article thumbnail

San José International deploys 10 Proterra electric buses in airport fleet

Green Car Congress

SJC joins a growing list of airports (including Indianapolis, New York-JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Sacramento, LAX and SFO), transit agencies, and universities and colleges, that are making the transition to zero-emission vehicle fleets.

Fleet 328
article thumbnail

Proterra and Freightliner Custom Chassis to develop all-electric chassis MT50e for delivery truck applications

Green Car Congress

The production-ready MT50e will be on display at the upcoming NTEA Work Truck Show, 4-6 March in Indianapolis. The vehicle is designed to enable more than 125 miles (201 km) driving range and can fully charge in three hours with SAE J1772 CCS DC fast charging.

article thumbnail

Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

Green Car Congress

The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore. The results are published in Earth Systems Science Data. million people.

article thumbnail

Cummins working on two medium- and heavy-duty PHEV projects; Class 6 truck, Class 7 and 8 buses

Green Car Congress

The first project, in partnership with the Ohio State University, PACCAR, NREL and Argonne National Laboratory and funded with $4.5 Daily mileage of 135-351 miles. At the SAE 2016 Range Extenders for Electric Vehicles Symposium this week in Knoxville, Gary Parker, Director of Electromobility programs for Cummins, Inc. Earlier post.).

PHEV 150
article thumbnail

New Indiana-Based Cleantech Research Partnership; First Activities in Heavy Hybrids and Plug-ins

Green Car Congress

France Cordova, President, Purdue University. Mark Miles, President & CEO, Central Indiana Corporate Partnership. Thomas Snyder, President, Ivy Tech Community College.

Indiana 150
article thumbnail

Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

35 new businesses, non-profits, universities, and utilities signing on to DOE’s Workplace Charging Challenge and committing to provide electric vehicle charging access for their workforce. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. A 350 kW charging system could charge a 200-mile range battery in less than 10 minutes. Georgia Power.

Obama 150
article thumbnail

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Transitioning the fleet to all electric will eliminate emissions from diesel buses and emissions from shipping diesel fuel by barge 900 miles from Seattle. Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment.

Purchase 191