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Honda to purchase 123 GWh of batteries from CATL for EVs in China from 2024 through 2030

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announced that from 2024 through 2030, Honda will purchase 123 GWh of batteries for pure electric vehicles in China from CATL. From 2024 through 2030, Honda will purchase 123 GWh of CATL’s batteries for pure electric vehicles in China, which will be produced in CATL’s production base in Yichun, east China’s Jiangxi Province.

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CN purchases Wabtec’s battery-electric locomotive

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CN has purchased Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery-electric freight locomotive ( earlier post ). CN’s Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad (B&LE) Company received a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to help with the purchase of the battery-electric locomotive.

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What types of electric vehicles were purchased in the U.S. in 2020?

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This brief post presents the results of an analysis concerning the types of electric light-duty vehicles sold in the United States in 2020. For example, in 2020, the sales of BEVs were 3.7 by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. The raw monthly sales data came from Wards Auto via Argonne National Laboratory. times the sales of PHEVs.

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Transdev Canada purchasing 27 new electric Lion school buses

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The entire new fleet will be gradually introduced on the school transport networks operated by Transdev from the start of the school year in September 2020, in the Estrie and Montérégie regions of Québec. This major investment is made possible by the Québec government’s proactive support policy.

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Workhorse receives purchase order for 500 C-1000 electric delivery trucks from Pritchard Companies

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received a purchase order for 500 of its all-electric C-1000 delivery vehicles from Pritchard Companies. Separately, Workhorse management announced that it would not meet its earlier projected target of 300-400 vehicles to be produced by the end of 2020. Workhorse Group Inc. —Workhorse CEO Duane Hughes.

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Honda secures auto industry’s largest renewable energy purchase; 60% reduction in CO2 from N.A. manufacturing operations

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Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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California ARB releases proposed Innovative Clean Transit (ICT) regulation; 100% ZEB purchasing by 2029

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Every California transit agency would be required to submit a ZEB Rollout Plan approved by governing board, with due dates of 30 June 2020, for a large transit agency (with 100 or more transit buses) and 30 June 2023, for a small transit agency (with fewer than 100 transit buses). ZEB purchase requirements. Early compliance waivers.

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