Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2023

Foothill Transit currently operates a fleet of 359 buses, which includes zero-emission models, and serves Southern California’s San Gabriel and Pomona Valleys, including Pasadena and downtown Los Angeles. The new Axess EVO-FC buses will contribute to Foothill’s ongoing commitment to operating a 100% zero-emissions bus fleet.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project. million), MSRC ($8 million), and South Coast AQMD ($5.4 million), with an additional $21.7

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2023

Zeem Solutions , an electric vehicle (EV) transportation as a service company, announced a partnership with Hertz to provide fast charging and other services for the rental company’s fleet of EVs at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

TeraWatt Infrastructure is developing the first network of high-powered charging centers for heavy-duty and medium-duty electric trucks along the Interstate 10 (I-10) highway, stretching from the Port of Long Beach - Los Angeles, California to the El Paso, Texas area.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2020

In this configuration, the second-generation fuel cell system delivers more than 300 miles of range at a full load weight of 80,000 lbs., Port fleet rollout. Both of these zero-emissions trucks will be used for drayage operations in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2018

Emissions of NO x , a key component of smog, at the Port of Los Angeles are down 60% compared to 2005 emissions levels. —Chris Cannon, Director of Environmental Management for the Port of Los Angeles. More ships also are reducing fuel consumption by slowing down within 40 nautical miles of the Port.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2021

TTSI), one of Southern California's prominent port trucking companies, to expedite zero-emission transportation solutions at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The Nikola Tre BEV is designed for local deliveries up to 350 miles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Friday announced a commitment to lease 160 pure battery EV vehicles, a move that will give Los Angeles the largest city-owned pure EV fleet in the US. The Los Angeles Police, Fire, General Services, and Water and Power departments will together lease the 160 BEVS.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2021

MTS launched the region’s first zero-emissions bus pilot program in 2019, and last year set a plan in motion to convert its entire bus fleet to zero emission by 2040. New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE NG battery-electric buses provide up to 525 kWh of power and 250 miles of range on a single charge.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company will officially begin delivering keys to customers at a special launch event scheduled for 4 October in Los Angeles with a select group of early reservation holders along with the company’s first fleet owners. The SOLO has a range of 100 miles and a top speed of 80 mph, making it safe for highways.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The baseline for the Toyota-Kenworth T680 FCEV truck—codenamed “Ocean”—was a 2017 diesel engine operating about 200 miles a day. The T680 FCEV has a range of about 300+ miles when fully loaded to 82,000 lbs. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2022

Fleet electrification provider Zeem Solutions has opened its first commercial EV transportation-as-a-service depot in Inglewood, California, near Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Zeem works with local utilities and renewable energy providers to ensure vehicles are charged using clean, reliable and low-cost energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 2, 2013

The award recipients are: Los Angeles Unified School District will receive $300,000 to install 30 single compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling units at the newly constructed San Julian Bus Lot. With more than 640,000 students the Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest district in the nation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2023

kg capacity, 700 bar), fuel cell stacks, electric motor (224 kW peak, 192 kW steady) and transmission, and offers a viable alternative to traditional diesel powertrains used in commercial goods transportation as companies look to transition their fleets to zero-emission vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is rapidly electrifying its fleet to meet sustainability goals set under the Green New Deal for Los Angeles. Using data is key to effectively serving the people of Los Angeles. In 2020, LADOT executed the purchase of 159 electric buses. million ($7.25

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Ecology, a transportation and logistics company in California, has switched its fleet of more than 600 trucks to run on Neste MY Renewable Diesel and is reporting cleaner fuel filters, fewer maintenance problems and reductions in tailpipe emissions. Switching 600 trucks, which drive on average 25,000 miles per year at approximately 2.5

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2018

Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. Maven Gig vehicles are available for flat weekly rates that include the car, unlimited miles, insurance (minus deductibles) and maintenance.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Penske has been expanding its battery electric fleet for the past several years. —Paul Rosa, senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning at Penske Truck Leasing. ROUSH CleanTech’s battery electric vehicles have a maximum speed of 65 mph and a 100-mile range.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

Additionally, the company will direct $25 million of the $200 million investment for an initiative in the City of Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles (Long Beach-Wilmington), for a “Green City” program. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2021

This truck will provide a range of more than 400 miles and refueling times comparable to conventional trucks. It is a zero-emission solution for fleet owners with demanding operations, moving goods through the ‘middle miles,’ without the need to expand their fleet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2010

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) and China-based BYD Motors Inc. The agreement was signed and BYD vehicles were put into service at HACLA Offices in Los Angeles. The F3DM (Dual Mode) sedans used in HACLA fleets can travel by electricity for 40 to 60 miles. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

s autonomous driving unit Waymo is looking to expand its driverless robotaxi service in Los Angeles, where it is currently testing rides. Waymo, which already has a large fleet of robotaxis in San Francisco, hopes to procure a license in Los Angeles to operate and expand its service.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2010

Vision Industries Class 8 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric truck at the Port of Los Angeles. The Port of Los Angeles is entering into negotiations with Los Angeles-based Vision Industries for the purchase and evaluation of Vision’s Tyrano hydrogen fuel cell hybrid-electric trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2022

The plan will see the first Volta Zero vehicles operating on Los Angeles’ streets by the end of next year. As a vehicle specifically designed for urban logistics, the Class 7 Volta Zero will offer a modular battery configuration to deliver a range of 95 - 125 miles—more than enough for downtown distribution routes.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2019

The K9M 40-foot buses are part of the airport’s fleet of “terminal-to- terminal” shuttles used to transport passengers between the international and domestic terminals, and from the international terminal to the Rental Car Center. The K9M has a range of up to 150 miles and charges in two to three hours.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has placed an initial order for 10 Lion Electric LionC school buses. The district’s boundaries stretch across 720 square miles and include the City of Los Angeles as well as all or parts of 31 municipalities and several unincorporated regions of Southern California.

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Baua Electric

MAY 17, 2024

Now the company is adding fifty Class 8 EVs to its drayage fleet in Southern California. Amazon’s Volvo VNR Electric tractors will haul both cargo containers and customer package loads in Amazon’s first- and middle-mile operations.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A number of Chevrolet dealers across the nation are advertising a new 2024 Silverado EV in 3WT trim at around $60K, which is close to where Hertz is pricing year-old low-mileage examples of the fully electric pickup that are being culled from its rental fleet. At $74,900, including destination, the Silverado EV 3WT is perhaps a bit pricey.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) has ordered 130 BYD battery-electric K7M buses, the largest single order of battery-electric buses to date in the United States. The City of Los Angeles has set a goal of converting every city vehicle to zero-emission technology by 2050. to 3 hours.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2022

The battery-electric freight trucks will be deployed in NFI’s Ontario, California fleet throughout 2022 and 2023, in support of its goal of operating the first 100% zero-emission freight logistics fleet in the nation. —Bill Bliem, senior vice president of fleet services at NFI. Earlier post.) emission heavy?duty

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Key Steps to Cleaning Southern California’s Air Diesel Class 8 trucks run seemingly tail-to-nose from the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles to the Inland Empire in Southern California. Last mile trucks like Amazon’s are moving to EVs Almost all of those trucks run on diesel, but change is coming. Even the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2018

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has delivered the first vehicle in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet—a Freightliner eM2 ( earlier post )—to Penske Truck Leasing, fulfilling its promise to put an electric commercial truck in customer hands in 2018. The range of the eM2 is around 370 km (230 miles).

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2018

earlier post ) to develop and to test a fully-electric class 6 delivery truck in Los Angeles, Calif. The Thor medium-duty electric delivery truck will have a driving range of approximately 100 miles powered by a Thor-designed and built battery that will be lightweight, durable and allow long-range driving distances.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 19, 2024

acres off the Pacific Coast Highway in Wilmington, CA, and is strategically located just four miles from the Port of Long Beach and five miles from the Port of Los Angeles. The first newly acquired site covers 0.85 You can check that out, below. Quick Charge | Electric school buses are coming! SOURCE | IMAGES : Voltera.

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Teslarati

JULY 4, 2021

Over the weekend, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe showed off a fleet of Amazon all-electric delivery vans, which will be produced by the automaker. Amazon’s renewable delivery van started testing rounds in Los Angeles earlier this year in February. I love these! pic.twitter.com/roAQy4Xff2 — RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe) July 3, 2021.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Team Penske and long-time partner Freightliner, part of Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), recently used the pre-production, fully-electric Freightliner eCascadia semi-truck to pull a full-sized Team Penske racecar hauler to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum ahead of the Clash event.

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Teslarati

MARCH 24, 2022

The Tesla Model Y has been added to Hertz’s fleet of rentable electric vehicles, joining its sibling vehicle, the Model 3. “Meet the newest addition to Hertz’s EV fleet, Model Y, and see why you should reserve one for your next adventure,” Hertz says on its site. . markets as part of its phased national rollout.

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