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APRIL 8, 2020

GlobalData’s analysis suggests that low oil prices will lead to a longer waits for the reduced fuel costs offered by electric vehicles (EVs) to amortize their higher purchase prices. However, the amount of time taken to make up that price differential depends on the cost of fuel. —Mike Vousden, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData.

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JULY 2, 2021

The city of Moscow, Russia is halting the purchase of diesel buses for its passenger transport fleet. Starting this year, by the decision of the Mayor of Moscow, we will not buy diesel buses, except for transportation in a special mode. The production of electric buses in Moscow will significantly reduce their cost.

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JULY 22, 2021

XL Fleet Corp. Under the terms of the agreement, XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s new electrified refrigerated trailer solutions. XL Fleet will provide battery and power electronics systems for eNow’s innovative electrified refrigerated trailer solution.

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MARCH 30, 2022

The order—the single largest order of electric school buses from a school district for Blue Bird so far—enables the school district to convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to electric. The district anticipates delivery of the zero-emission vehicles in the fourth quarter 2022.

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JUNE 20, 2013

The increase is largely driven due to a combination of low-cost natural gas and sustained higher prices for gasoline and diesel in many countries, Navigant suggests. The differential in the cost of the fuels determines the payback on this additional equipment (currently between 2.5 and 6 years, depending on the vehicle).

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MAY 14, 2022

This could see hundreds more zero-emission HGVs rolled out across the nation and save the industry money, due to overall running costs of green vehicles being cheaper than gasoline and diesel equivalents. This will begin with demonstrations of battery electric and hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty trucks.

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MARCH 11, 2020

The backhoe loader is perfectly suited for electrification as the varied use cycles, from heavy to light work, provide an excellent opportunity to convert wasted diesel engine hours into zero consumption battery time—yet provide the operator with instantaneous torque response when needed. and Moog Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Other innovative technologies under development by Cummins to reduce friction and parasitic losses will also continue to make the diesel engine even more productive and energy efficient. While Cummins has a vigorous electrification program underway, our other key message at IAA is that the diesel engine is not standing still.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs.

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MAY 9, 2019

Firefly will operate three Orange EV pure electric terminal trucks to do the work formerly accomplished by five diesels. For fuel diversity alone, one diesel will remain onsite and is expected to go unused in routine operations. The ALA has been a longtime leader in the fight for healthy air.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The research focuses on zero-carbon hydrogen and other low-carbon fuels as viable alternatives to diesel for the rail industry. The team will develop hardware and control strategies for the engine, which will run on hydrogen and diesel fuel to demonstrate the viability of using alternative fuels. billion pounds of carbon dioxide.

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MAY 14, 2023

A Ford-led consortium is testing hydrogen fuel cell technology on the E-Transit in a small UK-based prototype fleet developed by Ford Pro. A test fleet of eight hydrogen fuel cell Ford E-Transits will run for six-month periods over the three-year project to 2025.

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Key findings from the report include: Hydrogen fuel cells trucks are just starting to see real-world use and their adoption is being driven by regional or national considerations that are much bigger than what exists for trucking fleets. In a zero-emission future world, as in California’s plans, diesel does not exist.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

In total, there are some 480,000 school buses in the US—more than 95% powered by diesel. School districts are exploring alternative deployment models such as turnkey and Transportation-as-a-Service (TaaS) to ease the high upfront cost of ESB adoption.

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APRIL 1, 2021

GNA modeled the impact of electrification on those fleets under a series of scenarios including managed charging and deployment of on-site solar and storage. However, despite those long-term savings, charging infrastructure investments required for Class 8 fleets are significant and can vary dramatically.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck. The MAN TGX concept hybrid will be driven by a parallel hybrid system, supplied by a 440 hp (328 kW) diesel engine and an electric motor with 130 kW drive power. MANs TGX hybrid concept at IAA.

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MAY 17, 2019

Proterra launched Proterra Energy fleet solutions , a full suite of options that enable turnkey delivery of a complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets, including design, build, financing, operations, maintenance and energy optimization. —Proterra CEO Ryan Popple.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A new generation of solutions will be needed to electrify America’s fleet and achieve a zero-emissions future by 2050. This shift will require understanding and developing innovative financing approaches and non-financial support tools that overcome key hard and soft costs, risks and uncertainties, and market frictions.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Loop Energy said that this new product can achieve fuel-cost parity with diesel by up to eight years earlier than previously possible. Loop Energy, a designer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells for commercial mobility, unveiled its new 120 kW fuel cell system at IAA Transportation 2022.

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

These all-electric step vans will reduce operation and maintenance costs by up to 85%, resulting in a lower total cost of ownership over the life of the vehicle. On an annual basis, the four electric step vans will offset approximately 100 metric tons of CO 2 versus diesel-powered internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Rolls-Royce and Alpha Trains intend to jointly retrofit Alpha Train’s Talent, Desiro and Lint fleets with MTU hybrid drives. The aim is to retrofit the entire Alpha Trains railcar fleet to hybrid drive systems following the successful completion of the design concept and the retrofitting of an initial Class 643 (Talent) diesel multiple unit.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Alstom, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) and Rolls-Royce plan to implement jointly a new hybrid drive solution on Abellio’s fleet of Coradia Lint diesel trains. Subsequent conversion of the entire fleet of 54 Coradia Lint vehicles is under consideration.

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JUNE 26, 2020

The powertrain also produces electricity locally at roughly 30% less than the average grid cost, which yields a seven-year cost-of-ownership unmatched by any diesel, battery-electric (BEV) or hydrogen fuel-cell (FCEV) Class 8 truck under development.

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MAY 26, 2021

AMPLY Power is working with Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to expand fleet electrification offerings, including the first commercially available combination solar canopy and overhead electric vehicle charging solution covered by a power purchase agreement (PPA) leasing and financing model. PIDE Canopy Mount.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

have signed a Heads of Agreement that secures access for Hiringa and its fleet partners to the supply of hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered zero-emission Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs). New Zealand’s Hiringa Energy and US-based HYZON Motors Inc. Earlier post.). This is an exciting milestone for Hiringa Energy and our partners. Earlier post.).

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MAY 5, 2023

The truck will showcase how fleets today can reduce their energy usage and carbon emissions, without losing focus on the cost of their operations. The natural gas engine using Shell R-CNG will reduce emissions when compared with a diesel engine. Starship 2.0 Starship 3.0

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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JUNE 16, 2025

Advancements in fleet technology have increased significantly in recent years. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle electrification has provided fleet operators with new options to reduce overall operating costs, including fuel costs. Autonomous vehicles have also been shown to address the concerns around rising fuel costs.

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APRIL 28, 2021

into locally produced, renewable hydrogen for Hyzon’s fleet of zero-emission commercial vehicles. Our process eliminates waste from going into the landfill, and together with HYZON’s fleets will eliminate emissions pollution. Raven can also easily process natural and renewable gases alone or combined with solid waste.

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OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

The EV Funding and Financing Guide details programs and policies from a variety of sources that fleets and consumers can use to overcome cost barriers. It also discusses strategies to reduce the upfront costs of EVs and EV infrastructure by pooling demand and promoting competition.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

T&E performed a total cost of ownership calculation that includes external costs on health (air quality and noise) and climate (GHG emissions), including inputs from CE Delft. When these estimated externalities are factored in, electric buses show a lower 8-year total cost of ownership than diesel, T&E said.

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APRIL 7, 2021

Adding another school district fleet electrification program to its growing list of customers, AMPLY Power has been selected to manage the charging of electric school buses for the Palermo Union Elementary School District in Northern California. The cost of electricity without managed charging could be as high as $0.20/kWh.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

ZEV Fleet Co., ZEV Fleet All Electric Step Vans (Class 2). ZEV Fleet plans to demonstrate a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) model, by leasing an all-electric step vans to last-mile delivery fleets using AC & DC Charging. a subsidiary of ZEV Station, was also launched at the ribbon cutting.

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MAY 10, 2023

In collaboration with NE, DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office will provide funding and project oversight for the two hydrogen production–related projects that were selected: General Electric Global Research, Scaled Solid Oxide Co-Electrolysis for Low-Cost Syngas Synthesis from Nuclear Energy.

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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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