Karma E-Flex van platform

News: Spreading Good Karma with Ready-To-Go EV Platforms

The Karma E-Flex Platform will help vehicle manufacturers to engineer, test, certify and build their EVs more quickly and efficiently–and that’s a good thing.

Earth Day 2020, Chevy Bolt EV, Fiat 500e EV

Personal: Today Is Earth Day

If we truly take action, then maybe on the 60th Anniversary of Earth Day, if we’ve dropped our CO2 emissions by 50 percent, updated our electrical grid and electric vehicle charging network, taken natural gas out of many of our homes and buildings (especially all new ones), and done lots of other things to clean up our act, then we can raise a glass and toast the event.

Hyundai-Canoo EV platform

News: Hyundai & Start-up Canoo Team for EV Platform

The most recent hook-up is Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo, a Los Angeles-based company that recently showed a proof-of-concept of its autonomous shuttle van-like vehicle.

EV charging

Tech: Users Expect More from Batteries, but Don’t Expect Better Batteries to Deliver

As we increase our reliance on lithium-ion batteries to power our devices and vehicles, we must also ensure diagnostic standards are in place to give us a peek under the hood (or phone case).

Green Transportation Summit & Expo 2020

Event: GTSE 2020—Green Transportation Summit & Expo – April 13-15

The 10th annual Green Transportation Summit & Expo (GTSE) returns to Tacoma, Wash., April 13-15, and will offer attendees opportunities to learn more about subjects ranging from alternative fuels like renewable hydrogen to DERA grants.

GM Cruise Origin

News: Cruise Origin Self-Driving Shuttle Introduced

Clean Fleet Report was invited to General Motor’s Cruise autonomous-car division’s recent unveiling of the Origin, a self-driving shuttle vehicle. Designed to be a Level 5 driverless autonomous vehicle, it will be the basis of GM Cruise’s ridesharing business.

Thomas electric school bus

Analysis: Cleaning Up School Transportation

In the U.S., around 480,000 yellow buses drive nearly 3.5 billion miles each year transporting school students. These buses, along with students driving personal vehicles, emit tons of greenhouse gases into the environment, which contribute to global warming and impact health.