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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Tennessee Technological University. Articulated Dump Truck (ADT) Electrification - GHG Reductions and Commercialization of New Technology in Construction Vehicles Fleet. Fully Electric Powered, Hydraulic Assisted, Compact Track Loader. Metropolitan Energy Center. EV Market Stimulation in Divested Economies. John Deere.

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General Motors increases EV investment by 75% through 2025

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The plan is to eventually transition its entire fleet of vehicles to be fully electric, but the company doesn’t plan to accomplish this until 2035. In addition, GM Financial will provide a multi-year, $5 billion credit facility for Cruise to scale its Cruise Origin fleet. Further details about these new U.S.

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Video Test: 6 EVs Tested—Back-to-Back

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This year there were six fully electric vehicles in the lineup, so my wife Judy and I aimed our focus–and our cameras—on those models to get a feeling for the quickness, comfort, styling and silence that EVs offer drivers. The post Video Test: 6 EVs Tested—Back-to-Back first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. RANGE: 301 miles.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities will receive funding to purchase battery electric buses, associated charging infrastructure and a back-up generator to maintain bus service in a disaster situation. The 30' battery electric buses will replace several vehicles at or near the end of their useful lives.

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First Three Conditional Loan Commitments Under DOEs ATVM Program go to Ford Motor Company, Nissan Motors and Tesla Motors

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billion to produce electric cars and battery packs at its manufacturing complex in Smyrna, Tennessee. These fully electric cars are an milestone for vehicles produced in the United States by a major international automaker. The first part is to finance a manufacturing facility for the Tesla Model S electric sedan.

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Nikola Motor unveils prototype Class 8 fuel cell range-extended electric truck, plans for H2 fueling network

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The Nikola One utilizes a fully electric drivetrain featuring a 320 kWh Li-ion battery pack (32,000 cells) and a nearly 300 kW fuel cell stack powering a 6x4 four-wheel electric drive (four 800V AC motors) with torque vectoring. Construction of the stations will begin in 2019, beginning with fleets that order the trucks.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

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This past week was a whirlwind of EV news and developments from FedEx’s plans to electrify its fleet by 2040, VW saying it expects 50% of its US sales to be from EVs, to GM’s likely plans to build a second battery factory with LG Chem, and much more … Automaker/EV Models. VW expects half of U.S. – March 5, via CNBC.

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