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Trucks.com
UPS, the shipping giant announced at the 2016 Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in Long Beach that it has worked with truck vendor Workhorse Group to use a new drive system that will allow its vehicles to go farther before charging and refueling.
It is swapping out a four-cylinder engine for a smaller two-cylinder motor. The new engine will act as generator extending the range of the vehicle and improving fuel efficiency.
“This new system enables the vehicle to accommodate UPS’s typical route on battery energy and uses a very small internal combustion engine to add additional energy to the batteries when and if needed and eliminates range anxiety,” said Steve Burns, chief executive of Workhorse.
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Global automotive finance, leasing and fleet software provider, Sofico, has partnered with Belgian software house, Connective, to introduce a new electronic signature capability for its software solution, Miles.
Wim Bauwens, Sales and Marketing Executive, at Sofico (pictured), said: ”Through our collaboration with Connective, we can extend Miles’ product offering with eSignatures capabilities which enhance its functionality and its proposition as the complete solution for leasing companies, fleet management providers and finance houses.”
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The Detroit Bureau
While new, long-range electric vehicles, such as the Tesla Model 3 and Chevrolet Bolt, have dominated headlines lately, a number of major automakers are working up a green alternative, and at least 17 new hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles will be on the market around the world by 2027, according to a new study by IHS Automotive.
There are currently just two, the Toyota Mirai and Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Vehicle, with Honda set to launch its new Clarity model later this year. But manufacturers such as General Motors and Daimler AG are working up their own offerings.
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Bloomberg
In California, more than 200,000 electric cars are on the road. But Governor Jerry Brown wants to raise that number to 1.5 million by 2025.
Getting there requires figuring out something oil companies had to deal with a century ago: how to keep cars juiced up.
“Nobody’s going to buy an electric car unless they see charging equipment where they commonly drive or park,” says Pasquale Romano, chief executive officer of ChargePoint, based in Campbell, Calif., which sells charging equipment.
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Forbes
For the early part of the 21st century, China has been the growth engine of the global automotive industry.
Despite a recent slowdown, China will surpass 25 million units in annual car sales in 2016 and has become the battleground for dominance of the global auto industry.
Several driving forces, which are particularly evident China, are disrupting the status quo of the automotive industry
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By Ed Pierce, Fleet Industry Marketer
When I saw the conclusions of Gartner Group’s most recent CMO Study, I was perplexed. Digital marketing is everywhere. In 2016, no company can develop a comprehensive integrated marketing plan without digital components.
As it turns out, that was exactly the point of Gartner’s report: digital marketing is officially mainstream.
“There is little doubt that digital marketing is now mainstream,” said Yvonne Genovese, group vice president at Gartner. “Marketers no longer make a clear distinction between offline and online marketing disciplines. As customers opt for digitally-led experiences, digital marketing stops being a discrete discipline and instead becomes the context for all marketing.”
Two main factors are driving marketers’ interest in digital commerce: the need to point to tangible results from marketing investments, and the recognition that companies need more than a commerce platform to sell.
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The Car Connection
Despite today’s low fuel prices, consumers continue to rate fuel economy as one of their top criteria when shopping for a new car.
That’s likely because they understand that gas prices can change quickly, and more efficient vehicles provide protection against future fluctuations.
The folks at the advocacy group Consumers Union feel the same, and today, they’ve published a report showing that new federal fuel economy goals for 2025 will save consumers up to $8,000 over the life of their vehicles.
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