Remove Fleet Remove Range Remove Sacramento Remove Sustainable Transportation
article thumbnail

Phoenix Motorcars deploys electric cargo truck to service family-owned business in Sacramento

Green Car Congress

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.

article thumbnail

BMW providing 10 pre-owned i3 EVs to UC Davis for 18 months

Green Car Congress

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.

Davis 291
article thumbnail

Volvo Trucks’ D13 Turbo Compound engine now standard on all VNL models; 6% better fuel economy over 2020 engine

Green Car Congress

In the Volvo VNL 740, 760 and 860 models, the new D13TC engine offers more fuel savings for a wider range of applications, such as long haul or local delivery, as well as fully or partially loaded. Additionally, Tyson Foods made the D13TC-powered Volvo VNL 740 the preferred tractor in its nationwide fleet.

Volvo 243
article thumbnail

Calif. Energy Commission to award more than $44M for hydrogen refueling and alternative fuel vehicle projects

Green Car Congress

This effort builds on a productive partnership of public agencies to make progress in attaining a clean, sustainable transportation sector. DC fast-charging systems typically provide 60 to 80 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging. The South Coast Air Quality Management District received several awards.