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

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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. The remaining trucks of the order will be deployed throughout 2022 and early 2023. Located in the St.

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See & test drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Earth Month, thru April

Baua Electric

It’s that time of year again, time for events across the country to show off electric vehicles at Drive Electric Earth Month. It started as Drive Electric Earth Day , but since not every event can happen on the same day, they went ahead and extended it to encompass “Earth Month” events that happen across the month of April.

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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

The Truth About Cars

Stellantis is planning to invest almost $5 billion in its Belvidere, Illinois plant. It sounds scary when a big automaker that has long been a major part of auto shows – and seemed to become an even bigger part of shows in recent years as smaller brands sat out – decides to stay home. That last one matters a lot, I think.

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New Argonne-developed tool helps car buyers compare electric-drive and traditional vehicles

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The tool was created as a part of an innovative clean-vehicle program recently launched in the Midwest. States currently covered by the new tool are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin. Argonne National Laboratory designed the research tool as a part of the seven-state Midwest EVOLVE project.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

Cars That Think

Over 1,000 miles away, the blast knocked out electricity supply in parts of Hawaii and disrupted telephone service for a period of time. The E3 waveform is the lowest-amplitude part of the EMP signal, but because it is the longest-lasting part, covering periods from about 0.1 conducted an atmospheric test of a 1.45

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ARPA-E releases $10M for 6 projects developing electrical systems for fully-electric aviation applications

Green Car Congress

ARPA-E released $10 million in funding for 6 projects as part of the Connecting Aviation By Lighter Electrical Systems ( CABLES ) topic. The projects selected under this opportunity and associated topics are not part of an existing ARPA-E program, but if successful could establish a new program area for ARPA-E to explore further.

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Shell Recharge massively expands with Volta acquisition

Teslarati

Volta Charge has the highest concentration of its chargers in California, Texas, and Illinois, with metro areas being the main focus of the company. The Volta Charge acquisition is part of a much larger strategy Shell has employed for expansion over the past 2-3 years.