Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. The Volvo LIGHTS project’s transformative impact on fleet operations is designed to be scalable and replicable to reduce emissions throughout the freight eco-system.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The system, which does not have electric batteries, uses this otherwise wasted energy for acceleration, supplementing power from the internal combustion engine to reduce fuel costs for fleet owners and greatly cut emissions. One business that recently integrated a Ford F59 into its fleet is AmeriPride Services Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2015

The California Energy Commission Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) is making up to $1,194,659 in grant funds available to develop a new center or expand an existing center for alternative fuels and advanced vehicle technologies in Central California. ( PON-14-606 ).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

The Jouley school buses are Meriweather Schools’ first electric buses, and they’ll replace some of its current fleet of 46 diesel school buses. All were fully funded by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean School Bus grant program, and the district has applied for four more through the same program.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2016

million grant from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for reducing greenhouse gases and other pollutants. The project’s developmental fleet of zero-emission cargo handling equipment includes four electrified yard tractors, two high-tonnage forklifts, two drayage trucks and a top handler. Components include a 1.03

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 31, 2023

Students will be considered for one of ten categories depending on their academic focus, including Automotive, Aviation, Collision Repair, Diesel On-Road and Off-Road, Marine/Watercraft, Motorcycle/ATV, Motorsports, Restoration and Welding/CNC. first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. For more information, visit techforce.org.

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Drive Electric

JANUARY 14, 2022

The clever tech could give drivers a few precious milliseconds of extra braking in the event of an emergency stop. The RAC Foundation reports it currently costs – on average – around £80 to fill up a vehicle with petrol or diesel (based on a 55 litre fuel tank). Having a fleet of EVs completely avoids all of these charges.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2010

A strategic reserve complements the hard price collar and ensures the availability of price-certain allowances in the event of unusually high carbon prices. Significant tax incentives encourage the conversion of trucks and heavy-duty fleets to natural gas vehicles. Decreasing Dependence on Foreign Oil. Investing in clean vehicles.

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EV Adoption

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

It seems like a week hasn’t gone by without an email in my inbox from GM about an embargoed press release and some upcoming GM EV event or announcement. On January 28 GM announced that it plans (aspires) to exclusively offer electric vehicles by 2035, ending production of its cars, trucks and SUVs with diesel- and gasoline-powered engines.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Caterpillar says its BESS is designed for rapid plug-and-play installation and integration, compatible with any combination of diesel, natural gas, or renewable energy sources. The electric motors don’t make as much heat as the diesels,” explained “Greg,” one the Caterpillar SMEs on the ground at CES2024. “So

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2013

At an event in Sacramento, California, Volvo Trucks announced that it will commercialize dimethyl ether (DME)-powered heavy-duty commercial vehicles in North America, with limited production beginning in 2015. It is an excellent compression ignition fuel which, like diesel, requires no separate ignition mechanism. DME and diesel.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 1, 2022

But it has yet to catch on with consumers, which is no small thing as the state of California has spent more than $300 million since 2012 for consumer rebates, fueling stations, the purchase of transit buses and grants subsidizing the development of hydrogen-powered freight trucks. The H2 & EV bits under the skin. Story by John Faulkner.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 Renewables increase from 13% of the mix today to 18% in 2035; the growth in renewables is underpinned by subsidies that rise from $64 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2035, support that in some cases cannot be taken for granted in an age of increasing fiscal austerity.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2017

Stemming from a major project partially funded with a $9-million grant from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) to develop an opposed-piston two-stroke gasoline compression ignition engine (OPGCI) ( earlier post ), Achates Power announced it is developing a 2.7-liter, liter, 3-cylinder (i.e., The new Achates Power 2.7-liter

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Setec Powerr

APRIL 26, 2022

Aiming to boost confidence in battery-powered cars by ensuring drivers can always find somewhere to plug in, grants included in the infrastructure law will help states build a charging network designed to reach highways in almost every corner of the country. This means operators have more control over where and when their fleets are charged.

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EV Adoption

MARCH 23, 2021

Audi Will Stop Developing Internal Combustion Engines – According to Audi CEO Marcus Duesmann, the automaker will not develop any new internal combustion engines, and will begin phasing out the current gasoline and diesel engines and replacing them with electric powertrains. – March 17, via Ford Authority.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan recently committed to phasing out purchasing new pure diesel buses from the capital. No more pure diesel double-deck buses will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and all new single-decks for central London will be zero-emission. Earlier post.).

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Plug In India

MAY 3, 2022

Was informed that the serious money for print media, apart from advertising, is in events. Sadly the bus fleet is diesel Tempo Travellers. Nothing slips, so nothing can be taken for granted. Everybody wants to become rich, and they felt that subscribing to ET might help them get there faster. She covers startups.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 22, 2009

Subscribe Green News Events Manufacturers Region New Cars Used Cars Filed under: EV/Plug-in , Chrysler Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service by Sam Abuelsamid on Apr 22nd 2009 at 10:05AM Chrysler U.S. Postal Service. The extended-range version will be focused on retail customers. Postal Service for mail delivery.

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Electric Auto Association

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Teresa Porter and her Nissan at an outreach event in Texas. My attentiveness to Waco and Mclennan County has led to deeper and more informative discussions concerning fleet and transit vehicles, as well as my appointment to the city of Waco’s Sustainable Resource Practices Advisory Board. Am I making progress? Who would have thought?

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Vancouvers trolley bus fleet operates at 600 volts and god knows how many amps. Maybe you should ask some engineers at the local power utility before you go shooting your mouth off, decrying how the idea will never fly. gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9 gallon Speculawyer on DOE announces $41.9

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