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DHL Adds Electric Delivery Van Fleet for US Markets

February 8, 2019May 8, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

DHL plans to add a fleet of 63 electric delivery vans from equipment manufacturer Workhorse for the express service provider’s United States markets. The move supports DHL’s goal to get their logistics-related emissions to zero by 2050.

Electrify America Taps Engie Insight for $2 Billion, 10-Year ZEV Plan

January 25, 2019May 8, 2020 by Alyssa Danigelis

Electrify America tapped Engie Insight to provide utility expense, data management, and rate monitoring and optimization solutions as part of a $2 billion, 10-year investment in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure, access, and education in the United States. Despite having an estimated 800,000 electric vehicles on the road supported by around 18,000 ... Read more »

Tesla Plans to Sink $5 Billion into Shanghai Factory to Boost Chinese EV Sales

August 1, 2018 by Jennifer Nastu

The trade war between China and the US is making it more imperative than ever for Tesla to establish production in that country, according to Industry Week; China is the world’s largest market for electric cars, and the company has plans to sink $5 billion into its factory near Shanghai, ... Read more »

Does the Electric Vehicle Market Need Another Player? Dyson Says Yes

October 2, 2017 by Jennifer Hermes

Dyson Ltd. is joining the likes of Toyota, Chevrolet and Volkswagen, with the vacuum maker saying that it would invest more than $2.5 billion in both the cars and the batteries to power them.

Uber Drivers in ‘The Smoke’ Must Use Electric or Hybrids by 2020; Customers Will Pay

September 8, 2017October 31, 2017 by Jennifer Nastu

Uber drivers in London must use electric or hybrid vehicles in coming years. The company will give financial assistance to its drivers to get new cars, but customers will also be asked to pay.

Gasoline-Powered Cars Eyed for Emissions Overages in CA

August 4, 2017August 22, 2017 by Jennifer Nastu

Businesses that operate gasoline-powered fleets in CA will want to keep an eye on a review being conducted by the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The environmental agency is looking at whether some gasoline-powered vehicles are emitting too much pollution. The California Air Resources Board is also pushing manufacturers to ... Read more »

Panasonic Leads EV Batteries Market, LG Chem Guns for the Crown

August 21, 2015August 20, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Panasonic is currently the runaway leader in the nascent battery market for electric vehicles, but LG Chem has the potential to overtake it in what will be a $30 billion market in 2020, according to Lux Research. Panasonic’s 39 percent share of the battery market for plug-in vehicles makes it ... Read more »

Digi Technology Enables Smart Cities Worldwide

August 3, 2015July 31, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Smart technology by Digi International enables increased operational efficiencies, reduced response times and better levels of citizen services in smart city initiative, the M2M technology company says. Examples of Digi smart city implementations include: Electrical car charging stations: AddEnergie develops, manufactures and operates electric vehicle charging products for all market ... Read more »

Delta Launches Smart EV Chargers

November 3, 2014October 31, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Delta Products has launched a smart electric vehicle charging technology, targeting large-scale deployment of smart charging systems at low cost. Project partners include the Department of Energy, DTE Energy, Mercedes Benz and kVA. With communication capabilities and a site management system, Delta’s smart-grid-capable EV chargers can prioritize and optimize EV ... Read more »

Elon Musk: Tesla Patents ‘Belong to You’

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the patents for his company’s electric vehicle technology “belong to you” and in an attempt to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission vehicles “Tesla will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use our technology.” In a blog post, Musk says ... Read more »

Tesla Tops AAA’s Green Car Guide

June 2, 2014May 30, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The 2013 Tesla S P85 tops the Automobile Association of America’s 2014 Green Guide, followed by the electric 2012 Toyota RAV4 and the clean diesel 2014 Audi A7 TDI Quattro in third place. In fact half of the top 10 highest scoring green cars are clean diesel vehicles. The annual ... Read more »

GM Surpasses 400 EV Charge Stations

May 23, 2014May 22, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

General Motors has installed 401 electric vehicle charging stations at its US production and business facilities. More than 20 percent of the stations use electricity generated from solar canopies to help charge employee vehicles. The company says the majority of the stations are located at GM’s large engineering and corporate ... Read more »

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