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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

While semi drivers can be a conservative group, those willing to become the first EV drivers in their fleets soon came to appreciate some side benefits of electric trucks. Moreover, to expand beyond depot charging—the focus of the LIGHTS project—Volvo Group announced in mid-November that it would partner with the Pilot Group.

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Overcoming Systemic Racism Through System Engineering

Cars That Think

Since 2018, Boyea-Robinson has been assembling a coalition—including financial institutions, grassroots community groups, political and policy leaders, and corporate and philanthropic donors—to reprogram the systems of lending to and investing in these businesses. Boyea-Robinson grew up in Cocoa Beach, Fla.,

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An inside look at how utilities view EVs: expanding electricity sales without adding new customers

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He also serves on the Board of Drive Electric Florida, and chairs the Florida Electric Power Coordinating Group, which represents most of the utilities in the state of Florida, and leads the Group’s subcommittee for electrification. So these are two groups that need to get together, and they need to start doing it now.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

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We’re seeing a series of electrical architectures, with one group around smaller equipment at 48 volts, and a medium range—200 to 500 volts—in large equipment and medium-duty trucks. And then there’s interoperability and all those standards that we take for granted in the 12- and 24-volt world. Garbage trucks. It’s a lot of power.

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Lotus and Harmon partner up to add sound to hybrids

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Alternatively, may we suggest the sound of the neighborhood ice cream truck? Exclusive rights are granted to Harman Becker to manufacture the latest technology solutions for the worldwide vehicle OEM market. We always seem to hear that one coming from a mile away. a key Randy C.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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