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Canadian Mounties to expand EV fleet after officers turn up early to secure Model Y

The Driven EV News

Instant acceleration, no dangerous exhaust fumes and no need for trips to petrol stations. The post Canadian Mounties to expand EV fleet after officers turn up early to secure Model Y appeared first on The Driven. Electric vehicles make perfect patrol cars for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

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How Safe Are EVs for Fleets?

Blink Charging

Many fleet owners and operators are interested in reducing operational and maintenance costs with electric vehicles (EVs), but they worry about vehicle safety. The NEVI formula program will also add DC fast charging stations along America’s highways, which will benefit fleets and vacationers.

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Centre in talks with transporters as strike leads to over 2,000 petrol pumps running dry | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Suresh Chaudhary (identity changed on request), a petrol pump dealer from Juhu, Mumbai, has been on tenterhooks since Monday, as he tries to keep an eye on WhatsApp updates on his mobile phone and also on news tickers. MSRDC operates a fleet of approximately 15,512 buses that ferry 8.7 Currently, only 2.5 million passengers daily.

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Revolt Motors partners Dominos for its delivery fleet 

Electric Vehicles India

Revolt Motors partners Domino’s for its delivery fleet . Revolt Motors and Domino’s have partnered to introduce the Revolt electric bikes in Domino’s delivery fleet. Revolt Motors has decided to put its electric bikes into the fleet of delivery vehicles after conducting a successful pilot project.

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NTSB Chair questions safety impact of heavy EVs

Green Car Congress

The electric F-150 weighs 700 kg more than its petrol-powered predecessor. Smaller electric cars are heavier than their petrol equivalents, too. But until they do, the number of casualties in crashes is likely to increase as heavy electric vehicles join lighter existing fleets. Why does this matter? First and foremost is safety.

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UK sells its millionth electric car, fleet market drives BEV demand | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The increase was driven entirely by the fleet market, which rose by 29.9%, while private retail uptake fell -15.8%. Fleets accounted for more than six in 10 (63.2%) new cars registered, up from just over half (52.7%) last year. However, while fleet and business demand for BEVs grew by 41.7%

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Clariant, Haltermann, Mercedes-Benz fleet test of cellulosic ethanol E20 blend

Green Car Congress

Clariant, Haltermann, and Mercedes-Benz are launching a fleet test in Germany using cellulosic ethanol produced by the Clariant sunliquid process using wheat straw as the feedstock. Mercedes-Benz fleet at Clariant’s sunliquid demonstration plant for production of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues. Photos: Clariant/Rötzer.)

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