Phoenix Motorcars’ ZEUS Zero Emission Shuttles was selected as an eligible vehicle by the Morongo Basin Transit Authority (“MBTA”) and California Association for Coordinated Transportation (“CALACT”) purchasing cooperative.
Phoenix Motorcars was started to develop and manufacture a host of medium-duty vehicles ranging from shuttle buses to flatbed trucks and beyond to provide commercial and government fleets a way to cut emissions and embrace the low-maintenance benefits of electric powertrains.
Phoenix Motorcars was started in 2003 with a focus on developing and producing electric vehicles. The Phoenix team is currently building a variety of customizable Class 3 & 4 vehicles for fleets, including shuttle buses, flatbed trucks, and work trucks that strike at a segment of the market that traditionally runs on diesel. The vehicles Phoenix is building enables industries previously left out of the clean energy transition to convert their fleets to the lower-cost-of-ownership, clean-air vehicles that many other industries have enjoyed for years.
A new, all-electric, 14-passenger shuttle-bus is currently in the development pipeline of Phoenix Motorcars. Those of you familiar with the company will no doubt recall that it went bankrupt just a few years ago — and subsequently began a shift away from the development of light-duty vehicles. The new bus … [continued]
Repowering existing school buses with a new electric drivetrain shows promise to provide school bus operators with a lower cost and more sustainable vehicle compared to buying a brand-new electric school bus. An electric repower — sometimes referred to as an electric conversion or retrofit — involves the removal of a vehicle’s internal combustion … [continued]
This is the second article in a three-part series examining the ways in which stakeholders — including state policymakers, school districts, and electric utilities — can build upon recent federal actions to accelerate the equitable transition to electric school buses across the U.S.
Fleet managers live and die by total cost of ownership calculations and are struggling to wrap their heads around the risks and opportunities that come with electrifying their fleets. Sales charts paint rosy pictures of typically higher up front vehicle prices offset by a long tail of savings in fuel … [continued]
The US Energy Dept. is aiming a green hydrogen fuel cell truck mashup straight at the heart of coal, oil, and natural gas.
There is much news published every month on electric vehicles, renewable energy, and other clean and green matters. We can’t cover it all. Below are 33 cleantech stories from the past month or so that got onto our story list but never got covered. Enjoy!
I recently reached out to Kia to see if I could spend some quality time with the Kia Soul EV. It is a funky-looking vehicle that packs a surprising 93 miles of range. As a first-generation EV for Kia, that speaks to the brand’s desire to deliver a product that packs the most bang for the buck for its customers. Having said that, the Kia Soul EV does fall short compared to the generation of new electric vehicles hitting showroom floors today, like the Hyundai Ioniq with its 124 miles of range and the Chevy Bolt at 238 miles of range.
