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FEBRUARY 26, 2013

has introduced the battery-electric 2013 Honda Fit EV ( earlier post ) into the Zipcar Portland fleet, with the first vehicles located at Portland State University (PSU). Zipcar, Inc. Charging stations for the EVs are provided by ECOtality, Inc.

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JANUARY 7, 2021

However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. gallons per 100 miles to 5.10 gallons per 100 miles to 4.50

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

However, the starting year of this analysis is 1966 because (1) for 1923 through 1935, fuel-economy information is available only for the entire fleet of all vehicles, and (2) from 1936 through 1965, light trucks were included with other trucks in the relevant statistics.?. gallons per 100 miles to 5.09 gallons per 100 miles to 4.48

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JUNE 23, 2023

Volvo Trucks North America is working with the University of Minnesota (UMN) to conduct extreme weather testing for its Class 8 VNR Electric model to analyze the impact of ambient temperature on a truck’s battery life.

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JULY 20, 2012

The National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering and Toyota Tsusho Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (TTAP) have begun a one-year joint study on micro electric vehicles (EVs) using the NUS Kent Ridge campus and the NUS University Town (UTown) as a test bed. The Toyota Auto Body COMS ready for testing. Click to enlarge.

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APRIL 23, 2010

(Ontario, Canada) has taken delivery of the first all-electric vehicle to be used in a commercial fleet application in Canada—the REV 300 ACX (a retrofit Ford Escape). The vehicle will be used in a demonstration project that will study the operating characteristics of an all-electric fleet in practical, real-world working conditions.

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APRIL 28, 2015

Universal LNG Solutions ( ULNG ) has introduced the first four trucks in a fleet of 95 of liquefied natural gas (LNG) big rigs at the campus of Sancus Energy, an LNG processing technology company. —Jeffrey Liu, CEO of Universal LNG Solutions.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

A new University of Michigan study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously estimated by the US Postal Service (USPS). An all-electric fleet would reduce lifetime greenhouse gas emissions by 14.7 Earlier post.).

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MAY 29, 2023

Foothill Transit currently operates a fleet of 359 buses, which includes zero-emission models, and serves Southern California’s San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, including Pasadena and downtown Los Angeles. The new Axess EVO-FC buses will contribute to Foothill’s ongoing commitment to operating a 100% zero-emissions bus fleet.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

Currently, the energy intensity (BTU per person mile) of driving is 57% greater than that of flying, according to a new analysis by Dr. Michael Sivak, Director, Sustainable Worldwide Transportation at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Transit buses came in fourth (3,347 BTU/person mile).

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MARCH 22, 2010

The vehicle is capable of up to 20 miles of all-electric range. to supply the Li-ion batteries for the Ram PHEV test fleet. The Ram PHEV features Chrysler Group’s 5.7-liter liter HEMI V-8 with a two-mode hybrid transmission and a 12 kWh lithium ion battery. Chrysler Group has partnered with Electrovaya Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Audi and its partners E.ON, the Munich municipal utility company Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have begun a fleet trial with electric drive cars in the Munich model region. miles) of range. g/mile), Audi says. g/mile), Audi says. Drivetrain of the Audi A1 e-tron.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Michigan State University introduced an electric autonomous bus that will serve students, staff and faculty beginning early 2022 as part of the campus’ smart mobility ecosystem. square miles of contiguous urban, suburban, industrial and rural zones. The bus’s 2.5-mile Hope, which houses the largest solar carport array in North America.

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AUGUST 7, 2022

In partnership with key universities, four companies—Bluecity, GEKOT Inc., As such, local governments and fleet operators have limited hardware options to address unique mobility concerns related to accidents, injuries, and theft. GEKOT Inc, has partnered with Razor USA and Oakland University (OU) to help address this need.

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JUNE 24, 2019

billion miles to be driven by UK cars. TWh of power to produce the new metals for the UK fleet, amounting to 6% of the UK’s current annual electrical usage. billion miles uses at least 63 TWh of power. A 20% increase in UK-generated electricity would be required to charge the current 252.5 million cars that requires 22.5

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MAY 3, 2020

A team from the University of Tennessee and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has the fuel savings due to fuel economy improvements over the past 43 years amount to approximately two trillion gallons of gasoline. Fleet-wide fuel economy gains produced large fuel savings. the rebound effect).

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Zipcar has introduced a 2014 Honda Fit battery electric vehicle (EV) at The University of California, Davis’ (UC Davis) West Village , the largest planned zero net energy community in the United States. In the course of a year, the community is designed to generate as much energy as it consumes.

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OCTOBER 29, 2020

Proterra unveiled its new, high-powered charging solution that is designed to enable the electrification of large-scale vehicle fleets. Developed in partnership with Power Electronics, the new Proterra charging systems offer transit agencies and fleet operators a customizable vehicle charging solution. The new Proterra 1.5

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MAY 4, 2016

the developer of a hybrid electric drive retrofit system for commercial and municipal fleets, announced that this month, 25 million road miles will have been collectively driven by globally-recognized brands, municipalities and nonprofits using the XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in their service, delivery and passenger fleets.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Starship Technologies, a Goodyear Ventures portfolio company, builds and operates a network of more than 1,000 last mile autonomous robots that carry and deliver packages, groceries and food directly to customers. Early on-vehicle tire testing data has shown positive results with respect to treadwear, braking and vibration dampening.

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MAY 27, 2015

General Motors and Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) have begun a two-year vehicle sharing pilot program in Shanghai featuring 16 Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 ( earlier post ) electric concept vehicles. They will help meet users’ “first mile, last mile” transportation needs. Earlier post.) The EN-V 2.0 The EN-V 2.0 The two-seat EN-V 2.0

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APRIL 12, 2022

Less than a year after the first PowerReady project reached completion in a Manhattan apartment building, the program has supported the installation of more than 340 Level 2 chargers and 45 DC fast chargers—including the largest publicly accessible universal charging hub in the Americas, operated by Revel in Brooklyn.

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AUGUST 2, 2013

A pair of researchers at the University of Michigan have used “big data” mining techniques to evaluate the impact of adopting plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) in the Beijing taxi fleet on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions based on the characterized individual travel patterns. —Cai and Xu. g CO 2 -eq/km traveled. g CO 2 -eq/km.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity ( AVTA ) at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), has completed 1 million miles of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) testing. The AVTA’s testing of PHEVs demonstrates PHEV concepts in real-world usage by using fleet and public drivers. Model Battery.

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MAY 3, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems. The city and Via staff plan to continue to transition the entire HOP fleet to zero-emission vehicles in the near-term.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. ETEC and its partner Nissan will demonstrate up to 5,000 Nissan electric vehicles with a 100 mile range and deploy up to 12,500 Level 2 and 250 Level 3 chargers. Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Chrysler LLC. $70. Navistar, Inc.

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MAY 12, 2017

A new study quantifying emissions from a fleet of gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines and port fuel injection (PFI) engines finds that the measured decrease in CO 2 emissions from GDIs is much greater than the potential climate forcing associated with higher black carbon emissions from GDI engines. —Saliba et al.

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JANUARY 21, 2012

Honda and the city will continue to further these initiatives while also studying local government fleet usage of an electrified vehicle. and Stanford University, in addition to the City of Torrance, California. The city of Torrance will also receive a Honda plug-in hybrid ( earlier post ) for additional testing at a later date.

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DECEMBER 6, 2018

Eight of the pre-owned vehicles will be available soon for UC Davis faculty and staff to rent through the campus’s UC Drive program, which is managed by the Fleet Services department. Transitioning fleets to electric vehicles helps advance clean energy technologies and reduce emissions from transportation.

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MAY 8, 2018

At the American Public Transportation Association’s (APTA) Bus & Paratransit Conference, electric bus manufacturer Proterra has introduced high-power charging options to make a 100% electric bus fleet more easily achievable. North American cities, counties and transit agencies are announcing zero-emission fleet goals.

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AUGUST 5, 2011

An large amount of data was collected electronically by data-loggers in the car and the home charging points, and also from extensive driver research carried out by Oxford Brookes University. 258,105 miles. Highest individual mileage:7954 miles. cost to charge over 6 mos: £60, less than 2p per mile. 40 MINI Es.

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MAY 1, 2022

ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup developing net-zero engine technology ( earlier post ), announced the publication of an independent study that finds ClearFlame’s technology could help fleet owners and other heavy-duty truck operators lower total costs while meeting sustainability goals sooner than currently available alternatives.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

PairFleet is a scalable system that can serve fleets of any size, and can be set up in a few days. Build your own microgrid in a few days: Q&A with Paired Power CEO Tom McCalmont As fleet operators know (or soon find out), deploying EV charging infrastructure involves much more than buying some chargers and running some conduit.

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JUNE 19, 2014

Published drive cycles tested—and the results—included: Orange County Bus: Developed by West Virginia University to replicate suburban transit bus drive cycles, one of two drive cycles used by CARB for hybrid certification. stops/mile and 17% idle time. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid' With its high average speed(18.9

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JUNE 20, 2019

The contest, hosted by the California Higher Education Sustainability Conference, recognizes achievements in energy efficiency and sustainability at colleges and universities across California. The university will be adding five WaiveCar vehicles to its fleet for the start of the fall semester. for each additional hour.

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JUNE 29, 2011

Volkswagen, in cooperation with 6 project partners and the German Ministry of the Environment, presented in Berlin the current status of the “Fleet study in electric mobility” that was initiated in July 2008. All 3 charging modes are being studied and analysed within the framework of the fleet study. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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MARCH 18, 2022

Significant elements like the closed Singleframe and the continuous strip of lights in the rear emphasize its kinship with the other electrically powered Audis in the e-tron fleet. The key element of the future PPE fleet is a battery module between the axles that holds around 100 kWh of energy in the Avant version of the A6 e-tron concept.

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