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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. The SEV US Newton. Earlier post.)

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Kansas City Power & Light. A multi-partner team, led by PNNL as part of the Battery500 research consortium, will receive an award of up to $10 million per year for five years to drive progress on DOE’s goal of reducing the cost of vehicle battery technologies. Florida Power and Light Company. Georgia Power. General Motors.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

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This alone holds tremendous offerings in mobility efficiency and reduced environmental impact, not to mention cost savings. Moreover, technological innovations have helped lower the overall costs of cars while disposable income in many countries has increased. Thus, the private car will likely continue to reign supreme.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

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Charged : Tell me about your Kansas City International Airport project. Lowest total cost of ownership of any charging system. Lowest total cost of ownership of any charging system. We are the lowest total cost of ownership. But on top of cost, if I can take 2.2 It’s an exciting time.