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bp acquires EV fleet charging provider AMPLY Power; first major step into electrification in the US

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bp took its first major step into electrification in the US with the acquisition of AMPLY Power, an electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management provider for fleets that operate trucks, transit and school buses, vans and light-duty vehicles. charging and digital solutions?for

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AMPLY Power & Logan Bus announce 2-year demo project of charging-as-a service for fleets; 5 electric school buses

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Pioneering methods to accelerate electric fleet adoption, AMPLY Power will demonstrate and document its Charging-as-a-Service approach for an all-electric school bus fleet in New York City. During the next two years, AMPLY Power will provide its Charging-as-a-Service package to the Logan Bus Company at its depot in Brooklyn, New York.

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BMW expands 530e sedan inductive charging pilot program to US

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BMW is bringing BMW’s global Induction Charging Pilot Program to the US. The pilot program began in Germany in 2018. The pilot program is available in the state of California for 200 interested, qualifying residential home customers who are able to charge inside an enclosed garage space. The system has a charging power of 3.2

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bp ventures makes 1st direct investment in India; $13M in EV ride-hailing & charging company BluSmart

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bp ventures has made its first direct investment in India, investing $13 million in integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company BluSmart. BluSmart will use the capital to expand its fleet of electric vehicles and charging stations from its home city of Delhi to five additional Indian cities in the next two years.

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Cummins releases new electric powertrain for terminal tractors; Kalmar a lead customer

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The terminal tractors will be powered with up to 182 kWh of fast-charging Cummins batteries and will be equipped with DC-fast charge technology, enabling customers to use them in 24/7 operations. The new Kalmar Ottawa T2E+ replaces the Kalmar Ottawa T2E, which was launched in the North American market in 2018.

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Renault Group and Google partner on digital architecture for software-defined vehicles

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Renault Group and Google are expanding their partnership on cloud computing, initiated in 2018, into a collaboration to develop platforms and services for the future of SDVs. This supports first use cases in development, such as: Predictive maintenance and better detection and rectification of failures in near real time if necessary.

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Lightning eMotors partners with ABB to provide DC fast chargers

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Lightning Energy supplies charging solutions to commercial and government fleets. As a part of the agreement, Lightning Energy will sell ABB’s DC fast-charging systems under the Lightning Energy brand. This ensures customers can pair the optimal charging solution with the requirements of their fleet.

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