Categories: Batteries/Tech, Charging, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel, Gasoline, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Hybrids, Leasing, Operations, Small Fleet, Vehicle OEM, Zero Emissions

Compact and mid-size electric vehicles (EVs) are now fully cost competitive with petrol and diesel cars across most European countries according to...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10154446/leaseplan-car-cost-index-evs-cost-competitive-with-ices-in-europe

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Bus, Management, Technology, Zero Emissions

Previously Sr. VP, Proterra Energy, Chris Bailey will now lead Proterra’s growing business as a provider of its electric vehicle technology to commercial...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10154021/proterra-names-bailey-president-powered-and-energy-business-units

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Bus, Paratransit, Zero Emissions

The agreement provides Vicinity with Lithium-ion battery systems that utilize the latest Electrovaya NMC ceramic lithium-ion battery technologies.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10153840/vicinity-announces-strategic-supply-agreement-with-electrovaya

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Rail

The six new S700 streetcars join Charlotte’s current light rail fleet of 42 S70 light rail vehicles.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10150471/siemens-mobility-battery-hybrid-operated-streetcars-enter-revenue-service-in-nor

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Technology, Zero Emissions

The cells will be delivered to Proterra factories for the manufacture of the company’s commercial electric vehicle battery systems.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10149293/proterra-lg-energy-solution-partner-on-u-s-made-ev-battery-cells

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Bus, Technology, Zero Emissions

The agreement expands the partnership originally announced in 2019 and builds on the unveiling of North America’s first automated transit bus, the Xcelsior AV™.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10149286/nfi-robotic-research-agreement-to-bring-automated-driving-systems-to-transit

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Fuel Smarts, Legal/Legislative, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

We dig into the State of Sustainable Fleets Report for insights into medium- and heavy-duty fleet adoption of battery-electric, natural gas, propane,...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10147667/sustainable-fleets-2020-transformative-for-battery-electric-growth

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

A deal with Proterra completes Volta Trucks’s strategic sourcing of its electric powertrain. The venture will lead to production of the all-electric 16-ton...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10137026/proterra-to-supply-batteries-for-volta-trucks

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Batteries/Tech, Bus, Charging, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

The transaction represents an enterprise value of $1.6 billion for Proterra.

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10134529/proterra-going-public-following-transaction-with-arclight-clean-transition-corp

Categories: Batteries/Tech, Bus, Electric Vehicles, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

The new battery production line will manufacture Proterra’s industry-leading battery packs featuring new, next generation cells and will create dozens of...

https://www.metro-magazine.com/10132219/proterra-opens-next-gen-ev-battery-manufacturing-facility