Sentences with phrase «electric delivery»

Still electric delivery and car share vehicles provide a useful «network battery» for Wind power.

And companies such as Fed Ex are purchasing fleets of electric delivery vans.

UPS plans to deploy 50 plug - in electric delivery trucks that will be comparable in acquisition cost to conventional - fueled trucks without any subsidies — an industry first that would breaki a key barrier to large scale adoption of electric fleets.

«In the grand scheme of things, the failure of an electric bus may seem trivial, but it led ultimately to the failure of electric delivery vehicles.

If the initial trial run goes well, DHL is already talking about much wider deployment on its already 5,000 - strong fleet of electric delivery vans.

Berkshire Hathaway Energy, a unit of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc, said on Friday it would acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC in a deal that puts Oncor's equity value at about $ 11.25 billion.

In addition to state and local incentives, Raymour & Flanigan will also receive incentives provided by Orange and Rockland Utilities, including O&R's Economic Development Rate for electric delivery service.

Buffett's $ 9 billion bid to acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Co. started to unravel last week after Paul Singer's Elliott Management Corp. outmaneuvered the Oracle of Omaha by acquiring a small parcel of unsecured debt.

The deal comes closely on the heels of Berkshire Hathaway Inc's (BRKa.N) $ 9 billion offer to buy Oncor Electric Delivery Co, the parent of Texas power transmission company.

If the acquisition is approved, Exelon will control electric delivery service to approximately 1.97 million Maryland ratepayers.

In the grand tradition of corporations making tiny green steps in the right direction, Coca Cola has announced it will be deploying 185 hybrid electric delivery trucks in 2009.

EFH, a Fortune 500 company, is the largest power generator, retail electricity provider and electric delivery business in Texas.

Daimler is shipping its Fuso eCanter electric delivery vans to global customers, and October unveiled a concept Class - 8 truck that goes over 200 miles per charge, the E-Fuso Vision One.

Because pure electric vehicles lend themselves to commercial applications, Chrysler Group is considering a small electric delivery van application for 2011 - 2012 with an appropriate business case.

So it's good to hear that UPS has taken another step toward cleaner delivery options, unveiling 35 lightweight, longer - range electric delivery vans to be tested out on the streets of Paris and London.

It is fitting five of its Streetscooter electric delivery vans with special particulate filters which will suck up brake and tire dust, creating what they claim to be the first truly»em ission neutral» electric vehicle.

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With 910 units sold in October alone, and 3,633 sold year - to - date, it really does sound like the market for small, fully electric delivery vehicles is picking up pace in Europe.

Via press release More on Fuel Efficient Fleet Vehicles: Wal - Mart Tests New Diesel - Hybrid Trucks, Reclaimed Cooking Grease and LNG Fuels Coca Cola & UPS Canada Try to Clean Up Their Truck Fleets AT&T; Greens its Fleet With 105 New, Efficient Vehicles Coca - Cola's Fleet of Hybrid Electric Delivery Trucks Hits Miami

Sara Wojewski, et al v. TXU Electric Delivery Co., et al., Cause No. 06 - 07584, In the 95th Judicial District Court of Dallas County Texas (2009).

By Paul Chesser Last week Frito - Lay, the $ 12 billion snack foods division of PepsiCo, boasted it would add 10 all - electric delivery trucks in Orlando, Fla., as part of its plan to deploy 176 such vehicles in the U.S. and Canada by the end of year.

Nissan said the van could pave the way for all - electric delivery vehicles for urban use, and also said the van might be offered with bench seats for transporting families.

• Berkshire Hathaway's energy unit is nearing a roughly $ 18 billion deal to acquire Oncor Electric Delivery Company, a Dallas, Texas - based regulated electricity transmission and distribution company.

(Reuters)- Elliott Management Corp, the largest creditor of the bankrupt parent of Oncor Electric Delivery Co, unveiled a plan on Monday to best Berkshire Hathaway Inc's (BRKa.N) deal for the Texas utility with a bid worth $ 18.5 billion, including debt.

Oncor Electric Delivery Company has announced plans to provide cash rebates for Texas residents and businesses who install solar PV systems.

«This is the first review of what the impacts would be of very high market penetrations of PHEVs, said Eric Lightner, of DOE's Office of Electric Delivery and Energy Reliability.

The alternative - powertrain truck company started off building hybrid - electric delivery vans; the start - up has sold 125 vans to UPS to date, with another 200 on order.

UPS announced Tuesday its plans to deploy 50 electric delivery trucks that will rival the costs of traditional fuel vehicles.

Warren Buffett's decision to buy Oncor Electric Delivery is a «great deal» for Berkshire Hathaway, shareholder Jeff Matthews said.

Warren Buffett's decision to buy Oncor Electric Delivery is a «great deal» for Berkshire Hathaway, shareholder Jeff Matthews told CNBC on Friday.

PepsiCo operates the largest all - electric delivery vehicle fleet in America, and The Coca - Cola Company operates the largest heavy - duty hybrid electric commercial truck fleet in North America, as Brune and Paglia point out.

NEW YORK, NY — Con Edison is investing $ 1.5 billion this year to fortify its electric delivery systems ahead of the summer heat season.

A new proposal would reduce the size of a rate hike that New York State Electric & Gas Co. had been seeking in its electric delivery charges.

That view is backed in a report by the North American Electric Reliability Corp. (NERC), an industry - funded nonprofit to which Congress has delegated responsibility for ensuring the reliability of the electric delivery system.

The electric e-NV200 is undergoing limited tested in Europe, including as a FedEx delivery van in London.One of the main advantages to an electric delivery van, apart from reduced fuel use and a reduction in tailpipe emissions, is that it will be far quieter than current cargo vans.

Daimler, the largest truck manufacturer in the world by sales, will begin production this year on an electric delivery truck.

Following the trend of smaller, lighter electric vehicles, a new working prototype of a «revolutionary» electric delivery vehicle has just been unveiled by the University of Warwick.

As part of that commitment to the future of cleaner transportation, Ryder itself is taking delivery of an initial order of 125 of Chanje's electric delivery vans, which will be offered to both ChoiceLease and rental customers in select US markets in California, New York, and Illinois.

Mr. Klein is recognized for his expertise and vision with SmartGrid and the integration of advanced telecommunications technology with the electric delivery system.

UPS is working with UK - based technology firm ARRIVAL to develop a state - of - the - art pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles to be trialed in London and Paris.

The young Mexican company Vehizero has been making hybrid gas / electric delivery trucks that have been selling so fast that orders are backlogged.

That's why it was exciting to see reported over at Cleantechnica that for European electric car sales in October, the 11th most popular vehicle was actually DHL's small, 100 % electric delivery van, the StreetScooter.

Now DHL (Deutsche Post)-- one of the very companies responsible for delivering all those over-sized Amazon boxes to our doors — is getting into the electric vehicle business, selling a small, all electric delivery truck that it developed for its own operations.

UPS is working with UK - based technology firm ARRIVAL to develop a pilot fleet of 35 electric delivery vehicles (EVs) to be trialed in London and Paris.

Green Electric Delivery Purolator, a Canadian courier company, will be testing Unicell's Quicksider electric delivery vehicle in Toronto in a pilot program of 5 to 10 electric vans that should start in 2009.