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Lightning eMotors partners with ABB to provide DC fast chargers

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Lightning Energy offers a full suite of charging solutions for fleets, including hardware, installation services, back-end management software, financing options and ongoing support.

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Porsche increases stake in electric sports car company Rimac to 15.5%

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In June 2018, the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer purchased a 10% stake in Rimac. —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche AG and Member of the Executive Board responsible for Finance and IT. Porsche has increased its stake in technology and sports car company Rimac Automobili to 15.5%.

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Porsche invests €70M to increase stake in Rimac Automobili to 24%

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Porsche joined the young technology and sports car company as an investor in 2018 and increased its stake to 15% in September 2019. —Lutz Meschke, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board and Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT at Porsche AG. Mate Rimac founded the company named after him in 2009 at the age of 21.

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Porsche takes 10% stake in the electric technology and sports car company Rimac; development partnership

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In 2009, founder Mate Rimac began working from his garage on his vision of producing electric sports cars that could both be fast and offer excitement. Rimac recently presented the latest version of its electric hypercar, the “C Two”, at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2018.

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CARB approves $483M funding plan for clean transportation investments; 94% of funding from cap-and-trade

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The Fiscal Year 2018-19 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives , largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s comprehensive strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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Obama climate plan calls for new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018; cleaner fuels and investment in advanced fossil energy

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Among the transportation-related elements of US President Barack Obama’s new climate action plan, which he is outlining today in a speech at Georgetown University, is the development of new fuel economy standards for heavy-duty vehicles post-2018. Earlier post.). Providing a toolkit for climate resilience.

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IHS Markit: global commercial vehicle production to drop 22% in 2020 in wake of COVID-19

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Looking across the full year, IHS Markit is expecting a 21% decline over 2019 production volumes due to a combination of factors including COVID-19, but also the natural weakening in truck demand following unusually strong sales in 2018-19. However, restrictions are expected to ease through May. —Andrej Divis.

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