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XL Fleet announced that Essential Utilities, Inc. Essential, headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA, deploys a fleet of approximately 2,500 of these vehicles across 10 states. —Charles Stevenson, Vice President of Fleet Operations at Essential.
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General Motors is introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) bi-fuel versions of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2500 HD extended cab pickup trucks. Fleet and retail consumers can place orders beginning this April. The Silverado and Sierra will be available in standard and long box, with either two- or four-wheel drive.
Apex Clean Energy has ordered 19 electrified Ford F-series pickup trucks from XL Fleet, including ten plug-in hybrid electric and nine hybrid electric systems for pickups in its service fleet, for delivery in the second quarter of 2021.
New York City is adding 70 electric vehicles to its fleet: 50 new Chevrolet Volts, 10 fully electric Ford Transit Connect cargo vans, and 10 new fully electric Navistar E-star utility trucks. The Administration is also working towards the use of electric vehicles in the City’s fleet of more than 13,000 yellow taxis. Click to enlarge.
XL Fleet Corp. XL Fleet’s newest product represents the fourth OEM platform on which its electrification systems are compatible, which also includes hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric drive solutions for Ford, General Motors and Isuzu fleet vehicles.
Production of the 2013 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra 2500 HD bi-fuel pickup trucks is underway in Fort Wayne, Ind., and the pickups are available for order by fleet and retail customers through Chevrolet and GMC dealers. The Silverado HD and Sierra 2500 HD Vortec 6.0L director of Fleet Operations.
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has launched a new initiative to convert its 170-vehicle fleet to hybrid and clean diesel vehicles. Independent refiner Alon USA Energy, Inc. Alon’s retail segment, Alon Brands, is extending the clean theme to the nearly 1,000 FINA locations in its network.
liter B20-capable Duramax diesel engines for the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. GM Fleet’s partnership with PSI follows customer demand and ongoing investment by companies across the nation in CNG refueling infrastructure. All of the top 25 fleets use at least two fuels. Savana Canyon Sierra HD. E85 Ethanol.
The 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 Duramax 4WD Crew Cab AT4 CarbonPro showed-up in my driveway and the neighbors took notice. Clean Fleet Report. recently drove the 2021 GMC Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab AT4, powered by a 3.0-liter Weighing in at 5,640 pounds, the Sierra 1500 AT4 has a maximum payload of 1,810 pounds and can tow 8,800 pounds.
The EPA certifications allow Icom to convert these popular fleet vehicles in the US market for propane/autogas bi-fuel use. The GMC-brand vehicles include Sierra, Yukon and Savana vans. Icom’s EPA certifications now cover approximately three million vehicles, primarily Ford and GM fleet vehicles. liter engines.
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Clean Fleet Report recently had the opportunity get behind the wheel for a couple hours during media event in San Francisco. This technology is also found on the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC Hummer and Sierra EVs. The post Flash Drive: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Story by John Faulkner.
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Silverado 2500HD and 3500 HD and Sierra HD). Businesses and fleet customers have been asking Ford to make F-150 available with CNG capability to take advantage of the fuel’s low price and clean emissions. —Jon Coleman, Ford fleet sustainability and technology manager. Earlier post.). The 2014 Ford F-150 with 3.7-liter
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Louis, MO; Deployment: 11 partner fleets. Diamond Bar, CA Manufacturing: Galesburg, MI and Elizabethtown, KY; Deployment: 50 different utilities and fleets. Demonstrate a fleet of 378 trucks and shuttle buses. Cascade Sierra Solutions. Manufacturing: Michigan; Deployment: several utility partners’ fleets.
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Sierra Club, UCS and NRDC should have been indicted along with CARB and Big Oil in the film Who Killed the Electric Car? Serious volume is enough to significantly effect their fleet average. Tags: joe romm GM zev mandate chevy volt NRDC UCS Sierra Club cafe. They tell us they will produce the Volt in serious volume.
Fuel produced from the pilot plant has been fleet-tested in a blend formulation in several standard configuration automobiles. Cool Planet has already built a 200,000 gallon per year pilot plant using this process and demonstrated in laboratory studies that biochar generated using this process can exhibit excellent soil amendment properties.
This new proposal comes on the heels of SDG&E receiving unanimous support and approval from the CPUC on 11 January to proceed with several pilot projects to install charging stations at the Port of San Diego, San Diego International Airport, Park & Ride lots, shuttle hubs and delivery fleet hubs.
This could lower Tesoro’s compliance costs with the federal renewable fuel standard (RFS) and California’s low carbon fuel standard (LCFS) by generating credits, while producing fuels fully compatible with the nation’s existing fuel infrastructure as well as current vehicle fleet warranties. Virent, Inc.:
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The change, petitioned for by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club in 2021, would decrease the EV fuel economy values used in calculating CAFE compliance, thereby forcing automakers to either sell more EVs or to improve their other models to remain in regulatory compliance. Proposed PEF.
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The plan also includes investments for charging stations to support ZEV bus fleets and ride hail services, as well as residential and autonomous vehicle charging. This will include building new sites connecting regional destinations, such as supporting travel to the Sierra Mountain communities and destinations like Lake Havasu.
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At Clean Fleet Report , we’ll try to give you some of the highlights of the show, packaged thematically. It’s not surprising that the fleet-oriented WT will launch at a price only a few dollars different than Ford’s F-150 Lightning PRO. After launch, Chevrolet will add an additional fleet model capable of towing up to 20,000 pounds.
About 240 fleet operators have placed orders for the all-electric pickup truck as well. . Back in 2016, the Sierra Club sent out volunteers to over 300 dealerships across the United States. Sierra Club members who participated in the test also noted that they were heavily pushed into buying internal combustion cars instead. .
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