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MARCH 10, 2023

This includes a plan to purchase more than 3,500 fully electric last-mile delivery vehicles and the electrification of more than 60 terminals across Canada. Purolator expects to add more than 100 all-electric vehicles to its fleet this year and an additional 150 in 2024. Richmond, B.C.; and Québec City.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

Ford is launching a multi-million pound project designed to help improve air quality in London. Development of the 20 Transit Custom PHEV fleet trial vehicles has been supported by a £4.7-million Commercial vehicles in London make 280,000 journeys on a typical weekday, travelling a total distance of 8 million miles (13 million km).

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AUGUST 3, 2016

The City of London Corporation—the municipal governing body of the City of London—has banned the purchase of diesel vehicles for its business, in a drive to reduce public exposure to air pollution. The City of London Corporation’s remit goes beyond City borders.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The London Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has begun a trial to test Suzuki Burgman hydrogen-powered scooters. On a broader scale the trial will help The Metropolitan Police to understand where this clean technology could be adopted across its fleet in the future. Earlier post.). Intelligent Energy and DIGIMAN. Earlier post.)

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DECEMBER 5, 2014

DriveNow, the carsharing joint venture between the BMW Group and Sixt SE ( earlier post ), has launched its flexible carsharing service in London. DriveNow furthermore intends to add 30 all-electric BMW i3 cars to the London fleet in spring 2015, expanding it to a total of 300 vehicles during the course of next year.

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JUNE 23, 2012

A fleet of zero-emission Nissan LEAFs will be driving around London on the 23 rd and 24 th June, offering free taxi rides. pence in fuel to travel one mile in a Nissan LEAF, but more than 10 pence per mile in a conventional car. A 109 mile charge range, 95% charging efficiency.

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MARCH 29, 2022

The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds. The funding of this zero-emission private hire fleet follows the successful pay-per-mile funding of taxis that Zeti previously delivered in London using MEEF funds.

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MARCH 29, 2010

The halfway stage has been reached in the three-year fleet trial of the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid in the London area. Since August 2008, ten light-duty trucks equipped with hybrid drive systems have clocked around 265,000 km (164,663 miles) in eight fleets operated by customers.

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APRIL 2, 2023

Uber and bp pulse started their strategic relationship back in 2021 when bp opened its first rapid commercial charging hub on Park Lane in London. London is Uber’s leading market for electrification, with more than 15% of miles driven with Uber in London all electric.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Suzuki Motor Corporation nd Intelligent Energy jointly unveiled the Suzuki Burgman Fuel Cell Scooter ( earlier post ) in London’s Living Room, City Hall, London. Range is 350 km (217 miles)—comparable to a conventional Burgman scooter. The first public road tests of the Suzuki Burgman will be conducted initially at Loughborough.

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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.

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MAY 16, 2018

Alexander Dennis Limited (ADL) and BAE Systems have delivered the first 39 Enviro400H double-deck buses with Series-E hybrid technology to launch customer Go-Ahead London. miles) zero-emission range without a need for plug-in charging. Tank-to-wheel CO 2 equivalent emissions of 684.9 Earlier post.).

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APRIL 25, 2017

The DRIVEN consortium—led by artificial intelligence company Oxbotica , which is developing next-gen autonomous vehicles—will test a fleet of fully autonomous vehicles in urban areas and on motorways, culminating in an end-to-end journey from London to Oxford. Click to enlarge.

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MARCH 26, 2022

bp pulse, bp’s EV charging business, intends to make the investment over the next 10 years helping to meet the UK’s fast-growing demand for EV charging and support the country’s transition to low carbon transportation for both consumers and fleet vehicles. bp plans to invest £1 billion (US$1.3

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AUGUST 2, 2016

UPS has achieved its goal of driving 1 billion miles in its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet one year earlier than planned, and marked more than 10 years of learning from its “Rolling Laboratory” of now more than 7,200 alternative fuel vehicles. —David Abney, Chairman and CEO, UPS. Adapt and tailor the solution.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The vehicle makes its first appearance as Ford prepares 20 PHEV Transits for the 12-month fleet customer trial in London that begins in late 2017. In addition to the zero-emission capability exceeding 50 kilometers, the Transit Custom PHEV uses gasoline for a target total range of more than 500 kilometers (310 miles).

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MAY 13, 2022

An important factor in DHL’s decision to ramp up the transition to zero-emission vehicles is due to the positive experience it has with using an electric Volvo truck in London since November 2020, making last mile deliveries into the West End shopping district.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2010

The first few hydrogen taxis being developed by a collaboration led by hydrogen fuel cell developer Intelligent Energy, and including Lotus Engineering Ltd, LTI (London Taxis International) Ltd and TRW Conekt, have been built at Lotus headquarters. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 19, 2015

Drive fleet is Focus Electrics, the other half Ford Fiestas with EcoBoost engines. The target is to have more than 2,000 Londoners in the program. It is also about Ford having access to new user groups, particularly young Gen Ys who live or work in London and who would not typically own a car. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

In partnership with mayors across the US, Hertz will bring its EV fleet to US cities, while supporting the build-out of charging infrastructure. That’s why Hertz is investing in the largest electric vehicle rental fleet in North America and bringing a new driving experience to leisure and business customers, as well as rideshare drivers.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Tootbus, a prominent sightseeing bus company around Europe, has partnered with electric fleet specialist VEV to deliver more sustainable mobility across its entire operations. In 2021, Tootbus converted its fleet to HVO fuel, which reduces CO2 emissions by 90% compared to traditional combustion.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

The famous English university town of Oxford has officially launched a fleet of 159 new battery-powered buses. Oxford Bus Company, which will provide 104 of the 159 mostly double-decker electric buses, has installed a charging hub at its Cowley House depot that provides enough electricity to charge its entire fleet to drive 170 miles daily.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

According to the London Mayor’s office, 23% of pedestrian and 58% of cyclist deaths in London involved a Heavy Goods Vehicle, despite HGVs making up only 4% of road miles in London. Prodrive will help develop the design into a drivable demonstrator by early summer 2020. ?.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

ITM Power has signed an agreement with Symbio FCell and Arcola Energy to provide an integrated package of fuel-cell-based commercial vehicles, on-site fuel and after-sales support for UK commercial fleet operators. Currently, ITM Power is building a total of five refueling stations in London.

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JULY 24, 2019

We are very pleased to provide additional fuel cell power modules to Wrightbus for the Aberdeen deployment, in addition to those recently ordered for buses to be deployed in London. —Rob Campbell, Ballard Chief Commercial Officer. The modules have demonstrated a high level of performance together with unsurpassed durability.

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MARCH 21, 2009

Launched at the British International Motor Show in July 2008 ( earlier post ) and voted Electric Car of the Year at the Green Fleet awards, the MyCar electric vehicle is now on sale at evstores in London. Maximum range is 70 miles (112 km), with a top speed of 40 mph (64 km/h). The two-seater MyCar CV.2

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FEBRUARY 23, 2018

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. Modec fully electric vehicle with a cab forward design used in London.

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OCTOBER 23, 2017

The mayors of London, Paris, Los Angeles, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Quito, Vancouver, Mexico City, Milan, Seattle, Auckland and Cape Town have pledged to procure only zero-emission buses from 2025 and ensure that a major area of their city is zero emission by 2030. Lead by example by procuring zero emission vehicles for city fleets.

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JUNE 28, 2011

As part of that, within the next two months FedEx Express will place 24 new all-electric vehicles into service, expanding to three new cities and more than doubling its fleet to 43 all-electric vehicles while growing the diversity of suppliers it uses for electric vehicles. Different vehicles are appropriate for different routes.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

From spring 2019, Ford, supported by the City of Cologne, will operate a fleet of 10 Ford Transit Custom PHEVs with regional companies in the city to investigate the extent to which PHEVs can help to achieve urban air quality goals. Ford recognizes Cologne as a city of strategic importance regarding future mobility.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

British Police Forces in the United Kingdom are examining the advantages of adding electric cars to their fleets. The Mach-E present at the event was outfitted with the typical yellow and blue emergency vehicle design, and Metro Police Forces in London are requesting a unit for evaluation, as it could be added to the fleet.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

The study, which is also testing Ford PHEVs on the streets of London and Valencia, Spain, aims to better analyse and show the real-world benefits of such vehicles for the environment and for commercial vehicle owners and operators. Ford is extending its European plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) trial to Cologne. world use cases.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

The Transit Custom PHEV targets an all-electric driving range of 50 kilometers (31 miles), and uses the multi-award-winning Ford 1.0-liter liter EcoBoost gasoline engine as a range extender for total range exceeding 500 kilometers (310 miles).

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JULY 7, 2009

Car-sharing operator Zipcar and the Westminster City Council in London have launched a new car sharing club fleet that will initially include 20 hybrid vehicles and will offer members access to the country’s first all-electric car club vehicle, a Citroen c1. There are an additional 48 charging points in the council’s secure car parks.

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JUNE 26, 2012

A fleet of Nissan LEAF models assumed the role of London taxis last weekend, providing free taxi rides for many London residents and visitors to the capital. Considering that one mile of motoring in the LEAF [.].

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JULY 21, 2009

has added 92 hybrid-electric trucks to its delivery fleet by converting standard FedEx delivery trucks to hybrid-electric systems. The addition of the 92 trucks increases the FedEx fleet of hybrid-electric vehicles by more than 50%, from 172 to 264. Tags: Conversions Fleets Hybrids. FedEx Corp. over the past six months.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

The bus—and several others nearing the 25,000-hour operating threshold—are part of a Transport for London fleet of 8 fuel cell buses, all powered by Ballard FCveloCity engines. million miles) cumulatively in revenue service globally, equivalent to circling the globe 275 times.

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