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Feature: How Expensive Is EV Maintenance?

Clean Fleet Report

Detailing the Savings from Going Electric. All vehicles require some form of maintenance. That said, drivers will typically spend less on long-term maintenance than they would for an internal combustion engine (ICE) car over time. A bonus: Electric vehicles are much better for the environment. EVs are no different.

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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

Blink Charging

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. To meet these standards, vehicles must undergo an extensive, long-established testing process, regardless of whether the vehicle operates on gasoline or electricity.

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Feature: Top 6 Reasons Why an EV Is the Right Choice

Clean Fleet Report

It’s Getting Easier To Go Electric. Most people are turning towards initiatives that build the environment rather than destroy it. One of these remarkable initiatives is the introduction of electric cars. Electric cars are a current trend. In 2019, the sales of electric vehicles totaled 1.1 Low Maintenance Costs.

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Ford reveals production version of Transit Custom PHEV at IAA Commercial Vehicles

Green Car Congress

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs are Better for the Environment Over the course of their lifetimes , EVs generate less than half of the GHG emissions of comparable gasoline-powered vehicles. In addition, electricity in the U.S. EVs Cost Less to Fuel Powering your ride with electricity costs about 60% less than buying gasoline.

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T&E concludes that diesel cars emit more CO2 on a full lifecycle basis than gasoline cars

Green Car Congress

A new analysis by the NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) concludes that diesel cars emit more CO 2 than equivalent cars on a full lifecycle basis—i.e., T&E adds an additional 7000 km (4,350 miles) to the diesel lifetime distance to account for this. Diesel fuel is taxed between 10% and 40% less than gasoline in most countries.

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Purolator Orders 200 More Balance Hybrid Vans; Azure Dynamics Largest Revenue Order To Date

Green Car Congress

recently ordered an additional 200 Balance Hybrid Electric delivery trucks from Azure Dynamics. The 200 unit purchase is Azure’s largest revenue order to date and also the highest volume Balance Hybrid Electric order since the product launched in the summer of 2008. Purolator Courier Ltd. The drive train, with a Ford 5.4L

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