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10 Years Of Commercial Electric Vehicle Success: Motiv Power Systems Powers On — CleanTechnica Interview

October 20, 20195 years ago Jake Richardson 0 Comments

Headquartered in Foster City, California, Motiv Power Systems recently announced its 10-year anniversary working in the commercial electric vehicle industry. Electric passenger vehicles receive a great deal of attention in the press relative to commercial vehicles, but large trucks and buses are a very important part of the sustainable transportation picture. Motiv has become a leader in supplying all-electric chassis for these types of commercial vehicles.

Could Buses Be The Perfect Vehicle-to-Grid Mobile Battery For Cities?

May 24, 20186 years ago Kyle Field 0 Comments

Vehicle-to-grid technology has been the ever-elusive golden egg for many renewable energy advocates, but always seems to get stuck because, among other things, it’s expected the average buyer of a personal vehicle won’t want to pay for it — which means manufacturers won’t have an incentive to build the tech into their cars.

Use Volkswagen Settlement Funds To Buy Electric School Buses, Recommends US PIRG

May 22, 20186 years ago Steve Hanley 0 Comments

PIRG is urging state and local communities to allocate a portion of the money they receive from the Volkswagen diesel emissions settlement to spark the transition to electric school buses.

Motiv CEO Jim Castelaz Breaks Down Its Plans To Free Fleets From Fossil Fuels

May 24, 20177 years ago Kyle Field 0 Comments

Motiv’s core competency is in electric vehicle operating system development. Motiv has essentially built the software brain (with over the air updates!) for electric vehicles supported by a core suite of automotive-grade hardware and embedded controllers that Motiv builds in-house in Hayward, California.

MOTIV.e City Car From Formula 1 Designer Still Moving Forward

September 26, 201410 years ago James Ayre 2 Comments

The MOTIV.e City Car EV — currently in the process of being developed by the Formula 1 designer Gordon Murray — is still moving forward, according to recent reports. The EV is being developed by Murray for possible wide release by Yamaha. According to these recent reports, this “possible” release … [continued]

The first all-electric school bus in the US. Image Credit: PRNewsFoto/Motiv Power Systems

America’s First All-Electric School Bus!

November 1, 201310 years ago Nicholas Brown 9 Comments

America will get its first all-electric school bus! You may have seen us write about electric buses many times before, but not school buses. I don’t understand why it has taken so long to do this for school buses, but there is a first time for everything. This SST-e type … [continued]

13 More Cleantech Stories Not To Miss

March 7, 201311 years ago Zachary Shahan 1 Comment

Looks like I’m turning this into a daily thing. Below are 13 more cleantech (or sort of cleantech) stories from around the interwebs. For an additional 81 from the past day or so, check out this Google Doc. Clean Transport Greenpeace Takes On The World’s Biggest Carmaker… And Wins! Study: … [continued]

All-Electric Garbage Trucks Prove EVs Can Pull Their Own Weight

November 19, 201211 years ago Tina Casey 1 Comment

If you ever had any doubt that electric vehicles are officially part of the American mainstream, check out Chicago’s new all-electric garbage trucks. Seriously, not too many vehicles are as essential to the daily commerce of a modern industrialized nation as a garbage truck, so what better way to prove … [continued]