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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

Green Car Congress

WattEV’s TaaS model provides shippers and carriers access to battery-electric trucks at a per-mile rate, including charging, that is on par with the total cost of operating diesel trucks. Volvo Trucks North America’s customer WattEV has ordered 50 Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric trucks to launch its Truck-as-a-Service (TaaS) model in California.

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This new Mack MD Electric is a mobile EV charging station

Baua Electric

This system will allow the customer or dealer to charge trucks – whether it’s a demo unit or a multi-unit ride-and-drive event at the dealer – without having charging infrastructure readily available at their site,” says Ryan Saba, energy solutions manager for Mack Trucks.

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Zomato, Kotak Mahindra and Gogoro join hands to advance the ownership of EVs

Electric Vehicles India

On Tuesday, Gogoro announced that the partnership is to encourage the last-mile transportation sector’s rapid adoption of electric mobility. The businesses will provide low-cost loan terms and battery switching services to last-mile delivery partners so they may switch to environmentally friendly modes of transportation.

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Eaton supporting deep incentive program for medium- and heavy-duty hybrid vehicles in California

Green Car Congress

The program strongly benefits the public and commercial truck industry by helping interested fleets save money while delivering more sustainable transportation. Devito noted that the program is simple for fleets and dealers to use because the incentives are pre-set for each qualified vehicle.

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Euler Motors bags 2,500 small electric CVs orders from e-commerce companies 

Electric Vehicles India

Electric vehicles are becoming more common in fleet manufacturers, e-commerce companies are opting for electric vehicles for their fleet operations for the first and last-mile operations. Many e-commerce companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, etc are planning to adopt electric vehicles for last-mile delivery of goods.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

Green Cars News

It is a voluntary arrangement which motor dealers must join and match the £1,000 provided by the Government. A scheme was announced following considerable lobbying by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the British Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (BVRLA) and other interested parties. What is a Plug-in hybrid?

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Getting the personal story `

Electric Auto Association

Sometimes we recommend they take it to the dealer for a check.” If they have nothing to show, dealers tell customers to try the local car club,” Cary said, remembering back to an instance where a couple was considering the purchase of a Hyundai Ioniq 5. We’re not professional consultants,” Cary said.