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FreeWire partnering with SMUD on Mobi Gen and EV Charger units

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FreeWire Technologies, a pioneer in flexible mobile power and EV charging technology ( earlier post ), will demonstrate its Mobi Gen and Mobi EV Charger units at DistribuTECH in partnership with Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the nation’s sixth-largest utility. SMUD is testing the units for deployment within Sacramento.

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PlugStar program continues to grow, expand

Plug in America

PlugStar, a service offered by Plug In America, assists consumers and dealers with finding and selling EVs. The program provides continuing support; it has a call center through which a dealer can contact helpful Plug In America representatives or send their consumers to representatives.

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PlugStar program continues to grow in 2022

Plug in America

PlugStar, a service offered by Plug In America, assists consumers and dealers with finding and selling EVs. The program provides continuing support; it has a call center through which a dealer can contact helpful Plug In America representatives or send their consumers to representatives.

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Cal Energy Commission hosting technology merit review workshop on EV charging infrastructure project

Green Car Congress

The workshop will be broadcast through WebEx for those unable to attend at the Energy Commission headquarters at 1516 9 th Street, Sacramento, CA. The workshop will be followed by an invitation-only event where further panel discussions will occur at the University of California, Davis. Background.

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California ARB receives VW’s 1st $200M, 30-month ZEV investment plan

Green Car Congress

This Consent Decree is intended to fully mitigate the calculated environmental harm done by VW’s 2.0L diesel cars. There are four elements of the Consent Decree, each described in a separate appendix. VW will implement these investments in four $200 million 30-month cycles. VW California ZEV Investment Plan: Cycle 1.

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California ARB holding two workshops on developing measure to reduce emissions from TRUs

Green Car Congress

The first upcoming workshop will be 16 August in Sacramento, the second on 18 August in Riverside. Some companies use TRUs for extended cold storage during the four- to six-week period before major holidays and events. Carrier Transicold’s Vector 8100) that are plugged into the electric power grid while in use. Background.

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A New Wildfire Watchdog

Cars That Think

Technology was on duty miles downwind, where, as the battle against these fires went on for days, even weeks, many residents of the Bay Area and Sacramento River Delta region turned to air-quality sensor networks, particularly AirNow , maintained by the U.S. Sensors that mount on buildings can just plug into a wall outlet.