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Tesla Giga New York faces racism allegations: report

Teslarati

Tesla Giga New York employees have alleged that they routinely faced racism while working at the plant. Gigafactory New York has been the site of controversy recently after the company terminated a number of employees as part of its regular performance review cycle.

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Verizon replaces 234 vans in New York City with hybrid vans using XL Hybrids technology

Green Car Congress

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Verizon announced that Verizon has replaced 234 of its existing gasoline-powered vans with hybrid-electric vans for use in New York City. We thank NYSERDA for their partnership in helping to make this happen.

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First Electric School Bus in NYC is an EV Conversion & That’s a Big Deal!

CleanTechnica EVs

Critics of electrification often call early retirement of long-life diesel trucks and buses an expensive waste - but this EV conversion program is giving diesels a new lease on life with an EV conversion!

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Smith Electric Vehicles expands US manufacturing with facility in South Bronx; New York state incentive program for commercial fleet EVs

Green Car Congress

will expand its US operations by adding a manufacturing facility in the South Bronx in New York State. Smith will manufacture the battery electric Newton, its medium-duty vehicle with a range of up to 150 miles at the new facility beginning in 2012. New York Gov. Smith Electric Vehicles Corp.

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AMPLY Power & Logan Bus announce 2-year demo project of charging-as-a service for fleets; 5 electric school buses

Green Car Congress

Pioneering methods to accelerate electric fleet adoption, AMPLY Power will demonstrate and document its Charging-as-a-Service approach for an all-electric school bus fleet in New York City. The $1-million project is being funded by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).

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ECD Automotive Design completes SPAC merger, debuts on NASDAQ as (ECDA)

Electrek

Custom EV conversion specialist ECD Automotive Design celebrated a huge milestone today, ringing the opening bell in New York City as it was officially listed on the NASDAQ following a successful SPAC Merger with EF Hutton.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

Green Car Congress

A Bloomfield, Michigan startup is developing light- and medium-duty series plug-in hybrid electric vehicle powertrain systems—initially as conversions, but ultimately extending to an OEM basis. In the Crown Victoria, the proof of concept powertrain conversion systems improve fuel economy from 80%-200% from the base 4.6L