Oak Park,MI,USA -Automotive Fleet -October 12, 2010: -- TruGreen, a major professional lawn-care provider, is adding 10 hybrid electric trucks to its fleet for use in California... The trucks will feature Azure Balance Hybrid Electric Drivetrains incorporated on the Ford E450 chassis. The drivetrain manages the conventional 5.4 liter-Triton gasoline engine and the 5-speed automatic TorqShift transmission to produce a cleaner, more fuel efficient vehicle... Azure Dynamics Corp. is a major developer and producer of hybrid electric and electric components and powertrain systems for commercial vehicles. Azure is strategically targeting the commercial delivery vehicle and shuttle bus markets... TruGreen was able to award this contract with the support of vouchers from California's Hybrid Vehicle Incentive Program (HVIP), which provides funds for environmentally friendly transportation solutions to companies operating fleets in the state... The contract was managed by MHC Ford in Memphis, Tenn (*). Reading Truck Body in Reading, Pa., a leading manufacturer of service and utility bodies, provided the service bodies for the trucks. The vehicles are expected to be delivered in the first quarter of 2011... (Photo from thehydrogenblog: Transit Connect) (*) P.N.: ... and ... CONGRATULATIONS to Danny Vernon !! Medium Duty Ford salesman at MHC -Greater Memphis Area- and a member of "World of Trucks" group in Linkedin
* USA - National recharging network for EVs takes shape
San Francisco,CA,USA -Fleet Owner, by Sean Kilcarr -Oct 13, 2010: -- An effort to create a nationwide network of recharging sites for electric vehicles at BP and Arco-based filling stations is being readied for next year, with 45 re-charging locations across the U.S. expected to be activated by March 2011... ECOtality and BP Products North America Inc. are collaborating on this effort as part of “The EV Project” started last year with a sizable grant from the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE). It aims to install approximately 15,000 charging stations in 16 cities and major metropolitan areas in six states, while helping place 8,300 EVs on the road... The project is funded with a $114.8 million DOE grant by way of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) or “stimulus bill” passed during the first few months of the Obama administration. The grants are matched by private investment, bringing the total value of the project to approximately $230 million, noted Don Karner, president of ECOtality North America... (Photo: Ev recharge-SM)Labels: electric trucks
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