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DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

A new study published by US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory offers the most complete understanding yet of the costs of owning and operating a vehicle, and how those costs vary by powertrain, from the conventional to the cutting-edge. Our analysis helped fill those data gaps. —David Gohlke.

Transportation

Transportation Alternative Fuels Maintenance Chad

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2023

Major ridesourcing companies Uber and Lyft have promised all-electric fleets by 2030 in an effort to reduce their carbon footprint. This extra vehicle travel increases estimated congestion, crash risk, and noise externalities by 2–3% (2–3¢ per trip). —Mohan et al. Mohan et al.

Fleet

Fleet All-Electric Carbon Emissions

Are public charging costs really putting the brakes on EV fleet sales?

My Energi

JUNE 7, 2024

Jordan Brompton, co-founder and CMO of myenergi, addresses concerns from the Association of Fleet Professionals (AFP) over rising public charging costs, questions whether high prices are really having a negative impact on vehicle sales, and explains the numerous solutions available for drivers to embrace more cost effective charging options.

Fleet

Fleet Charging Sale Petrol

GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2022

GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. That’s where use of these vehicles can have a big impact on reducing emissions and costs. Earlier post. ).

Kentucky

Kentucky Tennessee Georgia Fleet

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

Green Car Congress

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. to design the vehicles from the ground up.

Cost Of

Cost Of Gasoline-Electric Alternative Fuels Los Angeles

SoCal Edison offering EV grant writing assistance to medium- and heavy-duty fleet owners

Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

The cost of electrifying commercial fleets can be a significant barrier. Although many millions of dollars in electric vehicle grants are available each year to help with the cost of going electric, the grant programs are often complex, and the application process is time-consuming and very competitive.

Grant

Grant Fleet Transportation Commercial

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

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

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. Valence is a cloud-based, software-as-a-service platform designed to optimize commercial electric vehicle fleet deployments.

Delaware

Delaware Corporation Fleet Charging

GlobalData: COVID-19 puts EV sales and CO2 fleet emission targets at risk

Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2020

GlobalData research shows that lower oil prices as a result of the COVID-19 crisis could reduce electric vehicle demand and impair EU efforts to significantly reduce average new vehicle CO 2 emissions in the European car market. However, the amount of time taken to make up that price differential depends on the cost of fuel.

CO2

CO2 Fleet Emissions Oil Prices

Rivian R1EVS to join fleets in the mining industry

Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

Rivian’s R1 vehicles will join fleets in the mining industry. Rivian recently entered an exclusive global partnership with MEVCO (Mining Electric Vehicle Company), which provides sustainable and efficient electric vehicles (EVs) in the mining industry.

Fleet

Fleet Industrial Industry Illinois

Vehicle scrappage policy to reduce cost of EVs says Nitin Gadkari

Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 18, 2021

Vehicle scrappage policy to reduce cost of EVs says Nitin Gadkari . The newly launched Voluntary Vehicle Fleet Modernisation Programme or the vehicle scrappage policy will help to reduce the cost of manufacturing electric vehicles in India. Vehicle scrappage policy.

Scrappage

Scrappage Cost Of Vehicles India

Autofleet launches electrification simulator to plan transition to EVs for fleets and charging point operators

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Autofleet has introduced a new, self-serve [link] that makes it quick and easy to plan accurately all aspects of the deployment of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and build-out of Charging Infrastructure. Charging point operators as well as city & regional utilities that plan and operate the charging infrastructure.

Fleet

Fleet Charging Taxi Range

Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2018

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and UC Berkeley have analyzed the cost, energy, and environmental implications of a fleet of self-driving electric vehicles operating in Manhattan. Required fleet size by battery range and charging network.

Taxi

Taxi Fleet New York City Miles

New report showcases innovative finance tools to electrify truck, bus fleets; TCE Toolkit

Green Car Congress

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.

Financing

Financing Fleet Stimulus Grant

Loop introduces new 120kW fuel cell system; 60% net system efficiency, much earlier fuel-cost parity with diesel

Green Car Congress

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. The 120 kW fuel cell system, the S1200, builds on Loop Energy’s existing technology to provide an additional efficiency gain of 20% when it generates electricity.

Fuel

Fuel Diesel Hydrogen Commercial

Tesla Model 3 fleet cost efficiency to be tested by City of Venice

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The City of Venice, Florida, recently purchased three Tesla Model 3 units and will test the fleet of all-electric sedans to see if they are effective tools in reducing the cost of operating multiple vehicles for government purposes.

Fleet

Fleet Tesla Connecticut Thailand

Everything You Need to Know About the Cost of Owning a Car

Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 11, 2022

In reality, there are a lot of costs that come with owning a car. We’ve put together a comprehensive guide to help you understand all the costs associated with owning a vehicle. Maintenance Costs Associated With Car Ownership. The maintenance costs for your vehicle depend on numerous factors.

Cost Of

Cost Of Maintenance Cars Gasoline

CALSTART report highlights importance of managed charging for fleets

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

A new report from CALSTART, written in partnership with AMPLY Power—which is a member of CALSTART— highlights the importance of managed charging for fleets. It is also applicable to fleets of all sizes. The authors surveyed and polled fleet providers and industry stakeholders in May and November 2021.

Fleet

Fleet Charging Insight All-Electric

Lightning Systems introduces range of AC and DC fast charge charging stations for fleet electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

With more fleet operators making the switch to electric trucks and buses, planning and installing charging systems has brought a whole new set of challenges for our customers. We know first-hand that fleets need timely and specific help with charging solutions for their commercial vehicles.

DC

DC Fleet Charging Range

InCharge Energy releases scalable DC fast charger; 180kW unit can charge two fleet vehicles simultaneously

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2022

InCharge Energy, a provider of turnkey electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions for commercial fleets, introduced its latest charging hardware offering: the ICE-180.

DC

DC Fleet Charging Energy

BYD and Levo partner to deploy up to 5K BEVs in US fleets, integrate V2G technology

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2021

This innovative potential partnership leverages state-of-the-art BYD and Nuvve technologies and will provide access to Stonepeak’s financing, which will lower the cost of medium- and heavy-duty battery electric vehicle adoption for fleets of all types including mass transit, municipalities, last mile delivery and school districts.

BYD

BYD Fleet Grid Financing

AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions collaborate on bus fleet electrification and solar-powered overhead charging

Green Car Congress

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.

Solar

Solar Fleet Power Powered

UPS/Greenbiz study identifies motivators and barriers to electric fleets

Green Car Congress

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. The top motivation to go electric for 83% of large businesses surveyed is sustainability and environmental goals.

Fleet

Fleet Alternative Fuels Maintenance Electric

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

Green Car Congress

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.

Emissions

Emissions Engine Diesel Miles

US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

The US DRIVE Cradle-to-Grave Working Group has published the “Cradle-to-Grave Lifecycle Analysis of US Light-Duty Vehicle-Fuel Pathways: A Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Economic Assessment of Current (2015) and Future (2025–2030) Technologies” Argonne National Lab Report. C2G GHG emissions of various vehicle-fuel pathways.

Cost Of

Cost Of Light Fuel Economy Vehicles

Study finds EVs are traveling less than half the US fleet average

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

New data suggests that electric vehicles may not be an easy future substitute for the gasoline-powered fleet, as EVs currently travel less than half as much as the US fleet average. They found that the arrival of an EV in a household increases household electricity consumption by 2.9 —Burlig et al.

Fleet

Fleet Davis Gasoline-Electric Chicago

Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Saving fleet vehicle costs Finally, there are economic benefits to switching to electric school bus fleets.

Fleet

Fleet Pollution Diesel Ozone

Nikola Tre FCEV receives CARB ZEP Executive Order for HVIP eligibility; $240,000 base incentive per truck

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Nikola Corporation has received a California Air Resources Board (CARB) Zero Emission Powertrain (ZEP) Executive Order that is a requirement for Nikola’s Tre hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be eligible for CARB’s Hybrid and Zero Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP) program.

Scrappage

Scrappage Tax Credit Purchase California

Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

Driivz

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Public and private fleet owners are under increasing environmental and government pressure to reduce carbon emissions by switching to electric vehicles (EVs). EVs of all classes offer fleet owners significant advantages over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles.

Fleet

Fleet Grid Charging EV Smart

Merchants Fleet Pivots To Help Fleet Managers Electrify Their Fleets

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Fleet managers live and die by total cost of ownership calculations and are struggling to wrap their heads around the risks and opportunities that come with electrifying their fleets.

Fleet

Fleet Maintenance Sale Price

DOE awards nearly $7M to 4 projects to reduce costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over next 3 years

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2011

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding nearly $7 million in research and development funding to four projects to reduce the current costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over the next three years. General Electric Global Research. Final award amounts are subject to negotiation. Delta Products Corporation.

Cost Of

Cost Of Electric Vehicles Eaton Grid

Kolkata Police to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet

Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Kolkata Police to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet . The Kolkata Police has announced that it is going to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet in order to counter rising diesel prices and to escalate the maintenance costs of diesel-powered vehicles.

Fleet

Fleet Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric

4 Powerful Reasons to Choose EV Connect for Your Fleet Charging

EV Connect

DECEMBER 4, 2023

If you’re a fleet management provider or original equipment manufacturer (OEM) preparing to switch to an EV solution, you’re ahead of the curve. EV fleet charging is experiencing its very own surge, with fleet charging expected to become a $15-billion market by 2030. What Makes EV Connect the Ideal Partner?

Connect

Connect Connected Fleet Charging

Octillion Power Systems debuts new EV battery-leasing plan

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a global provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility ( earlier post ), announced a new demonstrator program for battery-leasing that allows batteries to be leased to fleet customers when they purchase vehicles. Access to the program will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Power

Power Powered Batteries Battery

Report on electric vehicle adoption in india

Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in India has been gaining momentum, driven by various factors such as environmental concerns, government initiatives, and advancements in technology. Various policy measures and incentives have been introduced to encourage both manufacturers and consumers to embrace electric mobility.

India

India Electric Vehicles Vehicles Electric

ChargePoint Launches Electric Fleet Charging Ecosystem

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 18, 2021

Fleets that travel a lot of miles (or km) but on predictable routes or trip patterns can be exceptional cases for electrification. The lower cost of […]. However, when you look at the different uses cases, some seem much more logical immediately than others.

Fleet

Fleet Charging Transportation Miles

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a new study published in the journal Applied Energy , Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers found that controlled charging of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) reduces the costs of integrating the vehicles into an electricity system by 54–73% depending on the scenario. —Weis et al.

Wind

Wind PHEV Cost Of Power

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

In its analysis of the potential environmental impacts of the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program, the Postal Service underestimated the expected greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles and overestimated the emissions tied to battery-electric vehicles, according to U-M researchers. 2c02520.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Fleet Gas-Electric Gasoline-Electric

Groupe Renault launching large-scale V2G trials with fleet of 15 Zoe EVs

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2019

Groupe Renault is beginning the first large-scale pilot schemes in alternating-current, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) charging in electric vehicles. Groupe Renault places the reversible charger inside vehicles, so it just requires a simple, inexpensive adaptation of the existing charging terminals to implement V2G charging.

Fleet

Fleet Portugal Grid Netherlands

Prasar Bharati deploys second-largest electric vehicles fleet in Delhi

Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Prasar Bharati deploys second-largest electric vehicles fleet in Delhi . Prasar Bharati, India’s public broadcaster in a green initiative of the government has announced that it has flagged off a fleet of 26 electric vehicles at All India Radio. Mandatory use of electric vehicles.

Fleet

Fleet Electric Vehicles India Vehicles

Hertz launches ‘electrified’ fleet push in Denver

Teslarati

JANUARY 19, 2023

Following enormous investments into electric vehicles, Hertz has launched its first planned electrified fleet in Denver, Colorado. And as pointed out by the rental agency’s CEO, this has resulted in Hertz becoming the largest electric rental fleet in the nation. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

Denver

Denver Fleet GM Colorado

How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Fleet

Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 10, 2024

In the complex logistical ballet of modern commerce, fleet vehicles serve as the lifeblood of countless enterprises, ranging from the acrobatics of urban delivery services to the steadfast endurance of long-haul transport. What are the daily demands of your fleet operation?

Fleet

Fleet Vehicles Maintenance Dealers

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2013

A report published by Cambridge Econometrics and Ricardo-AEA concludes that overall, the cost of technologies required to meet proposed European 2020 CO 2 regulations for vehicles (95 g/km for cars and 147 g/km for vans) will be more than offset by the resultant fuel savings. Source: Cambridge Econometrics.Click to enlarge.

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Cost Of 2020 Fuel CO2

City of Detroit unveils its first 100% EV fleet

Teslarati

MARCH 21, 2023

The City of Detroit has unveiled its first fleet to be comprised of only electric vehicles. Municipal fleets throughout the United States are electrifying to reduce costs and their carbon footprints. The post City of Detroit unveils its first 100% EV fleet appeared first on TESLARATI.

Detroit

Detroit Fleet Convert Purchase

New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

Mayor Bloomberg announces the addition of 70 new electric vehicles. 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. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

New York City

New York City New York Fleet Electric Vehicles

DOE labs study on costs and benefits of new transportation technologies the most comprehensive to date

Study finds all-electric rideshare fleet could reduce carbon emissions, but increase traffic issues

Are public charging costs really putting the brakes on EV fleet sales?

GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

SoCal Edison offering EV grant writing assistance to medium- and heavy-duty fleet owners

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

GlobalData: COVID-19 puts EV sales and CO2 fleet emission targets at risk

Rivian R1EVS to join fleets in the mining industry

Vehicle scrappage policy to reduce cost of EVs says Nitin Gadkari

Autofleet launches electrification simulator to plan transition to EVs for fleets and charging point operators

Berkeley study finds self-driving electric taxi fleets in Manhattan would deliver significant cost and environmental benefits

New report showcases innovative finance tools to electrify truck, bus fleets; TCE Toolkit

Loop introduces new 120kW fuel cell system; 60% net system efficiency, much earlier fuel-cost parity with diesel

Tesla Model 3 fleet cost efficiency to be tested by City of Venice

Everything You Need to Know About the Cost of Owning a Car

CALSTART report highlights importance of managed charging for fleets

Lightning Systems introduces range of AC and DC fast charge charging stations for fleet electric vehicles

InCharge Energy releases scalable DC fast charger; 180kW unit can charge two fleet vehicles simultaneously

BYD and Levo partner to deploy up to 5K BEVs in US fleets, integrate V2G technology

AMPLY Power and Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions collaborate on bus fleet electrification and solar-powered overhead charging

UPS/Greenbiz study identifies motivators and barriers to electric fleets

Independent study confirms cost savings & emissions advantages for heavy-duty trucks running ClearFlame’s engine technology

US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

Study finds EVs are traveling less than half the US fleet average

Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

Nikola Tre FCEV receives CARB ZEP Executive Order for HVIP eligibility; $240,000 base incentive per truck

Factor in V2G Revenue When Planning Fleet Electrification

Merchants Fleet Pivots To Help Fleet Managers Electrify Their Fleets

DOE awards nearly $7M to 4 projects to reduce costs of electric vehicle chargers by 50% over next 3 years

Kolkata Police to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet

4 Powerful Reasons to Choose EV Connect for Your Fleet Charging

Octillion Power Systems debuts new EV battery-leasing plan

Report on electric vehicle adoption in india

ChargePoint Launches Electric Fleet Charging Ecosystem

CMU researchers find controlled charging of PHEVs can cut cost of integration into electricity system by 54-73%; higher benefits with wind power

U-M researchers challenge USPS EV environmental study

Groupe Renault launching large-scale V2G trials with fleet of 15 Zoe EVs

Prasar Bharati deploys second-largest electric vehicles fleet in Delhi

Hertz launches ‘electrified’ fleet push in Denver

How to Choose the Right Vehicle for Your Fleet

Study finds technology cost of achieving European 2020 LDV CO2 targets more than offset by resultant fuel savings

City of Detroit unveils its first 100% EV fleet

New York City adding 70 electric vehicles to fleet; launches EV educational push

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