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MARCH 30, 2022

Modesto City Schools in California has a{purchased} 30 Blue Bird All American Type D electric school buses. Select Blue Bird customers reported fuel costs of up to 49 cents per mile for their diesel buses, compared to an average 14 cents per mile in energy costs for electric buses.

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JUNE 27, 2013

This marks the first time that all-electric transit buses will be purchased and placed into Metro revenue service. Metro’s Advanced Transit Vehicle Consortium (ATVC), a partnership with LA City, LA County and South Coast Air Quality Management District, will initially purchase five low-floor, 40-foot all-electric buses.

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APRIL 23, 2010

Chinese consumers led in their consideration of a plug-in vehicle purchase. According to a new survey by Ernst & Young’s Global Automotive Center, roughly 60% of respondents in China said they would consider purchasing a plug-in hybrid or electric vehicle. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 9, 2013

Ford plug-in customers can now purchase a Ford-approved 240-volt charger and schedule a turnkey professional installation with a call to AeroVironment. Soon customers will also have a web-based option for ordering their home charging package or purchasing their charging station. Ford Motor Company selected AeroVironment, Inc.

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MAY 4, 2021

To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit. No deposit or purchase commitment is required. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2020

OCTA is also in the process of purchasing 10 plug-in battery electric buses, which are expected to be in operation beginning in 2021. The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 for OCTA is able to achieve in excess of 300 miles of zero-emission range without refueling. New Flyer manufactures the Xcelsior CHARGE H2 in forty- and sixty-foot lengths.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2014

It features a 30-mile (48 km) range without charging; it can recharge, hands free and in-route, in 10 minutes. Foothill Transit’s Line 291 travels 17 miles (27 km) between La Verne and Pomona and recharges its buses in route at the Pomona Transit Center at a drive-in docking station. Delivery is expected in early 2015.

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APRIL 26, 2019

New Flyer of America announced that a test demonstration with a New Flyer 40', heavy-duty fuel-cell-electric Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus for the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) achieved 350-miles (563 km) of zero-emission range. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling.

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MARCH 25, 2011

Norway Post has signed a contract to purchase 20 Transit Connect Electric vehicles, with an option to order more vehicles in the future. With a 28 kWh battery pack from Johnson Controls-Saft, Transit Connect Electric has a top speed of 120 km/h (75 mph) and a range of up to 130 km (80 miles) on a full charge. Copyright: Norwegian Post.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The Plug-in Car Grant will be distributed directly to consumers at the point of purchase and will be managed in a similar way to the grant made as part of the Government’s scrappage scheme. Cars will be discounted at the point of purchase and the subsidy claimed by the manufacturer to provide a straightforward process for the consumer.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fisker estimates that the EPA range of the front-wheel-drive, single-motor Fisker Ocean Sport will be 250 miles on a single charge, using a lithium-ion phosphate (LFP) battery cell chemistry in Touring Range packs to be supplied by CATL. This option does away with long-term commitments and includes a 30,000-mile annual driving allowance.

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MAY 23, 2013

An option is available to purchase at lease end for an amount to be determined at lease signing. 25/mile is applied after 12,000 miles. The Spark EV features a combined city/highway EPA estimated range of 82 miles (132 km) when fully charged and an EPA-estimated combined city/highway 119 MPGe fuel economy equivalent.

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APRIL 16, 2021

The 2030 goal will take effect once a road usage charge, or equivalent fee or tax based on vehicle miles traveled, is in effect in the state with at least 75% of the registered passenger and light duty vehicles in the state participating. Emergency services vehicles are not passenger and light-duty vehicles.

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APRIL 13, 2010

A study by Jonn Axsen and Ken Kurani from the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis, estimates electricity and gasoline use under three recharging scenarios. Drivers are assumed to immediately plug-in and recharge whenever they are parked within 25 ft of an electrical outlet. —Axsen and Kurani. Plug and play.

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APRIL 17, 2019

TriMet partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE) to purchase, own, and maintain six ABB chargers and the related infrastructure. The route covers 13 miles and 700 feet in elevation change. New Flyer previously reported the order for five forty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit buses in September 2017.

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APRIL 19, 2011

Broadly, the survey found that the majority of consumers’ in the world’s four largest automotive markets either identify themselves as potential first movers, or at least willing to consider purchasing an electric vehicle (China 93%, Europe 69%, US 54%, and Japan 48%). At 12 RMB a liter ($1.83/liter, However, if fuel consumption reaches 3.0

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Regional haul trucks, for the purpose of this solicitation, have daily ranges of 200 to 400 miles on a single charge or refueling event and are designed for day-use and typically return to a home base each night. CARB funding will be allocated towards the purchase of on-road zero-emission Class 8 trucks.

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APRIL 10, 2011

On the heels of announcing it had purchased the first fully electric small delivery vehicles, Canada Post added the first all-electric step vans in Canada to its fleet. Canada Post has the largest delivery fleet in Canada—more than 7,300 vehicles traveling more than 79 million kilometers (49 million miles) a year.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

UK electricity company Western Power Distribution (WPD) has purchased two Smith Electric Vehicles Edison vans. Designed and built in the UK by Smith Electric Vehicles, Edison has a top speed of 50 mph and a range of up to 80 miles on a single battery charge. A full recharge takes six to eight hours. A WPD Edison van.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Additionally the vehicles will feature thermal preconditioning during battery recharge. On 29 August 2019, Hochbahn issued a Europe-wide framework tender for battery-electric buses, with plans to purchase up to 530 buses between 2021 and 2025. The switch to emission-free buses entails additional financial costs.

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MARCH 9, 2010

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced that AT&T has agreed to purchase two of the first Ford Transit Connect Electric vans. The vehicle, which goes on sale later this year, has a range of up to 80 miles (129 km) on a single charge and will be rechargeable using either 240-volt or standard 120-volt outlets.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Using a liquid-cooled 28 kWh lithium-ion battery from Johnson Controls, Transit Connect Electric wagon can achieve a range of 55 to 80 miles (86 to 129 km) on a single charge depending on driving conditions and ancillary power usage. The wagon has a top speed of 75 mph (121 km/h).

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MAY 18, 2011

Although the average consumer drives no more than 40 miles/60 kilometers (km) per day, 52% of the respondents say that to consider any form of PEV for their next purchase it would need to offer a range of more than 400 km (249 miles). A global average of 60% would consider a PEV for the next vehicle purchase.

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JUNE 17, 2010

The US Department of Energy projects were established with two objectives: installing charging stations in residential, workplace and public areas to encourage consumers to purchase electric vehicles; and studying electric vehicle usage to optimize future electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

The advantage of purchasing the car without batteries is that, for 150 euros per month, you will always have fully functional batteries at your disposal, you don’t have to actually purchase the most expensive part of an electric car and fuel is included at a flat rate —Martin Richard Kristek, CEO of mk-group Holding GmbH.

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AUGUST 22, 2013

The 2013 Fiat 500e features a 24-kWh Lithium-ion battery that will allow drivers to travel an estimated 108 miles (175 km), and uses an industry-standard SAE J1772 recharge connector. Fiat 500e owners can bundle the home charger and installation with the car purchase.

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JANUARY 15, 2014

The Qin can be driven in pure electric mode for up to 70 km (44 miles). All-electric range [km, miles]. BYD said that its first 100 Qin cars were purchased in two seconds via its online site. 4,155 of them tried to purchase the new model, according to BYD. The Qin can be recharged at any normal household socket.

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OCTOBER 27, 2010

Canada Post will receive one of the Ford Transit Connect Electric delivery vehicles by the end of this year and has committed to the purchase of nine more by end of 2011. Commercial vans generally return to a central location at the end of each driving cycle making for easy overnight recharging.

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MARCH 29, 2010

FedEx is targeting battery electric technology for vehicles in its fleet covering less than 5,000 miles per year. Hybrids have their “sweet spot” in the 15,000-25,000 mile/hear range. Another pair of electric vehicles is being purchased from a different manufacturer for delivery to the Los Angeles area later in 2010. FedEx Corp.

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OCTOBER 8, 2011

Consumers’ expectations around the performance and purchase price of electric vehicles are so divergent from the actual offerings available today, that no more than 2–4% of consumers worldwide would have their expectations met, according to a new survey from Deloitte. range, convenience to charge and purchase price of the vehicle.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Using current battery performance and cost, they evaluated PHEVs and EVs across a range of scenarios and configurations—which including 10-, 20- or 40-mile all electric range, with low or high electric power, with or without battery replacement, and with or without opportunity charging. It required purchasing two 3.7 kWh battery.

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JULY 24, 2019

Ballard Power Systems announced a purchase order from Wrightbus, a leading bus OEM and Ballard partner headquartered in Northern Ireland, for 15 FCveloCity-HD 85-kilowatt fuel cell modules to power buses for deployment in Aberdeen, Scotland under the Joint Initiative For Hydrogen Vehicles Across Europe (“JIVE”) funding program.

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JANUARY 28, 2010

THINK developed the EV-Ready Cities Index to measure which markets are most likely to begin and benefit from the transition to electric vehicles, providing an objective comparison of the EV purchase and usage incentives as well as the market fit for EVs. City Purchase/Usage. with US production slated to begin early next year.

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AUGUST 12, 2011

Detroit Edison (DTE) President and Chief Operating Officer, Steven Kurmas, presented two out of four recently-purchased Ford Transit Connect Electric vehicles ( earlier post ) at DTE Energy headquarters in downtown Detroit. The vehicles were purchased from Suburban Ford of Sterling Heights, Mich.,

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APRIL 16, 2010

Based on the Ford Transit chassis, the Smith Edison minibus has a top speed of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a range of up to 80 miles (129 km). A full recharge takes 6-8 hours, or 3-4 hours with Smith’s new fast charging technology. The UK’s first 17-seat, electric minibus is now in production.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

In June 2018, the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer purchased a 10% stake in Rimac. It boasts a range of 650 kilometers (404 miles) (NEDC) and can recharge 80% of its full battery capacity within half an hour thanks to a 250 kW fast charging system. Porsche is now strengthening the established partnership.

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DECEMBER 24, 2012

One of the biggest barriers to electric vehicle uptake by private individuals is that of cost, particularly high upfront purchase costs. The practicality of recharging conflicts with the way car club and car rental cars are used. car clubs charging per mile rather than a flat-rate time fee to encourage people to think about mileage).

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