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Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S. locations

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Volvo Car USA and Starbucks are partnering to establish the first public electric vehicle charging network at numerous U.S. The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. Vice President Americas and President and CEO for Volvo USA, said.

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Volkswagen significantly expanding charging infrastructure at German sites; first High Power Charging stations with up to 300 kW

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Further parks have been installed in Hanover, Brunswick, Salzgitter, Kassel, Emden, Osnabrück, Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden. Some 4,000 charging points are to be installed at the brand’s sites by 2025. Under its long-term planning for the next ten years, the Group intends to launch some 70 all-electric models by 2030.

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AKASOL introducing Gen 3 battery systems with increased energy density

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The new AKASystem 9 AKM 150 CYC has the highest energy density available on the market, according to AKASOL, and is thus especially suitable for fully electric long-distance applications such as coaches or trucks. This will be followed by a plant in Hazel Park, USA, in 2023, said Holger Dilchert, Head of Sales On-Highway at AKASOL.

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Second battery module line goes on stream in BMW plant Leipzig; supplying the i4

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Further expanding e-component production in the German state of Saxony, the new system manufactures modules for the fully electric BMW i4, made in Munich. The completed battery modules are then installed in an aluminium housing, together with the connectors and the control and cooling units.

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US market Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to start at $71,886

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The all-new eSprinter represents the first fully-electric van in North America from Mercedes-Benz USA. With this option, the conventional rear-view mirror installed on the windshield, also serves as a digital rear-view mirror transmitting an image from a High Dynamic Range camera installed in the exterior rear end of the roof.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Charge to Work USA: National Workplace Charging Program. Fully Electric Powered, Hydraulic Assisted, Compact Track Loader. Cummins Inc. 4,000,000.

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Skanska is piloting this electric compaction roller on an LA megaproject

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Mason Ford, director of sustainability and equipment services for Skanska USA Civil, said, “Through participation in pilots like these, we have the opportunity to learn how we can further advance sustainable innovation and the electrification of equipment on construction job sites.” Get started here. –