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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has agreed to purchase five 35-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and five 125 kW Proterra plug-in charging systems. Proterra charging systems utilize the universal J1772-CCS Type 1 charging standard, enabling buses, utility vehicles and cars to share the same chargers.

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Italian EV charging firm Alpitronic expands to the US – Charged EVs

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Italian EV charger manufacturer Alpitronic has opened a new US headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina as it looks to expand across North America. Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging recently agreed to deploy Hypercharger 400 units at scale in the US. Alpitronic’s Hyperchargers boast an average efficiency rate above 97.5%

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Daimler Truck partners with Salem Carriers and Electrada on logistics electrification project – Charged EVs

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Daimler Truck North America (DTNA), based in Portland, Oregon, and Salem Carriers, a dedicated contract logistics company headquartered in North Carolina, have collaborated to electrify DTNA’s inbound logistics operations at the Salem Carriers hub near Charlotte. Holly, North Carolina.

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EVgo and Regency Centers open new charging station in North Carolina – Charged EVs

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Building on a partnership that began in 2020, EV charging network EVgo and Florida-based shopping center owner, operator and developer Regency Centers, have opened a new fast charging station at Blakeney Town Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is the seventh such site opened in metropolitan areas in North Carolina.

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BP seeks stranded Tesla Supercharger sites in $1B EV charging buildout

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charging network, Bloomberg reports. ” Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier this month fired most of the Tesla Supercharger team in a shift away from further fast-paced growth of the public charging network. .” charging network, said in an interview with Bloomberg. BP now appears ready to capitalize on that.

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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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The announcement was made at the 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) by the joint team of researchers including Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, SMIEEE, of QM Power, who also holds a tenured faculty position at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and Dr. Dan M. Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L. —Madhav Manjrekar.

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Italian DC fast charger maker Alpitronic enters the US market [video]

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The global company’s best-known product line is the Hypercharger, an ultra-fast EV charging station that can deliver charging power from 50 kW to 400 kW, depending on the model. We are pleased with the talent we are finding in North Carolina and look forward to setting a new standard for the EV charging network in the US.”

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