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Tesla Semi price at around $250,000 per unit: report

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During the Semi’s unveiling in late 2017, Tesla estimated that the truck’s 300-mile version would cost $150,000 and its 500-mile variant would cost $180,000. million in grants. Erica Edwards , Senior Vice President for Manufacturing for PepsiCo, was optimistic about the company’s growing Tesla Semi fleet.

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TriMet puts first Xcelsior CHARGE electric bus into operation; powered by Portland General Electric renewable energy

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New Flyer previously reported the order for five forty-foot battery-electric Xcelsior CHARGE transit buses in September 2017. million grant from the Federal Transit Administration’s 2016 Low and No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle Deployment Program. The program was funded in part with a $3.4-million

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Germany putting another €300M into EV charging infrastructure

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A support program with €350 million for commercial charging for fleet applications and for employees is planned for the summer. Rapidly increasing numbers of e- vehicle registrations make the accelerated installation of charging stations urgently necessary, because we want customers to be able to charge easily everywhere.

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BYD delivering 6 electric buses to Martha’s Vineyard; 4 more to be purchased

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VTA had placed the order for the buses in August 2017. The BYD buses will replace six diesel buses as part of the VTA’s plan to convert its fleet. —Angie Grant, Administrator of Vineyard Transit Authority. VTA was able to purchase the electric buses through several Federal and State grants received last year.

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California Energy Commission approves plans to invest nearly $500M in electricity R&D and alternative fuels

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Another is an annual clean transportation investment plan that is designed to spark innovation in projects that will help transform California’s fleet to meet greenhouse gas and clean air goals. This is the second EPIC investment plan and covers the years 2015-2017. EPIC plans must be approved every three years.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters.

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UPS to deploy prototype Class 6 extended range fuel cell electric vehicle delivery truck; trials begin in Q3

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UPS will deploy a prototype extended range Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) in its Rolling Laboratory fleet of alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicles. where UPS will validate its design and core performance requirements by testing it on the street starting the third quarter of 2017.