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New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions completes New York’s first OppCharge interoperable on-route charger solution for transit buses

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This marks completion of the first on-route charging solution in the United States that uses a globally recognized system to allow vehicle and charging equipment interoperability to common interfaces. New Flyer of America Inc.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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As part of a small series, more than 170 FUSO eCanter light-duty trucks are already in use with numerous customers in Japan, the United States and Europe, and more of them will be handed over successively. In the United States, the heavy-duty eCascadia and the medium-duty eM2 were premiered in Portland in June 2018.

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Mercedes-Benz and BMW to sell car-sharing JV SHARE NOW to Stellantis

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This proposed agreement will add 14 major European cities and 10,000 vehicles to Free2move’s existing car sharing fleet of 2,500 vehicles. Meanwhile, it has accelerated its car-sharing expansion in the United States, with service now available in Washington, D.C.,

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Mitsubishi Confirms i MiEV headed for US; Oregon and Portland General Electric Join Partnership Program

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At the New York International Auto Show (NYIAS), Mitsubishi Motors North America President and CEO Shinichi Kurihara confirmed that the company is developing the i MiEV for sale in world markets, including the United States. Fleet sales of the electric vehicle begin this July in Japan.

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ICCT quantifies the EV charging infrastructure gap across US markets

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The largest charging gaps are in markets where electric vehicle uptake will grow most rapidly, including in many California cities, Boston, New York, Portland, Denver, and Washington, D.C. Charging infrastructure deployment will have to grow at about 20% per year to meet the 2025 targets identified in this report.

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds 5,000 Hybrids to Nationwide Fleet

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Enterprise Rent-A-Car is adding approximately 5,000 additional gas/electric hybrids to its nationwide fleet and designating nearly 80 rental locations across the country as “hybrid branches.” The new hybrids will be available in 24 major markets across the country, including the 10 busiest airports for business travelers in the United States.

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Daimler Trucks E-Mobility Group starts global initiative for electric-truck charging infrastructure

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The focus of activities is currently on the United States and Europe. The charging processes of electric fleet vehicles are another key that must be integrated into the operating process. Japan is the next market to follow. The first workshops have been taking place for some time now.

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