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Schindler Elevator Corporation to deploy 50 Canoo electric vans to its fleet

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Schindler Elevator Corporation plans to implement , through its fleet management company, the use of fifty (50) 2023 Canoo Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV) battery-electric vans. The first in its industry to announce its intent to use EV light-duty vans in the United States, Schindler is committed to net-zero emission by 2040.

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XL Fleet going public via merger with SPAC Pivotal Investment Corporation II; expanding fleet portfolio to all-electric solutions

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XL Fleet and Pivotal Investment Corporation II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have recently entered into a definitive merger agreement. Fleet electrification as a whole is still in the early stages of development, and there is tremendous untapped opportunity in the years and decades ahead.

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Proterra launches cloud-based EV fleet charging software platform with Delaware Transit Corporation

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Proterra announced the Delaware Transit Corporation (DTC), operator of DART transit services, as its first customer to operate Proterra’s new fully-integrated fleet and energy management software platform, Valence.

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Sysco Corporation intends to purchase up to 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) and Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) a leading US foodservice distribution company, have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to deliver up to nearly 800 battery-electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 tractors by 2026. After well over one million-miles (1.6 Earlier post.)

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Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, IKEA, Others To Climate Commissioner: Electrify Corporate Fleets By 2030

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Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, Ikea and others call upon new climate Commissioner to deliver on his promise to electrify corporate fleets by 2030

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Siemens to add up to 1,000 VW ID.4 EVs to its corporate fleet

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German tech giant Siemens signs deal to supplement its company fleet of vehicles with up to 1,000 Volkswagen ID.4 4 EVs to its corporate fleet appeared first on The Driven. 4 electric vehicles. The post Siemens to add up to 1,000 VW ID.4

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Corporate EV Alliance calls for US standards ensuring interoperable chargers

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As the letter notes, such standards will be critical to accelerate a rapid transition to electric vehicles, and will be particularly important for companies that operate large fleets. Corporate EV Alliance members represent a wide variety of industries and operate under diverse use cases. — Corporate EV Alliance letter.