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Fisker Ocean production capacity ramping to 300 units per day in Q4; 3,123 customer vehicles built

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Production is for customer deliveries in all European markets: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom; and for Canada and the US East and West Coasts, as well as other states. Additional plans will be announced soon.

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EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

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Source: EPA. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Source: EPA. Key policy-relevant scientific uncertainties related to BC.

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EPA Approves On-Road Testing for Hydrous Ethanol Blends

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted a testing exemption to Renergie, Inc. Hydrous ethanol is currently used in Brazil and Sweden, and hydrous E10-15 is currently being used under the European BEST project in the Rotterdam area. to investigate the in-vehicle use of different blends of hydrous ethanol.

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EV News: EV everywhere

Electric Auto Association

EV value The marketplace made clear “Inside EVs” has done a very thorough job rating EVs from the least to the most expensive , and by price per mile of EPA range. EV manufacturing Volvo revolution Large-scale casting technology is now under implementation at the company’s Sweden plant. Nissan Leaf is ranked as least expensive 2022 EV.

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First US eHighway demonstration running in California; battery-electric, CNG-hybrid and diesel-hybrid trucks

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million and the US EPA is providing $500K for the TransPower contract. In June 2016, Siemens launched the world’s first eHighway system on public roads in Sweden. In addition, Siemens provided a $1.3 million in-kind contribution. SCAQMD is providing an additional $2.1 Earlier post.)

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The Electrifying Opportunities for EVs in 2024  

Clean Fleet Report

EPA Clean School Bus Program [3] has invested $5 billion to replace existing school buses with zero-emission and low-emission models from 2022 through 2026. However, the U.S. will be the market undergoing the most rapid EV transition. For example, the U.S. With around 600,000 school and transit buses in the U.S.,

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Should Volvo take Polestar (PSNY) private? Investment research firm weighs in

Baua Electric

The Polestar 2 has become a top seller in key EV markets like Norway, Sweden, Germany, and others. The standard version (starting at $83,900) will include up to 300 miles EPA range. Polestar’s first all-electric vehicle, the Polestar 2 , was revealed in February 2019. Both will be powered by a lithium-ion battery with 111 kWh capacity.

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