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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport adds two BYD electric buses

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has aded two BYD battery-electric buses. Atlanta is one of three airports to purchase BYD buses and has reduced its emissions by 70 metric tons since the launch of its two buses. The K9M has a range of up to 150 miles and charges in two to three hours.

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Porsche Taycan electric car covers 2,100 miles in 24 hours

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Covering 2,128 miles around the circuit in a day carried the car about the distance from Los Angeles to Atlanta. The test primarily demonstrated the capability of the Taycan's new 800-volt charging system.

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Porsche Cars NA providing three years of charging at Electrify America stations for Taycam

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Porsche Cars North America (PCNA) has entered an agreement with Electrify America, LLC to provide the first all-electric Porsche, the Taycan, with three years of charging at Electrify America public stations across the country. This charging benefit will be included in the price of the Taycan.

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Lyft commits to 100% EVs by 2030

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Percent of total miles completed on the Lyft platform in EVs and business-as-usual projection for California, the US leader in EV market share. Last year Lyft launched hundreds of EVs onto the Lyft platform through Express Drive in Seattle, Atlanta, and Denver. Lyft said that the potential benefits to drivers are very significant.

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Georgia lands $43M battery recycling plant project shortly after Rivian commitment

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The site will manufacture an additional 150 jobs to Covington, a city with around 14,000 people, which is located about 25 miles East of downtown Atlanta. The facility could process up to 70,000 lithium-ion batteries every year, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.

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Daimler, Blue Bird, IC Bus introduce electric school buses at NAPT

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The first generation Saf-T-Liner C2 Electric Bus comes equipped with the PowerDrive 7000ev powertrain from EDI, which provides 100-160 kWh of battery capacity and a baseline of 100-miles range and an operating range up to 100-miles between charges, with an option for a higher range with additional battery packs. Earlier post.).

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UPS collaborating with Workhorse to deploy 50 electric trucks; rivaling acquisition cost of conventional; no subsidies

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Each truck will have a range of approximately 100 miles between charges, ideal for delivery routes in and around cities. Electric vehicle technology is rapidly improving with battery, charging and smart grid advances that allow us to specify our delivery vehicles to eliminate emissions, noise and dependence on diesel and gasoline.

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