Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Approximately 6 billion gallons of fuel are wasted in the US each year as vehicles wait at stop lights or sit in dense traffic with engines idling, according to US Department of Energy estimates. Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Groupe Renault has acquired the French company PVI (Power Vehicle Innovation), which specializes in the conversion of commercial vehicles to electricity or natural gas. This electric version of Master is aimed primarily at fleets running last-mile distribution services in the city, as well as large municipalities and local government.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

The autonomous bus will serve Texas Southern University, the University of Houston, and Houston’s Third Ward community connecting to Metro buses and light rail. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Ontario, California, Phoenix Motorcars develops, deploys, and services all electric drive systems for electric commercial vehicles.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

Magenta Mobility, an integrated electric mobility solutions provider, and Switch Mobility, the electric vehicle arm of the Hinduja Group, have forged a strategic partnership to revolutionise last-mile and mid-mile intra-city operations across India.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

GATE will have an independent business structure with employees dedicated to meeting the needs of electric commercial vehicle customers, initially serving both the IVECO and Nikola brands. A full ecosystem focused on a variety of zero-emission vehicles, from last mile delivery to long haulage. Iveco Group comprises eight unique brands.

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Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2022

Eleven months after SpaceX submitted several applications, the FCC has given the company permission to connect moving vehicles to its constellation of Starlink internet satellites. Light travels ~40% faster in vacuum/air than in fiber optic cables & satellite path length is shorter (cables follow coastlines).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2011

Azure Dynamics Corporation announced 29 new Ford Transit Connect Electric sales, including 8 units in Europe and 21 units in North America, which includes a 3-unit reorder from Johnson Controls, Inc. These sales include: Van Bortel Ford in Rochester, NY. Verizon Wireless through Stoneham in Stoneham, MA.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

By expanding Bird’s consumer and shared products to include e-bikes as well as e-scooters, we are uniquely positioned to lead the revolution to eco-friendly transportation for the billions of annual trips that are five miles or less. 36v / 12.8Ah battery, powered by LG cells, delivers up to 50 miles of electric range.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2023

Starting from $71,886 and offering a WLTP range of up to 400 km (~249 miles), the all-new eSprinter is now available for order at authorized US dealerships. The lithium/iron phosphate technology eliminates the use of any cobalt or nickel and is suited for light commercial vehicles due to durability.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation have signed a collaborative agreement to begin delivering a pure battery electric version of the Ford Transit Connect van to customers in Europe beginning in late summer 2011. It will be rechargeable using standard European 220/240-volt outlets within 6 to 8 hours.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

With the two fuel cell vans, we are expanding our understanding of the system and showing that the fuel cell can also be a suitable drive solution for light commercial vehicles. The technical basis for both vehicles is commercially available vans that run on electric power alone.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The new Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK bus will complement MSU Mobility’s efforts to test, validate and research all areas of mobility via its connected ecosystem, featuring 8.1 square miles of contiguous urban, suburban, industrial and rural zones. The bus’s 2.5-mile Hope, which houses the largest solar carport array in North America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Abqaiq is also linked to the Shaybah oil field through a 395-mile pipeline. The plant processes the majority of Arab Extra Light and Arab Light crude oils, as well as natural gas liquids (NGL). The Khurais field has a production capacity of some 1.2Mb/d, and produces Arab Light.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

million km (932,000 miles). For the first time in Europe, DRIVE C2X also implemented and tested a concept for the integration of a data backend, therefore enabling commercial services based on C2X communication data to private and commercial customers. Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory (GLOSA).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2021

In the US, Stellantis’ LEV mix for passenger cars and light-duty trucks is expected to be more than 40% by 2030. The company also remains committed to growing its commercial vehicle leadership in Europe and strengthening its position in North America while aiming to be the global leader in e-Commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

The 2010 Ford Transit Connect. Ford is introducing the North American version of the 2010 Transit Connect light commercial vehicle at the 2009 Chicago Auto Show this week. Ford is collaborating with Smith Electric Vehicles to bring the electric Transit Connect to market in North America in 2010. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2021

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

electric van delivers more than 50% range—270 km (168 miles) NEDC, equivalent to 200 km (124 miles) real use in the summer, compared to 170 km previously. mile) top-up. mile) top-up. also features the new Renault Easy Connect Z.E. Renault’s new Kangoo Z.E. Kangoo Z.E. New Kangoo Z.E. New Kangoo Z.E.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Ford Motor Company and Smith Electric Vehicles US (SEV US) have mutually agreed to terminate the development project of an electric car-derived van based on Transit Connect. Force Drive components have previously been deployed in more than 40 vehicle integrations and have more than 25 million miles of on-the-road experience.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

a trading and investing company that recently announced investments in Pinnacle Mobility, an electric bus and small commercial vehicle manufacturer, is now looking at facilitating its exports to African, Middle Eastern, and European countries within the next 3–4 years. Japan-headquartered Mitsui & Co.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been quietly funding tests with live cellphones in light aircraft cockpits as a possible counter-measure to GPS spoofing attacks, Spectrum has learned. When and if the technology is approved, it would be used by pilots—not passengers on commercial flights.

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Charged EVs

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

To achieve this, said Carlos Ghosn, chairman and chief executive officer of the Alliance, the three automakers will accelerate their collaboration on common platforms, powertrains and next-generation electric, autonomous and connected technologies. More than 600 km (373 miles) EV range reached by 2022, based on NEDC homologation methodology.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2009

The company will assemble and market all-electric zero-emission commercial vehicles in North America, and said it will initially focus its production on battery-electric-powered vehicles for depot-based route delivery fleets. SEV US Corp will begin production using chassis from multiple vehicle manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Nissan Motor Company is targeting becoming world’s leading manufacturer of light commercial vehicles (LCV) by fiscal year (FY) 2016. Light Commercial Vehicles include several classes of vehicles that are designed and developed primarily for work use. Nissan offers one of the widest ranges of LCVs, from mini-LCVs up to 7.5-ton

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

SAIC Mobility Europe, a division of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, is introducing the Maxus light commercial vehicle brand. With a range of 200 km (124 miles) and charging time of just two hours, the Maxus EV80 is expected to be suited to businesses with typical usage cycles that incorporate predominantly urban routes.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2014

Since the launch of France’s low-carbon vehicle project in January 2009, La Poste group, which has the country’s largest industrial fleet with some 69,000 vehicles, has equipped itself with a complete range of electric vehicles, including small light commercial vehicles, quads, three-wheelers and electrically assisted bicycles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2017

No connected and autonomous vehicle trial at this level of complexity and integration has yet been attempted. million (US$11-million) grant awarded by the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and delivered through Innovate UK. DRIVEN is supported by a £8.6-million Source: SAE International. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2015

EDI’s utility solution set is expansive, now spanning Class 3 light duty, Class 4-6 medium duty, and Class 7-8 heavy-duty commercial work trucks. The vehicle, based upon a Chevy Silverado 3500 Class 3 commercial fleet truck, is the only Class 3 commercial work truck that has 30-40 miles (48-64 km) of all-electric range, EDI says.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

GVW and a range of up to 200 km at the International Commercial Vehicle Show in 2016, the first vehicles will be delivered to customers this year. This results in a range of up to 200 km (124 miles)—normally enough for a typical day's delivery round. Following the presentation of the Urban eTruck with 25 t perm.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2015

A new standard with regard to connectivity and driver assistance systems is to be defined. This will be a multi-brand toolkit suitable for both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles and will thus leverage synergies from other electric vehicle projects in the Group. MEB electric toolkit. Earlier post.)

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The series of tests, which occurred this summer in the skies over Virginia, used commercial smartphones connecting to standard 4G and 5G wireless networks operated by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC).

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Clean Fleet Report

MARCH 10, 2024

This guide offers a strategic map for business owners and fleet managers navigating the vast panorama of commercial vehicles, ensuring that the wheels turning for your company are the wheels of prosperity, reliability and efficiency. Will your fleet primarily operate within the city, suburban sprawl, or the endless expanse of the countryside?

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2012

reduction in fuel consumption achieved with XL Hybrids’ aftermarket hybrid electric powertrain ( earlier post ) on a light-duty cargo van on the UDDS cycle (urban conditions). The tests were conducted on ESWA’s light-duty chassis dynamometer test cell featuring a twin-roll Clayton dynamometer. engine and 6-speed transmission.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

million kilometers (2 million miles) of experience with the Mercedes-Benz B-Class Fuel Cell fleet as well as the main technical targets envisioned for the next generation fuel cell electric car. million miles) in fleet testing. million miles). million miles). Earlier post.). million km (5.6 million km (5.6

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Baua Electric

MARCH 1, 2024

Commercial vehicle (CV) makers are anticipated to experience a moderation in revenue growth to 5-7% year-on-year in the upcoming fiscal year. The growth is expected to be driven primarily by price hikes, as volume growth is forecasted to be modest for medium and heavy CVs (M&HCVs) and flat for light CVs (LCVs).

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