Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2021

The State of Michigan is teaming up with Ford, Bedrock and Bosch to launch the nation’s first-of-its-kind, real-world test site for emerging parking technology, called the Detroit Smart Parking Lab. Information on innovation grants available to support projects utilizing DSPL can be found by visiting the Michigan Mobility Funding Platform.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

May Mobility will manage a fleet of autonomous, shared vehicles that will operate along a three-mile fixed-route loop with nine designated stops to service the live, work and play districts of downtown Fishers. . – with shuttles arriving every 10- to 15-minutes on a rotating loop.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2023

Manufacturing of the pilot vehicles has kicked off in partnership with Roush Industries, Inc. at its facility in Livonia, Michigan. In preparation for that event, Bollinger has engaged multiple upfitting partners to prepare the chassis cabs for a variety of options to meet the needs of potential fleet customers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2016

announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, making it the first commercial fleet outsourcing provider to reach this milestone. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2014

a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). Ryder System, Inc., Since deploying its natural gas vehicle program in 2011, Ryder has replaced approximately 3.1

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

million to the University of Michigan to enable academic researchers and students nationwide to access the world’s first cloud-based, augmented-reality testbed for connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technologies. The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $5.0 The Mcity 2.0

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

In Michigan, Ann Arbor and Roseville Public Schools are operating six Jouleys in partnership with DTE Energy. The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley couples 226 kWh of total energy capacity from Proterra’s industry-leading battery technology, the highest standard battery capacity in the industry, with a Proterra electric drivetrain.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

Gagan Agrawal, Co-founder and CEO at Planet Electric said, “Planet Electric will be the first in the industry to put weight sensors or load cells in the cargo box, which means as the parcels come in and go out, we know exactly what the weight is and we know exactly what the range is.”

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The program lives within Michigan Central, a new mobility innovation district being developed by Ford. This is the second of two studios opening as part of the partnership announced in 2020 between Newlab and Michigan Central.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2016

Ryder System announced that Postal Fleet Services has signed a full-service agreement for 20 compressed natural gas (CNG) heavy-duty vehicles supporting mail delivery operations in Orlando, Fla., Postal Fleet Services has relied on Ryder for fleet leasing and maintenance solutions for more than 10 years. Lafayette, La.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

GM’s EV First Responder Training effort is an education and outreach program designed to offer emergency responders key information about battery electric vehicle technology, dispel misconceptions and share important industry best practices for handling electric and electrified (hybrid) vehicles safely in multiple situations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Its creators say the proposed system could deliver riders to their destinations in as little as half the time of the existing bus system at a lower cost, eventually using a fleet of autonomous shared vehicles. million grant from the Michigan Institute for Data Science. Development of the system is funded with a $1.4

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

Local, regional and state governments as well as corporate innovators have set strong commitments for fleet electrification and manufacturers want to supply the vehicles they require. Industry leaders such as (but not limited to) BYD Motors, the Ingka Group (IKEA’s parent company), Nikola Motors, Siemens, The Lion Electric Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2016

Ford is tripling its fleet of fully autonomous Ford Fusion Hybrid test vehicles—making it the largest in the automotive industry, according to the company—and will use a new-generation sensor technology as the company further accelerates its autonomous vehicle development plans. Advances in sensing, software and hardware.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2011

ALTe Powertrain Technologies, the Michigan-based developer of a Range Extended Electric Powertrain ( earlier post ), is forming a partnership with Manheim, the automotive industry’s leader in remarketing services, regarding the installation of ALTe retrofit range-extended electric powertrains in fleet vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2022

Mihm power plant in Michigan. The project supports WEC’s ambition to reduce the CO 2 emissions from its electric generating fleet by 60% by the end of 2025, and by 80% by the end of 2030 from 2005 levels, and to be net carbon-neutral by 2050. Kuester power plant in Michigan. In addition to the A.J.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2022

Michigan will enable four new mobility services to help address challenges across the state related to sustainable transit, roadway safety, parking and staffing shortages in the service industry. Currently, the key players in this industry are located on the West Coast and internationally. Bluecity ($100,000).

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

TEC is an industry leader in sales and service and provides a critical link to our commitment to electrification and customer support.” Production of the Bollinger B4 is currently underway , managed by longtime Ford manufacturing partner, Roush Industries, in Livonia, Michigan. Texas-sized collaboration Source: Bollinger Motors.

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Teslarati

MARCH 1, 2022

A potential fleet of Tesla Police Cruisers was rejected by Spokane, Washington’s Police Department after an evaluation of the all-electric Model Y crossover did not convince some members that the vehicle would be effective for law enforcement. Tesla-owning Officer convinces Sheriff’s Office a Model Y would be perfect fit.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2020

GEMINA’s goal is to reduce fixed operations and maintenance (O&M) costs from ~13 $/MWh in the current fleet to ~2 $/MWh in the advanced fleet. The digital twin framework synthesizes information from the operating plant and assimilates data from across the fleet to provide a holistic understanding of the asset.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2021

A new $2-million project at the University of Michigan aims to develop easier and more cost-effective ways to make recyclable lightweight automotive sheet metals. The Clean Sheet Project will provide these insights and we are excited to join the University of Michigan and other partners in participating. —Daniel Cooper.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2019

s The project will assess various aspects of in-service truck platoons that are delivering commercial goods by a fleet operator on their common delivery routes over an extended time period. The strategy is to partner with and leverage current industry and state agency plans for truck platooning operations. Contract Amount: $499,878.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Today, they call for a fleet average of 54.5 But many within the auto industry—and those sympathetic to it—would like to see those standards rolled. Right now, the debate over the future of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards is in full swing.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2011

Results of the survey, commissioned by DuPont and performed by Paramount Research, Coralville, Iowa, were released during the Center for Automotive Research’s Management Briefing Seminar this week in Traverse City, Michigan. This is a defining moment—not just for materials, but for the industry. L/100 km) was negotiated to 54.5

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2019

These funds will support the overall growth of Motiv, including opening a new engineering and manufacturing facility in Detroit, Michigan, as well as facilitate further growth in the large-fleet customer segment. The Series B round of investment was led by investors GMAG Holdings Corp. and Winnebago.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

By 2021, Ann Arbor could become the first American city with a shared fleet of networked, driverless vehicles. That’s the goal of the Mobility Transformation Center, a cross-campus University of Michigan initiative that also involves government and industry representatives. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). The 30-acre, $6.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Turnover of the US fleet under the three models of penetration. A less aggressive approach yielded fleet turnover rates of 60% or more for most countries, while a moderately aggressive approach yielded fleet turnover rates of more than 80% for most countries. Turnover of the Chinese fleet. Source: Belzowski and McManus.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2019

AECOM will host an industry forum in Detroit, Michigan, on 12 September 2019, to create and facilitate opportunities for Consortium members to meet technology companies and bus manufacturers to discuss the development of program specifications for automated buses for each region’s pilot project.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 24, 2024

RoboTire, which launched in 2019, had stated its intention to speed up vehicle maintenance for auto repair shops, fleet operators and dealerships. But it had been ramping up operations in Metropolitan Detroit and with its headquarters located in nearby Plymouth, Michigan, shortly before openly confronting financial difficulties.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2015

The Peloton System integrates best-in-class active safety systems with cloud-based monitoring, making individual trucks safer at all times and delivering a rapid return on investment to fleets via fuel efficiency. Demonstrations and fleet pilot deployments in additional states will be held later this year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2016

The company currently operates an R&D fleet of autonomous vehicles in Singapore, where it was the first private company to win governmental approval for testing on public roads. Building on 10+ years of research by co-founders Iagnemma and Prof.

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Teslarati

APRIL 17, 2023

The legacy automaker recently announced that its customers will benefit from the full $7,500 clean vehicles purchase incentive across its entire EV fleet lineup under a given MSRP cap. Fleet customers including for BrightDrop and the Chevrolet Silverado EV will benefit from the $7,500 commercial incentive,” stated General Motors.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2022

The VERBIO Nevada (Iowa) Biorefinery began producing renewable natural gas (RNG) on an industrial scale in December 2021. RNG produced by VERBIO Nevada will be injected into the natural gas distribution/transmission system and sold to CNG/LNG filling stations or fleet operators for use as transportation fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2016

As Shell’s logistics provider, Ryder currently manages road transportation for Shell’s freight hauling activities across its US exploration and production (E&P) activities, including a dedicated fleet that directly supports its Gulf of Mexico operations. service locations.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2021

EPRI is a close contributor and collaborator in the automotive-utility industry and the creation of the Xcel Energy portal that allows operational engagement with the Open Vehicle-Grid Integration Platform is an example of this collaboration.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Average monthly and model year fleet-wide achieved CAFE performance levels (light purple) versus NHTSA projected achieved CAFE levels (blue) for model years 2008 through 2016. The first phase, from MYs 2017-2021, includes final standards that are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis, a range from 40.3—41.0

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

At an event in the GM Tech Center campus in Warren, Michigan, General Motors unveiled the core of its new strategy to grow the company’s EV sales quickly, efficiently and profitably. New Sources of Revenue: By vertically integrating the manufacture of battery cells, the company can reach beyond its own fleet and license technology to others.

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