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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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The advantage is that fast-charging infrastructure can be built nearly anywhere, even if in places with a low-capacity grid connection. All cell modules in the PSC were formerly installed as batteries in pre-production models of the ID.3 The electricity comes from the adjacent photovoltaic installation, among other sources.

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California announces $17.5M for public electric vehicle charging in 13 rural counties

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More than a third of the funding is dedicated to installations in under-resourced communities. A minimum of 35% of funding will be invested in disadvantaged or low-income communities in all counties, with a minimum of 25% reserved for installations in unincorporated communities in Placer, Solano, Stanislaus and Yolo counties.

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First XL Hybrids XLP plug-in hybrid upfits to be installed on Ford F-150 pickups

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XL Hybrids’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution ( earlier post ) will roll out on Ford F-150 pickup trucks beginning fourth quarter 2017. The XLP technology will be installed in MY17 Ford F-150 pickups with the 2.7L looking forward to accepting XLP ship-thru deliveries beginning fourth quarter 2017.

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TriMet puts first Xcelsior CHARGE electric bus into operation; powered by Portland General Electric renewable energy

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New Flyer previously reported the order for five forty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit buses in September 2017. TriMet partnered with Portland General Electric (PGE) to purchase, own, and maintain six ABB chargers and the related infrastructure. New Flyer of America Inc. The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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The new edition of the charging infrastructure funding program for electric vehicles, with which BMVI was able to grant funding for more than 30,000 public normal and fast charging points from 2017 to 2020, is due for spring with a volume of €500 million. kW to 22 kW ) with up to 80% of the total costs, max. 100,000 funding per location. .

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Installing the 5.2

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XL Hybrids expanding product line-up with new plug-in hybrid system for pick-ups; product launch in Q4 2017

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XLP ship-thru deliveries to fleet customers will begin in the fourth quarter of 2017, said Clay Siegert, XL Hybrids’ co-founder and chief operating officer. SDG&E, as one example, signed a memorandum of understanding to purchase up to 110 of the plug-in electric hybrid truck systems between 2017 and 2020 to upgrade SDG&E’s fleet vehicles.

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