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How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Reach its EV Goals

Clean Fleet Report

How Corporations Can Help the U.S. Meanwhile, the electrification of city- and corporate-owned vehicles has been dominating recent headlines. Amazon announced an investment of nearly $1 billion in an all-electric delivery truck fleet last October. Reach its EV Goals A Look at the Pathway & Companies’ Role U.S.

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Nikola to sell up to 75 fuel-cell trucks to Plug Power

Electric Cars Report

Electric truck maker Nikola Corporation and Plug Power, a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, have formed a supply partnership to accelerate the use of green hydrogen and that includes Plug purchasing Nikola’s fuel-cell semi-trucks.

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City of Montreal signs a framework agreement for the purchase of Nissan LEAF EVs for municipal fleet

Green Car Congress

The purchase of electric vehicles is a step towards achieving our goal of 30% reduction by 2020 of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 1990. The City of Montreal has been a member of the public charging network Electric Circuit Hydro-Québec since 2013. Denis Coderre, Mayor of Montreal.

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California considers boosting electric-car rebate to $4,500

Green Car Reports

The California Air Resources Board will discuss Thursday and Friday raising the state's electric vehicle rebate to offset the expiration of federal tax credits for the two largest electric-carmakers, Tesla and GM. The state offers a $2,500 subsidy for electric-car purchases.

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Eneco Purchases 50 Smith Electric Vans

Green Car Congress

The Dutch energy company Eneco has signed contracts for the purchase of 50 Smith Ampere electric commercial vans, the electric version of the Ford Transit Connect, to be delivered in 2009 and 2010. The agreement is worth €2.3 million (US$3.4 The contract for the 50 Smith Amperes comes on top of this.

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Volkswagen Group and Salzgitter AG sign MOU on supply of low-CO2 steel from the end of 2025

Green Car Congress

In future projects such as Trinity—the fully connected electric car of the next generation—the use of CO 2 -reduced steel can therefore make a significant contribution to improving the overall CO 2 balance sheet. This is produced on the scrap-based electric steel route in Peine and has a 66% reduced CO 2 footprint.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

Creative Greenius

I started learning about, writing about, and promoting electric cars in 2007. As a former top corporate subject matter expert, I took a very deep made myself a environmental resource for others in my reincarnation as The Creative Greenius and author of this blog. Debra Bushweit Galliani in 2013 with our first electric car.