$3.2 Million EV Fleet Adoption Financing From Vancity Credit Union

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2022 03:20:24 +0000

$3.2 million project finance deal one of the first of its kind in Canada Vancity Community Investment Bank (VCIB), Canada’s only values-driven bank and a subsidiary of Vancity Credit Union, last week announced a partnership with Seven Generation Capital (7Gen), the first company in Canada that supports fleet operators in deploying electric medium and heavy […]

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Mercedes-Benz Electric Trucks Now Shipping, More Coming

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 05:38:23 +0000

Large electric trucks are easy to get excited about. They can cut a lot of emissions — CO2 emissions as well as other types of pollution that cause cancer, asthma, and various other human ailments and death. This is why, since the Tesla Semi was unveiled in 2017, many of us have been eagerly awaiting […]

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BP Opens Electric Truck Charging Station

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2022 00:35:24 +0000

In a recent press release, bp announced the opening of its first ultra-rapid charging stations for medium and heavy-duty electric trucks, which will allow companies in the sector to decarbonize more quickly. According to the IEA, tailpipe CO2 emissions have increased on average 2.2% each year since 2000. “With the transition to electric vehicles well […]

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More Electric Vehicles, No More Excuses For US Postal Service

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:35:30 +0000

USPS electric vehicles Oshkosh DefenseThe US Postal Service finally commits to more electric vehicles, and a $3 billion carve-out in the new climate bill should help grease the skids.

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Scania Helps DB Schenker Go Fossil-​Free On Swedish Island Of Gotland

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 18:50:37 +0000

Climate change is affecting islands everywhere in bad ways. Floods, droughts, water shortages and damage to infrastructure are just some of the problems. The Gotland region in Sweden is trying to counter these effects by working towards a goal of becoming fossil-free in 2040, five years ahead of Sweden’s national deadline. One way they’ve made […]

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Amazon Claps Back At Walmart, Launches New Electric Vehicle

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:05:12 +0000

electric vehicle Rivian Amazon delivery vanEveryone is talking about the electric vehicle race between Amazon and Walmart, but the US Postal Service is also coming on strong.

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Fleet Owners Just Want More EV Charging Stations, Not The Moon

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:30:39 +0000

EV charging stations electric trucks NRELFleet owners that represent more than 2.5 million vehicles on the road and claim more than $1.1 trillion in annual revenue figure they should have some say in the matter of building out the national EV charging network here in the US, and they have a lot to say. A collective of 31 leading fleets […]

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It’s Time for Clean Truck Rules in Illinois

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2022 06:52:59 +0000

A new report finds overwhelming public health and economic benefits from Illinois adopting the Advanced Clean Trucks and Heavy-Duty Omnibus Rules.

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