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Volvo LIGHTS team helps facilitate authorization for public MDHD EV charging stations in California

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Prior to this modification, California utilities were guided by a California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) decision established in 2010 that exempted light-duty vehicle charging station providers from being regulated as a utility but did not explicitly exempt medium- and heavy-duty charging station providers.

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Volvo Cars’ unsupervised autonomous driving feature Ride Pilot to debut in California; available in coming electric SUV

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Volvo Cars will introduce its unsupervised autonomous driving feature Ride Pilot to customers in the state of California first. The feature can also help drivers arrive at their destination rested and recharged, by reducing the mental strain that may come with driving, especially in traffic jams or heavy traffic.

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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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The Xcelsior CHARGE H2 also features regenerative braking while decelerating, which recharges the batteries and reduces energy consumption for extending range. New Flyer is currently delivering 25 Xcelsior CHARGE H2 fuel cell-electric buses to three transit agencies as part of California Climate Investments (CCI).

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New Flyer’s Xcelsior CHARGE H2 fuel-cell bus achieves 350 miles of zero-emission range in a test demonstration for OCTA

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The forty-foot Xcelsior CHARGE H2 was equipped with a Ballard Power Systems fuel cell, producing electricity in motion to continuously recharge the 100 kWh of batteries to power a Siemens electric drive motor. These results exceeded the 300-mile range performance target by 17% without refueling. The bus operated for 28 hours and achieved 10.4

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CARB awards $20M in Cap-and-Trade funding to zero-emission transportation technology demos, H2 ferry, BEV locomotive

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The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has awarded $20 million in grants to accelerate California’s transition to zero-emission off-road equipment in the freight, agriculture and waterborne mass transit sectors. million; Grantee: Center for Transportation and the Environment). million; Cap-and-Trade grant: $6.5

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Ballard in consortium with New Flyer to deploy 20 fuel cell electric buses in CA

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Ballard Power Systems announced its membership in the “Fuel Cell Electric Bus Commercialization Consortium” (FCEBCC), a large-scale project for which funding has now been committed to support deployment of 20 zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell electric buses at two California transit agencies. a subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc.,

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How EVs Are Helping Humanity & Saving Lives?

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The main type of battery used is Lithium-ion and when the charge is depleted the batteries can be recharged again. In fuel cell cars we do not have to recharge the battery. For example, in 2021 residents of California welcomed the United state’s first electric fire truck.

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