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Rio Tinto, BHP to collaborate on electric haul truck trials in Pilbara – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The trials will be undertaken to assess performance and productivity in the Pilbara environment and represent the first stage of electric haul truck testing at BHP and Rio’s Pilbara operations.

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EPA annual GHG report shows emissions from power plants declined 10% from 2010 due to growing use of natural gas

Green Car Congress

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its third year of greenhouse gas data detailing greenhouse gas emissions and trends broken down by industrial sector, greenhouse gas, geographic region, and individual facility. Fossil-fuel fired power plants remain the largest source of US greenhouse gas emissions.

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Electrify America introduces new pricing structure featuring kWh pricing in 23 states and DC; reduced rates for states with minute-based pricing

Green Car Congress

Electrify America introduced a new pricing structure designed to provide electric vehicle (EV) owners with consistent and transparent rates across its public brand-neutral fast-charging network. Electrify America will now charge customers in 23 states plus the District of Columbia by the kilowatt-hour. Rates start at $0.31 per kilowatt hour.

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Indian Army ties with Indian Oil Corporation to receive hydrogen fuel cell bus – ET Auto

Baua Electric

This hydrogen fuel cell technology brings clean and efficient alternatives by converting hydrogen gas into electricity through an electro-chemical process. This bus has a seating capacity of 37 passengers and a mileage of 250-300 km on a full 30 kg onboard tank of Hydrogen fuel.

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Old empires could be the key to a new car future – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Existing oil suppliers and gas-station operators don’t seem keen to push into the fuel-cell era, especially since there’s barely any hydrogen vehicles on the road now. Initiatives outlined by carmakers last week are breathing new life into plans to use the gas as fuel. Put this in a car and you have a fuel-cell electric vehicle.

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Maven deploying its first all-electric shared-use fleet in Austin; 20 Chevy Bolts

Green Car Congress

Maven is now offering its first all-electric fleet of cars for use in the gig economy; 20 Chevrolet Bolt EVs are available for freelance drivers in Austin, Texas to earn money on their own schedules. million all-electric miles since February 2017 and have saved an estimated 250,000 gallons of gas.

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Charting the Course for Early Truck Electrification

CleanTechnica EVs

Using Real-World Truck Telematics Data to Identify Electrifiable Trucks, Inform Charging Infrastructure Investments, and Explore Emissions Reductions Download The Report Below. Trucks in the United States produce 25 percent of transportation greenhouse gas emissions even though they only make up 10 percent of vehicles on the road.