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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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As the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to expand throughout the state, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced it will fund the installation of up to 38 additional fast charging stations in Greater Minnesota, extending the existing EV highway corridor network by more than 2,500 miles. The new $2.6-million

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APSRTC to operate 100 electric buses in Tirupati

Electric Vehicles India

This step has been taken to prevent pollution in the temple city, said APSRTC Vice-Chairman and Managing Director (VC&MD) Ch. In 2019, it had also issued a tender to procure 350 air-conditioned electric buses under the FAME-II ( Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles). Dwaraka Tirumala Rao. 500 crores for EVs.

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DEED advertising pays off

Electric Auto Association

The members of EAA San Joaquin Valley (EAASJV), largely held back from holding in-person events since the chapter’s founding in 2019 due to the pandemic, were determined to make their 2022 Drive Electric Earth Day event a rousing success. Spanish language side of the DEED event promotional notices inserted into 23,000 Manteca utility bills.

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Tesla ironically faces pushback at Giga Berlin from environmental groups

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In late 2019, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company would begin manufacturing cars in Europe, a highly popular region for EVs. A new report from Reuters claims that two German environmental entities have filed objections against provisional permits that the Brandenburg Environmental Authority granted to Tesla earlier this year.

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California ARB awards $7M for ultra-low NOx heavy-duty diesel truck demo project with Achates opposed-piston engines

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The project will build and install diesel-fueled two-stroke compression-ignition Achates Power Opposed-Piston Engines into Class 8 demonstration trucks that will be road-road ready in 2019 and operate in fleet service in California in 2020. California’s ultra-low NO x emissions standard is 0.02 —Dave Johnson.

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Use These Exciting EV Charging Incentives to Fund Your Commercial Charging Station

EV Match

These incentives are offered by the federal government, state governments, local jurisdictions, and electric utility companies in hopes of boosting the installation volume of EV chargers across the nation. BESTFIT Grant by California Energy Commission. During the first half of 2022, EVs accounted for 6.7% Station Locations.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

To figure out how to make electric trucks work in practice, the manufacturer, the state of California, and a wide array of partners—more than a dozen all told—launched the Volvo LIGHTS (Low Impact Green Heavy Transport Solutions) project in 2019 to test its first electric Class 8 tractors with multiple Southern California operators.

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