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XL Fleet launches pilot program with Essential Utilities, Inc. to electrify its utility fleet

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XL Fleet announced that Essential Utilities, Inc. Essential, headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA, deploys a fleet of approximately 2,500 of these vehicles across 10 states. —Charles Stevenson, Vice President of Fleet Operations at Essential.

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XL Fleet going public via merger with SPAC Pivotal Investment Corporation II; expanding fleet portfolio to all-electric solutions

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XL Fleet and Pivotal Investment Corporation II, a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have recently entered into a definitive merger agreement. Fleet electrification as a whole is still in the early stages of development, and there is tremendous untapped opportunity in the years and decades ahead.

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XL Fleet expands XLP PHEV drive system for use in multiple GM fleet applications

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XL Fleet announced that the Company’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric drive technology is being expanded for use across a range of fleet vehicles from General Motors. The company believes its expanded portfolio will further extend its leadership position in fleet electrification.

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Chevrolet, GMC expand CNG truck and van offerings

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Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans next year. The vehicles are fully warranted and validated by GM.

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GMC and Chevrolet bi-fuel pickup production begins

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Production of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks is underway in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the pickups are available for order by fleet and retail customers through Chevrolet and GMC dealers. director of Fleet Operations. The Silverado HD and Sierra 2500 HD Vortec 6.0L

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GM to Offer Chevy, GMC CNG and LPG Vans for Fleets

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GM will offer Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) powered versions of the Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size vans to fleet and commercial customers beginning later this year. We’re listening to our fleet customers and dealers about offering options that help them achieve their business objectives.

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Beyond Hummer EV: Fully electric GMC pickup confirmed

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While the GMC Hummer EV will likely serve as an luxury off-road halo model for GMC, the brand’s reputation is fueled by fleets of work truck that don’t entirely fit within the Hummer EV’s eventual base price of $79,995.

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