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Philadelphia Joins Coalition
Plug In Partners
FEBRUARY 7, 2006
C ity of P hiladelphia Council of the City of Philadelphia (Resolution No.
Maxwell supplying ultracaps to ABB for hybrid version of Philadelphia rail energy recuperation system
Green Car Congress
APRIL 9, 2014
is supplying ultracapacitors to ABB for its recent contract win to upgrade Philadelphia area rail lines. ABB will install a hybrid version of its high-efficiency ENVILINE wayside energy recovery and storage system for the Southeast Pennsylvania Transit Authority’s (SEPTA) light rail system serving the greater Philadelphia area. When decelerating or braking, a traction vehicle (train, tram or trolleybus) is feeding the regenerated braking energy back into the DC power network.
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BMW i and EVgo expanding ChargeNow DC Fast program; 500 more fast chargers in US; no-cost DC and Level 2 for BMW i3 drivers
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. As part of its ongoing commitment to the growth of a robust public DC Fast charging infrastructure, BMW is supporting EVgo’s installation of an incremental 500 DC Fast Combo chargers, to benefit BMW i3 customers and all EV drivers in the US with DC Fast Combo charging capability. ChargeNow DC Fast markets include: Atlanta, GA.
Electric Cars: Yes We Will
Revenge of the Electric Car
JANUARY 19, 2009
Dateline: Washington, DC. The buzz is everywhere and completely electric in Washington DC this week. Case in point: we opened the paper on our arrival to see a full 1/4 page photo of this message greeting Obama from the sides of the train tracks on his big journey from Philadelphia to DC: Electric Cars: Yes We Can ! " And here in DC, you can’t stop hearing these phrases: green energy, green transportation, and green jobs to build them.
Preliminary survey results show 27% believe they will be using autonomous car by 2020, 49% a single mobility app
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2016
A final sample size of n=2,320 was achieved across 23 cities between the 6-22 September 2016: London (109); Melbourne (100); Sydney (100); Singapore City (101); Austin (100); Los Angeles (100); New York (100); Philadelphia (100); Portland (100); San Francisco (100); Washington DC (100); Kuala Lumpur (100); Amsterdam (100); Milan (100); Paris (104); Madrid (100); Brussels (101); Montréal (100); Toronto (104); México City (100); Santiago (101); Lima (100) and Frankfurt (100).
Nestlé Waters North America adds 155 new medium-duty propane autogas trucks to delivery fleet
Green Car Congress
MARCH 8, 2016
The Nestlé Waters North America propane trucks are used to deliver product to its customers across the country including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Deployments in 2016 will include New York City, Boston, Dallas, Houston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Baltimore. Equipped with ROUSH CleanTech fuel technology, the trucks operate in three of BBU’s major markets: Chicago, Denver, and Washington DC.
Fall Preview and Theatrical Launch
Revenge of the Electric Car
AUGUST 18, 2011
Washington, DC. Philadelphia. This summer has been a wild ride of festivals, terrific opening press and special event screenings across the country.
New Flyer advances second year production of diesel-electric hybrids for SEPTA; IAP II electrification
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 15, 2017
The SEPTA buses will be deployed in the City of Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs of Delaware, Montgomery, Bucks, and Chester, supporting four million people living in and around southeastern Pennsylvania. IAP II offers the following benefits: Allows accessories to operate at the most efficient speeds, improving fuel economy Replaces alternator and belt with a more reliable and efficient DC-DC converter, resulting in improved fuel economy. New Flyer of America Inc.,
EIA: major utilities continue to increase spending on US electric distribution systems
Green Car Congress
JULY 23, 2018
Spending on electricity distribution systems by major US electric utilities—representing about 70% of total US electric load—has risen 54% over the past two decades, from $31 billion to $51 billion annually, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
INRIX powers first on-street parking service in a production connected car
Green Car Congress
JULY 6, 2017
Initially, the service is available in Germany (Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich and Stuttgart), and in the US (Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C.). INRIX, Inc. announced the availability of its On-Street Parking service in the new BMW 5 Series Sedan. The real-time on-street parking service uses historical and up-to-the-minute parking data to predict the availability of parking spaces.
Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2017
Workplace and multi-unit dwelling charging stations will be installed in six California metropolitan areas—Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose—as well as in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Raleigh, Seattle and Washington, DC.
APTA reports record public transportation usage in US in 2013; growth outpacing population and VMT growth
Green Car Congress
MARCH 10, 2014
The following five commuter rail systems saw double digit increases in 2013: Austin, TX (37.3%); Harrisburg-Philadelphia, PA (33.9%); Anchorage, AK (30.0%); Lewisville, TX (23.0%); Stockton, CA (19.9%); Minneapolis, MN (12.5%); and Portland, OR (10.3%).
Zipcar to expand Zipvan cargo van service across North America
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 21, 2012
Zipcar is launching the Zipvan service in Seattle, Los Angeles, Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon today, and will roll out the service to its remaining metro markets in North America over the next 12 months. The service was expanded to North America as a pilot program in November 2011, and has been well received by Zipcar members in the pilot markets of San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Toronto and Washington, DC, with over 12,000 Zipvan trips taken to date.
UPS Deploys 200 More Hybrid Delivery Trucks
Green Car Congress
APRIL 6, 2010
The 200 new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) join roughly 20,000 low-emission and alternative-fuel vehicles already in use and have been deployed in Austin, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Primary components are the Hybrid Drive Unit (HDU), which combines a clutch, a 44 kW/420 N·m motor/generator and automatically controlled manual transmission; the motor inverter/controller; the DC/DC converter; and a 2 kWh li-ion battery pack.
First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network
Green Car Congress
APRIL 14, 2017
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has published the plan for the first tranche of Volkswagen’s National Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Investment spending, directed at 11 cities nationwide—New York, Washington, D.C.,
Most Hybrid Cities In America
Hybrid SUV Blog
MARCH 19, 2010
Philadelphia. From our data, San Francisco and Washington D.C. Some of the least green cities were Phoenix, Philadelphia, and San Antonio.
Florida Governor Rick Scott rejects proposed Federal high-speed rail project
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
billion in federal funds to DC. Keep in mind that Amtrak’s Acela train in Washington, D.C., Boston, Philadelphia, New York and Baltimore only had 3.2 Florida Governor Rick Scott has informed US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood of the state’s decision to reject President Obama’s Tampa to Orlando high-speed rail project.
Hino Trucks introduces new Class 4, 5 diesel and diesel hybrid electric trucks for North American market
Green Car Congress
MARCH 9, 2011
Due to initial product availability, the hybrid models will follow a roll-out approach and will be available in the following markets in December of 2011: New York, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., The new Hino COE diesel and diesel hybrid for the North American market. Click to enlarge.
THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2010
The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. Washington DC. Philadelphia. Electric vehicle maker THINK released its first US EV-Ready Cities Index. The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third.
Rent A Hybrid. Links To Green Rentals.
Hybrid SUV Blog
FEBRUARY 15, 2009
Louis, MO | Tampa, FL | Washington, DC. Spring break and summer vacations are closer than you think, and many families making travel plans now are looking for ways to make their trips a little easier on the environment.
CMU study finds that coal retirement is needed for EVs to reduce air pollution
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 12, 2016
Electric vehicles charged in coal-heavy regions can create more human health and environmental damages from life cycle air emissions than gasoline vehicles, according to a new consequential life cycle analysis by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.
Pike Research projects California, New York and Florida to lead US in PEV sales
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
Dallas, Philadelphia, Houston, Atlanta and Washington DC are not expected to show strong sales of PEVs; all are forecast to have fewer than 28,000 PEVs in their markets by 2017. Pike projections of cumulative light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales, 10 largest MSAs by population, 2011-2017. Click to enlarge. Pike Research has earlier forecasted the plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) market at the national level in the US, globally, and within world regions and key countries.
Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2012
Drivers in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles spend even longer times queuing to and from work every day. Separately, Volvo Car Corporation and the Embassy of Sweden hosted a seminar—“Policy Implications of Autonomous Vehicles”— in Washington DC at which Mertens called for a seamless, federal framework for regulating autonomous vehicles.
Chevrolet to Produce 10,000 Volts in 2011 and 30,000 in 2012; 50-State Availability 12-18 Months After Launch
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2010
DiSalle also confirmed that the first Volts available for retail sales will be sold in California; Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia before arriving in New York City on July 4.
Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
While the most populous states will see the highest sales volumes, with California, New York and Florida likely leading the way, as a percentage of total vehicle sales, smaller states will lead, with Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, DC, and Delaware among the top states for PEV penetration. The second highest penetration rate will be in California (5.4%), followed by Oregon (5.4%), Washington, D.C.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
Markets include California (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and Fresno); Colorado (Denver); Florida (Orlando, Tampa); New York (Albany, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester); Oregon (Eugene, Portland); Texas (Austin, Dallas, Houston); Atlanta; Boston; Detroit; Minneapolis; Philadelphia; St. Louis; Seattle; and Washington, DC.
More Electric Cars in Las Vegas with Stan Hanel's Story on the RAR'ster. with EVJerr Back to Webblogging, Sunday, 13 September 2009
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
AUGUST 3, 2009
EVJerry traveled with the RAR caravan as an advance scout vehicle in the All American “Spirit of DC”. The EVADC chapter became the lead sponsor of an EVducational Tour, called the "Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America. See also www.PHEV3A.com ) EVJerry was very familiar with roadtrip conditions along the way as he had previously driven the “Spirit of DC” while visiting all 48 continental State Capitols and 54 EAA Chapters in both the USA and Canada from April 2008 to April 2009.
Volkswagen’s Electrify America supplement discusses ZEV charging investments in disadvantaged California communities
Green Car Congress
JULY 3, 2017
Earlier this year, Electrify America submitted the plan for the first tranche of spending, directed at 11 cities nationwide—New York, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors.
Test drive the Fusion Hybrid and attend American Idol finale
Green Cars News
MAY 6, 2009
Boston, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Tampa, Washington, D.C. Atlanta, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia. Motorists in the US are being given the opportunity to attend a special showing of the American Idol finale at cinemas* across the country on May 19.
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