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ŠKODA collaborates with IBG ?esko on second-life battery energy storage system; up to 328 kWh

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The system allows electric vehicles to be charged quickly and flexibly, and dealers can also use the stored electricity for the lighting and air-conditioning in their showrooms and workshops. In addition, the dealers can draw on the electricity generated in-house to light their showroom or workshop or to run the air conditioning.

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California ARB proposing changes to Truck and Bus Regulation to offer new flexibility options

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Truckers were able to expand on these concerns at five ARB-sponsored public workshops held across the state in December. The Regulation currently requires most heavy trucks in California to install soot filters or upgrade to newer models with filters by 1 January 2014, and that nearly all trucks have them installed by 1 January 2016.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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vehicle and natural gas workshops to educate potential fleet users in the. Natural Gas Credit Purchase system; deliver technical and safety workshops. uniform across the project region; conduct workshops and webinars to. installation; and develop and conduct training programs regarding. Colorado Energy. potential users.

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Mercedes-Benz will offer electric drive on all commercial van lines; electric eVito now available to order, eSprinter in 2019

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With an installed battery capacity of 41.4 Installation of the battery beneath the vehicle contributes to the unrestricted usability of the entire load space. Mercedes-Benz presented its electric drive strategy at its eDrive@VANs workshop in Berlin. The line-up will then be rounded off by the Citan. Electric drive strategy.

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“Inspiring Female Founder” – Jordan Brompton spotlighted in The Successful Founder

My Energi

Indeed, we’ve grown rapidly from a handful of staff manufacturing products by hand in a countryside workshop, to a workforce of more than 400, operating from a state-of-the-art facility in Stallingborough, with subsidiaries opened in Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands and Australia along the way. Rather than customers, we built advocates.

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ICCT report highlights importance of California ZEV mandate for EV policies worldwide, recommends steps forward

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Analyst projections of future production volume for the most part are consistent with the targets set forth by ARB staff at the November 15, 2010, workshop, but caution is advisable. to encourage the installation of electric vehicle infrastructure. There is substantial uncertainty regarding commercialization potential.

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The Further Adventures of The Solangelist

Creative Greenius

And I think that means I’m going to have to learn to install my solar panels myself. “We work with a huge variety of consumers and so many of them initially believed that this technology is too difficult and complicated to install themselves. After all, I’m the Solangelist and I have a movement to lead.