Municipal fleets are essential for cleaning streets, managing waste and maintaining public infrastructure. However, they often incorporate systems that produce pollution and require frequent maintenance. Electric vehicles for city maintenance reduce local emissions and improve neighborhood livability. Although more expensive upfront, EVs offer several benefits that justify the cost of ownership. Why Electric Vehicles Fit … Continue reading “Quiet, Clean, Efficient: The Case for Electric Vehicles in City Maintenance”
There’s a quiet revolution underway in Cadillac showrooms across America. The brand’s renewed “Standard of the World” ambitions are now matched by sleek, statement-making electric vehicles. And, thanks to a little help from Federal tax credit FOMO, more than 40% of new Cadillacs sold in Q3 were 100% electric. GM’s overall EV sales numbers were … Continue reading “Cadillac’s quiet coup: nearly HALF of all Caddies sold in Q3 were electric”
Electricity distributor UK Power Networks and Falco Construction, an English multi-utility contractor, are trialing electric diggers for underground work in London. Falco is currently deploying two of the diggers, and hopes to eventually replace all of its 120 diesel-powered excavators with the zero-emission Takeuchi TB20e mini-excavators, which would “directly remove over 200 tonnes of carbon … Continue reading “Electric excavators in London are so quiet, a “nervous dog” would pay them no heed”
