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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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The projects would also help improve air quality in underserved areas of major American cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Chicago, San Francisco, Oakland, and Salt Lake City. Rocky Mountain Institute: San Francisco and Bay Area Regional Medium-and Heavy-Duty Electrification Roadmap. Cummins Inc.:

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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parking and lane access incentives, building codes), utility actions (e.g., Four of the areas—Portland, San Jose, San Francisco, and Santa Cruz—have 20 or more actions in place. The Georgia rebate was revoked in July 2015, and a Texas incentive was limited in its availability throughout the year.

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Voltera kicks off $150M expansion of electric fleet infrastructure

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Voltera is best known for its clever managed charging depots, which the company builds, owns, and operates for the benefit of local electric fleets. Electrek’s Take Voltera charging depot in San Francisco, CA; by Voltera Power.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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San Jose, Calif. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. SunPower, San Jose, Calif. Sunrun, San Francisco, Calif.

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Hertz’s Tesla order for 100k vehicles included Model Ys, which will be available in late April

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Hertz Global Holdings confirmed to Teslarati today that its order for 100,000 Tesla vehicles in late 2021 included Model Y builds, not just Model 3s, as reported initially. Hertz also stated the Model Ys would be available in select regions in late April. In October 2021, Hertz placed an order for 100,000 Tesla vehicles.

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Video Friday: Medusai

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medusai ] via [ Georgia Tech ] Thanks, Gil! Building upon the success of the first-generation FieldPrinter, which has printed over 91 million square feet of layout, the FieldPrint Platform incorporates lessons learned from years of experience in the field to deliver an optimized experience for all trades on site.

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Following the Money in the Air-Taxi Craze

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Laurie Garrow, Georgia Tech And somehow, the cost would be no greater, either. Garrow , a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, agrees. Perhaps surprisingly, most experts contacted for this story agreed with Kittyhawk's Anderson that the technical challenges of building the aircraft themselves are solvable.

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