The Ford Transit has received EPA certification for a 3.7L bi-fuel Autogas System with plug and play technology from Alliance Autogas. Noted Ed Hoffman, president of Blossman Services, “The Ford Transit 3.7L Bi-Fuel autogas system conversion by far and away, is Alliance’s largest and most popular platform yet. The number of conversion requests exponentially exceed […]
Fleet managers looking for a simple, low-cost way to increase MPG on Ford Transit vans now have a solution, thanks to XL Hybrids. XL Hybrids now offers the first, and only, hybrid electric upfit for the Ford Transit van in North America. The company’s XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System allows fleets to increase fuel economy […]
Crosspoint Kinetics, a leader in developing bolt-on solutions principally for delivery vans and trucks that measurably conserve, capture and reuse energy, has reported that its voucher programs for New York City and Chicago are gaining momentum, but interested companies will have to act soon as funds are quickly being allocated. The voucher program enables fleets […]
China may present the highest potential market for hybrid electric buses, and here’s why. According to recent data estimates, there are around 1.5 million buses in operation in China today, with a mandate that they can only be on the road for eight years. This equates to a changeover market of around 190,000 buses every […]
In another step in the green transit race, XL Hybrids has announced that its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System has now been adapted for the Ford Transit van – making it the first hybrid electric Transit van for the North American market. The XL3 system is designed to allow fleets to increase fuel economy and […]
If you’re looking for a gamer-changer in green commercial transportation, hybrid vehicles may be the solution. Consider this: Independent tests on Lightning Hybrids’ hydraulic hybrid system for medium- and heavy-duty trucks and buses show that the technology consistently and significantly reduced harmful vehicle emissions, regardless of OEM platform. The tests compared GM gasoline and diesel […]
Colorado-based manufacturer of hybrid systems designed to transform buses and trucks in urban environments into cleaner, more efficient vehicles has announced the opening of its offices in the UK. Tim Sherwood, Managing Director of international business, will direct the initiative to expand the Lightning Hybrids technology with commercial and municipal customers outside the US. Lightning […]
XL Hybrids, a leader in fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has announced the installation of its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in Montgomery County Maryland cargo vans, a step that helps advance former Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley’s goal to reduce Maryland’s Greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020. “By converting 10 […]
XL Hybrids, a leader in fleet electrification solutions for commercial and municipal fleets, has installed its XL3 Hybrid Electric Drive System in the fleet of Watkins Heating & Cooling, a family-owned and operated HVAC service company headquartered in Springboro, Ohio. Watkins plans to convert four more General Motors vans this year using XL Hybrids’ technology […]
Alliance AutoGas has showcased a Ford F-650/F-750 tractor featuring a new product innovation – the Bi-Fuel AutoGas System — at the recent NPGA Propane Expo in Atlanta. Westport’s Prins VSI system “plug and play” conversion on the 2016 Ford F650/F-750 is unique in that no intake manifold drilling, cutting, or splicing of wiring is required. […]
