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Connecticut Police Departments Test Out Electric Vehicles — With Some Naysayers In The Crowd

December 3, 2024 admin clean transport, electric car faqs, electric cars, electric police cars (evs), Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev procurement, ev sales, gm, police electric cars, police electric vehicles, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2024 14:58:26 +0000

What great news it was to learn that a handful of police departments in Connecticut are piloting electric vehicles (EVs) for their workday needs. With EV prices near parity with internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and highly efficient batteries providing more than adequate range, it makes sense that more municipal … [continued]

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Eskom Launches Pilot Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure To Prepare For Electrification Of Vehicle Fleet

August 26, 2024 admin africa, clean transport, Electric vehicles, eskom, ev charging, ev procurement, grid, South Africa, utilities, workplace charging, workplace ev charging

Credit to Author: Remeredzai Joseph Kuhudzai| Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2024 12:05:09 +0000

South Africa’s national electric utility company, Eskom, has officially launched its electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure at the Eskom Academy of Learning (EAL) in Midrand, Gauteng. Eskom says this milestone marks a significant step in Eskom Distribution’s commitment to supporting the growth of the e-mobility sector in South Africa and … [continued]

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Story of Police Chief Switching Sides on Electric Cars

August 18, 2024 admin ATLANTA, clean transport, electric cars, electric police cars (evs), Electric vehicles, ev procurement, ford, ford mustang mach e, Georgia, police cars, police electric cars, police electric vehicles, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:12:00 +0000

Avondale Estates, Georgia, may be just 8 miles east of Atlanta’s bustling city center, but its unique Tudor-Revival architecture and storied history paint a picture of a quieter past. While the town is quaint—at 3,600 residents and 1.26 square miles—it hasn’t shied away from progress. In August 2022, the Avondale … [continued]

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U.S. Forest Service Aims For Fleet Of 17,000 Battery-Electric Vehicles, Piloting Ford F-150 Lightning

December 15, 2022 admin clean transport, electric cars, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev procurement, ford, ford f-150, ford f-150 lighting, policy & politics, us forest service, usfs

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2022 20:00:55 +0000

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is now testing the Ford F-150 Lightning as it begins to transition its 17,000 vehicles (fossil powered at the moment) to a rugged, sometimes off-road fleet of over 17,000 battery-electric vehicles. In addition to being used in remote areas, vehicles must be top-notch and withstand extreme weather conditions. The […]

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Zero Motorcycles Delivered 300 Electric Motorcycles To Indonesia For G20 Summit In Bali

November 19, 2022 admin Bali, clean transport, electric motorcycles, electric police motorcycles, Electric vehicles, ev procurement, events, G20 summit, indonesia, motorcycles + scooters, police, police electric vehicles, policy & politics, zero motorcycles

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:37:03 +0000

During the G20 Summit in Bali, the Indonesia government provided Zero Motorcycles as tactical electric vehicles for its security forces. As part of Zero Motorcycles’ commercial line of tactical electric motorcycles, Zero offers police and security motorcycles with customizable options to meet the specific needs of a wide variety of patrol applications. Host-country Indonesia placed […]

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Electric Bus Boom: Northern Ireland Buying 100 Electric Buses

November 11, 2022 admin clean transport, electric buses, Electric vehicles, ev procurement, mass transit / public transit, Northern Ireland, policy & politics, uk, wrightbus

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:55:34 +0000

The UK’s Translink has announced that it is excited about the Department for Infrastructure providing £88 million in funding to buy 100 zero-emission electric buses as well as EV charging infrastructure to support them. Translink says this “will be transformational in delivering a zero emission transport future for Northern Ireland.” Wrightbus will be supplying the […]

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Pioneering Electric Buses in Pune

April 17, 2022 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev procurement, India, india electric buses, mass transit / public transit, rmi

Credit to Author: RMI| Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 01:47:03 +0000

A Case Study of Pune’s Initial Electric Bus Procurement and Operations By Pune Municipal Corporation, Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited, Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited, RMI, and RMI India Electrifying public transport is critical to decarbonizing urban mobility. Although the domestic electric bus (e-bus) market in India is nascent, projections indicate 4 in 10 […]