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Kenworth T680 fuel cell tractor on display at CES

Green Car Congress

The T680 has been running trials in the Seattle area and performing very well. With a dual-rotor traction motor output of 565 horsepower, the truck is capable of carrying the legal gross combination weight of a Class 8 vehicle. Kenworth’s hydrogen fuel-cell T680 is a reality.

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DOE Award Supports Largest Single Deployment of EVs and Infrastructure Yet; Up to 5,000 Nissan LEAF EVs in 5 Regions

Green Car Congress

Lead grant applicant Electric Transportation Engineering Corporation (eTec), a subsidiary of ECOtality, received a $99.8 million, for installation of approximately 2,500 charging stations in each of five markets: Tennessee, Oregon, San Diego, Seattle and the Phoenix/Tucson region. Nissan introduced the LEAF on 2 August.

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Nissan offers support to DOE grant

Green Cars News

The US Department of Energy’s announcement of a grant for the largest deployment of electric vehicles and charging infrastructure every undertaken has been welcomed with open arms by keen electric car supporter, Nissan. “This is a major step in promoting zero-emission mobility in the United States,&# he said.

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Tesla, Rivian still face complicated direct sales laws across U.S. states

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Tesla has managed to side-step direct sales bans in many states through legal loopholes such as leasing-only models, processing purchases as out-of-state transactions, or simply opening stores in exempted tribal territories where the company’s stores will be exempt from dealership mandates. Gigafactory.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

And the more they do that, the vehicles are actually not road-legal—they’re violating the axle weight limits. Grant Transit, which is in Moses Lake, Washington. We did a ribbon cutting for Kitsap Transit, which is right across from Seattle. They keep saying, “Let’s put on more battery, because our guys need more range.”