Economy Fuel Economy Grid New York City 
Green Car Congress
MAY 29, 2009
The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) will be testing in daily operation three different types of hybrid refuse collection trucks and a hybrid rack truck. Kenworth’s goal for the T370 hybrid tractor is to improve fuel economy by up to 25% in local haul applications. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)
Green Car Congress
JUNE 24, 2013
In New York City, FedEx Express continues to work with General Electric and Columbia University on a smart charging project to understand how large electric vehicle deployments would impact the energy grid and help develop best practices for charging these vehicles in large cities, like New York.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 28, 2011
FedEx Express is bringing new all-electric delivery vehicles to New York City, Chicago and Memphis, and diversifying the existing Los Angeles fleet. Dubbed “The Reach,” it is able to achieve 35% better fuel economy than its predecessor and has been performing well. and Jonesboro, Ark.
Revenge of the Electric Car
APRIL 6, 2010
Will Electric Cars Give New York a Charge? Imagine it is 2013 in New York City. Instead, while you recharge your battery after a long day at work, your new electric car could be recharging as well. Others, however, think the city should focus more in getting people out of cars altogether.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
These medium-duty postal and parcel delivery trucks operate in an urban environment in which a significant portion of their trip time is spent idling, resulting in low fuel economy. Urban delivery trucks may be a suitable application for electrification. The total costs of ownership (TCO) of the electric and diesel trucks are similar.
Charged EVs
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Large commercial trucks and other heavy equipment have run on diesel fuel for many decades now. Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. For fleet operators, concepts like demand charges and charging management software are entirely new. But today, heavy trucks remain a diesel world.
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 9, 2021
There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. That will tell you how much energy your vehicle needs to travel 100 miles, a more accurate measurement than our traditional fuel economy (mpg) numbers.
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