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Electrify America announces $200M additional investment for ZEV infrastructure and education in California

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Additionally, the company will direct $25 million of the $200 million investment for an initiative in the City of Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles (Long Beach-Wilmington), for a “Green City” program. This represents the third of four investment phases as part of its 10-year commitment of $800 million in the state.

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NREL study finds that uncoordinated plug-in vehicle charging could prove challenging to the grid

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An influx of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) charging without coordination could prove challenging to the nation’s electric grid, according to research conducted by the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). His paper is published in Nature Energy.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

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MYTH 1: EVs are not really green because they increase the demand for energy generated by traditional fossil-fuel power plants. Charge point operators increasingly use smart energy management to incorporate energy from onsite renewables, usually solar panels, into the power supplied to the chargers, further reducing carbon footprint.

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Why Electric Buses Are the Healthy School Choice

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Vehicle fleets across the United States are transitioning from internal combustion engine (ICE) to electric vehicles, and that includes school bus fleets. What makes school bus fumes especially dangerous is that they often end up making their way into the vehicle cabins , schoolyards and playgrounds, and residential neighborhoods.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

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Fleets tested Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 tractors for three years: Here’s what they learned. Requirements for more aggressive emission after-treatment and the hardware to achieve that add cost and complexity for fleet operators. New partners for fleets—and lots of them. Driving style also matters. Driving style also matters.

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Bosch launches eScooter sharing service under new Coup brand

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The company is already working on solutions for connected parking management, cloud-based fleet management, and app-based mobility assistants that support the multimodal use of different types of transport. Coup handles recharging. The storage compartment under the seat fits one helmet and two swappable batteries.

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A Comprehensive Guide to EV Charging Management Software Solution

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Charging infrastructure software is key to operations, billing, energy management and beyond. Energy Management – optimal EV charging through advanced algorithms, smart grid access, use of local renewables, and demand-side response. In a commercial setting (as a Fleet operator, developer of an MDU, parking structure owner, etc.),