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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

Green Car Congress

This multi-stakeholder electrification project, announced during a press event on 9 May at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, includes 16 fast chargers and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers. Located in the St.

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EV Fun Run!

Electric Auto Association

Stretching 140 miles of the original iconic roadway from Seligman to Topoc, communities along the way plan to host local events for all participants. We’re hoping as many EVA members as possible from across the US will join us in the historic Fun Run,” said Elaine Borseth, EVA president.

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Chicago Area Clean Cities names American Lung Association 2017 Clean Fuels Champion

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B20 Club: The B20 Club is a partnership of the Illinois Soybean Association Checkoff Program and the American Lung Association in Illinois, recognizing Illinois-based fleets running on biodiesel blends of 20% or greater for at least six months of the year.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

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megaton thermonuclear weapon , code-named Starfish Prime, 250 miles above Johnston Island in the Pacific Ocean. Over 1,000 miles away, the blast knocked out electricity supply in parts of Hawaii and disrupted telephone service for a period of time. covering portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

For GEVA, the center has provided needed space for chapter meetings, as well as larger space for National Drive Electric Week (NDEW) events. My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. That gives me 30 miles on a sunny day.”

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Lightning Hybrids renames itself Lightning Systems; rollout of new lineup of fleet efficiency products

Green Car Congress

LightningAnalytics tracks a fleet’s vehicles every second, recording up to 70 variables—ranging from acceleration rates, braking events, and ABS and traction-control events, to miles per gallon, idle time, and vehicle health—during that second, Reeser said.

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Rivian (RIVN) stock gets a boost ahead of R2 launch with new buy rating

Baua Electric

The event will be live-streamed , and you can check back here for the full details. Leaked info earlier this week shows the R2 will start at $47,000 with up to 330 miles range. Leading up to its release, Rivian has teased the new electric SUV, showing what appears to be a smaller version of its top-selling R1S.

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