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CALSTART launches California light-duty EV charging infrastructure incentives project; $30M first wave

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CALSTART launched Communities in Charge , an incentives project funded by the California Energy Commission’s Clean Transportation Program, and supported in partnership with GRID Alternatives and Tetra Tech. To kick off the project, Communities in Charge is offering $30 million in incentives and began on 23 March 2023.

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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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NREL study finds most depot charging could accomodate short-haul heavy-duty electric trucks without upgrades

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Researchers from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in collaboration with two electric utilities, recently examined the causes, costs and lead times of distribution system upgrades anticipated for depot charging of short-haul heavy-duty trucks in the United States. kW per vehicle). —NREL’s Brennan Borlaug, lead author.

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2023 Hyundai Ioniq6 Review – What Range Anxiety?

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While I did need to charge near the end of my week-long loan, I simply felt less range anxiety than I do with most EVs currently on the market. I charged for almost eight hours at a Charge Point near my home and snagged 6.6 That long range came in handy when I needed to make a couple of trips to the suburbs. kW on AC.

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Hyundai Tucson PHEV review, electric G-Wagen tank turn, $5B electric school bus program: Today’s Car News

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We review the Hyundai Tucson plug-in. The 2022 Hyundai Tucson Plug-In Hybrid charges up in less than two hours and goes 33. Mercedes’ EQG electric SUV performs a stunt that doesn’t tread lightly. And the federal government provides some details on its $5 billion plan for electric school buses.

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NYX hx electric scooter review 

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NYX hx electric scooter review . Also, there is a bottle holder and a USB port for mobile charging. Now coming to scooter lighting, at the front, there is an oval shape Led headlight, and the indicators come with halogen lights. On the rear side also there is a halogen light. Nyx hx technical specifications.

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2023 Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon Review – Charged-Up Jeep

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Now you can run it solely on electric power for up to 21 miles and plug it in to charge. It’s going to be the theme of just about every Wrangler (and Ford Bronco, for that matter) review that I write – these off-road rigs are quite annoying on road but that’s OK because that’s the point. They’re supposed to be.

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