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Raleigh-Durham Airport to buy 4 Proterra electric buses and charging infrastructure

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The Raleigh-Durham Airport (RDU) Authority has approved the purchase of four Proterra Catalyst E2 zero-emissions battery-electric transit buses and related charging infrastructure. This purchase marks Proterra’s first airport customer and the first airport electric bus deployment in the Carolinas. Funded in part by a $1.6-million

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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

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CLT, which serves approximately 46 million passengers each year, becomes the ninth airport to purchase Proterra electric buses for ground transportation and joins a growing list of major airports across the US that are electrifying their fleets. Proterra battery-electric buses will contribute to CLT’s sustainability goals.

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Evatran completes 1500+ hours of wireless charging trials with fleets

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The last of the Apollo Program Plugless units will be installed next month at UC Davis and the City of Sacramento. Participants in the Program were asked to provide feedback on the system, including logging daily usage routines and providing qualitative feedback on the user interfaces and functionality of the system.

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Enterprise Holdings North American Rental Car Shuttle Bus Fleet to Use B5 or B20

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Enterprise Holdings plans for its entire fleet of more than 600 Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental airport shuttle buses across more than 50 North American markets to begin using at least 5% biodiesel (B5).

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GM’s Cruise to resume testing its robotaxi service in Phoenix – ET Auto

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s Cruise autonomous driving business is preparing to resume testing its robotaxis with safety drivers in Phoenix, marking an important step in its attempts to resume service after grounding its fleet last year. General Motors Co.’s When the October incident occurred, Cruise was charging fares in San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix.

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Coulomb Technologies releases OpenCharge Protocol for EV charging equipment

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The protocol definition supports applications that include billing, asset management, real-time mapping, EVSE reservations, fleet management, and energy management. A demonstration will be shown at the Plug-In 2011 conference and exhibition in the Coulomb Technologies booth #121, 18 – 20 July in Raleigh, NC.

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Green fleet winner rides away on two wheels

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One fleet co-ordinator found the true secret to a greener fleet after attending the Greener Company Car in Action Day (GCCIA). Tags: Skoda bike fleet news Greener Company Car in Action Day Raleigh. While inspecting the Czech carmaker’s range, Louise, [.].

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