Category: Engines & Drivetrains

Student Transportation Leader Zum Raises $130M Series D to Grow 100% EV Fleet, Expand Services

Student Transportation Leader Zum Raises $130M Series D to Grow 100% EV Fleet, Expand Services

| October 8, 2021

Using this capital, Zum will strategically more than double its service area to school districts across 12 states and will deliver on its commitment to using 100% EVs by 2025 Zūm student transportation announced $130 million in Series D funding led by Softbank Vision Fund 2*, with participation from existing investors including Sequoia and BMW […]

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More Than $17 Million in Rebates Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

More Than $17 Million in Rebates Available to Fund School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children’s Health

| October 7, 2021

EPA Region 7 will be providing additional regional DERA rebates as part of this funding  As part of its commitment to protecting children, highlighted during children’s health month, today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing two school bus rebate opportunities: the 2021 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) School Bus Rebate Program, and the […]

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BYD and Levo Announce Collaboration to Deploy Up to 5K Battery-Electric Vehicles to Intelligently Electrify U.S. Fleets

BYD and Levo Announce Collaboration to Deploy Up to 5K Battery-Electric Vehicles to Intelligently Electrify U.S. Fleets

| October 6, 2021

Collaboration plans to leverage Nuvve’s technology and Stonepeak’s and Evolve’s capital through Levo to offer fully financed, V2G-enabled BYD medium- and heavy-duty electric fleet vehicles BYD electric vehicles, and Levo Mobility LLC, a joint venture of Nuvve Holding Corp., affiliates of Stonepeak Partners LP , and Evolve Transition Infrastructure LP that provides Fleet-as-a-Service (“FaaS”) solutions […]

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Semiconductor Shortage Has Reduced PACCAR’s Truck Deliveries In The Third Quarter Of 2021

Semiconductor Shortage Has Reduced PACCAR’s Truck Deliveries In The Third Quarter Of 2021

| October 5, 2021

PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture and customer support of premium light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates The ongoing global semiconductor shortage continues to affect some industries including the automotive sector. The semiconductor shortage has reduced PACCAR’s truck deliveries in the third quarter of 2021 […]

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City of Temecula Adds GreenPower’s EV Star to Its Fleet for Senior and Special Program Mobility

City of Temecula Adds GreenPower’s EV Star to Its Fleet for Senior and Special Program Mobility

| October 5, 2021

GreenPower has leveraged its flagship EV Star Platform with six distinct models serving the cargo, delivery and micro transit markets GreenPower Motor Company Inc. manufacturer and distributor of zero-emission, electric-powered, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, together with the City of Temecula, announces the delivery of an ADA-accessible EV Star for use by the City of Temecula’s Mary Phillips Senior […]

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World’s Largest Commercial Wireless EV Charging Infrastructure for a Fleet of Public Buses

World’s Largest Commercial Wireless EV Charging Infrastructure for a Fleet of Public Buses

| October 5, 2021

The large-scale commercial deployment of ElectReon’s wireless charging infrastructure will be used to charge 200 public buses in Tel Aviv in a $9.4M USD partnership with one of Israel’s largest Public Transport Operator, Dan Bus Company ElectReon wireless and in-road wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging technology, announced it has signed a 5-year agreement with Dan Bus […]

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