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No regrets: A Phoenix mom moves beyond her gas-powered car and doesn’t look back

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Written by Amanda Goebel – During daily pick-up and drop-offs at her daughter’s elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona, Jazmin L.’s The answer was simple for Jazmin, a researcher who works for the City of Phoenix. Jazmin has driven her preowned, fully electric 2019 Nissan Leaf hatchback since 2021. I have no regrets.”

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J.B. Hunt to purchase 10 battery-electric, 3 hydrogen fuel cell electric Class 8 trucks from Nikola

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Hunt’s key routes, including in the greater Los Angeles and Phoenix areas. Hunt set a goal to reduce carbon emission intensity 32% by 2034 (with a 2019 baseline). These trucks will be strategically located at facilities servicing J.B. Nikola’s hydrogen arm, HYLA, will supply the hydrogen and fueling infrastructure.

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Amazon begins deploying its Rivian electric delivery vehicles

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Amazon has begun deploying its custom electric delivery vehicles from Rivian for package delivery, with the electric vehicles hitting the road in Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities.

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Nikola Motor Company hires Jesse Schneider from BMW as hydrogen and fuel cell technologies VP

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He will also lead the development of the Nikola R&D Center in Phoenix. The additional purchase order brings the total value for the demo stations to approximately $9 million, with delivery in the second half of 2018 and into 2019. Jesse will be a great asset to our team. Nikola Motor Co.

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Nikola Motor introduces Nikola Tre heavy-duty hydrogen-electric truck for Europe

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Guests at Nikola World in Phoenix in April 2019 will be able to view a prototype display of the Nikola Tre, along with other new zero-emission products from Nikola including the production intent Nikola Two. Reservations for the Nikola Tre (means “Three” in Norwegian) are now open at www.nikolamotor.com/tre.

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Taseko Mines: EPA issues draft permit for Florence Copper Project in Arizona

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Taseko’s wholly owned Florence Copper, an in-situ copper recovery project, is located midway between Phoenix and Tucson near the community of Florence, Arizona. First copper cathode harvest at Florence Copper in 2019. —Stuart McDonald, Taseko’s President and CEO. Similar to chrome electroplating on a bumper.)

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America has released its National Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan for Cycle 2; Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period that begins in July 2019. Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC.

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