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Charlotte Douglas International Airport to buy 5 Proterra electric buses; 9th airport

Green Car Congress

Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) has agreed to purchase five 35-foot Proterra Catalyst E2 electric buses and five 125 kW Proterra plug-in charging systems. Proterra charging systems utilize the universal J1772-CCS Type 1 charging standard, enabling buses, utility vehicles and cars to share the same chargers.

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QM Power and University of Kentucky demonstrate 50 kW/liter electric motor; DOE 2025 power density goal

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The announcement was made at the 2021 IEEE Energy Conversion Congress and Expo (ECCE) by the joint team of researchers including Dr. Madhav Manjrekar, SMIEEE, of QM Power, who also holds a tenured faculty position at University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and Dr. Dan M. Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L. —Madhav Manjrekar.

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News: AAA Offers Mobile Charging

Clean Fleet Report

News: AAA Offers Mobile Charging. Roadside Assistance Now Includes EV Charging. Members of the American Automobile Association , more commonly known as AAA, can now get an emergency EV charge in 14 cities. Charging that comes to you. This isn’t the first time AAA has experimented with mobile charging.

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Ferguson collaborates with Ford on F550 Fuel Cell Prototype

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As part of this collaboration, Ferguson will also prepare a location in Charlotte, NC for the installation of temporary infrastructure equipment for the duration of the pilot. Together, these investments in new technologies will help inform Ferguson’s strategy for a more environmentally friendly fleet.

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Nissan expands “No Charge to Charge” program expands to 10 new US markets

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Nissan has expanded its “No Charge to Charge” program to 10 new markets, continuing the push to provide LEAF owners with no-cost public charging. The program offers new LEAF buyers free public charging for the first two years of ownership The 10 new markets are: Charleston, S.C. Charlotte, N.C.

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Rural EV charging incentivized in much of the US with Biden guidance

Baua Electric

The Biden administration will use a broad legal interpretation to provide tax credits to EV charging projects in a large swath of the country. FreeWire Boost Charger at convenience store According to the White House, the number of publicly available EV charging ports has grown by over 70% since President Biden took office. population.

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US official takes zero-Tesla road trip to promote EVs–things get so tricky they ended up ICE-ing a charger

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United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm went on a four-day, 600+ mile journey from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Memphis, Tennessee, with a fleet of all-electric vehicles. The distance itself between Charlotte and Memphis is not that far. There were some combustion-powered cars in the entourage as well, but zero Teslas.

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