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Tesla Semi makes a Super Bowl appearance

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and E Portland St. The concert is set to take place at Hance Park, which is just a half-mile walk away from where the Semi was spotted. However, the Semi has incredible range ratings , backed up by a treacherous 500-mile route that was captured on video. The truck was spotted at North 2nd St. Parent company PepsiCo.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

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The expansion of the Supercharger network builds upon the initial deployment of the network in California and Nevada on the west coast and the Washington, DC to Boston region on the east coast. Tesla says that the Supercharger network has enabled an estimated 1 million miles of electric driving since going live in October 2012.

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INRIX launches new platform to connect road authorities with vehicle operators for highly automated vehicles

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Road conditions and layouts can vary drastically over a matter of miles and so it is vital that self-driving is facilitated collaboratively. Self-driving vehicles are stimulating conversations globally, but they are in fact a very local challenge. Local traffic authorities play a significant role in this.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The buses meet the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) Altoona testing protocols for 7 years/200,000 miles service life and are American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant. The vehicles have a passenger capacity of 14 riders, including 2 wheelchair positions.

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

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20 + pounds added) after some 17,000 HEV/PHEV miles on the tusch. Sidenote: For fundraising -- perhaps it can begin with pledges per mile, or EAA Sister Chapters, or State Capitals visited. of: 1-cent a mile from EAA Chapters; a dime an EAA Chapter from EAA Members; a buck a State. Nevada: Las Vegas EVA 3.

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Electric Car Makers: Oregon Wants You - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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Not to be outdone, on Tuesday the Norwegian electric car startup, Think, was in Portland being wooed by the state as one of 8 potential places to site their first car manufacturing facility in the United States. Many of the first Prius hybrids that were released are still running strong on their NiMH batteries after 100,000+ miles.

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