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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

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GM started an entirely new brand—BrightDrop—in 2021 to sell not just EV commercial vans but electric cargo containers that work with them, all based on its new Ultium EV platform. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US. GM’s BrightDrop vans are assembled in Ingersoll, Canada. inches respectively.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

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GM started an entirely new brand—BrightDrop—in 2021 to sell not just EV commercial vans but electric cargo containers that work with them, all based on its new Ultium EV platform. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US. GM’s BrightDrop vans are assembled in Ingersoll, Canada. inches respectively.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Enable smart charging and vehicle grid integration through solutions such as demand response, and other energy storage and load management strategies. Kansas City Power & Light. National Grid. 46 organizations have signed on to the principles so far. Among the actions announced are: Unlocking up to $4.5 Hawaiian Electric.

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Milbank Manufacturing selects AeroVironments EV charging solutions for national distribution program to expand charging infrastructure

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of Kansas City, Mo., AV’s smart charging station is compatible with the Smart Grid and capable of interacting with utilities to help manage the potential impact of EVs on the electric grid. CHAdeMO-certified Level 3 DC EV50-PSand EV50-FS, which recharge vehicles in minutes instead of hours.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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Wireless charging is nothing new— Charged has covered wireless EV charging since at least 2011—but it may be that its true value is only coming into focus now, as more and more commercial and transit fleets are electrifying. We connect high-power communication lines into the DC charging system of the car. John Holland: Yes.