Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Calling it a vital national security issue, Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard (a retired Marine officer and Gulf War veteran) signed Executive Order #6, 2012 making Indianapolis the first city in the nation to require the purchase of either electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles for the city’s non-police fleet, and the use of CNG in heavy-duty vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

developer of hybrid electric powertrains for commercial vans and trucks, and Knapheide Manufacturing Company, one of the leading commercial vehicle equipment providers in North America, announced that Knapheide has completed more than 100 installations of XL Hybrids’ XL3 powertrain on fleet vehicles: Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo vans.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. City of Fairfield.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 6, 2024

Lastly, REE is showcasing its full-by-wire electric truck (seen above) at Work Truck Week in Indianapolis, Indiana. The REE demo truck debuted during a private Knapheide Distributor Event on Tuesday, in which Knapheide’s sales and installation partners got to experience the complete vehicle solution up close.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2015

Kiessling Transit’s vehicles, featuring new 2015 and 2016 model year Ford E450 chassis and Elkhart Coach bodies, will have the Lightning Hybrids patented parallel hybrid system installed prior to delivery this summer. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid' —Tim Reeser, president and co-founder, Lightning Hybrids.

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Hybrid Massachusetts Indianapolis Fleet 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Community members in Portland, Oregon; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Raleigh, North Carolina soon expanding to the Triangle region have already agreed to work with RMI’s Project Get Ready. Corporate/city/state fleets commit to buy a certain number of plug-ins (RFPs for major purchases or conversions).

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Plug-in Plug Raleigh Indianapolis 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative.

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