Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Operations, Small Fleet, Zero Emissions

A white paper from AMPLY Power quantifies the vast cost savings in fuel, health effects, and pollution in the 25 largest U.S. metro areas.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10148713/electrified-fleets-could-save-37-43-in-energy-costs

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.schoolbusfleet.com/10147667/sustainable-fleets-2020-transformative-for-battery-electric-growth

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Delivery, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

An new online tool that catalogs global zero-emission truck and bus models is available to help identify vehicles eligible for significant point-of-sale...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10146992/new-tool-ids-vehicles-eligible-for-ca-ny-incentives

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Charging, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet

California and other states are scrambling to find electricity this summer amid record heat, with a growing risk of blackouts. If our power grids already...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10146961/how-will-utilities-deal-with-electric-vehicle-charging-and-stressed-electric-gri

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Batteries/Tech, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Hydrogen, Vehicle Research

The U.S. Department of Energy announced initiatives designed to address potential challenges to zero-emissions vehicles – battery materials and...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10145126/doe-iniatiatives-aim-to-accelerate-lithium-battery-clean-hydrogen-technologies

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Equipment, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research

ACT Research predicts that electrification of the Class 4-8 commercial vehicle market in the U.S. and Canada will top 40% by 2040. HDT sits down with ACT's...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10144947/act-third-of-class-4-8-vehicles-to-be-battery-electric-in-10-years

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Charging, Electric, Electrification, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Operations, Small Fleet, Suppliers, Sustainability

The answers will dictate site design, energy management considerations, software needs, home charging requirements, and fleet policy updates. Without the...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10143764/22-questions-to-answer-before-installing-ev-charging-depots

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Biofuels, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Legal/Legislative, Zero Emissions

New numbers from the California Air Resources Board demonstrate the importance of renewable fuels in cutting greenhouse gases from heavy-duty vehicles in...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10143724/renewable-diesel-biodiesel-california

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Green Fleet, Vehicle Research, Zero Emissions

Lion Electric's new facility in Illinois will represent the largest dedicated production site for zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in the U.S.,...

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10142905/lion-electric-announces-u-s-manufacturing-facility

Categories: Alternative Fuels, Charging, Electric, Electric Vehicles, Fleet Forward, Fuel Smarts, Global Fleet, Green Fleet, Small Fleet, Sustainability, Vehicle Research

Less than a mile from Interstate 5 in Portland, Oregon, a new electric-vehicle charging site opened April 21 aimed at medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses.

https://www.schoolbusfleet.com/10141763/daimler-pge-open-electric-island-charging-site