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Biden invokes Defense Production Act to accelerate domestic manufacturing of clean energy

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Unless the US expands new manufacturing, processing, and installation capacity, the country will be forced to continue to rely on clean energy imports. Supply chain delays are leading to wait times in rural and urban parts of the US of up to two years for crucial grid components.

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SEAT implements self-driven robots to automate outdoor parts transport; ASTI Tribot with SLAM navigation

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SEAT is the first industrial manufacturer in Europe to have outdoor, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) with SLAM navigation (simultaneous localization and mapping), 4G connection and inductive charging for the batteries. SEAT’s AGVs are based on ASTI’s Tribot 10T. kilometers in length. Altogether, the eight AGVs travel 240 kilometres a day.

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Toyota installs stationary fuel cell generator based on Mirai FC system at Honsha plant

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The FC generator has been installed within the Honsha plant grounds in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, and verification tests have now commenced. As part of its efforts to expand use of the FC system it developed for the FCEV, Toyota intends to consider the practical realization of the FC generator.

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EnviroSpark has installed over 7,800 charging plugs. Here’s what the company has learned.

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EnviroSpark runs its own EV charging network and helps others with installations, including Tesla, Volkswagen and Ford. Numerous charging industry experts have told Charged that the seeds of reliability problems are often sown during the planning and installation process, before the first EV plugs in. Aaron Luque: That’s a great point.

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New Flyer unveils lighter, more efficient, longer range Xcelsior CHARGE NG electric bus

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New Flyer manufactures its own batteries in its bus production facilities. The battery packaging, developed by New Flyer, utilizes single waterproof enclosure design and offers weight reduction and simpler maintenance, decreasing the number of parts by 90%.

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Stockton school district partners with Mobility House for electric school bus charging; savings of $500K over 5 years

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Completed in less than one year, the electric school bus fleet project is part of a series of electrification initiatives by the Stockton Unified School District to become the nation’s leading zero-emission school district. Stockton Unified School District in Stockton, Calif.,

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BMW starts production of iX1 in Regensburg; all German plants can now produce electric cars

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The start of production for the new BMW iX1 means BMW Group Plant Regensburg is now manufacturing all drive technologies on a single line as part of its flexible production process—for combustion-engine, plug-in hybrid and fully-electric models. As part of a recent pilot project, the Regensburg plant was digitally mapped.

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