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Azure Dynamics gets FedEx order for 51 hybrid vans

Things are looking up for Azure Dynamics these days. After inking a deal to help Ford with the development and production of the Transit Connect BEV next year, the company has a new order for its hybrid delivery vans. FedEx has signed up to take on another 51 of the vans based on Ford's E450 cutaway chassis. Once the new vans are delivered by the end of this year, FedEx will have 325 hybrid and electric vans in its fleet and its Bronx, New York facility will be the first all-hybrid depot in the U.S. The Bronx depot will have 100 hybrid ... Read more →

Ford to partner with Azure Dynamics on Transit Connect BEV Sam Abuelsamid

Ford announced a change in direction today for its Transit Connect BEV program. Azure Dynamics will be partnering with Ford on bringing its first new electric vehicle to market. Last February ...

eCorolla to debut at Finnish Electric Motor Show [w/VIDEO] Domenick Yoney

The Electric Motor Show kicks off in Helsinki, Finland on the 6th of November and making its proud world debut will be the eCorolla. Just as you might expect from the name, the "eToyota" is an ...

Toronto Electric debuts Option 1 at PHEV'09 [w/VIDEO] Domenick Yoney

Toronto Electric, a company usually busy with the building and servicing of industrial lifting equipment, took advantage of PHEV'09 in Montreal last week to debut an electric car prototype. ...

Azure Dynamics sells first hybrid Type A school bus Sam Abuelsamid

For several years, Azure Dynamics has been selling a variety of delivery vans and shuttle buses equipped with its parallel hybrid system. It recently sold its first Type A school bus so equipped to ...

University of Alberta buys 4 Azure Dynamics hybrid vans for mail delivery 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

The University of Alberta has purchased four hybrid electric delivery vans from Azure Dynamics to use for mail deliveries around the campus. The four vehicles will be running a route that includes 100 buildings and 1,000 pickups and deliveries every day. The Balance hybrid from Azure Dynamics uses ...

Azure Dynamics shuttle bus finishes accelerated Altoona test cycle 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

An Azure Dynamics Balance hybrid shuttle bus based on a Ford E-450 chassis has completed an accelerated durability test that simulates seven years and 200,000 miles of duty. The test program was run at the Altoona, PA durability test facility. The Balance hybrid system is a parallel system that ...

JCI-Saft to produce Li-Ion packs for Azure Dynamics hybrid vans 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

Azure Dynamics has been making hybrid-powered commercial vans for some time now using nickel metal hydride batteries. Johnson Controls - Saft has just won a deal to supply up to 20,000 lithium ion battery packs to Azure over the next five years so the performance of the company's vans can be ...

Azure Dynamics signs deal with Ford dealerships for hybrid trucks 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Even though some people within Ford think hybrid trucks are a "publicity stunt," the heavy-duty hybrid van maker Azure Dynamics knows that it can still count on FoMoCo for some hybrid help. Azure announced this week that it has signed new Sales & Service agreements with some Ford dealerships to ...

1000 electric Nissan Sentras (sort of) coming to Mexico from Azure 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Azure Dynamics announced yesterday that the company will supply 1,000 drive systems for electric cars (including motors, controllers, gearboxes and DC-DC converters) to Electro Autos Eficaces of Mexico ("EAE"). These components will be integrated into Nissan Tsurus (i.e., Sentras) that are being ...

Ford and Azure Dynamics to develop hybrid vans 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you've ever traveled through an airport in North America you've surely seen all the shuttle vehicles moving travelers between terminals, and to parking lots and rental cars pickup areas. These vans typically operate at relatively low speeds, stop and start a lot and don't go very far. As such ...

USPS hybrid delivery vehicle being tested in Boston 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

The United State Postal Service announced yesterday that they would be testing an electric hybrid delivery vehicle in the Boston area. The van was converted by Azure Dynamics Incorporated, Boston. The USPS uses about 125 million gallons of motor fuel a year, Vice President of Engineering Walter ...

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