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Nikola secures $41.9M award to build six heavy-duty hydrogen stations in CA

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They will be strategically located along high-traffic freight routes near Los Angeles, San Diego, and the Mojave Desert region. ” As per company spokesperson Dan Passe, the California funds will cover about 50% of the total cost of constructing the six hydrogen stations, with Nikola and Voltera financing the remaining portion.

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True Zero’s California hydrogen network hits 2M miles fueled mark; second 1M miles in 60 days

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Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai have also announced plans to begin retailing a fuel cell car in the near future. True Zero is developing its hydrogen charging stations with grants from the California Energy Commission, the South Coast AQMD, and the Bay Area AQMD as well as financing from Toyota and American Honda.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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Based on 12,330 miles driven per year, the pure battery electric Nissan Leaf has lower five-year and 10-year life cycle costs than the internal combustion Hyundai Elantra and the plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt, even without the federal government incentive. The average Californian drives 14,435 miles every year.

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The tipping point is upon us

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For evidence, look no further than its top marks in the EV Cannonball , accomplished by crossing the 2,811 miles from Manhattan to Los Angeles in just 44 hours and 25 minutes. But the two EVs that I am particularly excited about are the Kia EV-6 and its first cousin, the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

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Honda May Develop Plug-In as Obama Alters U.S. Policy (Update2) - Bloomberg.com

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Honda, which began leasing hydrogen fuel cell FCX Claritysedans in Los Angeles last year, still sees hydrogen as the bestlong-term alternative to gasoline as a fuel that can cut carbonexhaust tied to global warming, President Takeo Fukui said in aninterview. While GM, Toyota and Hyundai Motor Co. where such vehicles can be used.

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More details about California’s proposal requiring bidirectional charging capabilities for all EVs

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I think we have 22 or 24 buses in the San Diego area, and we have another deployment underway in the Los Angeles Unified School District, where we are initially deploying 24 as well. Kia, Hyundai will be launching bidirectional-capable vehicles. We are in the process of commissioning those charging stations right now.

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