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Feb 13, 2013
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UPS deploying over 100 electric delivery vans in California

The deployment of 100 electric delivery vans by UPS is expected to save 126,000 gallons per year and play a role in helping to implement California’s zero emissions vehicle goals. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Nov 1, 2012
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Green Car Congress: Greenway Operator inaugurates battery swap station for electric vans up to 3.5t

Slovak electromobility operator GreenWay Operator has inaugurated its first battery swap station for electrovans up to 3.5 t in Bratislava. The company says that it is the first up its kind (for vans up to 3.5 t)in Europe. Pinboard (MacAaron)

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Oct 5, 2012
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NREL study: Hybrid delivery vans show nearly 20 percent higher fuel economy

advertising (Press Release) The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently completed a performance evaluation report that showed significant fuel economy benefits of hybrid electric delivery vans compared to similar conventional vans. “During the on-road portion of our study, the hybrid vans demonstrated a 13 to 20 percent higher fuel economy than the conventional vans,” …
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Jun 19, 2012
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New UQM PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive systems to power Boulder EV vans for FedEx

advertising UQM Technologies, Inc. has begun supplying the recently introduced PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive systems to Boulder EV to build delivery vans for FedEx Express. Boulder EV will use the PowerPhase HD 220 systems in its composite delivery van designed specifically as an all-electric vehicle. Delivering a maximum output of 220 kW, and 120 kW on a continuous …
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