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Tesla music, 2018 Leaf self-driving, renewable battle, Chargeway electric-car signs: Today's Car News

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Today, one of the better electric-car ideas we've seen in years, a Tesla question about music, a scientific controversy turned bitter, and a bit more information on the upcoming 2018 Nissan Leaf. We've been on the road attending the EV Roadmap 10 conference in Portland, which just ended, explaining why our.

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Daimler electric trucks & buses log more than 7M customer kilometers

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For example, our locally CO 2 -neutral city bus eCitaro has been in series production since 2018 and electrifies public transport in many cities. In the United States, the heavy-duty eCascadia and the medium-duty eM2 were premiered in Portland in June 2018. Series production is scheduled to start in 2021.

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New York to test and evaluate 5 New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE electric buses

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The program will begin January 2018. Similar New Flyer buses and charging systems are anticipated to follow in Los Angeles, Portland, Salt Lake City, and Boston in 2018. The program introduces leased zero-emission buses and rapid chargers to the NYCT network.

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New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions completes New York’s first OppCharge interoperable on-route charger solution for transit buses

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The program, officially launched in January 2018, continues to evaluate electric buses as a zero-emission solution for America’s largest public transit system. Infrastructure Solutions is also currently overseeing and supporting similar on-route OppCharge charging deployments in Portland, OR, Minneapolis MN, and Vancouver, BC.

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Montréal and Laval award Canada’s largest-yet battery-electric bus contract to New Flyer

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The notice to proceed for the pilot bus is expected 31 October 2018, and the notice to proceed for the production buses is expected following the nine month review of the pilot bus. New Flyer bid successfully against two competitors, confirming its position as now serving all 25 of the largest transit agencies in North America.

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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

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In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists.

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Daimler developing battery-electric version of Econic HD truck; customer testing in 2021, series production in 2022

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The Mercedes-Benz eActros heavy-duty truck with a range of approximately 200 kilometers is in intensive use with customers in Germany and Switzerland; the first customer handover took place in 2018.