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Einride opens largest charging station for heavy-duty EVs, powered by Voltera

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At the time, we learned these Einride branded charging stations would be erected in Sweden and Los Angeles to begin. Einride says its new EV charging station will serve its connected fleet customers like Maersk while offering a robust site for future freight customers to recharge conveniently around Los Angeles County.

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Einride opens 65-plug heavy-duty EV charging site near California ports – Charged EVs

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The charging station, which is strategically located near the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach along I-710, currently serves Einride’s connected electric fleets, including routes for global shipping giant A.P. Einride also recently opened a charging hub for heavy-duty EVs in Sweden. Moller-Maersk.

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First US eHighway demonstration running in California; battery-electric, CNG-hybrid and diesel-hybrid trucks

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near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The pantograph can connect and disconnect automatically with the contact line via a sensor system while the trucks are moving. In June 2016, Siemens launched the world’s first eHighway system on public roads in Sweden. Earlier post.). SCAQMD is providing an additional $2.1

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ABB and Fincantieri to Collaborate on Shore Power Systems

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ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, and Fincantieri, the Italian merchant and naval shipbuilder, have signed an agreement to collaborate on the construction, marketing and supply of high-voltage shore connection (HVSC) systems to provide electricity to vessels in port. Diagram of HVSC system. Click to enlarge.

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Volvo Car Corp. demonstrates autonomous driving in traffic jams; traffic jam assistance system ready for production in 2014

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Drivers in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles spend even longer times queuing to and from work every day. Americans spend more than 100 hours a year commuting to work, according to the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

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First drive: Volvo XC90 T8 Drive-E Twin Engine PHEV sets a high bar for full-size luxury SUV plug-ins in US

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With the 2016 XC90 ( earlier post ) heading to dealerships across the US, Volvo Cars gave media an opportunity to experience the next generation of its full-size luxury SUV—in both its conventional T6 and plug-in hybrid T8 Drive-E Twin Engine forms—in and around Los Angeles. Earlier post.) Click to enlarge. Background.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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USA, South Korea, Sweden. Lulea University of Technology, Sweden. Since February, parts or all of the team have been testing 2-3 days a week in a section of the abandoned Subway system in downtown Los Angeles. Team CoSTAR. Team CoSTAR. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. California Institute of Technology. KAIST, South Korea.