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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri form NexStart SMR Alliance for rapid licensing and deployment of Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor technology; targeting operation in 2022

Green Car Congress

Westinghouse Electric Company and the Missouri Electric Alliance led by Ameren Missouri have formed a utility participation group called the NexStart SMR Alliance to advance deployment of the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Inc.; Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans

Charged EVs

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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Ram Promaster EV brings Detroit’s third maker into electric vans – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

This reporter recalls a presentation from the long-vanished British firm Modec, a startup making light delivery vans, which said even back in 2009 that fleet managers would see a lifetime payback on what were then very expensive BEV cargo vans. None of the “import” brands currently offer light commercial EVs in the US.

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EV Readiness Index Study shows which U.S. States are most prepared for an electrified future

Teslarati

All fifty states, including Washington DC, were assessed. SMUD offers rebates to businesses for the purchase of new commercial light-, medium-, and heavy-duty PEVs, ranging from $750 per vehicle for Class 1-2b and passenger vehicles, up to $15,000 per vehicle for Class 8 assets,” the study states. Washington D.C.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version. “I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “My

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

My goal at the time was to drive it to work 10 miles away, at the Department of Physics at the University of Missouri. In 2013, he installed lithium batteries, and in 2017, he replaced the stalled-out DC motor with an AC version. “I’d done a conversion with lead acid batteries in 1982 on a 1971 VW Beetle,” Garver continued. “My

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

Green Cars News

Electric trucks created in Washington, Tyne & Wear are today on the roads of Washington DC. Coca-Cola, Staples, Frito-Lay, AT&T, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) are the first Newton customers in the USA.