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Volkswagen Group of America opens new Tradepoint Atlantic vehicle terminal at Port of Baltimore; formerly site of Bethlehem steel

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(VWGoA) and Tradepoint Atlantic celebrated the first day of operations at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal at the Port of Baltimore, VWGoA’s newest port in the US. Tradepoint Atlantic is the largest private terminal within the Port of Baltimore. The Port of Baltimore transported approximately 857,890 vehicles in 2019.

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GM Investing $246M in Baltimore Transmission Plant for Electric Motors and Hybrid Components

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General Motors will invest approximately $246 million in the Baltimore Transmission plant to construct a high volume electric drive manufacturing facility that will in 2013 produce US designed and manufactured global rear-drive electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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GM Investing $23.5M for Vehicle Electrification Components in Baltimore Transmission Plant

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million for additional production of vehicle electrification components on the site of the Baltimore Transmission Plant, site of its electric motor manufacturing facility the first in the US to be operated by a major automaker. General Motors will invest $23.5 This will allow us to strengthen our core electrification components expertise.

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Baltimore City will transport 350 students every day with EV buses

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Baltimore City is planning to replace several diesel-powered school buses with electric units later this month, serving 350 students with zero-emission transportation to school every day. Baltimore also made a relatively recent announcement that it plans to electrify its entire fleet of vehicles by 2030.

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Baltimore just deployed a big electric school bus fleet

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Baltimore City Public Schools just debuted 25 electric school buses – Maryland’s second-largest electric school bus fleet, behind Montgomery County Public Schools.

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The Port of Baltimore just bought an electric wheel loader

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Maryland’s Port of Baltimore is buying an electric wheel loader from electric heavy equipment developer and maker HEVI. more… The post The Port of Baltimore just bought an electric wheel loader appeared first on Electrek.

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ExxonMobil and Electrovaya Launch Electric Car Sharing Program in Baltimore

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ExxonMobil is sponsoring an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The 10-vehicle program (five now, with a further five cars to be made available to the public in the next few weeks) uses Electrovaya’s low-speed Maya 300. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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