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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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The West Coast Clean Transit Corridor Initiative , a study commissioned by a collaboration among nine electric utilities and two agencies representing more than two dozen municipal utilities, recommends adding electric vehicle charging for freight haulers and delivery trucks at 50-mile intervals along Interstate 5 and adjoining highways.

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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Level 2 charging will provide for a charging speed up to 20-25 miles of driving range per hour, which would allow drivers to fully charge their electric vehicles at their home or workplace. Joining Electrify America in this initiative are SemaConnect, EV Connect and Greenlots.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

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Tesla says that the Supercharger network has enabled an estimated 1 million miles of electric driving since going live in October 2012. It will also be possible to travel diagonally across the country from Los Angeles to New York using only the Tesla Supercharger network.

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

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and along Interstate 5 and Highway 101 on the West Coast, connecting metropolitan areas from Portland, Ore., through the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles to San Diego. Branches from the main corridors extend to popular destinations such as Cape Cod, the Hamptons, the Jersey Shore, Lake Tahoe, Napa, and Sonoma.

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Ford aggregate driver data show its PHEV owners operate in electric mode nearly 60% of the time

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Early aggregate data collected through vehicles tied to MyFord Mobile show nearly 60% of total PHEV miles driven every day are in electric mode, and that there is an improvement in this figure over the first 30 days of vehicle ownership. More daily total miles. 84% of one-way trips are of distances 20 miles or less. Short trips.

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

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Ford’s Michigan Assembly Plant is starting production of the 2012 Focus Electric ( earlier post )—a five-passenger, battery-electric car Ford expects will achieve more than a 100 miles per gallon equivalent (MPGe) fuel economy rating. Portland, Ore.; 1 gallon of gasoline=33.7 Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.;

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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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The installations will occur both within and between relevant metro areas, strategically spaced at a maximum of 50 miles (80 km) apart. and on the west coast covering and connecting the metropolitan areas of Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. to 4 hours. Click to enlarge.

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