San Jose Chooses A Network Of Autonomous PRTs For Airport Connector Route
CleanTechnica EVs
APRIL 20, 2023
Personal rapid transit vehicles-- PRTs -- are appealing to municipalities due to their sustainability and lower costs. Are they viable?
Coulomb Technologies Unveils First ChargePoint America EV Charging Stations in San Jose
Green Car Congress
JULY 30, 2010
Coulomb Technologies has installed its first Networked Charging Station for electric vehicles in San Jose, California from its $37 million ChargePoint America program ( earlier post ). the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Bellevue/Redmond, Wash., Sacramento, Calif.,
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QuantumScape and Volkswagen to select location for solid-state battery JV pilot-line facility; 1GWh to start
Green Car Congress
MAY 16, 2021
The pilot-line facility, QS-1, will initially be a 1-gigawatt hour (GWh) battery cell commercial production plant for electric vehicle batteries. In its Q1 Shareholder Letter, QuantumScape highlighted progress on that front as well, securing a facility in San Jose to house the QS-0 line.
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Elon Musk pledges to make things right after Tesla leaves small bakery with unpaid order
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 25, 2024
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has personally pledged to correct a mistake from the electric vehicle maker that left a small business in San Jose in a tricky situation. As per a Kron4 report, Voahangy Rasetarinera of The Giving Pies bakery in San Jose posted about her experience with the electric vehicle maker on social media.
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QuantumScape expands to Asia-Pacific region with new R&D enter in Japan
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 24, 2022
QuantumScape Corporation, a leading developer of next-generation solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles ( earlier post ), is expanding into the Asia-Pacific region with an office in Kyoto, Japan. The new property will feature a laboratory for battery research and development.
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Updates on Coming Tesla Rental Car Program
CleanTechnica EVs
AUGUST 17, 2023
Following my report from earlier today (technically, yesterday on the US East Coast), I Googled around a bit and found another Tesla job posting similar to the Texas one but in San Jose, California. The extra useful element of this job posting, however, […]
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Shell closing its California hydrogen refueling stations
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
Oil giant Shell announced plans to close its California hydrogen refueling stations this week, as much of the automotive industry is continuing to develop hydrogen fuel cell solutions alongside the popularization of electric vehicles (EVs).
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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
A new white paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses which policy actions are behind the regional leading markets in the US for electric vehicles. In each region, the authors identified the four leading metropolitan areas with the highest electric vehicle share in each region.
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All-electric BMW iX and i4 first BMWs with 5G support
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2022
BMW eDrive Zones is a digital service designed to ease drivers of plug-in hybrid vehicles’ access into city areas designated as zero-emissions zones. When it enters one of these zones, a BMW Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle will switch to fully-electric driving mode automatically (provided the battery is sufficiently charged).
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370 Rockwell Automation opens new EV innovation center in Silicon Valley
Green Car Congress
JUNE 19, 2019
Rockwell Automation, a leading solutions and services provider to the automotive industry, opened a new 8,000 square-foot electric vehicle (EV) Innovation Center at 111 North Market Street in San Jose, California, within its Information Solutions development facility.
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The ICCT: Nearly half of the world’s EVs are in 25 cities; China leads the way
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2018
Nearly half of the world’s electric vehicles are in 25 cities, according to a new briefing by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). million passenger electric vehicles. Cumulative electric vehicle sales and 2017 passenger vehicle sales in top global electric vehicle markets.
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SF Bay Area local governments roll out 90 EVs into their fleets
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2014
The public agencies receiving vehicles are: Alameda County, Sonoma County, San Francisco, Concord, Santa Rosa, San Jose, Oakland, Fremont, the Marin Municipal Water District, and Sonoma County Water Agency.
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NIO updates Level 2 advanced driving assistant system NIO Pilot
Green Car Congress
JUNE 17, 2019
NIO was founded in November 2014 as a global electric vehicle company. The company has more than 9,000 employees working in research and development, design and manufacturing centers in Shanghai, Beijing, San Jose, Munich, London and seven other locations.
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Lyten Launches Lithium-Sulfur Battery Platform
EV Obssesion
SEPTEMBER 23, 2021
Lyten Introduces Next Generation Lithium-Sulfur Battery for Electric Vehicles Company’s proprietary platform of advanced materials will enable a safer EV battery with higher gravimetric energy density than conventional lithium-ion and solid state technologies SAN JOSE, California, September 22, 2021 – Lyten, an advanced materials company, is disrupting (..)
Navigant forecasts annual plug-in electric vehicle sales in N America to exceed 1.1M by 2024
Green Car Congress
MAY 27, 2015
In a new report, Navigant Research forecasts that North American plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) sales will exceed 1.1 The report, Electric Vehicle Geographic Forecasts , provides data and forecasts for LD PEV sales in North America, including US states, MSAs, and utility service territories and Canadian provinces and cities.
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Audi to announce EV production plans in Mexico: report
Teslarati
JULY 5, 2023
German luxury carmaker Audi is reportedly set to announce its intentions to start electric vehicle production in Mexico. Audi’s announcement regarding the expansion of its electric vehicle production will take place on July 18 at the San Jose Chiapa plant in Puebla, as per insiders who reportedly provided information to Reuters.
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Four Bay Area local governments deploying 50 i-MiEVs
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2013
Four San Francisco Bay Area local government fleets—San Jose, Los Gatos, Campbell and Mill Valley—are deploying a total of 50 Mitsubishi i-MiEV EVs, representing the largest municipal fleet deployment of light-duty all-electric vehicles (EVs) in the US to date.
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Volkswagen committing $7.1B to boost product line-up, R&D, manufacturing in North America; targeting 55% BEV sales by 2030
Green Car Congress
MARCH 22, 2022
By locally integrating its combustion-engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) assembly, American-focused engineering, battery know-how, and software development, Volkswagen aims to drive 55% of US sales to be fully-electric by 2030. In its place, Volkswagen will advance its electric line-up, including the American-assembled ID.4
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Peninsula Clean Energy and California Energy Commission propose $24M partnership to install EV chargers in San Mateo County
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 14, 2019
Peninsula Clean Energy, the California Energy Commission, and Center for Sustainable Energy are partnering to launch an incentive project in San Mateo County in 2020 to increase publicly available electric vehicle charging locations with investments potentially reaching $24 million.
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NextEV issued autonomous vehicle testing permit in California
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 19, 2016
NextEV, a China-based designer and developer of high-performance electric vehicles ( earlier post ), has been issued an Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit by the California DMV. NextEV now joins the elite group of companies in Silicon Valley permitted to test autonomous vehicle technology.
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ChargePoint now accepts PayPal
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 27, 2014
Plug-in electric vehicle (EV) drivers can now sign up and pay for ChargePoint charging with PayPal. PayPal has long supported EVs and has installed 34 ChargePoint ports at its San Jose, California, campus for employees and visitors.
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Coulomb Technologies Awarded $3.4M from CA Energy Commission to Install Electric Vehicles Infrastructure
Green Car Congress
JULY 8, 2010
The grant will provide funds for the installation of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in three California metro regions: Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area.
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210 SAIC demonstrating autonomous electric shuttle at UC Davis; data collection on behavioral response
Green Car Congress
APRIL 3, 2019
San Jose-based Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corporation’s (SAIC) Innovation Center is demonstrating its automated, all-electric shuttle around a defined loop of the solar-panel-lined West Village community as part of an agreement between the auto company and UC Davis. —Maxwell Huang, president of SAIC USA and SAIC IC/VC.
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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 18, 2017
The initiative is part of Electrify America’s $2-billion investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and education in the United States over the next 10 years. Earlier post.). The 2,800 Level 2 charging stations will be located at approximately 500 sites, all with more than one charging station.
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Electrify America opening first California EV fast charging station in Torrance; targeting 9 in California by year-end
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 14, 2018
Through its Cycle 1 California ZEV Investment Plan, Electrify America is developing a network of electric vehicle charging stations along highly traveled highways and in six California metropolitan areas which include Fresno, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose.
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California Energy Commission Approves $800K in four regional grants to prepare for electric vehicles
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
The California Energy Commission’s (CEC) Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP) approved four regional planning grants to prepare for electric vehicles. These areas of the state are expected to experience heavy electric vehicle use within the next ten years.
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244 Ryder begins taking delivery of 125 Chanje electric vans
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 3, 2017
The Chanje all-electric large delivery style vans will become available for Ryder ChoiceLease and rental customers in most of the above markets by the end of 2017. The vehicle order follows the exclusive sales channel and electric vehicle service partnership that Ryder recently announced with Chanje Energy in August.
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Nissan and City of San Francisco Collaborate on EV Charging Network
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 8, 2009
Nissan and the City of San Francisco, on behalf of the Bay Area EV Corridor program, are working to advance zero-emission mobility by promoting the development of an electric vehicle (EV) charging network in the nine-county region. The Nissan LEAF will be the pilot vehicle for the implementation of this streamlined process.
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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in electric bus company Proterra; part of $55M round
Green Car Congress
JUNE 13, 2017
Currently, the company has sold more than 400 vehicles to cities and communities in the US, including Seattle, Dallas, Nashville, San Jose, Philadelphia and Reno. For BMW i Ventures, this represents its first investment in heavy-duty electric vehicle manufacturing underscoring the transition to electric mass transit.
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California Energy Commission awards >$6M for EV charging, H2 fueling and V2G
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2014
The transportation investments were funded through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP). The investments include: Electric vehicle charging: Ten grants totaling more than $3.5 Heavy duty, vehicle-to-grid fleet: A $2.3-million
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225 Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Electrify America has released its National Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) Investment Plan for Cycle 2; Cycle 2 is a 30-month investment period that begins in July 2019. These metro areas are expected to account for more than 50% of expected battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in operation outside California through 2022 (Navigant, 2017).
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Tesla-Hertz partnership expands to sixteen new cities
Teslarati
JULY 11, 2022
Tesla’s partnership with Hertz has expanded to sixteen new cities, including Boston, Las Vegas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego, among many others. Tesla and Hertz struck a non-signed deal late last year that would see 100,000 all-electric vehicles from the Elon Musk-headed company make their way to the rental agency.
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Coulomb Technologies ships more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations in ChargePoint America Program
Green Car Congress
APRIL 10, 2012
Coulomb Technologies has shipped more than 2,400 public and commercial charging stations for electric vehicles through its $37-million ChargePoint America program. San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area, Redmond/Bellevue, Wash.,
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Electrify America announces $200M additional investment for ZEV infrastructure and education in California
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2021
The central focus of electric vehicle charging infrastructure investment will focus on building strategically-placed charging stations in many of Electrify America’s existing metro areas, where electric vehicle (EV) drivers are expected to charge most often. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario. San Diego-Carlsbad.
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NIO unveils production electric SUV for China market; NIO ES8 to launch end of this year
Green Car Congress
APRIL 19, 2017
China-based electric vehicle startup NIO unveiled the NIO ES8, an electric SUV planned for serial production for the China market later this year. The NIO ES8 is a full-size 7-seat electric SUV with a 2-3-2 seating arrangement. NIO plans to produce a second batch of ten EP9s, and each one will be made to order.
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Frito-Lay boosts electric fleet; 275 electric trucks by the end of 2012
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 10, 2012
The new all-electric trucks will operate from distribution centers located throughout California: Alameda, City of Industry, La Mirada, Manteca, San Diego, San Jose and Torrance. Nearly 20 percent of our medium-heavy duty delivery trucks in the state of California are slated to be transitioned to all-electric vehicles.
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258 California Energy Commission approves $46.6M for hydrogen refueling and $2.8M for EV charging projects
Green Car Congress
JULY 24, 2014
The California Energy Commission gave final approval for nearly $50 million in grant awards for hydrogen refueling and electric charging construction projects recommended for funding in notices of proposed awards published in April and May. California’s zero-emission vehicle goal is to get 1.5
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ICCT assesses factors driving EV market in US cities
Green Car Congress
JULY 25, 2017
A new white paper from a team at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses the growing US electric vehicle market and the factors that are driving it, with a focus on the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas. Electric vehicle share of new 2016 vehicle registrations by metropolitan area.
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010
Green Car Congress
JULY 28, 2010
Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Aker Wade: Level III networked fast charging stations for electric vehicles worldwide. Among those exhibiting were: Aerovironment.
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186 ChargePoint ranks US metro areas for EV friendliness; SF Bay Area still on top
Green Car Congress
MARCH 3, 2015
ChargePoint—the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network—released a list of the top 10 friendliest metropolitan areas in the US for EV drivers. The San Francisco Bay Area (including San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose) led the nation, followed by Los Angeles, Seattle, San Diego and Honolulu.
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Federal Realty partners with Car Charging Group to install EV charging stations at retail sites nationwide
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 20, 2011
a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging services, to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across Federal Realty‘s portfolio of 18.6 During the first phase of the program, EV charging stations will be installed at the following Federal Realty Investment Trust properties: Santana Row in San Jose, California.
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210 Coulomb Technologies Secures $14M in Series B Funding
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
Coulomb Technologies, a provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging station infrastructure, has secured $14 million in Series B funding in a round led by Voyager Capital and Rho Ventures. From the first installation of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations in San Jose, Calif.,
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199 ECONAMIQ: Flexible over-expansion with cylinder deactivation can reduce ICE fuel consumption by up to 20%
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 29, 2019
By utilizing the proven architecture of existing combustion engines, our technology can be integrated in engines with 4 or 8 cylinders relatively easily, as well as (range extender) hybrid electric vehicles. ECONAMIQ is headquartered in Utrecht, The Netherlands with subsidiaries in New York (NY) and San Jose (CA).
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