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Zipcar and the City of Houston launch municipal car sharing program; hybrids and EVs

Green Car Congress

partnering with with the City of Houston, Texas, to launch a municipal electric vehicle (EV) fleet sharing program: Houston Fleet Share. The City of Houston selected Zipcar as its fleet technology provider through a competitive bidding process. Zipcar, Inc.is

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Trying Out Phillips 66 & Freewire’s First EV Charging Station

CleanTechnica EVs

On a recent trip across Texas, I found myself needing to get a charge in Houston. I remembered a previous article about Phillips 66 installing their first DC fast charging station at their flagship store … which just happens to be in Houston.

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BMW i and EVgo expanding ChargeNow DC Fast program; 500 more fast chargers in US; no-cost DC and Level 2 for BMW i3 drivers

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At the Los Angeles Auto Show, BMW of North America announced, in cooperation with NRG EVgo, the expansion of the ChargeNow DC Fast program. ChargeNow DC Fast also includes two years of no-cost charging for qualifying BMW i3 drivers in those areas. Earlier post.) —Rob Healey, Head of EV Infrastructure for BMW of North America.

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QCharge seeks site hosts for heavy-duty electric truck charging stations in the Western US – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

EV charging station manufacturer QCharge is actively pursuing the development of DC fast charging stations along major commercial routes from Washington State to Houston, Texas. The new charging stations will cater to heavy-duty electric trucks in addition to consumer vehicles.

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Noodoe EV Announces True Simultaneous Charging

Noodoe

Exceed DC Series Chargers Offer Two Simultaneous Charging Ports For The Price of One. Noodoe EV, a global leader in EV charging technology, announces the introduction of simultaneous charging on its Exceed DC series of chargers. The Exceed DC series is one of the few DC charging stations that allows true simultaneous charging.

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Electrify America, Walmart complete >120 ultra-fast charging stations at Walmart Stores

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Electrify America chargers at Walmart stores feature 150 kilowatt (kW) and 350kW DC Fast Chargers. Examples of routes include Houston to Chicago via I-45, I-35 and I-44, San Antonio to St Louis via I-35 and I-44 and Washington DC to Savannah, GA via I-95.

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UPS Deploys 200 More Hybrid Delivery Trucks

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The 200 new hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) join roughly 20,000 low-emission and alternative-fuel vehicles already in use and have been deployed in Austin, Houston, Philadelphia, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Before this latest deployment, UPS was operating 50 hybrid electrics in Atlanta, Dallas, Houston and Phoenix. Earlier post.).

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