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Jersey City Receives Its 5 BYD Battery-Electric Refuse Trucks

CleanTechnica EVs

Jersey City in New Jersey has started taking delivery of its five battery-electric refuse trucks, BYD recently announced. The company noted that this is the first deployment of battery-electric refuse trucks in the state and will be the largest deployment of these trucks in the US to date.

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AMPLY, CCMT, & BYD Combine To Slash Fuel Costs & Emissions At Red Hook Terminals

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AMPLY Power is helping to decarbonize Red Hook Terminals in New Jersey.

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Single Largest Deployment of Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Trucks in Eastern United States

EV Obssesion

First Deployment at a Port Authority of NY and NJ Marine Terminal Port Newark, New Jersey, USA August 11, 2021. The […]. The post Single Largest Deployment of Heavy-Duty Zero Emission Trucks in Eastern United States appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Tesla In NJ, 2015 BMW i8 Specs, Rolls-Royce Plug-In Hybrid: Today's Car News

Green Car Reports

Today on Green Car Reports: New Jersey could have banned Tesla Stores by the time you read this, final specs are released for the 2015 BMW i8 plug-in hybrid supercar, and Rolls-Royce considers a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan of its own. The Federal Transit Administration has blocked the purchase of BYD.'

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CALSTART: 1,215 MD and HD zero-emission trucks deployed in US; > 60% believed non-operational; > 140,000 more on order

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Current ZET deployments are concentrated in states that have supportive policies and regulations (California, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois) or have received federal funds for ZET purchases (Texas, Oregon, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and Massachusetts).

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Napa Valley Transportation Authority will receive funding to purchase BYD 30' battery electric buses to replace buses in a comprehensive revitalization of Vine Transit's current revenue vehicle fleet. The new buses will be used on routes that connect residents to employment opportunities. New Jersey Transit.

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How to Get a Plug-In Hybrid

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They are early adopters, buying "Version 1.0" PHEVs with "Good Enough to Get Started" batteries. Plug-In Supply also sells components and assemblies to enable "do-it-yourselfers" to convert Priuses using its kits and systems, configured for several battery types.

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