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GreenPower delivers its first electric school bus in Arizona

Baua Electric

The BEAST has a 194 kWh lithium iron phosphate battery pack and a range of up to 150 miles, and standard dual port charging, with Level 2 charging rates of up to 19.2 kW and DC fast charging rates of up to 85 kW. Wireless charging is also available as an option.

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DOE announces $139M in funding for 55 projects to advance innovative vehicle technologies

Green Car Congress

AOI 03: Utility Managed Smart Charging Research and Demonstration. e-Mosaic: Electrification Mosaic Platform for Grid- Informed Smart Charging Management. Resilient-Interoperable-Smart Charge Management Control Systems Architecture for EVs at scale. Utility Managed Smart Charging for Consumer and Grid Benefits.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

Green Car Congress

In addition, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned an indictment charging six VW executives and employees for their roles in the nearly 10-year conspiracy. As part of the resolution, Volkswagen has agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts, to pay penalties and fines totaling $4.3

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DOE announces $16M for 17 Phase 1 projects in ultra-high temperature materials program; ARPA-E ULTIMATE

Green Car Congress

ULTIMATE projects address two target temperature levels and seek to develop ultrahigh temperature materials for continuous operation at 1300 ºC (2372 ºF) in a stand-alone material test environment or at 1800 ºC (3272 ºF) with coatings and cooling. University of Virginia. West Virginia University.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. Zach spent a lot of time working on topics such as workplace charging and broad-based consumer adoption campaigns.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

As a mariner, I have focused on Health, Safety, & Environment concerns. These include voyage planning, fueling (charging), cargo operations, and task management, among other activities. Zach spent a lot of time working on topics such as workplace charging and broad-based consumer adoption campaigns.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Expanding established propulsion systems into a volume manufacturing environment. West Virginia University (NAFTC). Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Potential locations in IN : Anderson, Morristown, Greenfield, or Indianapolis Fargo, ND. UQM Technologies, Inc. Technology.

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