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Baltimore just deployed a big electric school bus fleet

Baua Electric

Photo: Highland Fleets Baltimore City Public Schools just debuted 25 electric school buses – Maryland’s second-largest electric school bus fleet, behind Montgomery County Public Schools. million for 25 electric school buses that will be deployed in marginalized communities. Get started here. –ad*

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What’s with Tesla’s weird Model S and X production and delivery figures?

Teslarati

Even with price cuts they seems to have lost the high end customers this qtr. Tesla started deliveries of the Model S and Model X in Mainland China on March 27, and while some customers took delivery of their all-electric vehicles, some are still on their way to various showrooms. Tesla production numbers were solid.

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PJM/Better Place study finds unmanaged charging of 1M electric cars could add $750M in annual wholesale energy costs; need for CNO-managed smart charging

Green Car Congress

Consumers who choose to leverage time-of-use (TOU) pricing can see some price relief—less than 10% annually—but the wholesale energy business would still feel the impact of ad hoc charging. hourly energy requirements of EVs and generate load inputs for PJM’s nodal pricing market model. Prices); and f) real-time LMPs.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

Teslarati

Rivian’s electric Amazon Delivery Van starts deliveries in San Francisco as testing continues. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Finally, deliveries in production models of the Rivian EDV are set to expand to over 100 cities in the U.S.

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EV Charging: WeaveGrid–Preparing Utilities for the Coming EV Boom

Clean Fleet Report

Making Sure the Electrons Delivered to EVs at the Right Time & Price. Momentum is accelerating in the necessary transition from a fossil-fuel-burning automotive fleet to electric vehicles (EVs). This helps utilities manage the impact on the electrical grid. Story by Steve Schaefer; photos from WeaveGrid.

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How To Reduce EV Charging Station Costs

EV Connect

Incentives Generally, the highest-dollar methods of reducing the start-up costs of installing electric vehicle charging stations come from incentives and rebates. This is a tax credit that allows you to recoup 30% (up to a maximum of $30,000) of the cost for electric vehicle charging station purchase and installation.

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Campaign Begins

Plug In Partners

Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs) would combine today’s new gas-electric hybrid technology with larger batteries that could provide an all-electric operating range of 25 to 35 miles or more.