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SF Bay Area local governments roll out 90 EVs into their fleets

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The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency. Alameda County also received recognition this year for its EV work with the Ready, Set, Charge!

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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regulation, purchasing incentives), local policy (e.g., charging infrastructure incentives, preferential charging rates), and public charging availability. Four of the areas—Portland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz—have 20 or more actions in place. Click to enlarge.

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Coulomb Technologies ships more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations in ChargePoint America Program

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Coulomb Technologies has shipped more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations for electric vehicles through its $37-million ChargePoint America program. Coulomb says it has seen strong demand in all 10 regions of the program and is finalizing the installation of charging stations within these regions.

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Peninsula Clean Energy and California Energy Commission propose $24M partnership to install EV chargers in San Mateo County

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Peninsula Clean Energy, the California Energy Commission, and Center for Sustainable Energy are partnering to launch an incentive project in San Mateo County in 2020 to increase publicly available electric vehicle charging locations with investments potentially reaching $24 million. —Jan Pepper, PCE CEO.

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California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects

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The California Energy Commission gave final approval for nearly $50 million in grant awards for hydrogen refueling and electric charging construction projects recommended for funding in notices of proposed awards published in April and May. California’s zero-emission vehicle goal is to get 1.5

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Sprig Electric pairs Tesla Powerpack with rooftop PV system

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The pairing, installed by Sprig Electric at their corporate headquarters in San Jose, will cut the building’s total energy costs by 80-95%. The Powerpack system maximizes consumption of on-site solar power, avoids peak electrical charges, and facilitates the purchase of energy when it is the cheapest.

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NIO plans to enter the U.S. by 2025

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headquarters in San Jose, California, where they started hiring last month , and has even opened showing rooms of its lineup in California. It remains unclear if NIO will employ the same strategy of battery swap technology in new markets as they have in China or if they plan to rely on charging infrastructure instead.