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Here’s a list of every county suing Tesla for its handling of hazardous waste

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” Tesla’s Fremont Factory. Credit: peekaystudio/Instagram ) Tesla is said to use lubricating oils, brake fluids, lead acid batteries, aerosols, antifreeze, cleaning fluids, propane, paint, acetone, liquefied petroleum gas, adhesives, and diesel fuel at its Fremont Factory in Northern California.

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Electrify America opening first California EV fast charging station in Torrance; targeting 9 in California by year-end

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The Country Hills Shopping Plaza in Torrance, California will be the site of the first DC fast charging station to open in the state as part of Electrify America’s plan to install approximately 160 charging stations in California by June 2019. Laguna, Village, 8785 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA. Madera-Walmart, 1077 W. Cleveland Ave.,

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Tesla Semi Megacharger operation expands for PepsiCo.

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at its Fresno, California, bottling and distribution center. Permits have been submitted for an 8-stall site at Pepsi’s production facility in Fresno, California. Tesla Semi units utilized by Frito-Lay have been, for the most part, handling distributions from the company’s facility in Modesto, California.

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Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings across US

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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.). Chargers installed under this program will be interoperable with the Electrify America charging network.

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

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This represents the third of four investment phases as part of its 10-year commitment of $800 million in the state. Working with that framework, Electrify America recognized the strong need for transit and heavy-duty truck charging solutions as part of this investment. Existing metro area investments to be expanded are: Fresno.

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Lightning Systems battery-electric heavy-duty Ford Transit showing 61 MPGe city, 66 MPGe highway

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LightningElectric is available for the Ford Transit as part of Ford’s eQVM program. One will go westbound to California and throughout that state (Sacramento, San Francisco, Fresno, San Diego, Los Angeles, Long Beach), while the other will travel eastbound through Detroit to New York (Kansas City, Detroit, Albany, New York City).

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California ARB approves $200M VW zero-emission vehicle investment in California; first phase of $800M investment

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The investment is part of a multi-pronged settlement agreement resulting from the automaker’s use of defeat device software in its 2009-2016 diesel passenger cars. Those cities are Fresno, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and Sacramento. Earlier post.) million to the State in penalties.