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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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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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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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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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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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Greenlings: Benefits of charging stations vs. battery swaps vs. home charging

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Reply ↓ ↑ report 3 Ernie 3:30AM (4/13/2009) "And, you have to recognize that they pull a hell of a lot of power through the local grid: there will come a time when we will see utility transformers popping from all the current being drawn (imagine just a few dozen EVs fast-charging simultaneously, on 480V at 500A: wow)" Is that it?