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Volvo Cars, Starbucks begin installing ChargePoint EV fast chargers at stores between Denver and Seattle

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have been installed and are scheduled to become active later this month. The partners are planning the installation of as many as 60 DC fast chargers at up to 15 Starbucks locations along a 1,350 mile route between the Colorado front range and the Starbucks Support Center (headquarters) in Seattle.

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Washington selects AeroVironment to install fast-charger network along I5 and US2

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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has selected AeroVironment to manufacture, supply, install and operate a network of nine fast-charging stations for electric vehicles along Interstate 5 and US 2. Washington’s electric-highway infrastructure is a key component of a future West Coast Green Highway.

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U Alabama study finds LTE C-V2N and DSRC connected vehicle latency approximately equivalent for infrastructure messages

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A side-by-side comparison of connected vehicle technology at 85 traffic signals in the Tuscaloosa, AL area showed that latency in delivering safety messages from roadside units (RSUs) to vehicles via dedicated short range radios (DSRC) and LTE cellular (C-V2N) was “approximately equivalent,” according to a study by the University of Alabama.

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Washington State opens 10 new public charging stations on West Coast Electric Highway; Seattle to Canadian border

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The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), along with electric charging station partner AeroVironment opened 10 new public charging stations—seven along Interstate 5 and three along US Route 2 in northern Washington—that provide EV drivers the ability to travel from Seattle to the Canadian border.

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Costco warehouse installs off-grid solar to power its EV fleet – Charged EVs

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Retail giant Costco has installed on-site solar generation at a new electric truck charging project in southern California. Costco contracted Washington-based Trinity Structures to design and build an off-grid rooftop solar system at its distribution center in Mira Loma. Trinity completed the project in four months.

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GM advances Dealer Community Charging Program

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GM marked the official launch of its Dealer Community Charging Program with the installation of the first community charging stations in Wisconsin and Michigan. GM then connects dealers with installation providers as needed to place the charging stations at key community locations. kW Level 2 charging stations.

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Three Washington state utilities receive total of $14.3M in matching state grants for grid energy storage projects

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Three Washington state utilities have been awarded $14.3 Washington Gov. Two of the winning utilities will install UET’s all-vanadium redox flow batteries as part of their projects. Its project includes installing a 1.0 Its project includes installing a BYD 2 MW/4.4 Its project includes installing a 2 MW/6.4