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FedEx Express doubles and diversifies all-electric fleet with 24 new units; adding more than 4,000 new, fuel-efficient vehicles in total

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As part of that, within the next two months FedEx Express will place 24 new all-electric vehicles into service, expanding to three new cities and more than doubling its fleet to 43 all-electric vehicles while growing the diversity of suppliers it uses for electric vehicles. Different vehicles are appropriate for different routes.

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FedEx adds 1,900 new lightweight composite Reach vans to fleet; 35% fuel efficiency improvement

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has added 1,900 lightweight, composite-body Reach vehicles from Spartan Motors , a division of Utilimaster, to its fleet. liter Isuzu diesel engine, demonstrates a 35% fuel efficiency improvement over traditional vehicles in the FedEx Express fleet. FedEx Express, a unit of FedEx Corp. The Reach van, with its four-cylinder, 3.0-liter

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Renault Trucks and Nestlé Switzerland partner on all-electric medium-duty refrigerated truck

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A second identical vehicle will be joining the Nestlé Switzerland fleet in September. This will provide sufficient energy to run the equivalent of some 30 electric trucks for a year.

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PG&E launches new $130M program to accelerate EV adoption in Northern and Central California; 7,500 chargers

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They can also establish access rules to the EV chargers through which they can make them available to employees, fleet vehicles and/or the public. One in five electric vehicles in the United States plug into PG&E’s clean energy grid.

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SoCal Edison adds 280 Chevy Silverado EV trucks to service fleet

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California utility SoCal Edison, one of the nations largest electric utilities, is helping reduce its own carbon footprint by adding 280 Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup trucks to its service fleet part of a larger strategy to transition its entire vehicle fleet to electric by 2030. With up to 492 miles of range and a 10,500 lb.

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Grid-eMotion Flash: Hitachi’s 20 second Flash Charging Solution

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By selecting the appropriate technologies and ensuring optimal energy management, the system can save as much as 1,000 tons of CO2 on a bus line covering approximately 600,000 kilometers per year. In addition, the E-bus energy costs are 30% below those of a diesel bus. Success Stories.

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How EVs Are Reducing Carbon (CO2) Emissions

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The Global Environmental Edge of EVs The transportation sector is the dominant contributor to carbon emissions and the release of greenhouse gases, and while light-duty passenger cars were an early focus for the EV industry, larger cars and fleet vehicles represent a new opportunity for emissions reductions.

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