Charged EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The far higher volumes of carbon dioxide per mile from heavy trucks make them an obvious target for zero-emission powertrains. Some makers suggest hydrogen fuel cells will be the way to go; the most promising application seems to be long-haul trucking with few or no stops. But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

That push is particularly focused on the trucking routes between the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and the distribution centers of the Inland Empire – which Ontario lies at the heart of. This is too long a trip for most BEV trucks (except one, at least – we’ve seen the Tesla Semi do similar mileage ).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2009

The proposed rulemaking follows on a proposal last March by the United States and Canada to designate thousands of miles of the two countries’ coasts as an Emission Control Area (ECA). Air pollution from large ships, such as oil tankers and cargo ships, is expected to grow rapidly in line with port traffic increases. Earlier post.)

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

Hummer cars are known to have previously achieved as little as 12mpg, but thanks to Raser Technologies; who are currently exhibiting the new Hummer at the Plug-In Conference 2009, until Wednesday, 12 August at the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, California; the reputation of the Hummer could be on the mend.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 2, 2023

Q&A with electric truck expert Rustam Kocher Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles make up a small fraction of the vehicles on the road, but they generate a disproportionate amount of pollution. million miles. They’ve also got a site at the Port of Long Beach and a couple others in the LA area.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

The additional funding will cover demonstration projects of battery-electric, plug-in hybrid electric and range-extended hybrid electric/natural gas heavy-duty drayage trucks operating at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. DC fast-charging systems typically provide 60 to 80 miles of range in just 20 minutes of charging.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 4, 2023

We’re seeing a series of electrical architectures, with one group around smaller equipment at 48 volts, and a medium range—200 to 500 volts—in large equipment and medium-duty trucks. And there’s 40% of the Class 8 market and the medium-duty market that [drives] under 250 miles a day. With current technology, they can hit those numbers.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2017

In this plan, Volkswagen and ARB prioritized ZEV infrastructure build-out in areas with high anticipated ZEV demand and around disadvantaged communities throughout California, noting the potential for significant decreases in air pollution as a result of this ZEV build-out. The supplement adds a sixth: Fresno.

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Creative Greenius

JULY 2, 2009

And they’re also clued-in enough to know that a 244 mile driving range on a 3-4 hour charge is fantastic, but you need a hot blonde too if you want people to stop, listen and remember whatever fantastic thing you’re telling them. Bob Foster, Mayor, City of Long Beach (c) 2009 Joe Galliani.

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