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Tesla Giga Berlin will be just 37 miles away from Europe’s largest lithium facility

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium announced the construction of Europe’s first lithium refining facility in Guben, Brandenburg. It plans to produce battery-grade lithium hydroxide for lithium-ion batteries, making it a perfect fit for Tesla Giga Berlin, which happens to be just 60 km (37 miles) away.

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GM advances Dealer Community Charging Program

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Ultimately, GM aims to install up to 40,000 Level 2 charging stations across the US and Canada through the program, nearly doubling the current number of public Level 2 charging stations. Nearly 90% of the US population lives within 10 miles of a GM dealership.

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Ryder’s natural gas fleet surpasses 20 million miles

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a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, reports that its fleet of over 500 natural gas vehicles has surpassed 20 million miles (32 million km). Ryder actively monitors public and private incentive programs in 47 states and provinces throughout the US and Canada. Ryder System, Inc.,

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Ryder 1st commercial fleet provider to surpass 100M natural gas vehicle miles

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announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, making it the first commercial fleet outsourcing provider to reach this milestone. Michigan-based beverage container recycling company UBCR has operated its Ryder NGV fleet for more than 7 million miles since 2011. Ryder System, Inc.

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Ryder’s natural gas truck fleet surpasses 30 million miles

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Ryder System’s fleet of natural gas vehicles has surpassed 30 million miles. The fleet consists of liquefied natural gas and compressed natural gas tractors serving customers in California, New York, Michigan, Texas, Arizona, Utah, Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana, as well as in Canada.

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Postal Fleet Services selects Ryder for natural gas vehicle solution in four states; 20 CNG heavy-duty trucks

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Ryder is the leader in natural gas vehicle (NGV) solutions for the commercial transportation industry, with more than 90 million miles of experience, 22 NGV maintenance facilities, and more than 5,500 NGV trained maintenance and support personnel. With the deployment of the NGVs in Postal Fleets Services’ fleet in.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

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Tesla says that the Supercharger network has enabled an estimated 1 million miles of electric driving since going live in October 2012. In one year, Tesla plans for the Supercharger network to stretch across the continent, covering almost 80% of the population of the US and Canada, said Elon Musk, co-founder and CEO.