Canoo Can Too Deliver Electric Trucks To The US Postal Service
The USPS is finally cranking up its plans to purchase more electric vehicles, and the startup Canoo has a foot in the door.
electric fleets
Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, IKEA, Others To Climate Commissioner: Electrify Corporate Fleets By 2030
Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, Ikea and others call upon new climate Commissioner to deliver on his promise to electrify corporate fleets by 2030
Thousands Of Solar Electric Cars On Order
The gloves are off: solar electric cars have caught the eye of a leading international fleet operator and its high-flying parent company.
Paua’s Electric Vehicle Fuel Card Platform Scaling Up to Simplify Charging For Fleets In The…
There are over 59,000 EV charge point connectors in Britain at the moment, and the Competition and Markets Authority says the nation could need 10 times as many before 2030. There are also over 80 different charge point operators in the UK. A lot of them have different apps, charging … [continued]
South Africa’s Shoprite Group Now Has 1041 Trailers With Solar-Powered Refrigeration For Its Fleet
The Shoprite Group, South Africa’s largest retailer by market capitalization, sales, profit, and number of employees and customers, continues to grow its solar-assisted fleet of trailers. The Group now has 903 trucks and 1,360 trailers. Of these, 1041 trailers now have solar panels installed on the roof to support refrigeration … [continued]
Transit Systems Adds Even More Buses To Australia’s Largest EV Fleet
Press Release: Transit Systems continues to lead the public transport sustainability revolution, adding another 19 battery electric buses to its New South Wales fleet, as the company nears completion of world-first charging infrastructure at Leichhardt depot. Operating in Sydney’s Inner West, the additional 19 battery electric buses will bring Transit … [continued]
Volvo Invests In Driivz
Driivz, an EV charging software company, has been picking up investment partners for a few years. The news this week is that Volvo Group Venture Capital (the venture capital arm of Volvo Group) has sunk an investment into Driivz. As I wrote in July of last year, Driivz provides a … [continued]
Lordstown on the Electrification of Pickup Trucks — CleanTechnica Interview
CleanTechnica and Forth are hosting a webinar on electric pickup trucks to celebrate Drive Electric Week on September 30, 2020. One of our panelists will be Cynthia Maves, a sales manager at Lordstown Motors. Lordstown is the company repurposing the shuttered GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio, to produce electric pickup trucks for commercial fleets.
Battery-Powered DC Fast Charger On Wheels
With a growing electric vehicle market, there’s a growing need for EV charging, including innovative EV charging solutions for edge cases. Lightning Systems recently announced an EV roadside assistance solution — the Lightning Mobile DC fast charger.
The World Needs Commercial Electric Vehicles Now
Financing and clean energy leadership from companies such as Ideanomics* point toward a future of decreasing carbon emissions alongside reliable economic growth. Commercial EV conversion offers a way to significantly help the environment. It should be supported legislatively in order to smooth the necessary transition away from fossil fuels in every developed country in the world. China can lead the way.
