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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 VTA announced it will purchase an additional four BYD buses. VTA was able to purchase the electric buses through several Federal and State grants received last year. The six-bus order comprised four BYD K9S 35-foot models and two K7 30-foot models.

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Tesla corrects study stating it only installed 3k Solar Roof systems in the US

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Tesla corrected a study that stated it only installed 3,000 Solar Roof + Powerwall systems in the United States. Wood Mackenzie, a portfolio company of Veritas Capital, published an analysis that estimated Tesla installed 3,000 Solar Roofs in the United States with a total capacity of 30 MW.

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First XL Hybrids XLP plug-in hybrid upfits to be installed on Ford F-150 pickups

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XL Hybrids’s XLP plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) upfit solution ( earlier post ) will roll out on Ford F-150 pickup trucks beginning fourth quarter 2017. The XLP technology will be installed in MY17 Ford F-150 pickups with the 2.7L looking forward to accepting XLP ship-thru deliveries beginning fourth quarter 2017.

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California announces $17.5M for public electric vehicle charging in 13 rural counties

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More than a third of the funding is dedicated to installations in under-resourced communities. A minimum of 35% of funding will be invested in disadvantaged or low-income communities in all counties, with a minimum of 25% reserved for installations in unincorporated communities in Placer, Solano, Stanislaus and Yolo counties.

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Pike Research forecasts automotive Li-ion battery prices to drop by more than 1/3 by 2017

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According to a recent report examining batteries for electric vehicles from Pike Research, as manufacturing efficiencies improve and access to lithium expands, the installed cost of Li-ion batteries will fall by more than one-third by the end of 2017. billion by 2017, the market intelligence firm forecasts.

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CEO Mary Barra & General Motors Make Sure The Greenius Is Rewarded For His Many Years Of EV Advocacy

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That’s me on January 16, 2017, with my brand new Chevy Bolt EV Premier edition in my garage at home. Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Installing the 5.2

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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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All cell modules in the PSC were formerly installed as batteries in pre-production models of the ID.3 For fast-charging parks with high-power chargers (HPCs), transformer stations are normally installed with a connection to a powerful medium-voltage grid that operate 24 hours a day and require a significant initial investment.

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