Archive for the ‘Trucks’ Category

DHL Express is now using a fleet of thirty American-made, battery-electric vans and 50 hybrid trucks in New York City that will cut down fossil fuel use and in combination reduce CO2 emissions by more than 50 percent each year in comparison to conventional vehicles. The ...

Electrification Coalition calls on the new US Congress to adopt their Fleet Electrification Roadmap, which is a plan to electrify 16 million fleet vehicles.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp plans to bring down the prices of EVs through enhanced sales in the commercial-use market of an all electric mini-van.

The first FedEx all-electric delivery trucks hit the streets of Los Angeles.  The specialized trucks have been designed from scratch for pure electric operation and are not EV conversions.  FedEx is currently evaluating trucks from two different manufacturers to determine which EV better meets the needs of their express delivery network ...

The Transit Connect Electric will be Ford's first battery-electric vehicle, ahead of the Ford Focus Electric, which will be offered to regular consumers in 2011. The gas-powered Transit Connect, which is already on sale in the U.S., is intended as a lower-cost, higher-mileage alternative to full-size commercial vans. The electric version is a natural ...

Automotive fleet and bus sales take a lead role in hybrid and EV sales.