Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers (Auto Alliance) is strongly supporting the passage of Maryland’s SB 1234 , a bill that would require the State of Maryland to purchase zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) for state fleets. Maryland is one of nine states that has adopted California’s ZEV Mandate. —Auto Alliance.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Exelon Corporation today announced that its six electric and gas utilities will continue advancing transportation electrification to benefit customers and communities by taking major steps to electrify its fleet of vehicles. Exelon’s utilities have a combined fleet of more than 7,200 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) and Virginia Clean Cities (VCC) at James Madison University (JMU) are requesting proposals from fleets in the southeastern US interested in converting eligible gasoline vehicles to run on propane autogas. All eligible public or private fleet operations are welcome to apply.

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DECEMBER 9, 2013

The fleet, which operates out of SUPERVALU’s Mechanicsville, Va., distribution center and currently serves approximately 500 grocery stores in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Washington, D.C. and North Carolina, is the largest private fleet of its kind in the Mid-Atlantic region. SUPERVALU INC.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2014

A fleet of plug-in electric vehicles sits ready to roll at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California. (US The Air Force unveiled the Department of Defense’s first non-tactical vehicle fleet composed entirely of plug-in electric vehicles at Los Angeles Air Force Base today. US Air Force photo by Sarah Corrice/RELEASED.)

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JANUARY 14, 2022

Some key points from Zeroing in on ESBs : California, Maryland, and Florida lead the country in ESB deployment. CALSTART has launched an ongoing Electric School Bus Working Group to share up-to-date information and peer learnings and interaction opportunities across school districts nationwide.

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OCTOBER 17, 2016

XL Hybrids ( earlier post ) announced the successful installation of its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in Prince George’s County, Maryland cargo vans. The upfitted hybrid vans are part of the County’s Sustainable Energy Program, which aims to reduce government fleet vehicle petroleum consumption by 20%. —Richard G.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2009

its fleet—the 11 th largest private fleet in the United States—with 50 diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. A grant, awarded by the US Department of Energy’s Maryland Clean Cities Program and funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, will allow ARAMARK to accelerate this program. ARAMARK Uniform Services will enhance .

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Montgomery County Public Schools, one of the largest school districts in the US, has deployed the single largest electric school bus fleet in the country. The post The largest electric school bus fleet in the US just launched in Maryland appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2014

The other seven states—Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont—account for more than 135,000 vehicles. Maryland provides another example, having provided $1 million for new charging infrastructure, as well as financial incentives for consumers. million by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

XL Hybrids has introduced the XL Link cloud-based big data analytics system, which measures key performance indicators—including MPG performance—and reports carbon dioxide emissions reductions in clients’ hybrid-electric fleet vehicles. XL Link does not impact fleets’ use of existing telematics devices or services, or fuel cards.

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Teslarati

MARCH 13, 2023

The State of Maryland followed in the footsteps of California today by banning all new gas vehicle sales by the model year 2035. Maryland laws already exist that require the State to match California’s vehicle emissions programs. Car exhaust is the largest source of greenhouse gas in the State of Maryland.

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APRIL 1, 2022

It also builds on the work that NV Energy is doing to build electric vehicle charging infrastructure and help fleets electrify vehicles, as directed by Senate Bill 448. Signatories of the MOU represent 40% of the US population and 35% of registered medium- and heavy-duty vehicles. Connecticut. Washington, DC. Massachusetts New Jersey.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2015

Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles has surpassed 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, as well as in Canada.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott signed a bill on Monday that ensures the city’s fleet of government vehicles will be all-electric by 2030. Baltimore follows in the footsteps of the State of Maryland as a whole, as Governor Wes Moore committed to a goal of having 100 percent of the state’s new vehicle sales be electric by 2035.

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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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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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APRIL 8, 2021

Lightning is shipping the first vehicle to Soderholm next month, and demonstration vehicles will be available in Hawaii this summer for fleets to test drive. Lightning eMotors offers a full range of purpose-built Class 3-7 battery-electric and fuel cell electric vehicles, addressing the large and growing fleet electrification market.

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AUGUST 12, 2022

IKEA US announced a collaboration with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial to bring ultra-fast public charging stations and delivery fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging to more than 25 IKEA retail locations throughout the US. The first locations are expected to open in late 2022 and be completed by the end of 2023.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $26 million in grant funding to establish clean diesel projects aimed at reducing emissions from the US’ existing fleet of diesel engines. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands): EPA is requesting proposals between $500,000 and $1,800,000.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012

vehicle implementation; establish a Minnesota green fleet recognition. The California Fleets and Workplace Alternative Fuels Project is a statewide. infrastructure, collaborate with colleges on first responder training, promote workplace EV charging, and work with fleets to implement. Projects include: AWARD TABLE. Project lead.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Saying it again, for the people in the back: EVs make the grid STRONGER!

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will deploy 502 alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles through 119 public and private fleets throughout the state. Clean Energy Coalition’s CEC Michigan Green Fleets Initiative. Fleets include transportation authorities, cities, school districts, the University of Michigan, FedEx, and Meijer.

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JANUARY 16, 2021

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 70 assistance agreements. Applicants may apply until 16 March 2021.

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EV Obssesion

OCTOBER 5, 2021

9/30/2021) – The City of Hyattsville’s battery-electric, zero-emission refuse truck, the first of its kind in Maryland, will begin service this October. The vehicle is a BYD 6R Class 6 refuse truck, one of several fully-electric or hybrid vehicles in the City’s fleet and the first commercially deployed Class 6 refuse truck in […].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2011

The 2011 Volt was launched in California, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington, DC. The Volt will be available nationwide and in Europe, China and Canada by the end of this year.

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MAY 18, 2015

The electric motor and drive unit for the Chevrolet Spark EV are being manufactured in Maryland under a rooftop solar array in a newly LEED-certified building. The greening of the General Motors Baltimore Operations complex included the addition of 580 kilowatts of solar to the roof of its e-Motor building. Together with a 1.23-megawatt

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2014

The partner states are California, Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island and Vermont. Lead by example through increasing ZEVs in state, municipal, and other public fleets. Encourage private fleets to purchase, lease, or rent ZEVs. Earlier post.) Promote workplace charging.

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JULY 15, 2020

States signing the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington.

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Charged EVs

MARCH 14, 2023

Charging stations, especially those that serve large fleets and/or heavy-duty vehicles, can suck up vast amounts of power, and simply plugging an array of chargers into the wall (so to speak) is not a good option. As organizations of all sizes electrify their vehicles, they often find that power consumption is a major constraint.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The system, which does not have electric batteries, uses this otherwise wasted energy for acceleration, supplementing power from the internal combustion engine to reduce fuel costs for fleet owners and greatly cut emissions. One business that recently integrated a Ford F59 into its fleet is AmeriPride Services Inc., Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2013

area, Maryland offers a $1,000 EV tax credit. The New York market also benefits from sales of small EV fleets, including the NY Department of Sanitation. Additionally, for the greater D.C. Worth, which has a healthy charging infrastructure in the state that is home to NRG’s eVgo, which provides car charging services.

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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

JULY 29, 2010

Blossman Gas (the nation’s largest independent propane Autogas company) will install and service the fueling stations, and American Alternative Fuel (alternative fuel systems specialists) will provide the conversion equipment and work with participating fleets to train and certify their technicians.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The XLP will be an industry-first fleet-ready solution offered as a ship-thru upfit on half-ton pickup trucks from leading OEMs, and is targeted to provide a 50% improvement in miles driven per gallon for major fleets across the United States, as well as significant reductions in CO 2 emissions. This is a key point for fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2017

Ford, with its top-selling half-ton truck for any make and model, was chosen as the first OEM based on XL Hybrids’ order commitments from major fleet customers. The XLP Fleet-Ready technology is the industry’s first ship-thru upfit on pickup trucks from a leading OEM. EcoBoost engine and Ford’s Auto Stop-Start technology.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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