The Largest Electric Vehicle Fleet In The US Will Belong To…The US Postal Service
The US Postal Service has tapped the Ford E-Transit electric van to help electrify the entire mail delivery infrastructure.
The US Postal Service has tapped the Ford E-Transit electric van to help electrify the entire mail delivery infrastructure.
Vans are utilised in a lot of sectors. Some of the largest operators of vans are logistics and courier companies that deploy vans on last-mile delivery applications. Some of these operations could be ideal for electrification given that modern day electric vans have enough range to handle their assigned routes … [continued]
Volvo Cars, Ford, Renault Group, Ikea and others call upon new climate Commissioner to deliver on his promise to electrify corporate fleets by 2030
What kind of progress is your city making toward all-electric fleets? It is asking critical questions regarding its infrastructure needs, climate challenges, and procurement scheduling? It’s time.
Electric vehicles and the Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV take center stage as New York City kicks decarbonization effort into high gear.
The electric vehicle startup REE Automotive is staking out new territory in the US, and Texas –yes, Texas — is a perfect place to start.
Courtesy of NRDC. By Kelly Blynn, Stefan Schaffer This blog was co-authored with Maurice Muia, Climate Advisor to the City of St. Louis. St. Louis continues to set a brisk pace on its path toward clean transportation: In February, Mayor Lyda Krewson signed an executive order that formally begins the transition for … [continued]
By Lynn Daniels As fleets purchase more electric vehicles, the most important factor for fleet managers is that the transition to EVs cannot disrupt current operations, as our recent report Steep Climb Ahead found. Given this constraint, as fleet managers navigate the complexities of installing charging infrastructure, they may quickly find that minimizing … [continued]
Steep Climb Ahead—How Fleet Managers Can Prepare for the Coming Wave of Electrified Vehicles offers the first comprehensive assessment of how major US fleet managers are approaching the electrification of their fleets. It is based on RMI’s survey of 91 fleet managers operating large fleets, as well as 18 in-depth interviews conducted with fleet managers
Fleet electrification at pilot scale is relatively simple: buy a vehicle, buy an inexpensive Level 2 charger, and you’re done. But as fleet managers start electrifying a large share of their fleet vehicles, a more difficult set of challenges awaits and they will need to begin planning now.