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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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Minneapolis-based Xcel Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to demonstrate a system that uses a nuclear plant’s steam and electricity to split water. It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. Earlier post.)

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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In addition to adding to its existing network in the US, Electrify America will also expand its Electrify Canada charging network which began installations in 2019. Electrify America is the largest, open DC (Direct Current) Fast Charging network in the US.

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MPCA to expand EV charging network by more than 2,500 miles in Greater Minnesota; 38 additional fast chargers

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The Minnesota Department of Transportation reports that there are currently 12,957 EVs (7,403 BEVs and 5,554 PHEVs) on Minnesota roads (the vast majority in the Minneapolis/St.Paul area), with some 4,800 of those BEVs being Teslas, and another 1,400 Nissan LEAFs. The new $2.6-million

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EV Chargers for All!

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Harry’s 200-unit condominium building in Minneapolis, Minn., They rejected my request to allow cyclists to hose off their bikes in the alley behind the building, which cost nothing. Nearly every one of these apartment buildings are without any on-site EV charging. apartment buildings poses another challenge.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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Automakers have entered this market with mixed results, building substantial membership levels in only a few years, but they are also challenged with the new MaaS business model. The company rebranded as Share Now in fall 2019 as BMW’s Reach Now was shut down and folded in with Car2go. In the U.S.

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