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Rocsys to supply autonomous CCS charging solutions to SSA Marine for electric yard tractors at Port of Oakland

Green Car Congress

The systems will autonomously charge part of the electric yard tractor fleet of SSA Marine at the International Container Terminal at the Port of Oakland. Drivers will only have to park yard tractors near charging stations versus manually connecting vehicles to the stations.

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BMW’s ReachNow installing Light & Charge locations in Seattle; 100 chargers at 20 new public sites

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ReachNow announced that the Light & Charge system ( earlier post ) at the zoo is part of a $1.2-million transforms existing street and parking lot light poles into connected nodes on a smart city network. The sensor bus also provides edge-computing power for other connected devices nearby. million investment by the BMW Group.

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BMW, Volkswagen and ChargePoint complete EV express charging corridors on the East and West Coasts

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Electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now travel the most heavily-trafficked corridors on the East and West Coasts of the United States with the installation of 95 new DC Fast charging stations as part of the Express Charging Corridors Initiative—a collaboration of BMW of North America, Volkswagen of America, Inc.

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VW, BMW and ChargePoint partner to create SAE Combo DC fast charging corridors on the East and West Coasts

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These newly installed DC Fast chargers will be added to the growing ChargePoint network of more than 20,000 charging spots in North America. and on the west coast covering and connecting the metropolitan areas of Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Electric (Battery) Infrastructure Plug-ins Standards'

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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck

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Portland, Ore.; Ford’s rollout of electrified vehicles began in December 2010 with the 2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric—a small commercial van built in collaboration with Azure Dynamics. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.; Richmond, Va.; Seattle; and Washington, D.C. Earlier post.).

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Clearing the roadblocks to electrification of heavy-duty trucks

Charged EVs

When Charged first spoke with him in 2021, he was the Charging Infrastructure Lead at Daimler Trucks North America, and also the Chair of CharIN’s Megawatt Charging System (MCS) task force. He later served as Transportation Electrification Manager at Portland General Electric, so he’s worked both sides of the electric fence.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

The stated goal is to experiment in autonomous on-demand vehicles, hedging the reduction in vehicle sales caused by ride sharing by making GM the preferred vehicle provider for Lyft drivers and integrating connectivity tools like OnStar. The company abandoned North America and now operates only in Europe under the Share Now brand.

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