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Phoenix Motorcars and Pegasus Specialty Vehicles partner to develop Type A electric school buses; 300 over next 3 years

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Phoenix Motor, a manufacturer of all-electric, medium-duty vehicles, and Pegasus Specialty Vehicles, has formed a strategic partnership jointly to develop Type A electric school buses, targeted for the North American market. ZEUS 600 School Bus with Ford E-450 Superduty Chassis, 158" WB Pegasus Orion Body and Phoenix Motor powertrain.

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Phoenix Motorcars, EasyMile win grant for development of first FMVSS-compliant autonomous shuttle bus in US

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The city of Houston is set to receive the first Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Buy America-compliant mid-size autonomous bus in the US. Jointly developed by Phoenix Motorcars and EasyMile , the EZ Zeus self-driving bus will be deployed in real-life traffic conditions.

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Tesla hiring a manager to sell B2B hardware 

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You will solve for light and heavy-duty vehicle fleet infrastructure solutions at the lowest possible cost and enable electrification for entirely new industries across North America,” described Tesla in the ‘What to Expect’ section of the job post. In October, Tesla sold $100 million Supercharger hardware units to bp America.

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U-M study finds current CAFE standards create profit incentive for larger vehicles

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The current vehicle footprint-based Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards create a financial incentive for automakers to increase vehicle size, except under certain limited conditions of consumer preference for vehicle size, according to a study by University of Michigan researchers Kate Whitefoot and Steven Skerlos. 10 11 –5.17×10

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SAE taskforce J2954 on wireless charging and positioning standards looking to have final draft of guideline this year; significant industry involvement

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The objective of the taskforce is initially to create a guideline for demonstration projects and design verification and later standardize in 2015 with field confirmation. This is necessary before a determination of charging frequency can be standardize and should include the second and third harmonic possibilities.

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Ford opens limited reservations for 2012 Focus Electric; starting at $39,995

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Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Focus Electric comes standard with: MyFord Touch with 8-inch touchscreen; two driver-configurable 4.2-inch Focus Electric comes standard with: MyFord Touch with 8-inch touchscreen; two driver-configurable 4.2-inch Portland, Ore.; Raleigh Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va., Seattle, and Washington, DC.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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CNG is made by compressing natural gas to less than one percent of the volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. Phoenix, Ariz.; Its fleet includes more than 6,840 all-electric, hybrid electric, hydraulic hybrid, CNG, LNG, propane and light-weight fuel-saving composite body vehicles. Columbia, S.C.; Trinidad, Colo.,

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