In Canada, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) has decided to purchase 300 additional electric buses. These are to go into operation between 2023 and 2025 and will reinforce the transit authority’s fleet of 60 existing electric buses.
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The Canadian manufacturer Daymak has announced a series of six electric light vehicles under the name Avvenire. The range includes an e-bike, a covered recumbent and covered e-scooters, a two-seater coupe and even an electric aircraft.
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With the arrival of a third electric bus model, the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) now has what it claims to be the largest fleet of electric buses in North America. However, the superlative claim will soon be taken by the city of LA in the USA.
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Toronto sees the installation of a new e-bike sharing as Bike Share Toronto launched a pedal-assist bike pilot program this week. The pedelecs are available on the app already, while the charging stations will be installed over the next few weeks.
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BYD is delivering ten electric buses to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC). The e-buses for Canada’s largest city will come from BYD’s local assembly plant opened in mid-2019 in Newmarket near Toronto.
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The Canadian arm of Volkswagen’s dieselgate subsidiary Electrify America has broken ground for the construction of the country’s first high power charger that Electrify Canada intends to install. It is one of a planned total of 32.
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BYD announced in an ad-hoc statement to investors that two major bidding calls for the delivery of electric buses in China. The company will deliver more than 4,000 electric buses to several companies in Guangzhou.
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New Flyer of Canada have received a large order from the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) for ten electric buses with an option for another 30. The order is part of TTC’s plan to electrify their entire fleet by 2040.
WeiterlesenElectric car sharing is hot in Austria as the government prolongs its support by another year. Municipalities can receive up to 7,500 euros per EV destined to share. So far, about 20 local communities have set up such electric car sharing schemes with more to come.
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Tesla fleet trial: The All Electric Chauffeur Services offers short-term rental of the Model S for fleets. Corporate customers can experience real life with an EV for up to 48 hours or longer to see if it suits their needs. A chauffeur can be provided. The British firm wants to have 25 EVs by early 2016.
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Honda tests its Power Charger with a Fit EV on Marshall Islands in the Pacific. The government of the republic endangered by climate-change is on board to see if electric vehicles and solar charging are a viable alternative to energy imports.
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Complementary Leaf: Buyers of a condo at Minto Westside in Toronto that purchase a parking space equipped with an EV charging station along with the apartment, receive a Nissan Leaf for free. The offer is valid for the first 20 customers.
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Six new EV charging stations will be erected by Kansas City Power & Light at two sites along the Belt Highway. The stations by ChargePoint are part of KCP&L’s Clean Charge Network, where Nissan drivers and other partners charge for free in the first two years.
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