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Volvo and Danfoss introduce first 24-hour e-truck fleet

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Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable. Rapid AC charging is necessary to eliminate range anxiety for commercial vehicles doing deliveries on variable routes or vehicles at construction sites where it is not possible to access DC charging.

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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 approves $533M funding plan for clean transportation investments

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The Fiscal Year 2019-20 Funding Plan for Clean Transportation Incentives, largely funded with cap-and-trade proceeds, is part of California’s strategy for improving air quality and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the transportation sector, the state’s largest source of air pollution and climate-changing gases.

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California ARB announces $24M grant solicitation for zero-emission truck and bus pilot commercial deployment projects

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The California Air Resources Board (ARB) announced a grant solicitation for Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Pilot Commercial Deployment Projects. There are several zero- and near zero-emission vehicles commercially available in the transit bus, school bus, and delivery truck sectors that will meet the objectives of the solicitation, ARB said.

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Daimler takes minority stake in Sila Nanotechnologies; next-generation lithium-ion battery materials

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With the latest round of financing secured, Sila Nano has begun ramping up production volume and plans to supply its first commercial customers in consumer electronics within the next year. We are looking forward to a fruitful cooperation, pooling our know-how on further development and fast commercialization.

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Congressional Budget Office estimates US federal policies promoting EVs and other fuel-efficient vehicles will cost $7.5B through 2019; little or no impact on gasoline use and GHG in the short term

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The nonpartisan US Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimates that federal policies to promote the manufacture and purchase of electric vehicles, some of which also support other types of fuel-efficient vehicles, will have a total budgetary cost of about $7.5 billion through 2019. Indirect effects.

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

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The company purchases the cells on the world market, ensuring the best possible technology; the company focuses on the core competence of battery assembly. The first factory in Kamenz is already in series production and the second factory there will start series production at the beginning of 2019.

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