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New York City Transit Authority adding 50 New Flyer buses equipped with Allison H 40 EP systems

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New York City Transit Authority maintains a fleet of more than 5,700 buses, 60% of which are equipped with Allison Bus Series B 400 and B 500 transmissions. More than 10,000 state- and city-owned vehicles operating in New York are powered by Allison. These systems have accumulated nearly 2.2

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Fluid Truck orders 40 additional electric trucks from Lightning eMotors; supporting IKEA last-mile delivery in NYC

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Fluid Truck has ordered 40 additional electric delivery trucks from Lightning eMotors for its New York City fleet. These vehicles will be utilized by XPO Logistics and NAL Group in their support of IKEA Retail US last-mile delivery efforts. The electric trucks will service all five boroughs, IKEA said.

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FedEx Expands Electric Cart Routes in New York City

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When we talk about the “last mile” in delivery, there’s a part of that last mile that we often leave out: the last few yards. The rest of the mile before that is usually trucks that come from a local depot of some kind to drop packages to customers, but that doesn’t mean the packages […].

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Breaking! This Morning In New York City, CyberTruck

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Story to come, With much appreciation to Mira Shahan & Brendan Miles, courtesy of CleanTechnica Tip of the hat and heart to Brendan and Mira. This Morning In New York City, CyberTruck appeared first on EV Obsession. The post Breaking!

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Toyota to demo Prius Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles in New York City

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TMS) announced that New York City will join the company’s US Prius Plug-in Hybrid vehicle (PHV) demonstration program. As the vehicles gather miles, data such as fuel economy, miles driven, charging times and additional content will be viewable online. Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc.

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Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex electric hybrid solution introduced in NYC Transit buses

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Allison Transmission’s eGen Flex, its next generation electric hybrid propulsion solution ( earlier post ), will be put into revenue service at New York City Transit (NYCT) in May. As the largest public transportation agency in North America, the New York City Transit Authority currently operates more than 5,700 buses.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. Curbside Charging.