Lightning eMotors expands partnership with Forest River shuttle buses, vans
Lightning eMotors has expanded its partnership with Forest River to offer a factory-certified all-electric repower program for shuttle buses and passenger vans. Forest River is a Berkshire Hathaway Company that manufactures shuttle buses, recreational vehicles, cargo trailers, utility trailers and pontoon boats. Repowering gas and diesel-powered commercial vehicles has been common practice for many years
Will the U.S. hit zero-emissions milestones at this pace?
There’s good news and there’s bad news when it comes to electric truck and bus adoption, and it basically boils down to this: There may be better model availability and higher driving ranges than ever, but electric vehicles are still far from achieving perfect feasibility for every fleet. According to the latest data derived from
Quantron unveils first all-electric 12-meter city bus
Ev Dynamics (Holdings) Limited‘s strategic partner, Quantron AG, has unveiled Cizaris, an all-electric 12-meter low-floor city bus. Available for order today, the bus features a range up to 220 miles, with an overnight charging time of three to five hours, the company says. Designed, engineered and manufactured by Ev Dynamics in collaboration with Quantron, the
EV charging infrastructure is growing – but it must grow more
Look, we just saw a charging station at a bank in Akron, Ohio! That must be a sign that these things have got to be darn near popping up everywhere at this point, right? Not quite. Honestly, though, the numbers aren’t terrible. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are 46,286 locations in the
EV charging infrastructure is growing, but it must grow more!
Look, we just saw a charging station at a bank in Akron, Ohio. That must be a sign that these things have got to be darn near popping up everywhere at this point, right? Not quite. Honestly, though, the numbers aren’t terrible. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, there are 46,286 locations in the
REE tests ultra-modular EV truck & bus chassis
REE Automotive Ltd. announced it is commencing trials of its P7 platform designed for commercial delivery vehicles and walk-in vans. The P7 platform, targeted to a U.S.-based delivery van program, was designed based on functional and operational specifications from one of the world’s largest delivery companies, the company says. The company says the P7 modular
BYD introduces ‘Type A’ electric school bus with V2G technology
BYD has introduced its Type A battery electric vehicle, a zero-emission school bus that offers vehicle-to-grid technology (V2G), allowing the vehicle to serve as a power storage resource when it’s not transporting students. The Type A can seat up to 30, and can be equipped with an ADA liftgate capable of lifting 800 lbs. The
SEA Electric to convert 10,000 school buses to electric
Each bus will have the ability to deliver full vehicle-to-grid capabilities through SEA Electric’s SEA-Drive power system.
GreenPower plans all-electric school buses in West Virginia
GreenPower Motor Company Inc. has entered into a lease/purchase agreement for a manufacturing facility in South Charleston, West Virginia, for the purpose of manufacturing zero-emission, all-electric school buses. As part of the agreement, the state of West Virginia has committed to purchase a minimum of $15 million of GreenPower vehicles produced at the facility. The
EV Connect introduces flexible EV charging solution for fleets
The EV Connect Fleet solution allows complete control over fleets and their energy consumption for fleet service providers, as well as in-house-managed vehicle fleets.
V2G electric school bus solution deployed in Colorado
Nuvve’s V2G technology has been integrated into buses to enable bidirectional charging to provide power back to the grid.
Amply Power, Pioneer partner on NYC electric school buses
Amply will provide infrastructure maintenance, utility rate negotiation, charging strategy and financing support.
