Sentences with phrase «battery electric fleet»

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But as those deposits arrive, fast - growing startup Proterra, packed with ex-Tesla employees, got an order for 25 battery buses from the Los Angeles Department of Transportation in December, each priced at about $ 700,000, as the agency converts a 359 - vehicle fleet to electric.

Wireless EV bus charging: Momentum Dynamics has commissioned the US» first 200 kW wireless charging system for a battery - electric transit bus fleet.

By 2020, the company plans to produce as many lithium - ion batteries annually as the entire world produced in 2013 — enough for a fleet of 500,000 electric cars — and with a 30 per cent reduction in production cost per battery.

Emblazoned with a sign that says «Save Kathmandu,» battery - powered autorickshaws are among the smallest and least - familiar models in the world's growing fleet of electric vehicles

This gap in research has now been closed by scientists of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT): They compared the performances of 49,000 battery electric cars and 73,000 plug - in hybrid vehicles in Germany and the US using data from fleet trials and automotive manufacturers as well as from websites for drivers to manage and monitor their vehicles.

Now Iceland says it is more likely that its future vehicle fleet will combine fuel cell vehicles with battery - powered electrics, which suits Daimler just fine.

Electrifying the light - duty vehicle fleet through expanded deployment of plug - in hybrids, battery electric vehicles, and hydrogen fuel - cell vehicles.

Posted on 19 April 2018 in Electric (Battery), Fleets, Infrastructure, Smart charging, Wireless Permalink Comments (7)

Posted on 23 August 2016 in Canada, Electric (Battery), Emissions, Fleets, LCFS, Policy, Regulations Permalink Comments (0)

Momentum Dynamics has commissioned the US» first 200 kW wireless charging system for a battery - electric transit bus fleet.

Long Beach Transit Unveils 1 Of 10 Electric Buses To Be Added To Fleet In November Sep 26, 2016 CBS Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) The Long Beach Transit on Monday rolled out one of 10 new battery - powered electric buses it will add to its fleet in the first week of NElectric Buses To Be Added To Fleet In November Sep 26, 2016 CBS Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) The Long Beach Transit on Monday rolled out one of 10 new battery - powered electric buses it will add to its fleet in the first week of Nelectric buses it will add to its fleet in the first week of November.

China's integration of «new energy» vehicles — the Chinese term that includes battery electric, hybrid electric, fuel cell electric, and alternative fuel technologies1 - into transit fleets has become a primary focus following the development of national goals to address harmful emissions concerns.

To service shorter routes, the USPS has several different battery electric vehicles in its fleet, including the T3 Series electric vehicle.

In addition to this the new battery electric buses, just like TriMet's current fleet of hybrid buses and select MAX trains, will have regenerative braking.

When that battery - assisted Santa Fe hits the market, it'll be joining a rapidly expanding fleet of other electrified Hyundais, including the Sonata hybrid and plug - in hybrid; the Ioniq hybrid, plug - in hybrid and EV; and the just - announced Kona Electric EV.

It could also feature the all - electric powertrain that JLR is developing for its I - Pace EV, which should be seen next year and will help JLR hit a new Californian target of 15 % fleet mix of battery electric vehicles between 2018 and 2025.

Lightning Systems, a global developer of efficiency and emissions improvement solutions for fleets, announced that it is on schedule for March deliveries of its new battery - electric LightningElectric conversion system for Ford Transit.

Electrovaya provided the Li - ion battery packs for Chrysler's test fleet of plug - in hybrid electric pickups and minivans.

Derrick Kuzak, Ford's director of global product development, says the automaker is predicting that electric propulsion — conventional hybrids, plug - in hybrids and battery - electric vehicles — will make up anywhere from 10 to 25 % of its global fleet by 2025.

Lightning Systems, a developer of efficiency and emissions improvement solutions for fleets, in partnership with New Eagle, a mechatronic control system provider, will introduce a full battery - electric upfit system for Ford Transit passenger wagon, van, cutaway and chassis cab models.

Alongside the BMW i8 Coupé, the new battery - electric BMW i3s (combined fuel consumption: 0.0 l / 100 km; combined energy consumption: 14.3 kWh / 100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 0 g / km) as «Medical Car» and «Race Director Car», and the BMW X5 xDrive40e (combined fuel consumption: 3.4 to 3.3 l / 100 km; combined energy consumption: 15.4 to 15.3 kWh / 100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 78 — 77 g / km) as «Rescue Car» are part of the BMW i car fleet in the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.

The Cruze EV demo fleet will be the first compact sedan electric vehicles to hit the road and will be powered by batteries from LG Chemical and propulsion systems (motor / inverter) from LG Electronics.

Optimal Energy, the Cape Town, South Africa - based company that unveiled the Joule full battery - electric multi-purpose urban passenger vehicle to the world at the Paris Motor Show in 2008 (earlier post), plans to have pilot fleets on the road in South Africa and globally from... Read more →

Surplus renewable electricity can be stored in a fleet of electric vehicle batteries, or as heat in water heaters, or as ice in air conditioners, and used when wind and solar production has slowed.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced $ 2.2 million from the Environmental Protection Fund is now available in rebates for municipalities to purchase or lease electric, (plug - in hybrid or battery) or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for municipal fleet use, and for installation of public charging or fuel cell refueling infrastructure.

Via Planet Ark: «Daimler - Chrysler said it would produce a «test - fleet» of up to 20 plug - in hybrid versions of its 2007 Dodge Sprinter in order to evaluate the performance of the electric vehicles in real - world driving conditions... DaimlerChrysler said it would combine the rechargeable battery on the Dodge Sprinter with a diesel engine for a bigger gain in fuel economy, saying that would be the first real - world test of that technology.»

Wind was by far the most promising, Jacobson said, owing to a better - than 99 percent reduction in carbon and air pollution emissions; the consumption of less than 3 square kilometers of land for the turbine footprints to run the entire U.S. vehicle fleet (given the fleet is composed of battery - electric vehicles); l the savings of about 15,000 lives per year from premature air - pollution - related deaths from vehicle exhaust in the United States; and virtually no water consumption.

Posted on 23 August 2016 in Canada, Electric (Battery), Emissions, Fleets, LCFS, Policy, Regulations Permalink Comments (0)

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Also being investigated is the opportunity to use an increasingly large fleet of electric or hybrid vehicles to absorb excess generation, recharging their batteries at these times (and even discharging them temporarily).

Whether it's commercial electric flight, 100 % battery electric bus fleets or 500 - mile range electric trucks, the list of vehicles going electric seems to be growing steadily.

One of the neat things about the gas - electric hybrid plug - in is that the batteries in the vehicle fleet become a storage facility for wind energy.

Right now, electric vehicles are only 0.7 percent of the US car fleet, and turnover is fairly slow, but many analysts expect that falling battery prices should help speed up the shift by making EVs more cost - competitive with traditional vehicles.