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Cal Energy Commission approves ~$9M for DC fast chargers; $12.6M for NGV incentives

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The California Energy Commission approved nearly $9 million in grants for the installation of DC fast chargers along major state freeways and highways to allow electric vehicle drivers to travel from San Diego to the Oregon border without worrying about running out of energy. The grants went to four companies—Chargepoint Inc.;

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Harvard buys four Proterra electric buses

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The new buses will replace four, similarly sized biodiesel-powered vehicles, representing more than 30% of Harvard’s fleet. The new 800-volt system architecture allows vehicles to accept high-power DC fast-charging. in Allston. Harmful air pollutants will also be reduced providing health benefits to local communities.

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Volkswagen launching E-Golf BEV test fleet in the US; partnering with Solazyme and Amyris on renewable diesel fuels

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The E-Golf pilot program will take place in the Detroit Metro, San Francisco, and Washington DC markets, beginning in April. Volkswagen has set up a web portal dedicated to the fleet test to support the users 24/7 in case of specific questions and in order to allow users to share their feedback on the E-Golf. Solazyme and Amyris.

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California Energy Commission awards $3.27M to 6 clean transportation projects

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The funded projects will expand the campus charging network, and reduce the campus fleet's petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Of the award, $145,554 will be used to install and assess the performance of three publicly accessible DC fast chargers by RWE. and Border Valley Trading, Ltd.

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Event: City of Los Angeles Taking Green To the Streets

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Assistant General Manager for Fleet Richard Coulson, left to right); LA General Services Dept. “With this new hybrid street sweeper we take another big step forward in achieving our goals of cleaner and greener streets, healthier communities and a more sustainable future for all Angelenos.” LA General Services Dept.

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Volkswagen of America to invest $10M in EV charging infrastructure by 2016; calls for more legislative support to spur EV adoption

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At the same time, Sommer said in his presentation at the 2015 Electric Drive Congress in Washington DC, continued legislative support is needed to reach the next level of electric vehicle adoption. Federal and state commitment to cleaner fleets by purchasing EVs and PHEVs. Earlier post.) Earlier post.) This should be a U.S.

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How HummingbirdEV uses modular platforms and micro-factories to lower the cost of commercial EVs

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Now, how do you want to do your whole fleet electrification, and how do you reduce the infrastructure deployment time? A lot of stuff is minimalized in our case, and also cleaner in how we produce the vehicles. And we also have a fast vehicle-to-vehicle DC charging protocol that is unique to us.