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Mercedes-Benz to get €9M from German government for electric vans

The German environment ministry has awarded Mercedes-Benz a grant of up to €9 million a field test of battery electric Sprinter vans. The money will be used to fund the research and development of the vans as well as the construction and deployment. Mercedes will produce up to 50 plug-in Sprinters that have no internal combustion powertrain at all. The vans will use lithium ion batteries and, among other things, Mercedes will be studying the performance of the batteries under varying temperature conditions. The vans will be going ... Read more →

Ohio college students convert 1997 diesel Ford E350 into the Electro-Van Sebastian Blanco

Students from Ohio Technical College thought that a heavy, old van would make for a great electric vehicle conversion project. In OTC's Alternative Fuel program, the 13 students, along with their ...

Canada Post may start deploying electric trucks Sam Abuelsamid

The Canadian post office is looking at the possibility of deploying electric trucks and vans for its delivery services. Electric vehicles are generally well suited to such duties because the routes ...

Electrorides announces electric van project, update on the ZeroTruck Sebastian Blanco

Electrorides, the company behind the ZeroTruck, will expand its line of all-electric vehicles with a new walk-in van, a converted Freightliner Custom Chassis Company MT45. There aren't a lot of ...

VIDEO: New charging post juices old electric GMC van Domenick Yoney

While perhaps not as spectacular as San Francisco getting a fancy Smartlet charging station in front of City Hall, the addition of two charging posts at Truckee Meadows Community College in ...

Ford to electrify Transit Connect van 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

When Ford submitted its business plan to Congress, a new electric van was mentioned that is scheduled to debut in 2010 for commercial fleet use. We expect to hear more about the automaker's EV plans in very short order, but in the meantime, CEO Alan Mulally is now indicating that it will be a ...

FedEx Express will use Modec electric vans in London, sticks with hybrids in US 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

FedEx Express will start using ten Modec all-electric trucks in its UK fleet. If your packages happen to be delivered by these zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles, you won't mistake the truck (above) for an older, dirtier van. Just look at that sloped windshield. This model, which FedEx will use the ...

Renault working on three different EVs starting in 2011 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Renault is currently working on a trio of electric cars that will be rolled out starting in 2011. The first to appear will be a four-door sedan based on the Megane. This one will debut in Israel as part of the Better Place rollout that includes a charging and battery exchange infrastructure. A ...

Mitsubishi to sell van version of i MiEV 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mitsubishi is planning on selling its all-electric i MiEV city car in Japan next summer, with countries like England and New Zealand in line to get them shortly thereafter (There ought to be a few in California as we speak). These territories not only have small cars on their streets but small vans ...

Check out the Kronosport electric utility vehicles, do you have a use for one? 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

A market exists for small vehicles that are easily transported and have zero emissions, making them suitable for indoor use and for use in heavily congested areas. Malls, large business complexes and even large family dwellings could use a vehicle like this. Kronosport is helping to fill that niche ...


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