News: Investors Help Yellow Go Green
So in the end what may seem like the obvious next step for school buses–going electric–is going to take some time, but it’s already started.
News: 2017 ACT Expo Points to New Directions for Heavy-Duty Trucks
We’re not saying we have reached a tipping point in a shift to heavy-duty EVs, but the movement reached a high water mark at the 2017 ACT Expo.
News: WallyPark Electric Shuttle Buses Now At Los Angeles International Airport
WallyPark shuttling service now offers battery electric shuttle bus service from its off-site parking location to catch a flight at LAX.
News: The Magic School Bus: No Longer Fiction
This new electric school bus technology will allow districts to save money while creating a cleaner and healthier environment for their students.
Tech: The Yellow School Bus Is Going All Electric
School buses are going electric with conversions from Motiv Power Systems, a California company. They’re pricey, but can save money in the long run.
Can Electricity Help Deliver the Mail?
From our friends at GreatBusinessSchools.org, a timely look at the Postal Services search for a new delivery vehicle Pushing the Envelope: The USPS Long Life … Read more
Road Test: 2013 Nissan NV200 Cargo SV
If you need a light-duty delivery vehicle to haul cargo in-town and short distances on the freeway, then you should be considering the 2013 Nissan NV200 Cargo.
Vehicle-to-Grid: Utility Giant PG&E Gets Fast ROI from 190 Electric Trucks
At utility giant PG&E, 190 electric trucks are now used to keep things running. If a neighborhood has a power outage, a troubled truck rolls in. A technician is lifted high in the air to look at a transformer on a pole. Auxiliaries can be run for hours including test equipment into a communications. These plug-in trucks can be used twice as many hours per day as diesel trucks with legal noise restrictions. By switching from diesel to electric, PG&E pays for the electric trucks in 2.5 years according to Dave Meisel, Director Transportation for Services for PG&E.
Hundreds of Electric Delivery Trucks Today, Millions Tomorrow
Delivery trucks are increasingly hybrids that sip diesel and gasoline instead of gulping. Thousands of trucks are now all-electric. 4.5 million vehicles in the U.S. are short-haul delivery vehicles. Although it would be impractical to get a big long-haul truck across the nation on electricity, it can be practical to charge 100 short-haul delivery trucks at the warehouse where they load.
Electric Trucks, Hybrid Diesel Cars, Alt Fuel Vehicles
By Tom Bartley. The Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) EXPO, May 4-6, 2011, at the Long Beach Convention Center had 42 on display and 25 ride-n-drive … Read more