Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2023

IVECO, the commercial vehicles brand of Iveco Group, will support EDEKA Minden-Hannover—one of the leading food retailers in Germany—in converting the entire 700-vehicle company fleet from diesel to BioLiquified Natural Gas (bio-LNG) propulsion by 2025. The switch to bio-LNG is a key lever in reducing our CO 2 footprint.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Home improvement products company Lowe’s has launched a dedicated fleet of natural gas-powered trucks at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Mount Vernon, Texas. Lowe’s dedicated fleet at Mount Vernon is among the first serving a major retail distribution center in North America to run solely on natural gas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Enterprise Holdings plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5% biodiesel (B5).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2020

The hydrogen is stored and can be converted by fuel cells in vehicles back into electricity that powers them. We primarily have vehicle fleets with vans and forklifts operating in industrial and business parks in mind here. The hydrogen factory of the future. © Fraunhofer IFF. . © Fraunhofer IFF.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2010

Canada-based Rapid Electric Vehicles (REV) has begun production of four converted electric bi-directional charging Ancillary Power Vehicles (APVs) ( earlier post ) as part of the US Army Tank Automotive Research Development Engineering Center (TARDEC) Micro-Grid project at Wheeler Air Base, Hawaii.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2011

US Foodservice-Columbia will relocate the WVO assets to a new “tipping station” at the Lexington distribution center to store waste oil for processing and blending into biofuel. The tipping station will be operational by late 2011, and be able to convert 5 million pounds of waste oil into 400,000 gallons of bio feedstock each year.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2022

Their research shows that converting a Falcon 50 to Liquid Ammonia Turbofan Combustion is the most efficient and commercially viable avenue to building a hydrogen-powered plane. In fact, the stored weight of liquid ammonia energy is substantially lighter than gaseous hydrogen and can be kept at a much lower tank pressure.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2013

The ultracapacitor-based Energy Storage System (ESS) is an embedded system that captures, stores and discharges 0.7 An electric motor running backwards also acts as an electric energy generator or dynamo that converts the kinetic energy of motion into electrical energy that can be stored for reuse, improving efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2020

UL 1741 is UL’s Standard for Inverters, Converters, Controllers and Interconnection System Equipment for Use With Distributed Energy Resources. Rhombus bidirectional 60kW chargers are designed to be utilized with EV fleets and by charging network operators.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2018

We are making a significant investment to modernize one quarter of our fleet with new and exciting technology that will deliver a safer, more comfortable travel experience for customers and operators. The fleet enhancements are part of a larger series of strategic improvements we will roll out over the next 12-18 months.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2023

Future fleets of tactical vehicles may largely incorporate battery electric drivetrains. With the solicitation, DoD is seeking a commercial solution that would extend the range of its future fleet of ground vehicles that use a single all-electric powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The hydrogen supplied to the fuel cells is converted into electricity, which, in turn, is feeding directly the bus driveline which consists of an axle with electric engines. The hydrogen is stored on the roof in five tanks. So far, the carrier's fleet includes 19 Solaris Urbino 18 CNG buses as well as three Solaris Urbino 8.9

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

However, it is difficult to store and transport due to its low volumetric energy density and with potential large vaporization losses. Ammonia is significantly better suited than hydrogen for this purpose, since it can be stored in liquid form at moderate pressures and temperatures.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

The new buses have a crankshaft starter generator on board that converts braking recuperation energy into electrical energy. The intelligent energy management of the EfficientHybrid module uses the energy created through recuperation during braking and then stored in ultracaps to supply the on-board network.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

They are part of an ambitious investment program to modernize the bus fleet of the transport company in Italy’s capital. An electric motor converts energy into electricity when the vehicle is coasting or braking. It is stored in high-performance supercaps. Atac plans to modernize 10% of its city bus fleet annually.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2016

The NMC Li-ion battery pack in the electric Xcelsior stores up to 300 kWh, powering a 160 kW Siemens electric drive system. DC power is converted to AC power and is supplied to each of these major systems separately. The bus also as a converter to supply 24-volt DC power for power steering, interior fans, lights, and other accessories.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The hybrid systems are converting Freightliner MT-55s with gasoline engines into cleaner and more fuel efficient delivery trucks and will reduce harmful emissions in Chicago as soon as they are deployed. The first of the hydraulic hybrid systems were commissioned last week. In doing so fuel is saved and harmful emissions are cut.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

savings against fleet consumption, and long-term planning certainty. Sufficient renewable energy can be generated worldwide to produce fuel that can then be stored and transported relatively easily. The production process is viable, but capacity is lacking. It has to be expanded rapidly to meet demand. Climate neutrality.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. In addition, a DC/DC converter is used to supply the 12V onboard electrical system with its required voltage. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2012

Each stationary wayside EnerGstor unit consists of one or more power cells; each power cell consists of a power converter controlling its own set of ultracapacitors. The EnerGstor system stores energy released from nearby braking trains, then releases energy when nearby train(s) are drawing power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2019

Volkswagen will then gradually extend the electrification of the drive system to the entire fleet. In deceleration phases, the generator converts the vehicle’s kinetic energy and charges the battery with energy that would otherwise be lost. When the driver steps on the brake, the kinetic energy is converted into electrical current.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2014

The energy is drawn from the flywheel and converted back into electricity to power the traction motor, which helps accelerate the bus back up to speed, generating fuel savings of more than 20% at a significantly lower cost and weight (60 kg, 132 lbs) than battery hybrid alternatives. Useable stored energy is 1.2MJ, with peak power of 120kW.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2013

In terms of raw storage capability, EnerG2 says that its material allows similar volumes of gas to be stored at lower pressure levels of 500-800 psi (34-55 bar), as opposed to the more standard pressure levels of 3,000-3,600 psi (207-248 bar). —Garret Alpers, Founder and CEO of World CNG, a converter of light- to medium-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Western Sydney Green Gas Project will convert solar and wind power into hydrogen gas via electrolysis using a 500 kW electrolyzer constructed in Western Sydney. The hydrogen will then be stored for use across the Jemena Gas Network (JGN) in New South Wales, the biggest gas distribution network in Australia.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2011

Sixty-five of those vehicles are part of Ryder’s natural gas fleet in Southern California, made available through the Ryder/San Bernardino Associated Governments (SANBAG) Natural Gas Vehicle project. CEVA offers Full and Less than Truckload (FTL and LTL) transportation along with dedicated fleet services. Ryder System, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2017

For the last 18 months, a fleet of 6 methanol-fueled versions of the Geely Emgrand 7 cars have been in Iceland. The methanol fleet test is a collaboration between Geely, CRI and Brimborg, a local dealership and automotive service provider. Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million Earlier post.). Geely is a shareholder ($45.5-million

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge ( earlier post ), while another 3 US corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. National Clean Fleets Partnership.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2012

The system recovers energy normally lost during braking and stores the energy in a 340 VDC Li-ion battery pack. When electric torque is blended with engine torque, the stored energy is used to improve fuel economy and vehicle performance and is suited for stop-and-go applications. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2010

The vehicle was converted by Tokyo R&D, and is scheduled to hit the streets on regular local routes in Toyama, a coastal city located on the Sea of Japan. We anticipate that medium and heavy-duty fleets are going to be one of the earliest and most important markets for this technology. Naoki Ota, COO for EnerDel. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

PPSA has a 100% indirect power transfer compared to direct power transfer from conventional power converters. All the energy runs through, and is temporarily stored in, a high-frequency AC link consisting of an inductor and capacitor. Ideal Power Inc. The system is designed to allow power to flow in any mix among any ports with 96.5%

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2013

These fuel cell vehicles will be leased to key public and private fleet users in the capital. We also produce a huge amount of waste and we are looking at schemes that convert biomass into hydrogen. Under the hood. Click to enlarge. So as well as producing a clean fuel we would be reducing the amount of waste we put into landfill.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Integration of energy storage systems makes it possible to convert diesel trainsets into diesel hybrid vehicles, thus cutting CO 2 emissions by 30% with the possibility of achieving significant energy savings through recuperation. Battery cells are assembled into standardized battery modules in production.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Gasoline or E10 BOB would be premium-grade fuel for total coverage of legacy fleet. However, presenters from the automotive, refining, and convenience store (the convenience store industry sells more than 80% of the fuel in the US) industries raised several challenges and issues to the practical implementation of such an approach.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

Funds will be made directly available to assist transportation fueling and biodiesel distribution facilities with converting to higher ethanol and biodiesel blends by sharing the costs related to and/or offering sales incentives for the installation of fuel pumps, related equipment and infrastructure.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Converting Fleets to EVs and Adding Roadside Assistance. EVs make a lot of sense for commercial fleets with reduced fuel and maintenance costs and batteries that can be sized to a specific route to eliminate range anxiety. Using a Fleet Management Company. Fleet management can help with electrification.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2018

The BYD buses will replace six diesel buses as part of the VTA’s plan to convert its fleet. This program will allow the VTA to store renewable energy made during the daytime to charge the buses at night. VTA had placed the order for the buses in August 2017. The VTA announced it will purchase an additional four BYD buses.

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