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Battle Motors acquires Crane Carrier Company; Class 7 and 8 vocational truck electrification

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EV technology developer Battle Motors has acquired commercial vehicle OEM Crane Carrier Company. Crane Carrier Company (CCC) has been manufacturing commercial vehicles for 75 years and is based in New Philadelphia, Ohio with 180 sales and service dealers throughout North America.

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SG Preston and IHI E&C partner on portfolio of renewable diesel and jet plants; 5 initial sites, 600M gallons total capacity

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SG Preston, a Philadelphia-based bioenergy company, is partnering with IHI E&C , a Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of Japan’s IHI Corporation , to develop and to construct a series of commercial-scale renewable diesel and jet fuel manufacturing plants, initially in the US Midwest and Canada.

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SMUD announces regional initiative to develop a future mobility center in Sacramento

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The Mobility Center would bring existing regional efforts to secure an electric vehicle prototyping hub and the Autonomous Transportation Open Standards initiative under one umbrella organization. The Mobility Center will build on the ATOS model by providing a full life cycle suite of services from idea all the way to market.

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International Battery introduces new 24V Li-ion storage system

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The first commercialized stock keeping unit (SKU) of the IBexus—he IB 24V 008 ESS—is a 4.1 The battery system comes standard with contactor, current shunt and thermal management controls. A standard set of output parameters is included for quick delivery, although customized features and output can also be programmed.

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Panda Power finances conversion of retired coal plant to natural gas; one of largest power conversion projects in US

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The plant is expected to supply large power markets, including Philadelphia and the New York metropolitan area, when it enters commercial operations in the first quarter of 2018. The Term Loan B debt received an initial credit rating of BB- and a “1” recovery rating by Standard & Poor’s.

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Pennsylvania Awards Axion Power $800,000 to Demonstrate PbC Batteries in Hybrids, PHEVs and EVs

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. $321,680 to convert ground support equipment fleet at Philadelphia International Airport to run on electricity rather than fossil fuels. City of Philadelphia. 296,650 for rechargers for the electric ground support fleet at Philadelphia International Airport, in coordination with the US Airways project. .

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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. 50+ kW Direct Current (DC) fast charging will serve ZEV needs in shorter dwell time situations and along highway corridors, utilizing non-proprietary charging standards (CCS and CHAdeMO). Background.

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