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New Flyer unveils Xcelsior CHARGE H2 bus; first to offer two fuel-cell-electric models eligible for federal funding

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(“NFI”), the largest bus manufacturer in North America, unveiled the Xcelsior CHARGE H2—ts fuel cell-electric heavy-duty transit bus—and announced that both the forty-foot and sixty-foot model have successfully completed the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Model Bus Testing Program at Altoona, Pennsylvania (Altoona Testing).

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Enterprise Rent-a-Car to offer Chevrolet Volt

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The Volt vehicles will be available at the Mark Christopher Auto Center in Ontario, Calif., along with a new charging station. It also gives customers a chance to learn more about the charging process, Enterprise says. Additional EVs will be offered at other Enterprise locations as manufacturers make them available.

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Toyota introduces new RAV4 EV; 41.8 kWh pack, 100-mile range

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revealed the all-new Toyota RAV4 EV at the 26 th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS26) in Los Angeles. With a 10 kW charger on-board (SAE J1772 connector), charging time of the large pack is approximately six hours on a 240V/40A charger. The vehicle will be available later this year. kW output charging station.

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EV acquire hobby creeps up slowly

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“With all of these influences shaping today’s EV market, the biggest friction point for consideration is the availability of public chargers,” stated Stewart Stropp, government director of EV wisdom at J.D. “The growth in public charging isn’t keeping pace with the rising number of EVs on the road.”

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FERC approves CPUC settlement agreement with Dynegy/NRG; $100M EV charging infrastructure for California

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NRG will pay to install a minimum of 200 fast charging “Freedom Stations”—110 in the Los Angeles Basin; 55 in the San Francisco Bay Area; 15 in the San Joaquin Valley; and 20 in San Diego County—that will be available for use by anyone with an electric vehicle for a minimum five year period. Earlier post.).

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KIA: Double-digit enlargement in Q2

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“Looking at markets on the West Coast like Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as others, they are still heavy sedan markets, and we are doing really well there,” Watson stated. Although the availability chain isn’t out of the logs, Watson stated, it’s “much improved and stable.”

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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement

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What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? Well, there is now a “takeaway” charging service that just provides a power bank-style power supply. The need for public charging stations in much of the U.S.