Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2021

Robomart , the store-hailing platform ( earlier post ), announced its official launch in West Hollywood, California. Using the proprietary Robomart app, consumers can hail an automated store on wheels and have it arrive at their location in less than 10 minutes, making it the fastest delivery service available today.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2023

Production in North America will be in its Canadian facilities located in Saint-Eustache and Saint-François-du-Lac (Québec) and Nova Bus will continue its successful Canadian business, where it is the market leader. The new LFSe+ offers modular battery options capable of storing up to 564 kWh.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Though officially concluding their duties in the ZANZEFF “Shore to Store” project on 5 August 2022, some of the trucks will remain in use as demonstration or working models, including one that will continue supporting Toyota operations in the lower LA Basin. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). and Southern Counties Express.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Home improvement products company Lowe’s has launched a dedicated fleet of natural gas-powered trucks at its regional distribution center (RDC) in Mount Vernon, Texas. Lowe’s dedicated fleet at Mount Vernon is among the first serving a major retail distribution center in North America to run solely on natural gas.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

KULR Technology Group, a developer of lithium-ion battery safety and thermal management technologies, will provide its KULR-Tech Safe Case to lithium-ion battery recycler Heritage Battery Recycling (HBR), a new platform company of The Heritage Group, for the safe transportation logistics of HBR’s battery collection operations across North America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

million Shore-to-Store (S2S) project, more than a dozen public and private sector partners have teamed up for a 12-month demonstration of the zero-emissions Class 8 trucks and will expand the project to include five more hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty trucks, two battery-electric yard tractors, and two battery-electric forklifts. Under the $82.5-million

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2012

MBUSI) has purchased 72 Plug Power GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell units to operate its Hyster electric lift truck fleet in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The GenDrive fuel cells will power a portion of the automotive plant’s lift truck fleet. Mercedes-Benz US International, Inc. —Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Hyundai will leverage insights gained from these public projects to develop it’s zero-emission commercial fleet business in the US and establish local partnerships across the value chain. Glovis America, a logistics service provider, will be the fleet operator of these trucks.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

kg capacity, 700 bar), fuel cell stacks, electric motor (224 kW peak, 192 kW steady) and transmission, and offers a viable alternative to traditional diesel powertrains used in commercial goods transportation as companies look to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2015

The AC Battery can be used to store electricity from solar and use it during evening hours, or can be used by fleet aggregators to provide utility grid management services including voltage control, frequency regulation, demand response and load balancing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2017

Fleets benefit from a 20% reduction in CO 2 emissions and an up to 25% increase in fuel economy. New commercial fleets ordering from XL Hybrids include Draught Services (a division of The Beer Store) in Canada and Walden Local Meat Co., New municipalities deploying the XL3 system include the City of Long Beach, Calif.,

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2018

This includes REG Geismar, a 75-million-gallon nameplate capacity plant located in Louisiana that was the first renewable diesel plant built in North America. REG’s 100-million gallon per year REG Grays Harbor biodiesel plant, the largest biorefinery in the REG fleet, is also located in Washington state.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Enterprise Holdings plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5% biodiesel (B5).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, centered on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America, has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. It runs parallel to the Alaska Range and travels through low valleys and high-mountain passes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Working with Fermata Energy, a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) systems company, Nissan North America is launching a new pilot program under the Nissan Energy Share initiative which leverages bi?directional This demonstrates Nissan Energy Share by using Nissan’s electric vehicle technology to store, share and repurpose energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Other objectives include achieving, meeting or exceeding conventional diesel powertrain performance requirements and reducing the upfront capital costs by 35% to make the adoption of zero-emission fuel cell technologies viable for commercial fleets.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Oberon Fuels’ pilot plant in Brawley, California, produces fuel-grade DME in North America, which has been used by Volvo Trucks, Mack Trucks, and Ford Motor Company for vehicle demonstrations around the world. More than $30 million in private funding has been invested in Oberon Fuels since its founding in 2010.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2009

The debut of the colorful white and green vehicle as part of Miller’s 12-truck fleet at the famed Daytona International Speedway was so successful that Miller announced plans to have it added to the company’s fleet of race recovery vehicles that will be operating throughout 2009. The hybrid recovery truck. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced 16 major US employers and two stakeholder groups have joined the Workplace Charging Challenge ( earlier post ), while another 3 US corporations have joined the National Clean Fleets Partnership. National Clean Fleets Partnership.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The company’s current portfolio includes Boost 150 and Boost 200 chargers , designed to support businesses and commercial fleets, which are further supported by FreeWire’s proprietary Asset Management Platform (AMP), which uses AI to determine the ideal locations for installs and provides data and tools beyond deployment.

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Blink Charging

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Thanks to our new network integrations, we are proud to offer a global Blink Charging experience, so EV drivers can use the same global Blink mobile app at thousands of locations in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia.

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Clean Fleet Report

AUGUST 6, 2023

Road Trip: 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium Extended Range Making the Case To Be Your Only Car Clean Fleet Report recently ventured on a 1,796-mile, four-state road trip in an all-electric 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E Premium AWD Extended. But that isn’t the only place to store stuff. Big screen and good connections The horizontal 10.2-inch

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2015

Navigant sees the Asia Pacific region as likely to provide the majority of the volume, but also expects sales in both North America and Western Europe to be significant. Cost is not the sole issue; the size and weight can also significantly reduce the payload, which is a major concern for fleet operators. in 2014 to 2.9%

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2016

Fred Meyer Stores, a division of The Kroger Co., has announced an agreement with Clean Energy calling for up to 500,000 gallons of Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG) fuel for their fleet of 40 LNG trucks based out of their Clackamas, Oregon distribution center.

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EV Adoption

APRIL 9, 2023

As of April 6, 2023, using Alternative Fuel Data Center (AFDC) data, 285 Walmart/Sam’s Club stores had DC fast chargers. The majority of these fast chargers (98%) are operated by Electrify America, the second largest US charging network based on the number of charging ports. The reason is simple.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2022

—Douglas Alfaro, General Manager of Wallbox North America. Users who have solar panel installations can also store excess energy in their EV during low usage periods and then harness this energy at another time, including peak periods, to reduce their reliance on the grid.

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Driivz

JULY 2, 2023

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.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

announced Euro 6 (VI) engine compatibility for use with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) renewable diesel and other EN 15940 paraffinic fuels, representing a significant step forward to reduce the carbon footprint of Cummins-powered bus, truck and coach fleets operating in Europe. Cummins Inc.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

Problem is, there is almost no hydrogen infrastructure and very few hydrogen recharging stations, and only a smattering in North America. Storing hydrogen is a challenge too in that it requires high pressures, low temperatures, or other chemical process to keep it compact.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

—Cliff Fietzek, Manager Connected eMobility at BMW of North America. In 2011, batteries which were previously used in the MINI E test fleet were successfully implemented in a stationary project. These batteries were sourced from the BMW ActiveE test fleet in the US and from early BMW i3 vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Gasoline or E10 BOB would be premium-grade fuel for total coverage of legacy fleet. Among the benefits of such an approach (which was echoed by William Woebkenberg from Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America), would be enabling OEMs to design higher efficiency engines and vehicle systems necessary to meet upcoming CAFE targets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 27, 2010

Wegmans, a supermarket chain leader, has launched a fleet of 50 hydrogen fuel cell-powered pallet trucks fitted with Plug Power’s GenDrive hydrogen fuel cell power units and fueled using Air Products’ hydrogen and hydrogen fueling station technology at its Pottsville, Pa.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2009

GCW) are the largest hybrid delivery truck on the road in North America. Knoxville, Las Vegas, Missoula, New Orleans, and Seattle, joining CCE’s fleet of 120 Kenworth 12-bay hybrid delivery trucks. Coca-Cola Enterprises operates the largest hybrid truck fleet in North America.

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Charged EVs

MAY 31, 2022

Buick, meanwhile, was vitally important for the Chinese market, where today more than four times as many Buicks are sold as in North America. They will be used to support Walmart’s expanding network of last-mile deliveries from its stores and distribution centers directly to customers’ homes. The Task Force ultimately agreed.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Fortunately, manufacturers are getting their act together and increasing the number of compatible stations available, particularly in Europe and North America. Most automakers store it on the floor, making EVs virtually impossible to roll, even in the most severe collisions or on extreme slopes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Integrated exportable power enables the transfer of stored energy on board the bus for use in opportunistic V2G applications. With a market share of 38.7%, Thomas Built Buses is the leading manufacturer of school buses in North America (YtD 08/2017).

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