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TravelCenters of America LLC planning to install 50 on-island DEF dispensers in 2011

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TA expects to install about 50 on-island DEF dispensers at locations across the country in 2011. Installations will utilize new dispenser and POS systems that will make purchasing DEF quicker, more efficient and customer friendly. DEF is a nontoxic solution of 67.5% purified water and 32.5%

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Mitsubishi to produce Minicab-MiEV in Indonesia in 2024; first local production of the vehicle outside Japan

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By placing the drive battery under the center of the floor, the EV components are installed without sacrificing capacity, thus ensuring a large cargo space. Furthermore, this battery placement gives the vehicle a lower center of gravity, resulting in steering stability and ride comfort.

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Masdar City installs rapid charger

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Masdar City, a low-carbon low-waste emerging development that aims to be one of the world’s most sustainable cities, has installed a rapid charging station in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI). With the arrival of the new rapid charger, the EV’s batteries can now be charged up to 80 per cent in approximately 30 minutes.

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Kenworth offering Maxwell ultracap Engine Start Module as factory-installed option

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Kenworth will now offer the Maxwell Technologies ultracapacitor-based Engine Start Module (ESM) ( earlier post ) as a factory-installed option on new Kenworth T680 and T880 trucks. Kenworth dealers have offered the ESM as an aftermarket solution since 2011. The ESM replaces one Group 31 format battery in the truck.

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Sears Home Services to install Plugless Power inductive charging systems for EVs

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Sears Home Services, the residential and commercial installation arm of Sears Holdings, recently entered an installation agreement with Evatran, the developer of Plugless Power inductive charging systems for electric vehicles. Sears will also offer commercial installation for electric vehicle fleet owners and managers.

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US installs 6.2 GW of solar PV in 2014, up 30% over 2013

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Newly installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in the US in 2014 reached a record 6,201 MW, growing 30% over 2013’s total, according to the new US Solar Market Insight 2014 Year in Review report released by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). In 2014, 3.9 The residential segment’s 1.2

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Argonne report on characteristics of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles in US

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From 2011 to 2021, annual PEV sales grew from fewer than 18,000 to more than 630,000, equivalent to an average year-over-year growth rate of 43%. Sales shares of PEVs in the United States by manufacturer, 2011–2021. More than 2.1 million PEVs have been sold in the United States through December 2021, with 1.3 Gohlke et al.

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