Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2012

DBT CEV, one of the largest electric vehicle charging infrastructure firms in Europe, and Matra, a leading manufacturer of Light Electric Vehicles are introducing the Bat’Lib system, a battery swapping station for e-bikes and e-scooters, at EVS 26 in Los Angeles. Bat’Lib station. Credit: DBT CEV/Matra. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Pike projections of cumulative light duty plug-in electric vehicle sales, 10 largest MSAs by population, 2011-2017. Within the top 10 largest MSAs in the US, New York City and Los Angeles are projected to lead with 116,718 and 96,175 PEVs by 2017. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2015

UPS has entered into an agreement to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) for its delivery vehicle fleet from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. UPS fueling stations in Sacramento, Fresno and Los Angeles will utilize Redeem RNG for refueling tractors and delivery vehicles in UPS’ fleet beginning this month.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The 19 launch markets include: Atlanta, Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston, Chicago, Denver, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, New York, Orlando, Fla., Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va., Seattle, and Washington, DC.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2018

Big Blue Bus (BBB), a bus operator serving Santa Monica and the Los Angeles area, will invest $18.3 million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) and California Proposition 1B Bond funds to replace fifty 40-foot New Flyer buses purchased between 2004 and 2006.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2016

Clean Energy Fuels has won a $10-million, multi-year procurement from New Jersey Transit, the nation’s third largest provider of bus, rail and light rail transit, which links major points in New Jersey, New York and Philadelphia and provides close to 223 million passenger trips each year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2020

BEAR considered four scenarios to illustrate the consequences of different pathways for large-scale electrification of the light vehicle fleet, with two key factors informing the variations between each scenario: (1) electric vehicle adoption patterns and (2) Incremental Vehicle Costs (IVC). charging) and component technology subsidies.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2015

The project will provide a high-tech manufacturing plant in the heart of the Los Angeles region, the largest bus market in the United States. A $2,990,900 grant to purchase equipment and modify a manufacturing facility in Milpitas, California. Earlier post.) TransPower. Earlier post.) Efficient Drivetrains, Inc. Earlier post.).

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It also had an upshift light (located in the lower right corner of the cluster) to remind drivers that fuel economy was more important than brisk acceleration. Other Sprint models could be purchased with optional automatics that year. Driving a Sprint ER from Los Angeles to New York with three passengers sounds like a nightmare.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

of total passenger light-duty vehicles in circulation in 2016. In that respect, four major US cities—Los Angeles, Seattle, San Francisco and Portland—are leading a partnership of more than 30 cities to mass-purchase EVs for their public fleets including police cruisers, street sweepers and trash haulers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) has taken delivery of its first heavy-duty battery-electric vehicle, marking a step in the airport’s transition to a fully electric fleet. This also is the first zero-emission Class 8 tractor in the City of Los Angeles municipal fleet.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2018

There is also money to reduce emissions at freight facilities, marine projects and light-duty vehicle charging. 10 million for fueling infrastructure for light-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), with a target of $5 million for charging stations and $5 million for hydrogen fueling stations. Staff proposes up to $1.35

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. The Los Angeles Police, Fire, General Services, and Water and Power departments will together lease the 160 BEVS.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

To figure out how to make electric trucks work in practice, the manufacturer, the state of California, and a wide array of partners—more than a dozen all told—launched the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project in 2019 to test its first electric Class 8 tractors with multiple Southern California operators.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 10, 2021

Now, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is showing off North America’s first electric fire engine from Austria-based Rosenbauer Group. The “Revolutionary Technology” (RT) concept fire truck first became a reality last year, when the LAFD purchased the truck for $1.2 Making History. However, the vehicle isn’t fully electric.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2012

The fee-based network of charging stations funded by the settlement and to be built by NRG will be installed in the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Joaquin Valley, the Los Angeles Basin and San Diego County. Buyout firm Blackstone Group acquired Dynegy in 2010, and power producer NRG Energy Inc. paid Blackstone $1.36

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EV Life

AUGUST 24, 2023

American EV manufacturer Rivian Automotive initially unveiled a prototype of its futuristic all-electric SUV—the R1S—at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2018. It shared design elements with the R1T electric pickup truck, including a distinctive front grille and lighting signatures.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Stationary Fuel Cells and Hybrid Transit Buses Incremental Costs: The purchase of diesel-electric hybrid transit buses and stationary fuel cells for use in the statewide bus system in Connecticut. Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, California: $4,466,000.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

of total light-duty vehicle sales in 2017. Pike Research forecasts that the top 5 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for cumulative electric vehicle purchases between 2011 and 2017 will be: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. 4.6%), and Delaware (4.5%).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 13, 2021

The Model 3 owner ultimately opted to try his hand at another test in the LA DMV, especially since Teslas are extremely common in Los Angeles. Los Angeles-based Drivers Ed Direct currently operates an all-electrified fleet of cars for its students. “Their operation is not unlike the use of an automatic transmission.

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Baua Electric

MAY 31, 2023

The American client could be very emotional and desires to peer the product and purchase it immediately, however COVID educated shoppers to be ok with striking an sequence and looking ahead to their car instead than buying groceries from stock in a broker’s quantity.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 11, 2023

light-duty vehicle fleet would produce around 16 times the output of stationary power plants. Kempton and Letendre also noted that the average light vehicle was used only around 4 percent of the time. General Motors’ Impact debuted at the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

One of the challenges Clean Fleet Report takes seriously is to test the EPA fuel economy ratings for the cars, crossovers and trucks we review, knowing efficiency is a top priority when looking to purchase a new vehicle. The motor-driven power steering was a bit light, but tuned for good road feel. Now it looks like an SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2011

scenarios, and the sensitivity of the model to particular factors, the analysis reveals areas where intervention may be warranted: The capital costs associated with vehicle purchase, in relation to the costs for conventional vehicles; Supply constraints in the Australian market; and. However, by testing different. replacement. Vehicle choice.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 29, 2014

The global economic recession of 2008—which severely depressed light-duty vehicle sales—resulted in an increase in the age of the light-duty vehicle fleet in the US that likely slowed the rate of decrease of fleet average emissions, according to a study by Gary Bishop and Donald Stedman at the University of Denver.

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Plugs and Cars

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

director Chris Paine’s long-awaited documentary, begins a nationwide theatrical release on June 28 in Los Angeles and New York. Bumpersticker available for purchase at www.cafepress.com/pluginamerica). In light of this lack of progress, PIA feels CARB cannot justify its move toward hydrogen technology and away from EVs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fisker revealed its Fisker Ocean electric SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Fisker and his team developed an emotionally invigorating, sleek and stylish exterior with ultra-slim lighting and gave the Fisker Ocean a wide stance that enhances handling and emphasizes its road presence.

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Charged EVs

MAY 8, 2023

It turns an EV into a mobile battery that can be used to provide backup power to a home or business, and to provide services to the electrical grid, generating revenue for the vehicle owner and potentially offsetting a significant part of the purchase price of the vehicle. On the light-duty side we are working with ABB and Wallbox.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW unveiled the first i8 Roadster, along with the 2019 i8 Coupe. The BMW i8 Roadster also benefits from a light-weight construction, complete with low center of gravity and even weight distribution.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

In addition to the vehicle’s introduction in Japan, Toyota launched the Mirai—a four-door, mid-size fuel cell sedan with performance that fully competes with traditional internal combustion engines—in Los Angeles on the eve of the Los Angeles Auto Show. For example: A quick flashback to the year 2000.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2013

5 million for light-duty plug-in electric vehicle rebates to meet high demand for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Program, administered by the California Air Resources Board. $5 These charging sites will be located at 7-Eleven convenience stores, and will provide a charging network in Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 18, 2024

When we took delivery of the Mirai, the dash gauge read 345 miles of estimated range, which means we could have driven from Los Angeles to the Silicon Valley and had a few miles to spare. There is wireless phone charging, selectable eight-color ambient lighting, 3-zone automatic climate control system and a fixed dual panoramic roof.

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Plug In Partners

JANUARY 24, 2006

Austin’s template calls for cities to initiate citizen petition drives and to encourage government and businesses to issue “soft” orders or expressions of interest in purchasing plug-ins. For example, an area pest control company has pledged to buy up to 150 light weight plug-in trucks, once they are produced. Last year, U.S.

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Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

DECEMBER 4, 2009

The Prius PHEV has already made its European debut at the Frankfurt Auto Show debut, and Toyota is doing its American debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show. December 2, 2009 -- The 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) will make it’s North American debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2009

A pure HCCI mode, during light to medium loads, when no spark event is required for combustion. A mixed HCCI mode, light loads and moderately cold engine, where a spark is used to initiate but the bulk of the combustion is done by HCCI. diesel engine for light trucks due to fuel prices and capital constraints ( earlier post ).

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Plug In Partners

JUNE 27, 2006

They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. New partners in recent months include: Denton, TX., Keene, N.H., Madison, Phoenix, Sacramento, Santa Ana, CA., Santa Barbara, CA.,

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