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FreeWire Technologies to make available ultrafast, battery-integrated EV charging for Chevron and Texaco stations

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FreeWire Technologies, a global electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy solutions provider and a manufacturer of ultrafast, battery-integrated EV charging stations and power solutions ( earlier post ), announced a program to make available battery-integrated electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and solutions for Chevron-branded stations.

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Chevron plugs and abandons appraisal well in Frade field

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Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda is responding to oil seeps and a subsequent sheen that has occurred in the vicinity of the Chevron-operated Frade project located 370 kilometers (230 miles) offshore north east of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in water depths of approximately 1,200 meters (3,800 feet).

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Chevron suspends current and future drilling operations offshore Brazil

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Chevron Corporation reported that while its subsidiary, Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda., The suspension includes the company’s permitted pre-salt wells in the Frade field with the exception of current plug and abandonment activities. Source: Chevron. The suspension is indefinite. Drilling schematic. Click to enlarge.

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Plugged Up: GM to Adopt Tesla Charging Standard

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After all, there doesn’t seem to be a ton of profit (yet) in selling electricity through CCS plugs, so why should companies dump untold billions into their maintenance – especially once they’ve set up shop and won the game in terms of land grab (which is the real fight, if you’re wondering).

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USCAR helps to develop charging-readiness tools for plug-in & electric vehicles through US DRIVE

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The first tool is a six-page permitting template that can be adapted by local governments to help standardize permitting and inspection procedures for plug-in electric vehicles (PHEVs) between different regions. Both tools will help accelerate the approval process for home charging stations.

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New Road Map to a US Hydrogen Economy

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Inc; Audi; Chevron; Cummins Inc.; Daimler AG: Mercedes-Benz FuelCell GmbH/Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America; Engie; Exelon Corporation; Hyundai Motor Company; Microsoft; Nikola Motors; Nel Hydrogen; Plug Power; Power Innovations; Shell; Southern California Gas Company; Southern Company Services, Inc.;

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Toward a Plug-in Hybrid Saturn Vue

Plugs and Cars

GM today announced two contracts to "design and test lithium-ion batteries" for use in the Saturn Vue Plug-in Hybrid announced last month at the LA Auto Show. Johnson Controls/SAFT, the huge battery company at which President Bush first publicly announced his support for plug-in hybrids, received one contract.

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