marco Hutter from ETHZ RSL, will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ( ICRA 2024 ) in May in Japan (see events calendar above).

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MIT Boston Japan Industrial 98

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2020

Siemens Energy is a co-developer of the “Haru Oni” project— also known as the HIF (Highly Innovative Fuels) project)—and is serving as a systems integrator to cover the entire value chain—from power generation using Siemens Gamesa wind turbines, to producing green hydrogen, to conversion into synthetic fuel.

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Chile Porsche Climate Energy 221

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The company is collaborating with Quantron AG, a specialist in the field of commercial vehicle conversion. This makes it possible to perform maintenance, repair and replacement tasks with a minimal effort at any time and, thanks to the standardization, to operate a maximum range of vehicles.

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Fuel Lithium Ion Commercial Gas-Electric 348

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Since internal combustion engines will remain the primary mode of choice for mobility in the foreseeable future, both alternative (renewable) fuels and high-performance combustion concepts/ engines using fuels adapted for that purpose will be preferred for reducing the combustion impact on climate change. Kalghatgi, G.,

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Transportation Future Fuel Climate Change 255

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. The conversion features Corvus’ AT6500 48 volt lithium polymer battery packs. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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Polymer Mariner Hybrid Lead Acid 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Particularly on the East Coast, which has lost 70% of its pre-2009 refining capacity, incremental supplies have historically been imported from international markets to supplement domestic manufacturing. About half of US refinery shutdowns are conversions to renewable fuel production. Other important suppliers to the US.,

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Congress Fuel Tax Tax Fuel 259

Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Ecolab’s journey towards 100% fleet electrification will begin in California with the conversion of its sales and service fleet to EVs. Ecolab has worked with Ford to reduce and reuse water in Ford’s manufacturing plants since 1925, and the two companies’ joint release celebrates that nearly century of collaboration.

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Ford F-150 Fleet Dealers 52

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2015

According to their analysis, published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology , favorable assumptions for all involved process steps (30% thermochemical energy conversion efficiency; 3000 kWh/(m 2 a) solar irradiation, low CO 2 and heliostat costs) result in jet fuel production costs of €1.28/L kg CO 2 ‐equiv /L.

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Solar Fuel Renewable Production 150

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2022

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. In a conversation with Teslarati , Hodge explained the rationale behind the creation of Standard Fleet.

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Fleet Tesla Sustainable Transportation Standards 98

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2016

liter internal combustion engine (ICE) served as the genset engine. a Cincinnati-based company, was announced by Carlton Rose, UPS Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering president at the annual Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach, Calif. A small 23 kW/30 hp, 2100 N·m PSI 2.4-liter

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Fuel Economy Economy Engine Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 23, 2017

A paper on their work is published in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition. d) Effects of 20 ppm SO 2 exposure as a function of time at 270 ˚C on the NO conversion over fresh Cu-LTA-16-0.48 (red ▲) and Cu-SSZ-13-16-0.49 (red △). —Ryu et al. The feed composition is the same as that described above.

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Diesel Engine Hyundai Conversion 150

Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

Beyond the physical constraints, the increased weight of these chargers introduces complexities in their systems and components, leading to potential escalations in maintenance costs and repair intricacies over the vehicle’s lifespan. Comparing the ease of use for each reveals distinct advantages for EVs.

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Grid Charging DC Gas-Electric 40

Baua Electric

MARCH 30, 2024

Beyond the physical constraints, the increased weight of these chargers introduces complexities in their systems and components, leading to potential escalations in maintenance costs and repair intricacies over the vehicle’s lifespan. Comparing the ease of use for each reveals distinct advantages for EVs.

Grid 40

Grid Charging DC Gas-Electric 40

Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2016

The New Stralis XP builds on the foundation of the Stralis Hi-Way, launched in 2012 and named “International Truck of the Year 2013”. Iveco has introduced the New Stralis XP long-haul truck, featuring fuel savings of up to 11% and a reduction in total cost of ownership (TCO) of up to 5.6% in long-distance transport operations.

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Fuel Fuel Economy Engine Exhaust 150

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2009

earlier post ), is partnering with Equipment Maintenance Innovators (EMI-Global) to distribute HHS hydraulic hybrid retrofit systems for light- and medium-duty commercial fleet vehicles. The first conversion of the partnership is already underway, a MY 2002 CNG Chevrolet HD 2500 provided by Denver International Airport.

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Fleet Hybrid Market Denver 252

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2010

The RV1 route passes through some of London’s most polluted areas, so its conversion to hydrogen power will help to improve London’s air quality. The buses will run from a specially designed maintenance facility housed in First’s Lea Interchange bus depot at Stratford in east London.

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London Hydrogen Fleet Fuel 225

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2009

has agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, enhanced maintenance and monitoring, and improved internal management practices to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Texas refinery. BP Products North America Inc. The company will also pay a $12 million civil penalty.

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Texas Ozone Diesel Parts 150

EV Connect

JUNE 21, 2021

Some cities are expanding their charging infrastructure with pay-per-use models to help offset installation and maintenance costs. Plus, selling advertising can be a way to recoup some of the installation and maintenance costs without extending that cost to the consumer. Some are looking to develop revenue streams.

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Charging Maintenance Price Installation 52

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

However, the researchers note, despite much progress over the past decades, current thermoelectric energy conversion technology is not very cost-effective and is constrained by physical and material limitations, while Stirling engine technology is disadvantaged by high initial cost and problems with long-term reliability. Click to enlarge.

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Waste Conversion Ferrari Carbon 230

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2014

To achieve this first objective, DOE intends to pursue parallel strategies: Advance options for diverse energy resources and conversion devices for power. Contribute to international efforts to address global climate change.

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2014 2018 Energy Climate Change 225

Get Electric Vehicle

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Conversion from alternate to direct current is thus required, either onboard or outside the vehicle. However, rapid charging stations found on highways, parking lots, and city streets do the AC to DC conversion process itself, ensuring that the energy for the battery arrives directly into the automobile as direct current.

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Motor Motors Motoring DC 40

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

The goal is to develop an optimal generator for current energy conversion. This is a unique approach that seeks to replace lower efficiency, high maintenance, long-stroke linear generator systems. Eliminating these subsystems reduces both capital and operations and maintenance costs and improves turbine reliability.

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Mariner Energy Alaska New Jersey 210

Cars That Think

JANUARY 20, 2024

At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organization , the U.N. Emblemsvåg and the NuProShip team picked three reactor designs after analyzing 93 concepts in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s SMR handbook. We needed to get the conversation started.” The industry now faces serious pressure to pick up the pace.

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Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 144

Get Electric Vehicle

JANUARY 1, 2024

The shift from Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles (ICE) to Electric Vehicles (EVs) represents a monumental change in the way vehicles are designed, engineered, powered and manufactured. These parts may add to the EV suspension’s weight, expense, and maintenance needs.

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Vehicles Convert Electric Vehicles Energy 40

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2009

Two Toyota Prius hybrids have been converted with the Hymotion L5 Plug-in Conversion Module from A123Systems. The International DuraStar hybrid-electric bucket trucks ( earlier post ) can provide fuel savings of nearly 60% in utility-type applications when the engine can be shut off, but electric power still operates the vehicle.

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Virginia Plug-in Hybrid Plug 150

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

AUGUST 17, 2007

Going to NEDRA at Portland International Raceway was my first major excursion in the 914 since both the flywheel was balanced and the clutch was properly adjusted. Here's the wait in line for the ticket office at Portland International Raceway. Here's the wait in line for the ticket office at Portland International Raceway.

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Portland Maintenance Honda Waste 100

Cars That Think

JUNE 11, 2023

In 2005, faulty software for the US $176 million baggage-handling system at Denver International Airport forced the whole thing to be scrapped. Testing and debugging remain the bread and butter of software reliability and maintenance. That’s because ChatGPT is conversational and remembers the chat history.

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