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Union Pacific Railroad to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations

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Union Pacific Railroad plans to purchase 20 battery-electric locomotives for testing in yard operations. The combined purchases and upgrades to yard infrastructure are expected to exceed $100 million, representing the largest investment in battery-electric technology by a US Class I railroad.

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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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Battery electric vehicles are only as clean as the energy source used to generate the electricity that powers them. by Michael Sivak, Sivak Applied Research. The calculated relative amounts of well-to-wheels emissions of greenhouse gases from eight different energy sources are shown in the table below. North Dakota. North Dakota. New Mexico.

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Georgia Tech team develops AI to read EV charging station reviews to find infrastructure gaps

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These communities are mostly located in states in the West and Midwest, such as Oregon, Utah, South Dakota, and Nebraska, along with Hawaii. They also found that micropolitan areas, where the population is between 10,000 and 50,000 people, may be underserved, with more frequent reports of station availability issues.

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J.D. Power: Majority of EV owners are intent on purchasing another one in the future

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Following are key findings of the 2021 study: It’s mostly about range: When deciding which electric vehicle to buy, the most-often-cited factor in the purchase decision is battery and driving range. The study finds that 95% of EV owners whose overall ownership satisfaction exceeds 900 points say they will purchase another EV.

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The EV Professor

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Eastern Nebraska Electric Vehicle Association (EVNEBRASKA) member Dr. Donald Cox likes to draw a comparison between electric vehicles (EVs) and the wireless phone technology he worked on at Bell Labs in the early 1970’s. “I I talked about different types of electric motors, batteries, and electrical systems.”

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Safety fears: are obese EVs too heavy and dangerous for guardrails?

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Researchers from the US university of Nebraska-Lincoln have made a shocking discovery that a modern highway’s guardrail and concrete block road partitions are not strong enough to withstand the impact of a large battery-electric pick-up truck travelling at 60mph (97km/h).

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DOT and DOE announce nearly $5B over 5 years for new national EV charging network; $615M in FY2022

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Massachusetts. 16,290,764. 10,089,418. Mississippi. 14,647,722. New Hampshire. New Jersey. 15,448,790. New Mexico. 25,971,644. North Carolina. 16,137,196. North Dakota. 3,841,352.