Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

The VNR Electric models from Volvo Trucks North America are the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 trucks to be deployed in Albertsons Cos. company-wide fleet, and will be serving Albertsons, Vons, and Pavilions stores in Southern California. Albertsons Cos.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2024

Vehicle-makers are establishing certification programs to make sure their dealers are prepared to provide a good experience to their customers as they make the transition to EVs. The Freightliner dealer network plans to have 100 dealer locations certified by 2025. We see it as our responsibility to support them on their journey.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. —Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America. Both fleets will recharge their Volvo VNR Electrics at their local facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2022

GM is the first OEM to introduce a Plug and Charge feature to the company’s existing and future EVs that is designed to work on multiple, public networks in North America. GM is expanding its existing collaboration with EVgo to add a new Plug and Charge service to the Ultium Charge 360 ecosystem.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

In each city, the Ford Drive team works with local dealers to purchase a fleet of Mustang Mach-Es. Service and maintenance of those vehicles are conducted through dealers as well. The vehicle is delivered to the driver within two weeks, and they use the Ford Drive app to manage payments and service.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2021

To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America; its exclusive Virginia dealer, Sonny Merryman Inc.; and Proterra celebrated the delivery of the 50 th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2012

has established a “Green Dealer” program for its independently-owned Honda and Acura automobile dealers in the United States. Ten dealers have already received the award, 18 more have applied to be in the program, and more than 200 dealers have independently developed initiatives to reduce their environmental impact.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

REE has initiated customer deliveries of the first batch of P7-C demonstration trucks for multiple fleet evaluations in North America via its dealer network. US dealer Pritchard EV is the first to receive the P7-C demonstration truck for a road show with its large fleet customers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 Also partnering in the program is Virginia bus dealer Sonny Merryman.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date. This new battery technology and other upgrades give them the range, power and features at the price they need to scale up their electric fleets. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 1, 2024

There will be seven all-new models launched in North America, 78-percent of the current Nissan line-up will be refreshed, and they will be introducing e-Power (Nissan’s term for its series hybrid powertrains) and pure electric models. The post News: Nissan Charts Future EV Plans first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. Genesis is on schedule to have 100+ dealers across the country in the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The commencement of ClearFlame’s first pilot fleet trial with Beck’s, highlighting strong interest from commercial fleets. Reviva is the largest privately held diesel engine remanufacturer in North America and its engines are available at most aftermarket truck component suppliers and large truck dealers in the USA and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

with inventory financing to support the expansion of its dealer network in the US. This type of arrangement, also known as floorplan financing, allows dealers to stock, market and sell a wide variety of motorcycles and related products from manufacturers. It is an important element of a successful manufacturer-dealer business model.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has entered into a 7-year agreement with Swedish-American energy storage manufacturer NorthStar Battery Company as the supplier of Ultra High Performance Pure Lead AGM batteries as part of the improvements being made to the next-generation Cascadia truck.

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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America announced today that it received its largest global order of Class 8 electric semi-trucks with Maersk-owned Performance Team. Volvo said in a release Performance Team will begin operations in Q2 2022 in its Southern California fleet operations serving port drayage and warehouse distribution routes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Key factors changing the decision landscape include strong public reaction to the GMC HUMMER EV and HUMMER EV SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup; GM and dealer investments in the EV customer experience; public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure; and the global policy environment.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

At times, Tesla’s fleet growth has greatly outpaced its service growth – resulting in significant issues and wait times for owners to get their vehicles serviced. While franchise dealers benefit from vehicles needing service, since Tesla owns everything, it is better off having minimal service needed for its vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

announced a joint partnership to bring in Hertz Global EV to key Starwood select-service hotels in North America. The smart fortwo electric drive joins EVs from the other manufacturers as part of Hertz Global EV’s fleet. Series production begins in 2012 for sale through smart USA’s dealer network.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, centered on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America, has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. It is sold through a network of dealers and upfitters.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2016

—Zack Hicks, CEO of Toyota Connected and Chief Information Officer at Toyota Motor North America. Based in Plano, TX, Toyota Connected will launch with two mandates: delivering seamless and contextual services; and using cutting-edge data analytics to support product development for customers, dealers, distributors, and partners.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2021

The plan is to eventually transition its entire fleet of vehicles to be fully electric, but the company doesn’t plan to accomplish this until 2035. In addition, GM Financial will provide a multi-year, $5 billion credit facility for Cruise to scale its Cruise Origin fleet.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

With the (PIVG) now extended to include the FH and FM Electric, there’s an extra incentive for UK fleets to begin the transition. A Volvo Trucks representative ensures that the company’s UK dealers are well-acquainted with the PIVG process and stand at the ready to assist customers in completing grant applications for new truck registrations.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2017

The car-sharing application will support driver identification and authentication, plus payment and fleet management for car-sharing businesses. The application was developed in-house and is managed by Toyota Connected North America (TC), the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc. These sales include: Van Bortel Ford in Rochester, NY. Verizon Wireless through Stoneham in Stoneham, MA. Hawk Ford in Oak Lawn, IL.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 12, 2023

Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8 The First Car Vietnamese Car Comes To North America When Vietnam’s largest company, the VinGroup, announced in 2017 they were entering the automobile manufacturing business, it probably didn’t get too much notice. Speak to your dealer representative about when these features will be available.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Thanks to our new network integrations, we are proud to offer a global Blink Charging experience, so EV drivers can use the same global Blink mobile app at thousands of locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

It will open doors to wholesalers, distributors, traders of parts and components, professionals from car repair shops, garages, service stations, fleet management and develop networking and business opportunities. Notably, exports to North America, Europe, and Asia have witnessed growth in 2023 compared to the previous year.

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Blink Charging

JANUARY 19, 2024

Although the $7,500 consumer tax credit for buying an electric car is becoming more restrictive for new vehicles adhering to specific manufacturing requirements , there’s a provision enabling consumers to still enjoy the credit when leasing an EV assembled outside of North America. Vehicle must be used primarily in the United States.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 1, 2020

Nearly all dealers are back to work and there are signals of an uptick in showroom traffic, but consumer confidence remains fragile. Prior to the pandemic, Europe had already faced uncertainty on the CO 2 fleet target timetable and UK and European Union trade talks. North America is forecast to see sales drop 26.7%

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 2, 2023

Look for Clean Fleet Report’s extensive review, including driving impressions, on March 21. So you don’t miss any new stories and vehicle reviews, make sure to opt-in to the Clean Fleet Report newsletter at the top right of page. The Electrified GV70 comes in two trim levels. line-up,” and ‘will be a very important vehicle for Genesis.”

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2012

Pike expects their entrance into the e-scooter and e-motorcycle market to shake up the market thanks to their deep marketing budgets, established dealer networks, and broad international reach. The e-motorcycle and e-scooter market is here to stay. Jiangsu Xinri E-Vehicle has a very different business plan than Zero.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2014

North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific will continue to drive PEV sales, as the technology will have only limited availability in the emerging markets of Latin America and Africa. North America and Western Europe—are close to peaking of sales of new vehicles. PEV makers pursue revenue beyond vehicle sales.

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EV Life

OCTOBER 21, 2023

The vehicles must be assembled in North America, and certain percentages of their battery components and critical battery minerals must be sourced from or manufactured in the U.S Commercial vehicles can exceed $80,000, be assembled outside North America, and have far fewer battery provisions. But here’s the good part.

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Electric Vehicles India

APRIL 29, 2021

In its first phase, 50 vehicles will represent the Revel and further expansion of the fleet is done in the next year to provide the need of the zero-emissions rideshare. The fleet is having Tesla Model with features like extra legroom, a front passenger seat that can be removed from each car and the temperature can be controlled.

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