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AUGUST 8, 2018

As currently written, the ICT contains a number of elements to bring about the transition to a complete zero-emission bus (ZEB) fleet. ZEB purchase requirements. A large transit agency would phase in ZEB purchasing starting in 2023 at 25% of annual new buses purchased. ZEB is defined as a bus with zero tailpipe emissions.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Orange EV has expanded its yard truck rental program to offer the largest electric spotter rental fleet across the United States. Orange EV’s rental program relieves operators from having to rent expensive and unreliable diesels when extra coverage is required due to seasonal increases, breakdowns with slow repairs, or other demands.

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APRIL 8, 2020

GlobalData’s analysis suggests that low oil prices will lead to a longer waits for the reduced fuel costs offered by electric vehicles (EVs) to amortize their higher purchase prices. Higher prices at the pumps mean EVs make up their extra purchase cost sooner, while lower fuel prices see ICE cars remain cheaper than EVs for longer.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2020

USDA owns and operates one of the largest civilian fleets in the Federal Government and this move to a fleet that can use E85 or biodiesel will increase efficiencies and performance. Background on USDA Fleet. This will occur over time during the normal fleet renewal process. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2022

Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

The program allows qualified fleet owners the opportunity to try out the latest in heavy-duty natural gas truck technology by test-driving a 12L near-zero truck. This “try before you buy” program provides fleet owners with the opportunity to haul loads with the new truck for up to two weeks.

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MARCH 5, 2014

UPS plans to purchase 1,000 propane package delivery trucks and install an initial 50 fueling stations at UPS locations. The propane fleet will replace gasoline- and diesel-fueled vehicles used largely in rural areas in Louisiana and Oklahoma with other states pending.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

Valley Regional Transit (VRT) in Idaho has agreed to purchase eight Proterra Catalyst 35-foot E2 electric buses and eight Proterra 125 kW plug-in charging systems. With the purchase of eight buses and charging systems, VRT will transition about one-fourth of its fleet to battery-electric buses.

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JULY 2, 2021

The city of Moscow, Russia is halting the purchase of diesel buses for its passenger transport fleet. Starting this year, by the decision of the Mayor of Moscow, we will not buy diesel buses, except for transportation in a special mode. Only electric buses. By the end of 2021 there will be 1000 electric buses on duty.

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JANUARY 14, 2022

After the test drive, the city plans to purchase such vehicles to service routes with high passenger traffic. Moscow is considered to be the leader in the electric bus fleet in Europe. In 2021, Moscow stopped buying diesel buses for the major surface public transport operator. Currently, 1000 electric buses operate in Moscow.

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MARCH 30, 2022

Modesto City Schools in California has a{purchased} 30 Blue Bird All American Type D electric school buses. The order—the single largest order of electric school buses from a school district for Blue Bird so far—enables the school district to convert nearly 50% of its diesel-powered bus fleet to electric.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

The NYC Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) will expand use of renewable diesel fuel, a 99% petroleum-free alternative to traditional diesel fuel. This move is part of the City’s efforts to phase out its use of regular diesel. The use of renewable diesel builds upon the City’s success using biodiesel.

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JULY 31, 2022

We are now replacing diesel buses with electric ones and preparing the necessary infrastructure. 2021 the city Government refused to purchase diesel buses. Today the city already has the largest electric bus fleet in Europe in terms of the number of electric buses produced in Russia, especially at the SVARZ eco-plant.

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MAY 3, 2018

Lightning Systems, a global developer of zero-emission solutions for commercial fleets, is partnering with the City of Boulder and transit provider Via Mobility Services to repower diesel buses with battery-electric systems. People in Boulder are very interested in reducing the carbon footprint in all that we do.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) (Maryland) Board of Education approved a contract on Tuesday evening with Highland Electric Transportation, a provider of turnkey electric fleet solutions, to convert the MCPS school bus fleet to all-electric, starting with 326 school buses over the next four years.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

the leading provider of natural gas fuel for transportation in North America, announced that Estes Express Lines will add to its fleet 50 new trucks fueled with Redeem renewable natural gas (RNG), bringing its total to 71. Clean Energy Fuels Corp., million gallons of RNG over the seven-year contract.

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JULY 15, 2021

XL Fleet Corp. The electrification system is XL Fleet’s newest product release and enables Isuzu customers to electrify one of its newest and most popular medium-duty low cab forward vehicles, which is suited for applications including last-mile delivery, beverage distribution, utility work and food service.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

StarMetro, the city of Tallahassee’s public transit system, has agreed to purchase 22 Proterra Catalyst FC buses to service Florida State University (FSU), bringing the StarMetro fleet to 27 battery-electric buses. The new electric buses will also provide fuel and maintenance cost savings of more than $10 million.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

VIA Motors, a provider of electric drive technology and sustainable mobility solutions for a wide variety of Class 2 – 5 electric commercial vehicles applications, has received a purchase order for 2,000 Class 3 VIA electric cutaway chassis cabs from Pegasus Specialty Vehicles.

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Hochbahn will purchase both pure fuel cell hybrid buses and battery-electric buses in which the fuel cell serves as a range extender. Fuel cell technology has been an integral part of the Hochbahn vehicle strategy for converting the bus fleet to emission-free drives for years. The invitation to tender consists of four lots.

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Fuel Hydrogen Convert Fleet 526

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MAY 16, 2018

San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates MUNI (the city’s public transit), announced San Francisco’s commitment to have an all-electric bus fleet by 2035. SFMTA will only purchase all-electric buses starting in 2025 to meet the goal for 2035.

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San Francisco All-Electric Fleet Electric 256

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MAY 23, 2019

to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025.

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Purchase Renewable Gas El Paso 247

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

TransLink will be adding these to their two LFSe vehicles delivered in 2019 as part of the Canadian Consortium for Urban Transportation Research and Innovation (CUTRIC) Canada-wide Interchangeability Project, bringing their fleet to 17 Nova Bus electric vehicles. LFS Diesel. LFS Diesel buses are powered by the Cummins ISL 8.9

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Werner Enterprises, a premier transportation and logistics provider, has signed a letter of intent to purchase 500 Cummins’ 15-liter hydrogen internal combustion engines upon availability. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Since announcing the fuel agnostic platform, which includes the hydrogen option in both the 15-liter and 6.7-liter

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Hydrogen Engine Fleet International 444

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APRIL 28, 2023

Motiv Power Systems has launched its next-generation electric trucks for medium-duty fleets. million miles with fleets across North America. This means that fleets can drive the full range with a max rated payload, opening the door to electrification for companies with large payload requirements such as linens and office supplies.

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OCTOBER 12, 2018

Attaining environmental benefits and lower cost of ownership are driving more commercial fleets to electrify, according to a new study by UPS and GreenBiz. Despite an appetite for electrification, many fleet operators face challenges. —Scott Phillippi, UPS senior director of automotive maintenance and engineering.

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APRIL 27, 2021

Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid (EMT), the largest public transport operator in Spain and the second largest in Europe, recently awarded the tender for the acquisition of 520 new Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, as well for the purchase of 50 new electric buses. for the EMT fleet.

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JANUARY 12, 2022

This electric bus has become the 400 th vehicle purchased with the funds from the green bonds. In 2021, Moscow stopped buying diesel buses for the major surface public transport operator. Nearly 40% of all surface transport fleet will be electric. Moscow has deployed its 1000 th electric bus.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable. Danfoss joined the Climate Group’s EV100 initiative in 2019 and is committed to transitioning the entire company car fleet to electric vehicles by 2030 at the latest. Danfoss technology in the trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. Alabama A&M University. City of Fairfield.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) will install an innovative clean energy microgrid and EV fleet charging system with Proterra and Scale Microgrid Solutions to help power the agency’s transition to a 100% zero-emission bus fleet, following a grant that was awarded for the project by the California Energy Commission this week.

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JUNE 14, 2018

The Toronto Transit Commission , the third largest transit agency in North America and the most heavily used system in all of Canada, purchased ten Proterra Catalyst E2 buses in support of the transit agency’s goal to convert its entire fleet of 1,926 buses to zero-emission buses by 2040.

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APRIL 26, 2021

UK-based Tevva, a developer of long-range electric trucks, and Vattenfall Network Solutions, a division of Vattenfall, the leading European energy company, are partnering to help businesses switch to a zero-emission vehicle fleet and to reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations.

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MARCH 21, 2019

The report, which this year for the first time includes an online, interactive country data browser, reviews developments in fuel economy and highlights the changes which have shaped the modern global fleet of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) over a 12-year period. per year between 2015 and 2017. L ge /100 km. Source: GFEI. Source: GFEI.

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JULY 16, 2019

The California Energy Commission approved nearly $70 million in funding to replace more than 200 old diesel school buses with all-electric buses that will reduce school children’s exposure to harmful emissions and help the state reach its climate and air quality goals. School buses are by far the safest way for kids to get to school.

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APRIL 28, 2021

The city plans to purchase another 1600 electric buses over next few years, with the goal of replacing the diesel fleet. Moscow is already the largest operator of electric buses in Europe with 600 e-buses in operation on its routes.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

The VNR Electric model from Volvo Trucks North America is the first zero-tailpipe emission, battery-electric Class 8 truck in Performance Team’s fleet, which will be on the road by end of year. The El Segundo, California-based company operates a North America warehousing and distribution network of 45 locations and a fleet of 215 trucks.

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