Clean Fleet Report

JANUARY 26, 2025

How to Be Prepared Regular vehicle maintenance is key to avoiding breakdowns. By staying informed, keeping your vehicle in compliance with local laws and maintaining good habits, you can significantly reduce the chances of your car being towed. Schedule routine checkups and address small problems before they escalate.

Cars

EV Connect

JULY 17, 2025

Market Research Start by conducting thorough market research to identify: Local EV adoption rates and projections Existing charging infrastructure in your area Potential competitors and their offerings Government incentives and regulations This information will help you identify gaps in the market and potential opportunities for your business.

Charging

Clean Fleet Report

APRIL 15, 2025

Predictive Maintenance and Vehicle Health Monitoring IoT extends safety beyond collision avoidance by including proactive vehicle health management. This data is analyzed onboard or via cloud services using predictive maintenance algorithms. Companies like Geotab are already introducing AI-powered safety sensors for fleet monitoring.

Vehicles

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 29, 2025

Tips to Help Make an Informed Car Purchase Decision This article may contain affiliate links. Ask Questions Clarify uncertainties with the dealer, such as maintenance schedules, warranty coverage or fees. The post What to Look for During a Test Drive first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

Light

Plug N Drive

JUNE 20, 2025

Lawrence River with its Mobile EV Education Trailer (MEET), bringing a fleet of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles for pressure-free test drives to L’Ancienne-Lorette, a distinct municipal enclave within the west side of Québec City. For more information about Plug’n Drive’s programs, services, and events, visit plugndrive.ca

Canada

Plug N Drive

JUNE 27, 2025

Supporting this EV tour is one way to make information more accessible and emphasizes RBC’s commitment to supporting the transition to a net-zero economy,” said Kim Ulmer, RBC Regional President. For more information about Plug’n Drive’s programs, services, and events, visit plugndrive.ca and sign up for our newsletter.

Canada

Clean Fleet Report

JULY 10, 2025

Clean Fleet Report is familiar with the Mercedes-Benz electrified models, having previously reviewed the EQE 350 4Matic EV sedan , EQE 500 4Matic EV sedan , EQS 580 EV 4Matic sedan and the S500 4Matic Mild Hybrid. Clean Fleet Report’s EQE 500 SUV 4Matic was painted in Emerald Green Metallic. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

Mercedes

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 22, 2025

Hertz is setting a new standard for vehicle maintenance and fleet management in the rental industry, and were thrilled to partner with them, stated Amir Hever, CEO and co-founder of UVeye. customers potentially having their credit card, phone number, driver's license, address, and other personal information leaked.

Vehicles

Charged EVs

APRIL 8, 2025

When you plug your EV in at a highway charging station, on the other end of that cable might be a site owner, a hardware manufacturer, an installer, a software provider, a communications network, a payment processor, an operations and maintenance provider (one hopes), and maybe even a utility and/or a municipality. Its called the FLO Ultra.

Charging

Charged EVs

MARCH 18, 2025

Under the companys Reliability as a Service contract, customers pay a fixed monthly fee for unlimited Operations & Maintenance (O&M) support and a guaranteed level of uptime. Kameale Terry: Most of our customers sit in three different verticals: utilities, fleet operators and resellers. But whose problem is it?

Charging

Clean Fleet Report

JUNE 22, 2025

Power and Range The 2025 Polestar 3 comes in three variants: Long Range Dual Motor, Long Range Dual Motor Performance and the Long Range Single Motor, which Clean Fleet Report drove. There are three screens to occupy and inform the driver. The post Road Test: 2025 Polestar 3 Single Motor first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

Motoring

Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2025

However, many of these devices are still functional and could perform well with minor upgrades or maintenance. The issue is, no one knows what the weak points are for a particular machine, or what the needed maintenance is, and the diagnostics would be too costly and time-consuming. It’s easier to just buy brand new laptops.

Waste

Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2025

However, many of these devices are still functional and could perform well with minor upgrades or maintenance. The issue is, no one knows what the weak points are for a particular machine, or what the needed maintenance is, and the diagnostics would be too costly and time-consuming. It’s easier to just buy brand new laptops.

Waste

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Orders from fleets are being accepted immediately. There is a five-year, 60,000-mile warranty on the powertrain with maintenance performed by certified local service providers. The analytics system provides fleets with real-time information to operate their fleet at peak efficiency.

Ford

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Freight operator Dependable Highway Express (DHE) has received two Volvo VNR Electric trucks—the first battery-electric Class 8 trucks to join DHE’s fleet. The electric trucks will be added to DHE’s existing fleet of more than 500 Volvo trucks operating across North America.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2018

The California Air Resources Board on Friday approved the Innovative Clean Transit regulation (ICT) ( earlier post )—a first-of-its-kind regulation in the US that sets a statewide goal for public transit agencies to gradually transition to 100% zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleets by 2040. Transit agencies are expected to save $1.5

Fleet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2020

ComEd’s new fleet electrification plan calls for replacing all of its light duty vehicles with electrified vehicles (EVs and PHEVs) by 2030. ComEd will replace end-of-life internal combustion vehicles with plug-in hybrid and fully electric vehicles, reducing fuel and maintenance costs and creating savings that will be passed on to customers.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Smartphone LCV fleet management system. At the Nissan 360 event, Nissan unveiled an IT system for light commercial vehicles that uses smartphones to provide safety and performance data to both drivers and fleet managers in real time. Drivers will also receive real-time information to help them operate their vehicles more safely.

Nissan

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is rapidly electrifying its fleet to meet sustainability goals set under the Green New Deal for Los Angeles. All data transmitted pertains only to the vehicle, no passenger information is collected. Using data is key to effectively serving the people of Los Angeles. million ($7.25

Los Angeles

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

SkyBitz, a provider of remote asset tracking and information management solutions, and PSI, a leading provider of automatic tire inflation systems, announced a strategic collaboration resulting in an integrated trailer solution. Tires are the top maintenance cost for fleets and tire under-inflation is the biggest issue affecting tires.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

MAY 17, 2019

Proterra launched Proterra Energy fleet solutions , a full suite of options that enable turnkey delivery of a complete energy ecosystem for heavy-duty electric fleets, including design, build, financing, operations, maintenance and energy optimization. —Proterra CEO Ryan Popple.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2018

The new electric buses will give the CTA one of the largest electric bus fleets in the country. In addition to lower emissions that benefit air quality, electric buses offer savings in fuel costs and maintenance costs. CTA’s bus fleet includes more than 1,800 buses.

Chicago

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Britain’s largest electricity distributor, UK Power Networks, has bought three new Peugeot iOns to join its fleet. The electric vehicles (EVs) will be driven in London and Kent by engineers and technical staff working on connections, maintenance, upgrades and Low Carbon London business.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 26, 2022

CerebrumX Lab, an AI-driven automotive data services & management platform ( earlier post ), is partnering with Toyota to provide real-time insights aimed at making connected fleet operations safer and cost-effective.

Connect

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2022

Currently, ESBs may still cost 300 percent more than an equivalent diesel-powered school bus, and although data suggests maintenance is much more affordable for ESBs, labor trained in electric drivetrains can be challenging to find in many areas of the country (Arora, 2021). — Zeroing in on ESBs.

Maryland

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 14, 2021

They are newer to the road, so it was hard to know, for instance, their historic needs for maintenance over their operational life. The study finds, for example, that battery electric vehicles have maintenance costs 40% lower than ICE vehicles. Levelized cost of driving (LCOD) across powertrains for light-duty SUV, MY 2025.

Transportation

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2021

ChargePoint Holdings, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, has acquired ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets. The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology will become part of ChargePoint’s operations.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Engineers from Colorado-based Lightning Systems are using artificial neural networks to predict accurately the fuel economy and tailpipe emissions of fleet vehicles. Artificial neural networks are computing systems comprising a number of highly interconnected processing elements that process information and predict outcomes.

Fleet

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

DHL Express is installing solar panel units on trucks within its US pickup and delivery fleet, reducing fuel consumption in markets throughout the country. This constant care of the battery and reduction in alternator wear has a direct impact in reducing overall vehicle maintenance costs. —DHL Express US CEO Greg Hewitt.

Solar

Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2011

Users of Ford Crew Chief —powered by Telogis —are improving fuel efficiency for their fleets by up to 20% through better management of vehicle diagnostics, location and driver behavior. To help managers improve the fleet operation even further, Ford developed a system that reports vehicle diagnostics along with driver behavior.

Fuel Economy

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2019

New Flyer Connect is New Flyer’s cloud-based telematics technology that communicates real-time GPS and analytic data to optimize bus performance, driver efficiency, safety, and preventative maintenance. To date, Connect 360 is the only reporting technology of its kind for battery- electric buses in North America.

North America

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 8, 2020

These fleet truck concepts are powered by Panasonic’s proprietary software and cloud services platform OneConnect and represent a more accessible and a more agile fleet approach conceived to keep business flowing in tight or last mile spaces.

Concept

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Fuel Cell Bus Fleet Extended Operation and Support Continues operation of existing fuel cell buses at AC Transit in revenue service, the largest most successful fuel cell bus fleet in the U.S. This project provides critical information on long-term operation, performance and maintenance of fuel cell buses against technical targets.

Cleveland

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Volvo Cars, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Norwegian Public Roads Administration are collaborating on a development and demonstration project to enable cars to share information through a cloud-based network about conditions that relate to road friction (such as icy patches). Earlier post.)

Volvo

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

This will be the first time that Ford F-250 trucks can be ordered by fleet customers with hybrid-electric drive technology; the XL3 system can provide up to a 25% increase in fuel economy. Fleets maintain the complete OEM warranty, and get a three-year, 75,000 mile warranty from XL Hybrids on the XL3 powertrain. Earlier post.).

Fleet

Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

When the test car detects an icy or slippery road patch, the information is relayed to other vehicles that are approaching the slippery area. The information is also sent to the road administrator. We have 50 test cars on the roads, and next winter the fleet will grow considerably. Click to enlarge. —Erik Israelsson.

Volvo

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) in Ohio are collaborating to test intelligent tire sensors and prototype tires on SARTA’s fleet of diesel and hydrogen fuel cell-powered (HFC) buses. The data from these tests will help inform Goodyear’s future tire designs for electric vehicles.

Fuel