Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2015

Canada has aligned new vehicle and fuel standards with the United States to cut air pollution from on-road vehicles. Canada’s Tier 3 regulations will introduce more stringent air pollutant emission standards for new passenger cars, light-duty trucks and certain heavy-duty vehicles (such as delivery vans) starting with the 2017 model year.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

ABC Companies, a leading provider to the motorcoach, transit and specialty passenger transportation market in the United States and Canada, will soon be the first to offer a motorcoach-diesel-to-electric-repower program for North American operators. The repower kits are engineered by Lightning eMotors and will be installed by ABC technicians.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2013

the largest provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, have entered into a strategic alliance to accelerate the conversion of heavy-duty trucking fleets from diesel to cleaner-burning, less-expensive natural gas. GE Capital’s Transportation Finance business and Clean Energy Fuels Corp.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

developer of a low-cost hybrid electric powertrain designed specifically for class 1 to 4 commercial fleet use ( earlier post ), unveiled its third-generation XL3 product release for model year 2014 vehicles. The system is available in the US and Canada. Conversions Fleets Hybrids' Click to enlarge. XL Hybrids, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2016

Over the next 18 months, AZRA will invest C$40 million (US$31 million) to install 2,000 new electric charging stations and deploy the Twizy, Renault’s first 100% electric vehicle in Canada. Certified since 1 March 2016 by Transport Canada, its speed is capped at 40 km/h (25 mph) to come under the category of low-speed vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2021

Pride will be integrating the all-electric trucks into its existing logistics, full maintenance, leasing, rental and equipment retail operations throughout the US and Canada, as well as deploying them with a selection of its fleet management clients. Max torque. 2500 N·m. 3400 N·m. Max battery capacity.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2021

Since the introduction of General Motors’ fleet telematics solution, OnStar Vehicle Insights, fleet managers have received nearly 3.5 This means that fleet customers can utilize OnStar Vehicle Insights across their whole fleet, regardless of vehicle make or model year.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2010

a division of the Vedder Transportation Group, specializes in the transportation of Food Grade products in a bulk liquid or dry state and offers dedicated and irregular route, truck load and less than truck load freight services throughout Canada, and between Canada and the United States. Vedder Transport Ltd.,

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Green Car Congress

JULY 4, 2022

Despite moves to extend the lifetimes of some existing plants, the nuclear fleet operating in advanced economies could shrink by one-third by 2030 without further efforts. While plant lifetime extensions require substantial investment, they generally yield a cost of electricity that is competitive with wind and solar in most regions.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California. —Ben Nyland, President and CEO of Loop Energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

GE and Better Place have formed a technology and financing partnership to accelerate the global deployment of electric vehicle infrastructure through collaboration in four key areas: standards-based technology development; battery financing; joint fleet electrification programs; and consumer awareness.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

During the two-year data period analyzed for the report, the FCEB fleet accumulated more than 2.1 British Columbia Transit (BC Transit) has been leading a demonstration of fuel cell electric buses (FCEB) in Whistler, Canada, since early 2010. The FCEBs were incorporated into the fleet, fully maintained by Whistler Transit staff.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

This key product development initiative has been supported by Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), an arm of the. Government of Canada which helps commercialize Canadian clean technologies, readying them for growth and export markets. The FCvelocity-HD7 module is designed specifically for integration into bus applications.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2021

From the field data rolling in daily from previously announced municipal bus fleet in Nanjing, China, to new customer engagements in Eastern Europe and now in Korea, we are very pleased with the success we had in the transit bus market over the last few months. Our major shareholders include some of Korea’s largest bus fleet operators.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Abellio Rail Mitteldeutschland, Alstom, Nahverkehrsservice Sachsen-Anhalt GmbH (NASA) and Rolls-Royce plan to implement jointly a new hybrid drive solution on Abellio’s fleet of Coradia Lint diesel trains. Subsequent conversion of the entire fleet of 54 Coradia Lint vehicles is under consideration.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

a new 10-year contract to build and operate two new CNG fueling stations and sell fuel to the company’s growing CNG taxi fleet. million in grant funding from the City of Chicago and the Department of Energy to help defer the costs of station construction and acquiring new CNG taxi vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2022

Now into its second decade as an EV innovator, Orange EV continues to lead the industry with more than 450 heavy-duty electric yard trucks operating in 130 fleets across 28 states, Canada, and the Caribbean. Cumulatively, Orange EV trucks have surpassed 5.8 million miles and 1.7 million duty hours.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Other battery tests include simulating hot and sunny Phoenix weather by subjecting batteries to greater than 140 °F (60 °C) temperatures, extreme cold conditions in Manitoba, Canada with -40 °F (-40 °C) tests, and by driving vehicles equipped with the batteries through ditches filled with water to ensure there are no issues.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2011

The passenger vehicle fleet doubles to almost 1.7 PLDV demand for oil is based on four factors, according to WEO 2011: the rate of expansion of the fleet; average fuel economy; average vehicle usage; and. The largest increase in oil production comes from Iraq, followed by Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Kazakhstan and Canada.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2013

A study by a team from the University of British Columbia and Metro Vancouver suggests that optimized operational control strategies for transit bus fleets ultimately offer transit agencies a way to maximize the benefits of their capital investments in new, cleaner technologies. They also investigated the implications of applying social cost?benefit

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2022

While production costs of around €4.00 per kilogram are possible in northern Germany, hydrogen imported from Tunisia, for example, would cost at least €4.70 For the study, the authors modeled different supply chains for green hydrogen and compared possible import routes, such as those from Portugal, Canada, Tunisia and Australia.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2011

Prepared under the guidance of an Advisory Group including stakeholders from industry, academia, the environmental sector and government, Destination Sustainability focuses on North-South (and equally, South-North) freight transportation between Canada, Mexico and the United States. Extensive delays in truck freight movement across borders.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2011

These projects are being undertaken as part of the Clean Energy Dialogue with Canada. This project will develop and demonstrate the use of Ultraviolet (UV) and Electron Beam (EB) curing technology to reduce the cost of manufacturing Lithium ion battery electrodes more than 50%. Fleet efficiency. Grantee Description. 10,000,000.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 16, 2011

Canada follows the same requirements, although in both countries, the individual states and provinces must explicitly allows NEVs access to public roads. The fleet market makes up about 70% of the global NEV marketplace, Pike says. Because NEVs remain illegal for city use in China, Pike sees the market there confined largely to fleets.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2012

In a review of hydroprocessing technologies published in a new paper in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels , Mustafa Al-Sabawi and Jinwen Chen of CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, note that: “Hydroprocessing of oils, whether petroleum- or biomass- derived, entails hydrotreating and/or hydrocracking technologies. RIMPAC and Green Fleet demo.

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Blink Charging

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Electric vehicle (EV) fleets have so many more advantages over internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles. While it’s true that EVs do generally cost more to purchase up front, the true savings are in the long game and total cost of ownership. Lower Fuel Costs. This is the big advantage to electrify your fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2023

bp and Uber announced a new global mobility agreement which will see the companies work together to help accelerate Uber’s commitment to become a zero-tailpipe emissions mobility platform in the US, Canada and Europe by 2030 and globally by 2040. bp currently has 22,000 charging points worldwide, with operations in ten countries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Bosch certified electricians will perform a no cost, in-home consultation and full installation services, backed by a Bosch warranty and ongoing technical support. Additionally, qualified customers will be able to finance the cost of the charging station and installation with their vehicle through BMW Financial Services.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 15, 2024

Labatt Breweries of Canada is adding ten new Volvo VNR Electric semi trucks to its transport fleet, marking a major sustainability milestone by hauling Labatts beer and ready-to-drink-beverage portfolio from distribution centers in Bois-des-Filion to customers in Montreal. SOURCE | IMAGES : Volvo Trucks ; via Clean Trucking.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Electrifying the GO rail network is part of the largest rail project in Canada as Ontario is investing $21.3 The study investigated several topics including the scale of the Hydrail System, costs, safety, and implications of implementing this system as well as the risks and opportunities involved.

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Teslarati

JULY 31, 2024

Eventually, it will expand to the Middle East, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, Uber said in its press release announcing the partnership. Tesla has also worked with Hertz to expand EV availability for its rental fleet, but it did not end well as the company started selling its units to recover the heavy losses it felt from the investment.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

The Internal Revenue Service is beginning a campaign to alert consumers of a new credit that will enable the deduction of the cost of any sales and excise taxes for a new car purchased this year.

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 23, 2025

Clean Fleet Report had the opportunity to take the Civic Hybrid on a 970-mile, mostly freeway, road trip from Southern to Northern California and back. Fuel economy numbers reported by Clean Fleet Report are non-scientific and represent the reviewers driving experience. miles per gallon. The engine hums like a sewing machine.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

The German government wants all new vehicles for its government-owned fleet to be “environmentally friendly drive technologies” by 2030, and has set a 2025 deadline by which at least half of those vehicles will be EVs. But Canada might have a fight on its hands that mirrors what the U.S. government was up against before its about-face.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

leveraging of Broad-Ocean’s global operations and supply chain infrastructure to lower the cost of Ballard fuel cell engines and the cost of integration with vehicle drivetrains. The MOU signing was witnessed by The Honorable Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s Minister of International Trade, together with a number of other dignitaries.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2013

Aligning test methods would also reduce manufacturer compliance costs, and thus strengthen support for the program. Aligning programs across regions has potential benefits in terms of both fuel savings and the cost of complying with fuel efficiency regulations.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 9, 2024

This limits FCEV use primarily to a handful of areas in California and Canada. and Canada, poses a major obstacle. The high costs associated with producing and installing these fueling stations contribute to these infrastructural constraints. The existing U.S. Safety will always remain a top concern for automakers.

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