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Phoenix Motorcars, a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, has delivered its first ZEUS 500 Electric Cargo Truck to C&V Contractors, a family-owned contracting business based out of Sacramento, California. —Kristian Damkier, Assoc. Air Quality Engineer at Sac Metro Air District.
Phoenix Motorcars will present its newly configured Sports Utility Truck (SUT) ( earlier post ) at the FedFleet 2010 Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, 13-15 July 2010. Phoenix Motorcars offers a 70 mile range pack with deliveries later this year. Each solution is equipped with lithium-ion batteries.
Phoenix ranks as the fifth-largest city in the US according to 2020 census data, with nearly 1.8 Mesa, a suburb of Phoenix, ranks 35 th nationally. kWh battery pack, the SOLO has a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 80 mph, making it safe for highways. ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. , million residents.
Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.
Monthly fuel economy of the retrofitted Honda Civic during the first 9 months of the fleet test. A Honda Civic hybrid retrofitted with lead-carbon UltraBattery modules ( earlier post ) (provided by East Penn Manufacturing) has recorded more than 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of courier duty in the local area of Phoenix, AZ.
Phoenix Motorcars,a manufacturer of medium-duty all-electric buses and trucks, delivered the first of two all-electric medium-duty service trucks to the City of Woodland, California. Phoenix Motorcars collaborated with the City of Woodland to install two dual-cord Level 3 50kW DC fast-charging stations.
PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. Over the past two years, 176 Smith Electric Vehicles trucks have been added to the Frito-Lay commercial delivery truck fleet.
Phoenix Cars LLC, a developer of electric vehicle technologies for the fleet market, delivered an electric Zero Emissions Utility Shuttle flatbed (ZEUS) to US Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme, California. The Phoenix ZEUS is California Air Resource Board (CARB) approved and eligible for California HVIP cash incentives.
Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance.
Nissan and the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG), which represents the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan region, are forming a partnership to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Phoenix is about 116 miles (187 km) from Tucson via the 10.). ECOtality Inc.
Leveraging some 20 years of experience and data reaching back to its early work with hybrids and the Ranger EV, Ford has developed a battery model and life validation protocol it now uses to predict how lithium-ion batteries are likely to perform under 10 years and 150,000 miles of use (40-season equivalent key life tests).
Once completed, the LNG private fleet will be one of the most extensive in the US. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. Phoenix, Ariz.,
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The hybrid group accumulated 33% fewer miles than the conventional group during the complete 18-month study. The hybrids showed a 13 to 36 percent improvement in fuel economy and up to a 45 percent improvement in ton-miles-per-gallon. The differences in per-mile maintenance and operating costs were not statistically significant.
Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ Manufacturing: Phoenix, AZ and Northern California Deployment: Portland, Salem, Eugene and Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; Phoenix and Tucson, AZ; Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Demonstrate a fleet of 378 trucks and shuttle buses.
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Waymo is set to open its autonomous ride-hailing service to the public beginning in Phoenix this year. including Atlanta, San Francisco, Metro Detroit, Phoenix and Kirkland, Washington. Last November, Waymo began test-driving a fleet of Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans on public roads without a driver at the wheel.
resulting in a 15% improvement in total cost per mile while maintaining similar reliability and operational performance as compared to conventional vehicles, according to an assessment by the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Tags: Fleets Heavy-duty Hybrids. Click to enlarge. Eaton Corp.
General Motors (GM) self-driving unit Cruise has announced that it would start testing its autonomous vehicles on public roads in Phoenix, Arizona, as part of its efforts to get back into the driverless robotaxi business. This week, we’re excited to begin supervised autonomous driving in Phoenix.
million, for installation of approximately 2,500 charging stations in each of five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region. million to Navistar to develop and deploy 400 battery electric delivery trucks with a 100-mile range. Nissan introduced the LEAF on 2 August.
The companys electric-powered step van is designed for last mile deliveries with an all-electric driving range of 130 miles. Blue Bird uses the Roush CleanTech ultra-low emission propane technology that they say has accumulated more than three billion miles with 3,000 fleets in North America.
“I took my first ride with Waymo in Phoenix a year and a half ago and was amazed that there was really no one in the driver’s seat,” the chairman said. “The cost of a robust sensor set, including lidar, is trivial on a per-mile basis. Even more so for mapping.
UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure. Phoenix, Ariz.; CNG is part of a broad investment in a variety of alternative fuel vehicles.
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.
The Google autonomous fleet has so far racked up 1,725,911 miles driven in autonomous mode, with 1,158,921 miles driven manually. The fleet is averaging 15K to 17K autonomous miles per week, with testing locations in Mountain View, California; Kirkland, Washington; Phoenix, Arizona; and Austin, Texas.
Waymo also is inviting members of the public to use its fleet of self-driving vehicles for everyday travel. Waymo’s early rider program will give selected Phoenix residents the opportunity to experience the self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans for the first time at no charge.
In a recent report, the San Francisco Chronicle compiled quarterly data from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), showing that Waymo nearly reached one million driverless miles driven between September and November—while Cruise lost its permit to operate driverless tests following an accident in October.
In a press release on Monday, Waymo announced the plans to begin testing its rider-only ride-hailing trips on freeways across Phoenix, in a phased approach that will start with trips for employees. Waymo says that it also has years of testing experience with rider-only vehicle fleets, set to help inform its safety approach to the expansion.
These new hybrids would offer consumers a 50-mile all-electric range, get the equivalent of 100 miles per gallon, be fully recharged at night and deliver all the performance and comfort of traditional gasoline-powered vehicles without the damaging emissions. "The
Additionally, the campaign has gained more than 8,000 “soft” fleet orders for these vehicles when they are available. Since these batteries would offer a range of 25 to 35 miles before requiring recharging or the use of gasoline Americans could significantly reduce their annual gasoline consumption.
In July 2022, Amazon announced that Rivian EDVs would be deployed in locations across the United States, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Plus, Amazon EDV vehicles work with Rivian’s fleet management system, called FleetOS.
I have long argued that self-driving cars are metaphorically miles away from being a reality. mile) ride in a robotaxi in Wuhan costs between 4 and 16 yuan ($0.60 Already established in San Francisco and Phoenix, Waymo has recently launched in Los Angeles and Austin, Texas. A 10-kilometer (6.2-mile)
Following successful inbound implementations in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina, and Mexico , Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is expanding the reach of its electric semi fleet into Arizona with long-time associate JB Hunt. SOURCE | IMAGES : Daimler Trucks North America. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.
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Charging-as-a-service is a popular option for fleet operators who want to focus on their core businesses and let experts handle the charging infrastructure. Zeem’s fleet-as-a-service model adds vehicle leasing and ancillary services to the equation. How many vehicles in your fleet? Do you run 150 miles, 200 miles or less?
GMC recently invited members of the automotive press to Phoenix, Arizona, where we went through a two-day crash course in what makes the Hummer tick. Clean Fleet Report’s time in the Hummer combined short course demonstrations of all-wheel steering, Watts To Freedom mode and Crab Walk. Taking the new kid around the block.
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The comfort was beyond compare with Clean Fleet Report ’s interior looking elegant in Grace White and Ardent Red, with tasteful accents and stitching, including ‘RR’ on all four headrests, in Peony Pink. miles per kW. However, if you opt for the Spectre with the 22-inch wheels the all-electric driving range increases to 291 miles.
The changes, announced on Thursday, apply to Zoox’s fleet of vehicles that it designed and built itself. Zoox said it will free up its specially designed vehicles to drive at speeds up to 45 miles per hour (72 kph), from 35 mph.
As InductEV execs explained to Charged in a 2022 interview , inductive charging can enable commercial fleets to deliver the same service with smaller batteries, reduce vehicle costs, and extend battery life. InductEV targets commercial transport sectors such as ports, drayage, freight, municipal buses, airport vans, middle-mile vehicles, etc.
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MHDs are typically managed at fleets, although fleet sizes can range from 10 to 1,000 to 10,000 to 100,000 vehicles. The current state of fleet electrification: progress and opportunities Buses are on the move The move to electrify the U.S. Although this equals just over 1% of the total fleet, it is a significant milestone.
And EVJerr's blogging from Tucson with a couple sites to hit -- the popular bookstore, Bookman's is installing two e-vehicle chargers at two sites and one in Phoenix (See Arizona Daily Star, Thursday, 3 Dec "Ground broken for e-vehicle chargers" article by Dan Sorenson). if time just doesn't jet by, since last posting.
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