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Tesla jobs posted in South America

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Tesla Motors seeks a Country General Manager Chile to help launch the market. You’ll be the ambassador of our brand in the market and will play a pivotal role in shaping our corporate image while accelerating the transition to sustainable energy,” states Tesla. The job calls for someone fluent in English and Spanish.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporations All-Electric Walk-In Van Chassis Debuts at NTEA Work Truck Show; Enova Drive System, Tesla Battery Pack

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) presented the preproduction plug-in all-electric walk-in van (WIV) chassis at the 2010 National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Show. Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America LLC, a Daimler company. The all-electric WIV chassis.

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Hertz Italy Launches smart fortwo Electric Vehicle in Rome for Italo-NTV train customers

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The Hertz Corporation in partnership with Italo-NTV, the first European private high-speed railway operator, will offer Italo customers the ability to rent smart fortwo electric drives from the Hertz locations at the Rome Tiburtina and Rome Ostiense train stations. A fully charged battery is sufficient for up to 135 kilometers (84 miles).

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Tesla and Toyota Formalize Agreement to Develop Electric Version of RAV4; Targeting US Sales in 2012

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Tesla Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed an agreement to initiate the development of an electric version of the RAV4 (Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive). Tesla plans to produce and deliver a fleet of prototypes to Toyota for evaluation within this year. Click to enlarge.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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Around the same time, however, General Motors and other automakers were in the process of decommissioning their battery EV fleets, the key component of V2G. At the turn of the 20th century, utilities promoted the use of electric truck fleets to soak up excess electricity.

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US DRIVE releases comprehensive cradle-to-grave analysis of light-duty vehicle GHGs, cost of driving and cost of avoided GHGs

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Analysis was performed using GREET2014, and vehicle and fuel pathways are constrained to those deemed scalable to approximately 10% of the LDV fleet. The selected fuel pathways were constrained to those deemed to be scalable to at least approximately 10% of LDV fleet demand in the future. Resources.

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Freightliner Custom Chassis and Morgan Olson Introduce Next Generation Vehicle for FCCC All-Electric Walk-In Van

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Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) and Morgan Olson LLC launched the next generation vehicle with new exterior and interior body styling for the all-electric walk-in van (WIV). Powered by Tesla Motors’ lithium-ion batteries, the chassis is 100% electric, including the HVAC system. Click to enlarge.