Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America customer, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD)—a Golden State Foods (GSF) company—is increasing its commitment to zero-tailpipe emission freight transport with its latest order of 30 Volvo VNR Electrics. Located in the St.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Turnkey Solutions electromobility program has two full-service partners—InCharge Energy and Gilbarco Veeder-Root—and is available to all Volvo Trucks North America customers. Through the Vendor Direct Shipping program, customers and dealers can order equipment through the dealership parts portal.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Volvo Trucks North America’s customers and carrier partners, Watsontown Trucking Company and Camrett Logistics, have placed orders for their first Volvo VNR Electric trucks. —Peter Voorhoeve, president, Volvo Trucks North America. Both fleets will recharge their Volvo VNR Electrics at their local facilities.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

In each city, the Ford Drive team works with local dealers to purchase a fleet of Mustang Mach-Es. Service and maintenance of those vehicles are conducted through dealers as well. The vehicle is delivered to the driver within two weeks, and they use the Ford Drive app to manage payments and service.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 5, 2024

HEVI is one of the few construction equipment companies with an all-electric lineup, and they’re planning to roll these out through a growing network of national equipment dealers – a move that, I think, will help give them an edge over companies trying a D2C approach. SOURCE | IMAGES : HEVI , via PR Newswire.

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 22, 2024

In North America, the automaker may cut output to clear unsold dealer inventory, but in Europe, Stellantis may have to slash production numbers to meet increasingly strict emissions rules. Stellantis could refocus its efforts to produce more EVs, but they aren’t flying off dealers’ lots.

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Green Car Congress

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. E-Transit is an electrified version of Ford Transit, America’s best-selling commercial van.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2018

Mason, the US’ second-largest privately owned office products dealer, has taken delivery of Workhorse E-GEN electric, range-extended step vans. The company has expanded its fleet with the Workhorse electric vehicles to support its national business product delivery operations. The company’s fleet expansion is a continuation of W.B.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Education will deploy 160 Thomas Built Buses (TBB) electric school buses in school districts across the state over the next year, under a new procurement finalized this month between the Department of Education and Thomas Built Buses dealer Interstate Transportation.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

The higher up-front cost of electric semi trucks has been a huge obstacle for smaller fleets. And the smart dealers are the ones who are putting in the hours to learn about those incentives, educate their customers, and ultimately sell more vehicles. million professional truck drivers in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2021

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America; its exclusive Virginia dealer, Sonny Merryman Inc.; and Proterra celebrated the delivery of the 50 th Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley battery-electric school bus.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2012

has established a “Green Dealer” program for its independently-owned Honda and Acura automobile dealers in the United States. Ten dealers have already received the award, 18 more have applied to be in the program, and more than 200 dealers have independently developed initiatives to reduce their environmental impact.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

Following successful inbound implementations in the Pacific Northwest, North Carolina, and Mexico , Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is expanding the reach of its electric semi fleet into Arizona with long-time associate JB Hunt. SOURCE | IMAGES : Daimler Trucks North America.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2020

As a result, we’ve sold more all-electric commercial EVs than any other vehicle manufacturer in North America to date. This new battery technology and other upgrades give them the range, power and features at the price they need to scale up their electric fleets. —Tim Reeser, CEO of Lightning eMotors.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

REE has initiated customer deliveries of the first batch of P7-C demonstration trucks for multiple fleet evaluations in North America via its dealer network. US dealer Pritchard EV is the first to receive the P7-C demonstration truck for a road show with its large fleet customers.

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Clean Fleet Report

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

The all-new 500e is longer, wider and lighter, with a longer all-electric driving range, faster charging and the latest in audio and driver safety systems compared to the predecessor model that was sold in North America from 2013 – 2019. It’s scheduled to be on sale at North American Fiat dealers by early summer 2024.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2020

In Korea, Kia will enhance its local ‘Kia Flex’ vehicle subscription program by expanding the fleet size to 200 vehicles. Kia will also launch a dealer mobility service in Italy and Russia later this year. This is a new service enabling dealers to rent out their vehicles for any period, from a single day up to a full year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2012

with inventory financing to support the expansion of its dealer network in the US. This type of arrangement, also known as floorplan financing, allows dealers to stock, market and sell a wide variety of motorcycles and related products from manufacturers. It is an important element of a successful manufacturer-dealer business model.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 Also partnering in the program is Virginia bus dealer Sonny Merryman.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has entered into a 7-year agreement with Swedish-American energy storage manufacturer NorthStar Battery Company as the supplier of Ultra High Performance Pure Lead AGM batteries as part of the improvements being made to the next-generation Cascadia truck.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2021

The Pro joins E-Transit in the lineup of Ford work-ready electric vehicles, backed by a nationwide network offering EV-certified fleet sales, service and financing. —Ted Cannis, general manager, Ford North America commercial business. Fleet managers can set parameters for power usage. Available 9.6-kilowatt

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 25, 2024

I’ve been a fan of Isuzu’s medium duty cabover trucks for more than two decades, and often try to dream up reasons to weasel one into the Borrás fleet. Based on the company’s sales figures, I’m not alone – they’re best-selling low cab forward trucks in America. Start of production marks a pivotal moment for us.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The Hyundai Motor Group has made a $10 billion investment to build and sell electric vehicles in North America; the first is the 2023 Electrified GV70 built at the new manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama. Genesis is on schedule to have 100+ dealers across the country in the coming years.

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Teslarati

MARCH 29, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America announced today that it received its largest global order of Class 8 electric semi-trucks with Maersk-owned Performance Team. Volvo said in a release Performance Team will begin operations in Q2 2022 in its Southern California fleet operations serving port drayage and warehouse distribution routes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Key factors changing the decision landscape include strong public reaction to the GMC HUMMER EV and HUMMER EV SUV, the Cadillac LYRIQ and the Chevrolet Silverado electric pickup; GM and dealer investments in the EV customer experience; public and private investment in EV charging infrastructure; and the global policy environment.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2010

announced a joint partnership to bring in Hertz Global EV to key Starwood select-service hotels in North America. The smart fortwo electric drive joins EVs from the other manufacturers as part of Hertz Global EV’s fleet. Series production begins in 2012 for sale through smart USA’s dealer network.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

New Charging Standard Hyundai adds NACS Beginning in Q4 2024, all Hyundai electric models will use the North American Charging Standard (NACS) that will give Hyundai owners access to more than 17,000 Tesla Superchargers in North America. Scheduled to be in dealers in fall 2024, it will be eligible for a $3,750 U.S.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2016

Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, centered on Denali (formerly known as Mount McKinley), the highest mountain in North America, has taken delivery of its first two hydraulic hybrid vehicles from Colorado-based Lightning Hybrids. It is sold through a network of dealers and upfitters.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 21, 2022

The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV is set to make a splash when it hits dealers in the summer of 2023. When you add your name to the list, after a $100 refundable deposit a local dealer will be in touch to complete the ordering process. The post News: 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV first appeared on Clean Fleet Report.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2016

—Zack Hicks, CEO of Toyota Connected and Chief Information Officer at Toyota Motor North America. Based in Plano, TX, Toyota Connected will launch with two mandates: delivering seamless and contextual services; and using cutting-edge data analytics to support product development for customers, dealers, distributors, and partners.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2021

The plan is to eventually transition its entire fleet of vehicles to be fully electric, but the company doesn’t plan to accomplish this until 2035. In addition, GM Financial will provide a multi-year, $5 billion credit facility for Cruise to scale its Cruise Origin fleet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 17, 2017

The car-sharing application will support driver identification and authentication, plus payment and fleet management for car-sharing businesses. The application was developed in-house and is managed by Toyota Connected North America (TC), the global technology strategy business unit for Toyota.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

At times, Tesla’s fleet growth has greatly outpaced its service growth – resulting in significant issues and wait times for owners to get their vehicles serviced. While franchise dealers benefit from vehicles needing service, since Tesla owns everything, it is better off having minimal service needed for its vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2018

Québec-based Lion Electric, a manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles, and First Priority GreenFleet (FPGF), a clean transportation solutions provider and dealer, recently announced that they had achieved the largest all-electric school bus deployment in North America made by a single Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM).

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Clean Fleet Report will write a more detailed story once we drive the Vistiq sometime in 2025. Tesla’s NACS network can be used with an adapter that is available for purchase at the dealer. Built in Spring Hill, Tennessee, the Vistiq is first being released in North America in 2025 and then in select markets throughout the world.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 16, 2024

With the (PIVG) now extended to include the FH and FM Electric, there’s an extra incentive for UK fleets to begin the transition. A Volvo Trucks representative ensures that the company’s UK dealers are well-acquainted with the PIVG process and stand at the ready to assist customers in completing grant applications for new truck registrations.

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Baua Electric

MAY 16, 2024

“VizaLogix provides brand-neutral SaaS solutions that are easy to integrate and use, helping fleets, dealers and OEMs make smarter decisions,” said Scott Young, head of region North America, Volvo, in a statement.

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