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First $300M tranche of VW National ZEV investment targets charging infrastructure; 150kW+ fast charging on highway network

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Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Installing charging infrastructure (approximately $250 million); Public Education initiatives (approximately $25 million); and. personnel, other business expenses). personnel, other business expenses).

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The City and Borough of Juneau will receive funds to purchase new electric buses to replace aging diesel buses, associated charging infrastructure, and a back up generator. Project Sponsor. Project Description.

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Flash Drive: 2023 VinFast VF 8

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EPA measurement) Battery and Charging The VF 8 is charged through a plug-in port offering three charging speeds. VinFast offers charging options. Or three years of charging at Electrifying America stations for either Level 2 or Level 3 DC fast charging. seconds: 0-60 mph 191 mile driving range. (

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NC Transportation Center

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I t's fair to say that the plug in hybrid ( watch video ) was born in California at UC Davis through the vision and tenacity of Andy Frank; but now, as the idea and the technology begins to mature and spread, another State and another University is joining the effort: Here's the story from Channel Nine news : N.C. Duke Energy Corp.

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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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In the fall of 1980, Lowe moved on to a new job at IBM, so Estridge was now in charge. The cost of performing a calculation on a PC dropped so much that it was often significantly cheaper to use a little machine than a mainframe. finally pulled the plug on OS/2. He made decisions quickly and told Lowe and Cary about them later.

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GM and ABB demonstrate prototype of Volt battery pack grid re-use application

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In conjunction with the Plug-in 2011 event in Raleigh, NC, GM and ABB demonstrated a lab prototype of a distributed energy storage (DES) system that combines Volt battery technology and a proven grid-tied electric power inverter. The Volt battery is charged and discharged according to a use profile appropriate to the application.

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