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Electric Vehiclesby Lauren FletcherDecember 14, 2020

Clearing Up Common Alt-Fuel Myths

Dirty, expensive, explosive, and costly are just a few assumptions about alternative-fuels that are sticking around. But is there any truth to these ideas, or can we bust them once and for all?

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Electric Vehiclesby Denise L. RondiniNovember 26, 2020

Commercial Electric Vehicles: What’s the Real Timeline?

With the coming blitz of electric trucks and van models, understanding the meaning of “in production” can help fleets with their EV purchasing decisions.

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Vehicle Researchby Mike AntichNovember 18, 2020

Ford’s Strategy to Increase Commercial Vehicle Sales with End-to-End Services

A new commercial vehicle (CV) strategy is being implemented by Ford to make commercial vehicles a larger part of its business. Executing this new strategy is Ted Cannis, general manager, Commercial Vehicles for the U.S. and Canada.

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Chargingby Chris BrownNovember 16, 2020

Fleet Forward Experience Wrap: IoT, Electric Infrastructure, and the Supply Chain

Panelists during Day 4 and 5 of the Fleet Forward Experience explored how technology is enabling smart mapping and a more efficient supply chain, while others stressed the considerable planning involved to implement electric infrastructure and IoT networks.

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Incentives/Grantsby Chris BrownNovember 10, 2020

Six Takeaways from Fleet Forward Experience Day 1

We learned that Tesla is a player in fleet and that autonomy is taking various paths to evolution. Digital keys and car-as-wallet technologies are driving fleet efficiencies right now.

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Vehicle Researchby Deborah LockridgeOctober 26, 2020

Electric-Truck Adoption Connected to Charging Infrastructure Development

Fleet adoption of medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicles means more than just acquiring the trucks. It also means having places to charge those trucks — and it’s not as simple as plugging a Nissan Leaf into a port in your garage or a parking space at Whole Foods.

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Vehicle Researchby John G. Smith, Today's TruckingOctober 22, 2020

Plan Early for Electric-Vehicle Charging Infrastructure

Interested in electric trucks? You might want to research the related charging infrastructure long before they roll off an assembly line.

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Vehicle Researchby Mike AntichOctober 21, 2020

BMW Growth Strategy to Increase Fleet Market Share

This strategy includes a new fleet ordering system for FMCs, an expanded lineup of electrified vehicles, simplified processes to allow dealers to better serve fleet customers, and the launch of a new dealer program geared to small business fleets.

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Electric Vehiclesby Chris BrownOctober 19, 2020

Can a Three-Wheeled EV Catch on in Fleet?

At $18,500 and with negligible operating costs, ElectraMeccanica’s Solo should make some delivery and service fleets think about which applications might be suitable to shift from four wheels.

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Vehicle Researchby Lexi TuckerOctober 19, 2020

Using Telematics to Make a Case for EVs

Mark Stevens discusses how collecting solid data can help fleet managers develop and reach sustainability goals.

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