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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

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Tesla’s vision of the Supercharger network in 2015. By buying a Tesla you essentially have free long-distance travel throughout the country forever. Click to enlarge. Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e.,

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SpaceX closes out 2021 with $1.85 billion in new funding

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Investors have been more than eager to satisfy that demand, practically chomping at the bit to buy SpaceX equity or debt over the last six years. Since 2015, SpaceX has raised an average of more than $1B per year for the last seven years.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

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As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023. The Valet program also includes an option of buying a Genesis without ever visiting a dealership. In this time Genesis went from being a model in the Hyundai line-up to becoming a car company on its own.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority will receive funding to execute a second phase of its electric bus program to install charging infrastructure (on-route & charging bank for depot chargers) and buy electric buses. The buses will be operated on BCT's express bus routes servicing the Southeast Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale and Miami.

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Toyota Concerned About Market Viability of Plug-ins, Sees Clear Path to Commercialization of Fuel Cell Technology in 2015

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The California ARB is in the process of redesigning its Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program to affect the 2015+ model years, with a focus on reducing greenhouse gases as well as criteria pollutants, and with an emphasis on plug-in hybrid, electric and fuel cell vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Redwood Materials Will Recycle Hawaiian Grid Batteries

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Built in 2015, the Anahola station is old enough that its batteries have reached their end of life. So the idea is, buy it once and keep it here.” The Manatee Energy Storage Center, in Florida, also has 409 MW of battery storage, and the Kaua’I Island Utility Cooperative has a 52-MW battery-storage facility that went on line in 2017.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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A limit was imposed on emissions from the power plants, and utilities were allowed to buy and sell permits to comply. In 2015–expanded to emissions from residential, commercial, and other industrial combustion, and transportation fuels. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions. Mr. Donovan, a member of The Florida Bar, The U.S.

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