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St. Louis Launches SiLVERS EV Shuttle Service for Seniors

CleanTechnica EVs

A groundbreaking concept, the SiLVERS program accomplishes multiple goals. For one, it demonstrates the cost benefits of EV fleets for social service agencies and how that can translate to improved quality of service.

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Production of 100th GILLIG battery-electric bus

Green Car Congress

Cummins and GILLIG announced the production of the 100 th GILLIG battery-electric bus built since the two companies began partnering on the heavy-duty transit vehicle. The milestone bus will be delivered to Metro Transit in St. Louis, Missouri this month. Earlier post.) GILLIG is currently booking new bus orders into 2023.

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Anheuser-Busch completes first zero-emission beer delivery; BYD and Nikola

Green Car Congress

Anheuser-Busch, in partnership with Nikola Motor Company and BYD Motors LLC, completed its first Zero-Emission Beer Delivery in its hometown of St. Lohr Distributors then delivered the beer to the Enterprise Center, home of the St. Louis Blues, on a BYD electric truck. The 21 BYD electric trucks as well as a 958.5

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

Green Car Congress

Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Nidec and Embraer to form JV to develop electric propulsion system for aerospace

Green Car Congress

Japan’s Nidec Corporation and Brazil’s Embraer agreed to establish a joint venture company, called Nidec Aerospace LLC, to develop electric propulsion systems for the aerospace sector. The headquarters, located at Nidec Motor Corporation (NMC) in St.

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STL Airport taps Lightning eMotors for multiple electric shuttle buses and EV chargers

Electrek

Today, the company announced that the St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) has purchased several ZEV4 electric shuttle buses that will soon transport travelers between terminals. more… The post STL Airport taps Lightning eMotors for multiple electric shuttle buses and EV chargers appeared first on Electrek.

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Amazon Announces Expansion, New Milestones for Electric Delivery Vehicle Program

Electric Cars Report

Amazon is ready for its first-ever holiday season with its fleet of custom electric delivery vehicles designed by Rivian. Hundreds of the vehicles rolled out this summer in more than a dozen cities, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St.

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