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Oregon transit district buying 11 New Flyer electric buses and 7 ABB depot chargers

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Lane Transit District (LTD) in Oregon has awarded New Flyer a contract for 11 Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric forty-foot heavy-duty transit buses, including seven ABB depot chargers to support electric bus infrastructure development. LTD has a longstanding commitment to sustainability.

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The heavy-duty electric truck market could break out in 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Electrifying heavy-duty trucks is essential if we’re to fight climate change and air pollution, but the pace of the transition has been painfully slow—many, many pilots, but few truly large-scale orders. Massive new charging hubs are opening, or expected to open this year. However, the picture for 2024 looks brighter.

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Cali to Colorado with kids: Our EV road trip adventure

EV Match

With charging stations few and far between on many routes and the relatively low driving range of many older EVs, it just didn’t make a lot of sense to take an EV road trip. Late on the first night, we rolled into an empty charging station located in the mountains in Truckee, CA. A way to diverge from the charging path.

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California Energy Commission awards more than $15M to advance biofuels, plug-in and V2G research

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The program, created by Assembly Bill 118 (Núñez, Chapter 750, Statutes of 2007), provides approximately $100 million annually to encourage the development and use of new vehicle technologies and alternative and renewable fuels to help attain the state's climate change policies. Earlier post.) The Department of Defense is providing $2.75

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EVmatch: The EV Charging Solution for Apartments and Condos

EV Match

As more and more apartment and condo dwellers make the transition to electric vehicles, the demand for EV charging in these communities is rapidly increasing. In this post, we talk about why EVmatch is THE EV charging solution for apartments and condos. EVmatch: The EV Charging Solution for Apartments and Condos.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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The projects will advance the manufacture of electric vehicles and vehicle batteries; add vehicle charging stations; and encourage the use of biofuels. 1,000,000 to East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) to make an estimated 300,000 gallons of biodiesel each year at its existing wastewater treatment plant in Oakland.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

News | Markets | Technology | Personal Finance | Small Business | CNN.com RSS Newsletters Video Home Fortune 500 Technology Investing Management Rankings Warren Buffett takes charge Warren Buffett hasnt just seen the car of the future, hes sitting in the drivers seat. The E6 will hit the Chinese market later this year.

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