Categories: Electric, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations

Workhorse Group has announced that its medium-duty electric trucks are up to six times more efficient than comparable gasoline- or diesel-powered models.

https://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/139043/workhorse-touts-efficiency-of-electric-delivery-trucks

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Categories: Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Operations, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

The all-new hybrid-electric delivery vehicle will deliver 400 percent of the fuel economy of a comparable gasoline-powered vehicle, and features the...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/156463/ups-goes-green-with-workhorse

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Categories: Operations, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

This regular column is designed to encourage discourse for fleet professionals to let their voices be heard to their peers and other industry professionals.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10138292/fleet-readers-sound-off-on-ev-adoption-the-work-from-home-business-model

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Categories: Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Green Fleet, Operations, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Here are some baseline areas to update in your maintenance protocols so you can integrate battery electric vehicles.

https://www.chargedfleet.com/10140676/how-to-update-your-fleet-maintenance-operations-for-bevs

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Categories: Electric, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Equipment, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Operations, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Meritor's T.J. Reed, global vice president of electrification, talks to HDT about the company's recent acquisition of TransPower and the state of electric...

https://www.greenfleetmagazine.com/349536/qa-meritor-global-electrification-vice-president-t-j-reed-on-transpower-and-the-future-of-electric-trucks

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Urban package delivery routes usually include lots of stops and starts, but require relatively little long-range driving. Purolator Courier is developing...

https://www.chargedfleet.com/145842/purolator-courier-goes-green-with-new-electric-delivery-vehicle

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Ford Motor Co. plans to achieve carbon neutrality globally by 2050, while setting interim targets to address climate change challenges.

https://www.automotive-fleet.com/10119609/ford-plans-to-achieve-carbon-neutrality-goal-by-2050

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Ford has started production of its Focus Electric in Saarlouis, Germany. The company said the vehicle was developed as a “One Ford” global vehicle. It...

https://www.businessfleet.com/112348/ford-focus-electric-production-begins-in-europe

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The automaker teams up with U.S.-based Factorial Energy to jointly develop new battery technology and plans to test prototype cells as early as next year.

https://www.globalfleetmanagement.com/10157017/mercedes-benz-makes-bet-on-solid-state-battery-technology

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Categories: Electric, Equipment, Operations, Products, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Chanje's electric cargo van will certainly have great appeal among delivery fleets concerned with their carbon footprint, but at the end of the day it's a...

https://www.worktruckonline.com/157936/test-drive-chanje-electric-cargo-van

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