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Tesla rumored to be purchasing wireless charging company Wiferion

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Tesla is rumored to be purchasing wireless charging company Wiferion, a Freiberg, Germany-based entity with charging and power solutions. A report from Gründerszene/Business Insider states that Wiferion is set to offload its business to Tesla International BV, a filing in the German Commercial Register indicates.

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AKASOL entering N. American market with new battery production facility for commercial vehicles

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Germany-based AKASOL, a manufacturer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems for commercial vehicles, plans to open a production facility in the metro Detroit area of Michigan. AKASOL’s new Michigan production facility will have a similar capacity to the firm’s current series production site in Lange, Germany.

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Amazon begins buying electric semis from Volvo Trucks

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Amazon has announced that it will purchase 20 electric semi-trucks from Volvo Trucks to be used in its German delivery network. Volvo Trucks has been producing electric semis since 2019, and they are continuing to expand their sales by now selling 20 electric semi-trucks to Amazon for use in Germany.

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Daimler buying more than €20B of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030

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Daimler will buy more than €20 billion (US$23 billion) of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030, the company announced. The company purchases the cells on the world market, ensuring the best possible technology; the company focuses on the core competence of battery assembly.

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CALSTART: zero-emission trucks, buses, off-road equipment on track for 78% rise in models in 2020, doubling by 2023

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The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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How EV Charging Boosts Value at Commercial Real Estate

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Commercial real estate and electric vehicle (EV) charging are a natural fit. According to research firm Nareit, commercial real estate in the United States was valued at nearly $21 trillion in the second quarter of 2021. Commercial real estate owners and investors are always looking for ways to increase the value of their properties.

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CARB puts HVIP on hold after receiving voucher requests for entire $142M budget

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CARB, in partnership with CALSTART, launched HVIP and Low NO x Engine Incentives in 2009 to accelerate the purchase of cleaner, more-efficient trucks and buses in California. Clean trucks and buses delivered in August 2019 alone were supported by more than $8 million in vouchers.