Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2012

The City of Bogota, Colombia, has launched a pilot project to spur the use of electric vehicles in Bogota’s center-city taxi fleet. Bogota’s project will improve local air quality and noise pollution. The first taxis are expected to be operational in the city in the next few months. 677 to support the project over a three-year period.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. The Los Angeles Police, Fire, General Services, and Water and Power departments will together lease the 160 BEVS.

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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. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. Total DOE award: $15,000,000. Total DOE award: $14,983,167.

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Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant 236

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2009

Following the successful completion of cargo terminal tests during 2008 of the demonstration Balqon truck, the Los Angeles Harbor Commission approved the purchase of 20 production, electric trucks from the manufacturer as part of the “green terminal” program.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

The Model 3 owner ultimately opted to try his hand at another test in the LA DMV, especially since Teslas are extremely common in Los Angeles. Los Angeles-based Drivers Ed Direct currently operates an all-electrified fleet of cars for its students. Credit: Tesla Inc. Insights from CA’s Clean Air Protectors.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2020

Company and fleet reporting: Large employers including retailers, manufacturers, brokers and others would be required to report information about shipments and shuttle services. Fleet owners, with 50 or more trucks, would be required to report about their existing fleet operations.

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Clean Cleaning Los Angeles Pollution 321

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

AVTA is anticipating a cost savings as a result of electrifying its fleet. Over the lifetime of the new electric bus fleet, the transit agency forecasts it could save more than $46 million compared to an all-diesel bus fleet, equivalent to $46,000 per bus per year in savings.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

Workplace, fleet and multi-unit dwelling projects will be given priority. $5 These charging sites will be located at 7-Eleven convenience stores, and will provide a charging network in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties. 4 million to emerging opportunities. The agreement includes $2.5

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 29, 2022

They produce no smog-forming pollution unlike gasoline cars, and they don’t release hazardous pollutants like carbon monoxide and benzene into the air. The cost of purchase. While the total cost of owning an EV is far cheaper than owning its gas-powered counterpart, the initial cost of purchasing an electric car is still high.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 28, 2015

In coordination with local air officials, the California Air Resources Board is initiating a retire-and-replace pilot program in the Greater Los Angeles area and San Joaquin Valley to help people of low income replace old, polluting cars with cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicles that also cut greenhouse gas emissions.

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

The Plug-In Partners campaign has now surpassed 6,000 fleet orders. Soft” fleet orders are a critical component of the Plug-In Partners goal of demonstrating to automakers that a market exists for flexible fuel plug-in hybrids. As fleet orders increase, city governments around the country also continue to join the coalition.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Under the “Ioniq Unlimited” electric vehicle subscription-based ownership experience, IONIQ Electric shoppers will be able to select one fixed payment that includes unlimited mileage, electric charging costs, scheduled maintenance, wear items and all typical purchase fees such as registration.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The output will be shipped by pipeline to commercial blending facilities and is slated to be pre-sold to companies obligated to purchase carbon credit offsets. These trucks will displace conventional diesel trucks, which consume substantial quantities of petroleum fuel and emit substantial pollutants and greenhouse gases.

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Alternative Fuels California Fuel Energy 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2012

will receive $10 million to purchase equipment for production of a new SUV/crossover vehicle, the all-electric Tesla Model X, at the company’s facility in Fremont (Alameda County). The company, based in Sylmar (Los Angeles County), has significant experience with BMS design and production. Valley Garbage and Rubbish Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

In this plan, Volkswagen and ARB prioritized ZEV infrastructure build-out in areas with high anticipated ZEV demand and around disadvantaged communities throughout California, noting the potential for significant decreases in air pollution as a result of this ZEV build-out. The supplement adds a sixth: Fresno.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2014

We refueled with CNG twice; once locally (with a partial fill, more on this below), and once off the I-5 on the way up to Los Angeles. In a gasoline-use scenario, a fleet customer who puts 26,000 miles per year on the truck would currently save $1.50 Engines Fleets Infrastructure Natural Gas' gallon gasoline and $3.97/gallon

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The prototype vehicle, called Project PUMA (Personal Urban Mobility and Accessibility), is designed to ease congestion and pollution problems in cities. These PUMAs dont pollute the air, they dont make loud noises, and they go slow enough to prevent a lot of traffic accidents, especially for teens. Im astonished at the negativity here.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Ill never purchase one again, no matter what the mpgs. Think of driving any vehicle in the hot Los Angeles summer time. should be illegal for companies to purchase patents for the purpose of blocking technology. The mines in Canada where the nickel & cadmium are mined is one of the most polluted places on Earth.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 8, 2023

The Golden State already has a couple thousand on hand and leadership has issued a mandate that all newly purchased school buses need to be zero-emission vehicles by 2035. According to a report from the Los Angeles Times , people living in California’s northern rural school districts don’t see EVs working as school buses.

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