Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2023

Equipmake is partnering with South Wales bus service provider Newport Transport in a fleet deal that will see eight of the operator’s double deck buses repowered with Equipmake’s state-of-the-art electric drivetrain technology. Our school routes are a vital element of our service, transporting hundreds of students each day.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

Automakers are already moving toward electric vehicles, but by establishing clear lines of communication between manufacturers and major consumers, we can accelerate that transition to the point where we’re meeting critical climate goals as well as fleets’ operational needs. Alliance members recognize that the future is electric.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Volkswagen and the Hellenic Republic of Astypalea have decided to take on the rigorous task of electrifying the Greek island’s entire transportation fleet. Volkswagen and the local government of Astypalea island want to gradually convert to electric vehicle fleets, digital mobility solutions, and green energy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

Bombardier Transportation (now part of Alstom) introduced a variety of green innovations to reduce CO 2 emissions and pollution in the railway sector. With 2,473 AGC train cars in operation today, the AGC is the largest regional fleet operated in France.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2022

Seven German companies in logistics, manufacturing and retail will put 27 Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks into fleet service with funding for eco-friendly commercial vehicles from Germany’s Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). BMDV will have a budget of €1.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2022

The German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) is investing a further €20 million in the procurement of vehicles for fleets and the development of charging infrastructure as part of its electromobility funding guideline. —Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

Rome-based transport company, Atac, will receive 100 Mercedes-Benz Citaro hybrid buses. They are part of an ambitious investment program to modernize the bus fleet of the transport company in Italy’s capital. A compact hybrid module assists the low-emissions diesel engine.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2021

and the California Mobility Center (CMC) to buy five custom, all-electric work trucks as it works to transition to an all-electric fleet. Electrification efforts have depended upon commercially available technology and focused on electric and hybrid light duty vehicles and hybrid bucket trucks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

Solaris has been awarded an order for 87 hybrid buses that will be used in the metropolitan area of Barcelona (Spain). The hybrid fleet will be managed by AMB (Area Metropolitana de Barcelona), the institution that administers urban transport in the city and its neighboring municipalities.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Building on Hyliion’s proprietary battery system, the battery module will be incorporated into the next evolution of Hyliion’s Hybrid system. Hyliion’s Hybrid system can be installed on most major Class 8 commercial vehicles to help reduce fuel usage, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, improve performance, and reduce operating costs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

The study looked at several powertrains: internal combustion engine, hybrid electric vehicle, plug-in hybrid electric vehicle, fuel cell electric vehicle and battery electric vehicle. Overall, hybrid electric vehicles tend to be the lowest-cost powertrain.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex, its next generation electric hybrid propulsion solution ( earlier post ), will be put into revenue service at New York City Transit (NYCT) in May. As the largest public transportation agency in North America, the New York City Transit Authority currently operates more than 5,700 buses. Approximately 2.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Exelon Corporation today announced that its six electric and gas utilities will continue advancing transportation electrification to benefit customers and communities by taking major steps to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Exelon’s utilities have a combined fleet of more than 7,200 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2022

The 2MW hydrogen-battery hybrid truck, generating more power than its diesel predecessor and capable of carrying a 290-tonne payload, is part of Anglo American’s nuGen Zero Emission Haulage Solution (ZEHS). They span the transport, industrial, and construction sectors. The nuGen truck is retrofitted from a diesel-powered vehicle.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

Engineering company Gaussin and energy major Total are jointly developing the first full electric aircraft refueler transporter (ART FULL ELEC). Electric Aircraft Refueler Transporter, equipped with two 30-ton fuel tanks (artist rendering – courtesy of Gaussin). Saft will provide the lithium-ion batteries for this future fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

DeepRoute.ai , an international autonomous driving technology company, announced a leading-edge Robotaxi fleet comprising 30 SAIC Motor MARVEL R SUVs equipped with DeepRoute’s proprietary L4 Driver 2.0 This fleet distinguishes itself from other Robotaxis in its sleek rooftop design, replacing the traditional bulky sensor suite.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

XL Fleet Corp. a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. Under the terms of the agreement, XL Fleet will supply battery and power electronics systems for the first 1,000 units of eNow’s new electrified refrigerated trailer solutions.

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Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , approximately 15 percent of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions come from the transportation sector. In one effort, GE Aerospace and Boeing’s Aurora Flight Sciences are working together on a hybrid-electric propulsion system for a 150-to-180-seat airplane.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2018

XL recently completed a successful pilot deployment of school buses with Careful Bus Company in New York City outfitted with the XL hybrid system. In addition to the Careful Bus deployment, XL provides hybrid electric (HEV) and plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) vehicle systems to municipal fleets across the US.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Cemex Germany continues to invest in more sustainable transport for its products. The building materials company has taken delivery of two all-electric iONTRON mixer trucks from Putzmeister , which will become part of the Berlin truck mixer fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2019

XL, a provider of electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, today, announced that the Tacoma Public Utility, Clark Public Utilities and the City of Palo Alto are the latest West Coast municipalities and utilities to electrify portions of their fleets with XL-equipped vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2017

Ford announced five fleets that will participate in the Ford Transit Custom plug-in hybrid van pilot program in London, starting this fall. The pilot program is designed to explore how lower-emission plug-in hybrid electric vans could support cleaner air targets, while boosting productivity for operators in urban conditions.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2013

Deret Transport, one of France’s largest logistics companies, has recently opted for the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid. The Deret Group now has one of the largest hybrid fleets in Europe, comprising 22 Canter Eco Hybrids. In Europe, the Canter Eco Hybrid is always delivered with a permissible gross vehicle weight of 7.5

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2020

American shipbuilding company Vigor Fab LLC has selected ABB as the hybrid-electric propulsion and energy storage system provider for the newest additions to the Washington State Ferry fleet—the largest US ferry system. The first hybrid-electric Olympic Class ferry will join Washington State Ferries’ fleet in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2021

Wärtsilä will supply its Wärtsilä HY Module , a containerized hybrid battery power and energy storage system to Maersk Supply Service, the Denmark-based provider of offshore marine services and integrated solutions for the global energy sector. This is believed to be the world’s first AHTS hybrid battery conversion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2020

In joint trials, Blidösundsbolaget, a subsidiary of Transdev, has teamed up with Scania to refit M/S Rex for hybrid operations. The boat, built in 1937, is now is ferrying commuters on behalf of Stockholm Transport. By 2021, 90% of all regional public transport vessels will be operated on fossil-free fuels.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2022

in Hyderabad (India) earlier this month, Eberspaecher presented its new all-electric air-conditioning system AC135 AE, especially developed for hybrid and battery-electric driven buses in the Asia-Pacific region. Market forecasts show that by 2030, 40% of the bus fleet in India will consist of BEVs. At Prawaas 3.0

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

The board of De Lijn, the public transport authority and operator in Flanders, Belgium, has approved the order of 60 electric buses from Van Hool and VDL. Part of a framework agreement of 350 e-buses, this order represents yet another step towards a zero-emission fleet and accompanying infrastructures by 2035.

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Blink Charging

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Empowering clean transportation for children We’ll start with the most important reason; electric school buses are healthier for the children. Roughly half a million school buses transport about 20 million students each school day in the United States, and nearly all those buses currently run on diesel.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. The plan also graduates hybrid vehicles and 8.9-liter liter natural gas low-NO x engines out of HVIP.

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MARCH 3, 2024

Share In Sweden — Fleet Update appeared first on CleanTechnica. February’s market saw plugin EVs take 51.8% share in Sweden, down YoY from 54.0%. Plugin volumes were down YoY for. continued] The post EVs Take 51.8%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2019

SB 1014, enacted in 2018, directed CARB and California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to develop and implement measures to reduce GHG emissions from Transportation Network Companies (TNCs). The analysis indicates that the industry-wide TNC fleet has a 7% lower passenger occupancy than the California statewide passenger vehicle fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2022

Mesa Airlines, an American regional airline operating large fleets on behalf of partners including American Airlines, United Airlines, and DHL, has intent to order 150 aircraft to serve the express parcel and healthcare sectors. in contract value alongside its existing Phase 3 SBIR contract.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2016

Peapod, the leading online grocer in the US, took delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid delivery trucks this month. Lightning Hybrids applies a hydraulic system to the driveline of a vehicle to regenerate braking energy. —Claudia Fikert, transportation fleet administrator, Midwest Region, Peapod.

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MARCH 10, 2024

Sorting Through the Transportation Options This article may contain affiliate links. In the complex logistical ballet of modern commerce, fleet vehicles serve as the lifeblood of countless enterprises, ranging from the acrobatics of urban delivery services to the steadfast endurance of long-haul transport.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2020

ABB has entered into an agreement with Norway’s largest grocery wholesaler ASKO, and its owner NorgesGruppen, to supply charging infrastructure for its growing fleet of electric trucks. ABB recently received the Global E-mobility Leader 2019 award for its role in supporting the international adoption of sustainable transport solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2012

London has introduced its 300 th hybrid bus into its fleet; 1,000 hybrid buses are set to be introduced in the next four years as part of the Mayor of London Boris Johnson’s plans to improve air quality. The 300th hybrid bus is now in service on route 211 between Waterloo and Hammersmith.

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