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Abandoned History: The Apple Electric Car Project, Rest in Peace (2014-2024)

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Let’s start at the beginning, in 2014. In the latter portion of 2014 the project was approved by CEO Tim Cook. This was likely in anticipation of the purchase of Drive.ai, which occurred in June 2019. The project’s cancellation created our most recent Abandoned History subject matter to date.

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Nissan trialing eNV200 in Portland

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This year, Nissan is deploying two e-NV200 prototypes with companies such as PGE and FedEx in top US EV markets including California, Georgia, Oregon and Washington, DC to determine how businesses could use an all-electric cargo van to meet their day-to-day requirements. Oregon has been a top five market for Nissan LEAF sales in the U.S.

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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles

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of new vehicle sales in 2014 so far, up from 0.6% However, the incentive does not apply to the purchase of PHEVs. Georgia offers a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) tax credit of 20% of the cost, up to $5,000. in 2013 and 0.4% Washington has exempted EVs from the state''s 6.5% sales and use tax.

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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales

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California, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington—have electric vehicle sales shares that are approximately 2–4 times the national average. They calculated benefits over the duration of ownership of the vehicle, assumed to be six years based on the average length of time a new vehicle is retained by the purchaser.

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Ford installing GE WattStation chargers, charging network at facilities

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Installation will begin at Ford’s southeast Michigan facilities and roll out across other facilities throughout 2014. Ford and GE are working with researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology to study GE fleet driving and charging habits, with the goal of improving all-electric driving and charging performance.

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Ford to invest $1.8B in R&D in China

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Rapid urbanization and severe congestion are a fact of life in China: according to the United Nations, China had six cities with populations of more than 10 million people in 2014, out of 28 such megacities worldwide. Earlier post.).

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CALSTART: 1,215 MD and HD zero-emission trucks deployed in US; > 60% believed non-operational; > 140,000 more on order

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The report provides insight on ZET market trends as the industry prepares for an injection of federal funding for charging infrastructure, multiple states implement clean truck regulations, and California prepares to release an additional $873 million in purchase incentives for commercial vehicles and infrastructure. Source: CALSTART.

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