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Use These Exciting EV Charging Incentives to Fund Your Commercial Charging Station

EV Match

Charge Ahead Colorado. The Charge Ahead Colorado program began in 2013 and has since funded over 2,000 EV charging stations across the state. The program is a joint effort of the Colorado Energy Office and the Regional Air Quality Council. BESTFIT Grant by California Energy Commission. EVSE Ports. Station Locations.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

The startup carmaker Rivian was founded a decade ago by RJ Scaringe, but it didn’t go public with its electric pickup truck and SUV until the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Dimensionally, the R1T sits squarely among the stalwarts in the mid-size truck category: Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger, Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing Rivian R1S

EV Life

American EV manufacturer Rivian Automotive initially unveiled a prototype of its futuristic all-electric SUV—the R1S—at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2018. In California, additional rebates and grants are available to residents, making the R1S an attractive choice.

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Colorado issues $10M RFA for private sector partners to build fast charging stations along major highway corridors

Green Car Congress

The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) has released a request for applications ( RFA ) inviting private sector partners to build fast-charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) along most major highway corridors in Colorado, including I-25, I-70, US 36, US 40, US 50, US 160, US 285 and US 550.

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Physics Nobel Laureate Herbert Kroemer Dies at 95

Cars That Think

Kroemer taught electrical engineering at the University of Colorado , Boulder, from 1968 to 1976 before joining UCSB , where he led the university’s semiconductor research program. During his career, Gelnovatch published 50 research papers and was granted eight U.S. He retired in 2018. The effect, first observed by J.B.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018.

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Blue Bird electric school buses in pre-production, deliveries this year; Type C & D configurations

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Blue Bird is taking orders for its electric school buses for delivery in 2018. Our electric buses have received an Executive Order from the California Air Resources Board and both HVIP and TVIP listing, which qualify Blue Bird’s electric buses for grants available in California and New York, respectively. Earlier post.)

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