Green Car Congress

JULY 12, 2019

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emissions drivetrains for commercial fleets, has had its longer-range, higher-speed, Generation 2 model of its Lightning Electric system for the Ford Transit ( earlier post ) named in an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The new vehicle also is available nationwide.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Harvard University recently purchased four Proterra battery-electric buses and electric infrastructure. The new buses will replace four, similarly sized biodiesel-powered vehicles, representing more than 30% of Harvard’s fleet. The new 800-volt system architecture allows vehicles to accept high-power DC fast-charging.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2017

King County, Washington, Executive Dow Constantine announced that King County Metro Transit will acquire 120 battery-electric buses by 2020. As part of this commitment, Metro will purchase up to 73 battery buses from Burlingame, Calif.-based The new buses run cleaner, quieter, and reduce dependence on fossil fuels.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2019

The voucher program can reduce the upfront cost of advanced zero emissions fleet vehicles by 40 to 70 percent. HVIP was formed by CARB to respond to a key market challenge by making clean trucks and buses more affordable for fleets. Since 2009, the program has helped more than 1,100 California fleets buy cleaner vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2021

million Shore-to-Store (S2S) project, more than a dozen public and private sector partners have teamed up for a 12-month demonstration of the zero-emissions Class 8 trucks and will expand the project to include five more hydrogen-fueled heavy-duty trucks, two battery-electric yard tractors, and two battery-electric forklifts.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2022

The regulation provides manufacturers with flexibility in meeting the emission requirements and achieving a successful transition to cleaner vehicles. That regulation will drive an increase in the number of medium- and heavy-duty ZEV models available as purchase options for vehicle purchasers and fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2018

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is accepting grant applications for innovative, advanced fuel, and vehicle technology projects that will result in cleaner advanced alternative transportation within the commonwealth. Grant applications will be accepted through 13 July 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2019

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will make the remaining $5 million of the $14 million initial allocation available for electric transit buses for next year’s transit grant cycle, which will open on 1 December 2019. million for six battery-electric transit buses and fast chargers. Blacksburg Transit: $3.3

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The vehicle makes its first appearance as Ford prepares 20 PHEV Transits for the 12-month fleet customer trial in London that begins in late 2017. The EcoBoost engine charges the on-board batteries when longer trips are required between charging stops, providing operators with efficiency and flexibility. million (US$6.1-million)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

A new program funded by proceeds from California’s cap-and-trade program aims to encourage the turnover of California’s school bus fleet to zero-emission and cleaner-burning school buses. Applications for grant funding will be accepted March 1-30.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2013

The plan as outlined also calls for further work on advanced biofuels, advanced batteries and fuel cell technologies in every transportation mode. In coming months, the plan notes, the Department of Transportation will work with other agencies to further explore strategies for integrating alternative fuel vessels into the US flag fleet.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Additionally, in coordination with the US Department of Transportation through the Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, DOE announced its intent to release funding to address barriers to a cleaner, safer, more affordable, and more reliable Made in America EV charging network.

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Baua Electric

JULY 11, 2024

Following millions in initial funding and, most recently, a California Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) grant, Joby has secured a US location for eVTOL production. Per Joby founder and CEO JoeBen Bevirt: Traveling by air is central to human progress, but we need to find ways to make it cleaner.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2016

Kiessling Transit has received a grant from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that pays for 80% of the cost of the Lightning Hybrids’ systems to be installed on Kiessling Transit’s Ford E-450 passenger buses, making them cleaner, more fuel efficient and improving braking efficiency. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

The system, which does not have electric batteries, uses this otherwise wasted energy for acceleration, supplementing power from the internal combustion engine to reduce fuel costs for fleet owners and greatly cut emissions. One business that recently integrated a Ford F59 into its fleet is AmeriPride Services Inc.,

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

The Saf-T-Liner C2 has 244 kWh standard battery capacity and 295 peak horsepower. It features over-the-air battery management software updates and has bilateral V2G capability. The Jouley school buses are Meriweather Schools’ first electric buses, and they’ll replace some of its current fleet of 46 diesel school buses.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 28, 2012

Odyne’s hybrid technology combines electric power conversion, power control and energy storage technology with Remy electric propulsion motors, modular Johnson Controls lithium-ion battery systems and other automotive-quality components. Manufactured by DUECO, Inc. The Terex Commander 4042 digger derrick features a DUECO, Inc.

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EV Connect

OCTOBER 9, 2023

But as better battery algorithms and new cooling technologies enter the market, expect charging times to come down (and “range anxiety” levels among drivers to drop accordingly). However, market competition, falling battery prices and government incentives are pushing the cost of EVs to parity with gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2014

While many private fleets are able to incorporate natural gas fueling infrastructure into the overall costs of their transition to natural gas, some entities cannot. The first allocation is $10 million to provide incentives for fleets to transition medium? Biomass Electric (Battery) Fleets Fuels Hydrogen Plug-ins Policy'

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JANUARY 19, 2024

A vehicle’s gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) is less than 14,000 pounds, and the battery capacity is at least 7 kilowatt-hours (kWh). If a light-duty vehicle is under 14,000 GVWR, the plug-in EV’s must have a battery capacity of at least 7 kWh. It’s simple — cars leased by companies are considered “commercial vehicles” in a fleet.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2017

This includes investing nearly £100m in the UK’s charging infrastructure and funding the Plug In Car and Plug In Van Grant Schemes. 11M – Air Quality Grant. This could include changing road layouts, removing traffic lights and speed humps, or upgrading bus fleets. 1B – Ultra low emissions vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 29, 2023

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted the Advanced Clean Fleets rule ( earlier post ), which will require a phased-in transition to zero-emission medium-and-heavy duty vehicles. The rule also provides fleet owners flexibility and provides regulatory certainty to the heavy-duty market.

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APRIL 22, 2016

PHEVLERs are defined as PHEVs with sufficient battery capacity for all electric driving of twice the average daily distance. [ Most homeowners have or can easily set up for plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) battery charging overnight while the driver sleeps. [ 5 ] Increasing numbers of drivers can get PEV charging at their workplace. [

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The Energy Commission also approved almost $16 million in research grants to help develop the next generation of energy efficient technologies for commercial and residential buildings; $11 million for projects to convert feedstock and waste into biofuels; and about $900,000 for natural gas innovations. Plug-in electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2022

million in additional California Air Resources Board (CARB) funding to replace heavy-duty trucks through the Valley Air District’s grant program. The District’s successful truck incentive programs have repowered, retrofitted, or replaced more than 7,300 heavy-duty trucks with cleaner alternatives.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The report, Plug-In Electric Vehicles: A Practical Plan for Progress , examines public policies toward PEVs, taking into account the promise and limitations of PEVs, recent improvements in battery technology, market dynamics, and the proliferation of policies around the world that promote the use of PEVs.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2015

Millbrook, one of Europe’s leading independent test and technology centers for vehicles and vehicle systems, will join a UK industry consortium to develop a new class of light commercial vehicle (LCV) combining fuel cell technology with battery electric vehicles to provide significantly improved range and rapid refueling. million ($9.3-million)

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Baua Electric

APRIL 20, 2024

The SDG&E-powered chargers were partially funded through a $200,000 grant from the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program. We’re not just reducing emissions, we’re building a cleaner future for people living near our border , and leading the way in international trade and environmental responsibility.”

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2017

Shortly after that, BMW Group will roll out battery-only solutions across its core brands, with Plant Oxford starting production of the battery-powered MINI in 2019, and the battery-only BMW X3 following in 2020. In addition to these measures, the BMW Group is preparing an EU-wide fleet-renewal campaign. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 Renewables increase from 13% of the mix today to 18% in 2035; the growth in renewables is underpinned by subsidies that rise from $64 billion in 2010 to $250 billion in 2035, support that in some cases cannot be taken for granted in an age of increasing fiscal austerity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

The PHEV does not require the heavy, costly batteries required by other electric cars, nor does it suffer from a limited range or poor freeway performance. It is alarming to see comparisons of the Chevrolet Volt PHEV with battery electric cars when the comparison focuses only on the electric range and ignores the other important differences.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2016

No more pure diesel double-deck buses will be added to the capital’s fleet from 2018 and all new single-decks for central London will be zero-emission. Sadiq Khan is calling on other cities to follow London’s lead and work together to challenge bus manufacturers to produce more zero-emission buses and make cleaner bus technology cheaper.

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EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. Honda announced just days ago that it has struck a deal with Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution to build a $4.4

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

The three leading new options to re-supply our autos with energy are charging at home, battery swap stations and fast charge stations. Gallery: Plugging in at home Battery swap stations are a concept often associated with Better Place , an EV infrastructure company. Battery swapping has its critics.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

To be eligible for the full credit, a vehicle must be assembled in the US; at least 50% of the components in the battery must come from the US, Canada or Mexico by 2024, and 100% by 2028; and at least 40% of the raw minerals in the battery must come from the US or “a trade ally” in 2024, and 80% in 2026. Keep on truckin’.

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