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Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP), will assess the suitability of alternativefuels and power options for Great Lakes shipping. It extends more than 2,000 miles and contains more than 110 ports. The bi-national Great Lakes-St. More than 200 million tonnes of cargo travel on the waterway on an annual basis.
Environmental achievements included ground and air fuel savings, increased investments in alternativefuel vehicles, and retooled routes that shaved 12.1 million miles from ground deliveries. Through the end of 2012, UPS has logged 295 million cumulative alternativefuelmiles.
The Electrification Coalition released two case studies outlining how two cities— Houston, Texas and Loveland, Colorado —are saving money by using electric vehicles (EVs) in their vehicle fleets. Loveland is now aiming to convert all of its light-duty fleet vehicles that work within a close distance of the city to EVs.
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.
UPS will supply its fleet in Memphis, Tenn., The deal is part of an initiative announced earlier this year by UPS to significantly expand its use of renewable natural gas in UPS’s alternativefuel and advanced technology fleet. of total gas and diesel purchased was displaced by using these alternativefuels.
Sysco aims to power more of its tractor fleet with alternativefuels, and the deployment of Freightliner eCascadias along with refrigerated trailers will play a significant role in achieving its goal to electrify 35% of its US fleet by 2030. After well over one million-miles (1.6 Earlier post.)
The six trucks are the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in the beverage distributor’s fleet of 650 heavy-duty vehicles to service customers throughout the region. To support charging its battery-electric fleet, Coke Canada Bottling is also installing three 150 kW DC chargers with nine dispensers at its Montreal distribution center.
The announcement follows the selection of PSI, based in Wood Dale, Illinois, as General Motors Fleet’s preferred upfitter for CNG and LPG trucks. PSI is one of North America’s largest and most experienced providers of integrated turn-key, alternative-fuel powertrain solutions. All of the top 25 fleets use at least two fuels.
Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. In addition to the fuel savings, electric vehicles typically require less maintenance than traditional internal combustion engine vehicles, which means lower maintenance costs.
announced that fleet customers of its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System retrofit system have logged a cumulative total of four million on-road miles. Customers are driving their service, delivery and cargo fleets more than 500,000 miles per month, a number that is increasing monthly. XL Hybrids, Inc.
Not only for sea and air freight but also line-haul road freight, as these help reduce CO 2 emissions.vThat’s why we engage not only in the electrification of our fleet but also invest in the development of alternative drive systems for very long ranges. —Alberto Nobis, CEO DHL Express Europe.
Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles has surpassed 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, as well as in Canada.
The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending. The vehicles on these routes can travel up to 200 miles on a tank of propane. The new propane fleet is expected to travel more than 25 million miles and to displace approximately 3.5
The proposed CAFE standards are projected to require, on an average industry fleet-wide basis for cars and trucks combined, 40.1 harmonized with NHTSA’s CAFE standards, are projected to require 163 grams/mile of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in model year 2025. The 163 g/mile limit would be equivalent to 54.5 mpg US (5.87 improvements.
The agency’s reasoning was that since alternativefuel vehicle production has generally been less than 0.1% of total vehicle production until very recently, the impact of excluding alternativefuel vehicles was negligible. Fuel economy average for the US fleet, per the Trends report, is 24.1
UPS began using LNG tractors in its delivery fleet in 2002. Building these fueling stations is a solid future investment for UPS. Since vehicles represent approximately 35 percent of UPS’s carbon footprint, a cornerstone of the company’s environmental strategy is to support the development and use of lower-emission alternativefuels.
Once completed, the LNG private fleet will be one of the most extensive in the US. An initial investment of more than $18 million to build fueling stations will be supported by the purchase of the 700 LNG tractors and continued expansion of the natural gas fleet in the US. Phoenix, Ariz.,
MTS launched the region’s first zero-emissions bus pilot program in 2019, and last year set a plan in motion to convert its entire bus fleet to zero emission by 2040. New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric buses provide up to 525 kWh of power and 250 miles of range on a single charge.
With a 402 hp (300 kW) electric motor and lithium-ion batteries, the vehicles have an electric range of up to 40 miles. The gasoline engine extends the range to 350 more miles. Last year, PG&E tested two eREV trucks as part of the utility’s overall electric utility fleet.
NHTSA currently projects that the proposed standards would require an industry fleet-wide average for passenger cars and light trucks of roughly 58 miles per gallon (mpg) in MY 2032 and an industry fleet-wide average for HDPUVs of roughly 2.6 gallons per 100 miles in MY 2038.
received its first 150 electric delivery vehicles from BrightDrop, the technology startup from General Motors (GM) focused on decarbonizing last-mile delivery. FedEx plans to transform its entire parcel pickup and delivery (PUD) fleet to all-electric, zero-tailpipe emissions by 2040. FedEx Corp. Earlier post.).
UPS is working with UK-based technology firm ARRIVAL to develop a pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles (EVs) to be trialed in London and Paris. These zero tailpipe emission, lightweight composite vehicles have a battery range of more than 150 miles (240 kilometers), which is significantly higher than other EVs currently in service.
UPS plans to deploy 50 plug-in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional-fueled trucks without any subsidies—an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets. —Carlton Rose, President, Global Fleet Maintenance and Engineering for UPS.
UPS expects its ORION (On-Road Integrated Optimization and Navigation) routing system ( earlier post ) to reduce the distance driven by its drivers by 100 million miles annually when fully implemented in 2016. UPS’ ORION routing system uses data from customers, drivers and vehicles to reduce miles driven on delivery routes.
The CNG Cruze is targeted at fleets looking to purchase a domestic small passenger mono-fuel CNG vehicle. gasoline gallon equivalent (GGE) of CNG, allowing a highway range of more than 240 miles (386 km) Specifications and more details will be available in the near future. The tank will hold approximately 8.5 Earlier post.).
Among other enhancements, buses will be equipped with Cummins-Westport Near-Zero engines and fueled by Renewable Natural Gas, to further reduce NO x vehicle emissions by more than 90% by December 2018. The fleet enhancements are part of a larger series of strategic improvements we will roll out over the next 12-18 months.
DHL will roll out a new fleet of 63 electric delivery vans that will serve US markets. The fleet of 63 NGEN-1000 electric delivery cargo vans are produced by equipment manufacturer Workhorse Group. 100 miles all-electric range. The NGEN-1000 GEN 1000 supports up to 6,000 lbs. payload with 1,000 ft 3 cargo space.
Chevrolet and GMC will offer new bi-fuel versions of the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra heavy-duty trucks and all-new dedicated compressed natural gas versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana full-size passenger vans next year. Separate fuel tanks enable the driver to switch between fuels at the push of a button.
The City plans to bid a long-term contract to purchase renewable diesel following a successful six-month demonstration period in which the City tested nearly one million gallons of renewable diesel in City fleet vehicles. Each year, City fleet units use up to 17 million gallons of diesel that could be displaced through this initiative.
areas of inquiry: The potential impact of climate change policies on global fleet composition, fuel consumption, fuel prices, and economic output. The model represents households at an aggregate level and generates estimates of LDV fleet composition. Armstrong, a professor of chemical engineering at MIT.
The City of Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus (BBB) has become one of the country’s first municipal transit authorities to convert its fleet to renewable natural gas (RNG), rated 90% cleaner than diesel. Big Blue Bus has been fueling its LNG and Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fleet of motor coaches with fuel supplied by Clean Energy since 2012.
Fred Meyer will receive a total of 40 LNG trucks over the next several months, making Fred Meyer the first in Oregon to deploy a fleet of heavy-duty LNG trucks. Some of the 40 diesel trucks will be used to replace older, less efficient diesel trucks in the fleet. LNG is a viable alternativefuel for Kroger in the future.
The vehicle has a 1,400-pound cargo capacity, a range of 250 miles and zero operating emissions. After the batteries’ first lifecycle in the aircraft is over, they can be fitted to the charging station to recharge the aircraft’s onboard batteries as well as UPS’s fleet of electric ground vehicles.
stops/mile, and 25% idle time, the cycle is not ideal for the Lightning Hybrid system, which is more suited for urban, rather than suburban, operation. stops/mile and 17% idle time. Lightning also outlined a diesel replacement scenario being considered by the rental car shuttle fleet. Fleets Hybrids Hydraulic Hybrid'
UPS will add 200 new series hybrid electric delivery trucks to the company’s growing alternativefuel and advanced technology fleet. The improvements in these new package cars came from real-world experience in our alternativefuel Rolling Laboratory, which earlier this year hit a 1 billion miles driven milestone.
Under this program, purchasers of new all-electric transit buses are eligible to have 100% of the incremental vehicle cost covered on the condition that these buses are housed at bus depots or operate on routes located within a half-mile of a disadvantaged community. Under the New York Truck Voucher Incentive Program (NYTVIP) program, $16.4
More than 100 electric school buses, powered by a Cummins fully electric drivetrain, have been ordered to date from Blue Bird Corporation, a school bus manufacturer highly focused on alternativefuel technologies. Blue Bird electric buses are already operating in California, North Dakota and Washington.
This includes a plan to purchase more than 3,500 fully electric last-mile delivery vehicles and the electrification of more than 60 terminals across Canada. Purolator expects to add more than 100 all-electric vehicles to its fleet this year and an additional 150 in 2024.
UPS has entered into an agreement to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) for its delivery vehicle fleet from Clean Energy Fuels Corp. The deal signifies UPS’ plan to expand significantly its use of renewable natural gas for its alternativefuel and advanced technology fleet. Clean Energy Fuels, co-founded by T.
The project aims to demonstrate a wide range of advanced technologies and designs Walmart is considering in an effort to improve the overall fuel efficiency of its fleet and lower the company’s carbon footprint. In 2005, Walmart, one of the nation’s largest private fleet operators, announced its goal to double fleet efficiency by 2015.
UPS will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in its Rolling Laboratory fleet of alternativefuel and advanced technology vehicles. The UPS trucks are equipped with a 32 kW Hydrogenics fuel cell coupled to 45 kWh of battery storage and 10 kg of hydrogen fuel.
The vehicle combines the benefits of a CNG Fuel system and Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) technology and is geared to help agriculture fleets switch from petroleum-based liquid fuels to domestically available, cleaner burning natural gas and electricity. The EDI PowerDrive has been durability tested over 3.8
UPS plans to build an additional 12 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations and add 380 new CNG tractors to its growing alternativefuel and advanced technology fleet. At UPS, we own our fleet and our infrastructure. CNG is part of a broad investment in a variety of alternativefuel vehicles.
million in support of five new cost-shared, community-based projects focused on energy efficient mobility systems including connected and autonomous vehicles and alternativefuel vehicles and infrastructure including natural gas, propane, biofuels, hydrogen, and electricity. The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $13.4
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