Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2013

This marks the first time that all-electric transit buses will be purchased and placed into Metro revenue service. Metro’s Advanced Transit Vehicle Consortium (ATVC), a partnership with LA City, LA County and South Coast Air Quality Management District, will initially purchase five low-floor, 40-foot all-electric buses.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2015

Boston Public Schools will operate 11% of its bus fleet with Blue Bird propane autogas buses, starting with the 2015-2016 school year. The school district is purchasing 86 Blue Bird Propane Vision school buses, and hopes to convert more of their diesel fleet to propane buses in the future.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2011

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will be the first to offer Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric vehicles (EVs) for daily and weekly rentals later this month. We’re committed to using our fleet and industry-leading network as a sort of ‘petri dish’ to promote new alternatives and prove their feasibility in the marketplace.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

On Friday, the fleet of Chevrolet Equinox fuel cell electric vehicles involved in GM’s Project Driveway—the largest consumer fuel cell vehicle demonstration project to date ( earlier post )—passed the 1-million mile mark. The Equinox fuel cell vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

This latest order is Foothill’s largest order to date, bringing the all-electric fleet to about 30—nearly 10% of the transit agency’s total. Foothill Transit will also become the first customer for Proterra’s new extended-range vehicle, the Proterra Catalyst XR. Electric (Battery) Fleets Heavy-duty' Earlier post.).

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Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 8, 2023

Some vehicles have extended-range options that carry higher weights than the standard model for a higher price. The payload for these vehicles is a great start, but what will the range impact be? How Trailers Affect Range. The post How Do Trailers Affect EV Range? first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2015

The XR Extended Range product, using NMC Li-ion cells, allows longer distances between charge events. This new RFP selection enables other Pacific Northwest transit fleets to begin similar or larger programs. Fast charge configured buses can also be charged in-depot to take advantage of off-peak charging times.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Eliminate state sales tax on vehicle purchase; Commit/fund government fleet purchases (200 vehicles). Provide incentives for vehicle purchasers (see above - $2,500/16 kWh vehicle) and charging equipment and installation (see above - up to $3,000/home; $30,000/other site with 10 charging ports). Clean Cities Orgs / AQMD.

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All Cars Electric

NOVEMBER 11, 2010

GM is set to deliver its 2011 Chevrolet Volt to its first batch of owners, but it's just booked a big order sure to keep the extended-range electric car in short supply for the near future. Corporate giant GE said today it would purchase 25,000 electric cars over the next five years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

The Pro joins E-Transit in the lineup of Ford work-ready electric vehicles, backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing. Both versions automatically adjust the truck’s battery range estimates as power is used. Fleet managers can set parameters for power usage. Available 9.6-kilowatt

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EV Life

JULY 21, 2023

The Chevrolet Equinox EV is a highly anticipated addition to Chevy’s growing fleet of electric vehicles and will come in two distinct forms, the LT and RS—with several available trims, drive configurations, and range options. The entry-level front-wheel drive option will have 210 horsepower and provide around 250 miles of range.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2015

The investment consists of an initial investment and additional purchases of CRI equity over a 3-year period. In late April 2015, Geely Auto deployed a first-of-its-kind fleet of 150 methanol-fueled taxis in the southern Chinese city of Guiyang in cooperation with the municipal government.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2009

According to the report, participants expressed strong enthusiasm for deploying more hydrogen buses, with most indicating a desire for larger fleets, such as 50–100 buses per site. Diesel buses typically operate for 18 to 20 hours per day, over a range of about 186-217 miles (300-350 km), using one tank of fuel. Fuel Cell Durability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2017

has received a new purchase order from Workhorse Group Inc. that covers the supply of SUMO MD powertrain systems for the E-GEN battery-electric extended range and E-100 all-electric delivery truck platforms. MPGe fuel efficiency, with an average range of 100 miles on a single charge depending on duty cycle.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 11, 2022

Driving Range: Pro, XLT, Lariat: 230 miles. Extended Range Battery. The most convenient and expected place to charge will be at home using the Ford Mobile Charger that is included with the purchase of a Lighting. Extended-Range Battery. 0 – 60 mph: 4.5 Payload: 2,235 pounds. Dual electric motors.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Today’s electric vehicles have become increasingly appealing, with 81% of EV owners expressing a clear preference for purchasing another EV for their next car. This preference is fueled by advancements in battery technology, leading to enhanced range.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2017

The Xcelsior CHARGE extended range configurations allow for up to 600 kWh battery capacity, delivering realistic transit ranges of more than 200 miles on a single charge based on Federal Transit Administration test protocol. The contract includes 35 firm orders with options to purchase an additional 65 buses.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

The Cadillac Converj extended-range electric vehicle Concept uses the Voltec platform. Currently, they have a fleet of 116 vehicles spread throughout the world: Los Angeles, NYC, Washington, Berlin, Shanghai and Seoul. Build better products. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge. GM is a strong player in China and Latin America.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

400 million in grants to purchase thousands of plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles for test demonstrations in several dozen locations; to deploy them and evaluate their performance; to install electric charging infrastructure; and to provide education and workforce training to support the transition to advanced electric transportation systems.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 28, 2009

Coming to public in 12 Nissans first electric car is to go into corporate and government fleets beginning in late 2010. Postal Service with a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town & Country minivans in Michigan, North Carolina and the New York City area beginning later this year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2010

Despite this cost challenge, however, the report projects steady growth for hybrid and electric cars—including mild- and full-hybrids; plug-in hybrids; extended range electric vehicles; and fully electric vehicles. Given current technology options, we see substantial challenges to achieving this goal by 2020. BCG Report. Cost and TCO.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2009

The most important place for utilities to engage is to help vehicle purchasers who are their customers and rate payers get the charging equipment installed as conveniently and as quickly as possible. Linguistically, they’re talking about “plug-ins” rather than quibbling about plug-in hybrids vs. extended range EVs. Mark Duvall.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It can do this with little disruption to the way homes and industry purchase and use energy today. All we really need in addition to fleets of new paradigm vehicles are additional solar and wind generation sources. We can set a goal to have every new vehicle purchased be a PHEV. These PHEV Volts have a 35 mile (56 km) AER.

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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. For extended range I guess one could carry a fairly modest generator set in the trunk to avoid ever being stranded. Reply ↓ ↑ report 8 Pixls 11:17PM (4/09/2009) ive always thought that battery swaps would be a good idea.

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