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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

Green Car Congress

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has agreed to purchase five 35-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and five 125 kW Proterra plug-in charging systems. Proterra charging systems utilize the universal J1772-CCS Type 1 charging standard, enabling buses, utility vehicles and cars to share the same chargers.

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GILLIG posts highest score for battery-electric bus at Altoona

Green Car Congress

GILLIG Battery Electric Bus by Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), Charlotte, North Carolina. The GILLIG Battery Electric Bus received the highest score ever in the critical braking test, stopping, on average, more than 30 feet—or over two car lengths—earlier than other manufacturers’ comparable electric buses.

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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

Teslarati

United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. There were some combustion-powered cars in the entourage as well, but zero Teslas. The distance itself between Charlotte and Memphis is not that far.

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Eight Graphs that Explain Software Engineering Salaries in 2023

Cars That Think

salaries up 19 percent and Charlotte, N.C., Charlotte, in fact, edged out Austin for number nine in Dice’s rankings, and every cost-of-living calculator I checked considers Charlotte to be a significantly cheaper place to live. Some tech hubs are reducing the gap, however, with Tampa, Fla., salaries up 11 percent.

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Ford Announces New Mustang Appearance Package, Anniversary Event, and Mystery Update

The Truth About Cars

The assumption is that the automaker will be offering new options to customize digital displays in addition to something commemorating the pony car’s 60th birthday. Meanwhile, Blue Oval is planning to invite fans to the Charlotte Motor Speedway to preview a forthcoming appearance package and celebrate their favorite sports car.

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Tesla Model 3 Road Trip Review — Finishing Our Transcontinental Tesla Trip To California

CleanTechnica EVs

We’ve recently driven our Tesla Model 3 from our daughter’s house near Charlotte North Carolina, to Salt Lake City Utah. With 2 Million Teslas Sold, Is the Tesla Supercharger Network Keeping Up? Just now we finished the last leg of our transcontinental Model 3 adventure on February 14, 2022, driving from the Salt Lake City, […].

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Nissan partners with oil company for electric-car fast charging sites in Charlotte

Green Car Reports

It's one of the questions for future electric-car charging infrastructure: what about putting them at gas stations? On the one hand, drivers are used to going to gas stations, which are often conveniently located on both local and long-distance routes.