Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans. The Ford Transit Connect Electric is powered by Azure Dynamics’ Force Drive electric drivetrain with a lithium-ion battery pack from Johnson Controls-Saft.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The NYPD already uses electric scooters and electric powered golf carts on boardwalks, in parks and some transit hubs.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

Awards include (ranked by amount): PHL Taxi Management LLC —$900,000 – to purchase and deploy 50 new CNG taxis in Philadelphia that comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to build a publicly accessible CNG fueling station in the city. The company intends to use natural gas in its fleet of trash and recycle trucks.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 31, 2023

We’ve Entered the Age of Shared Mobility This article may contain affiliate links Car sharing has changed dramatically since C lean Fleet Report first reported on it almost two decades ago. For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Ford Transit Connect EV. The report hopefully points to the economics of EVs for fleet buyers; the conversion of the current $7,500 tax credit to benefit the consumer at the point-of-sale; the attraction of PEV attributes to some consumers; and potentially higher fuel prices to buoy consumer demand for PEVs. Fisker Karma EREV.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2009

When asked about battery product pricing, Donaghy replied “ Everyone wants to know price, we would agree that we need to get the cost of the energy down. Although the battery systems is not inexpensive, Donaghy says “ For a commercial fleet operator they can see the benefit because they will be operating their vehicles for 14 years or more.

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