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Tesla Semi price at around $250,000 per unit: report

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As per a comment from Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District Executive Director Alberto Ayala , it appears that the Semi’s current iteration costs a bit more than Tesla’s initial estimate for the vehicle. million in grants. million in grants. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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California Energy Commission awards $5.1M to 3 alt-fuels projects; increased biodiesel production and more fast chargers

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million in grants to Community Fuels, the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District to support their alternative fuels programs. The specific goal of the grant is to add an acid-catalyzed esterification system for processing high-FFA (free fatty acids) feedstocks.

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Tesla Semi Pepsico fleet ready to take on the road

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PepsiCo recently unveiled its Tesla Semi fleet for its Sacramento facility, taking a step closer to reaching its sustainability goals. PepsiCo stated that its Tesla Semi fleet was made possible through a grant by Sacramento’s air quality district. It’s critical for us. We can confirm our first electric Tesla Semis Dec.

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Coulomb Technologies Awarded $3.4M from CA Energy Commission to Install Electric Vehicles Infrastructure

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The grant will provide funds for the installation of ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations for electric vehicles in three California metro regions: Los Angeles, Sacramento and the San Jose/San Francisco Bay Area. The remaining stations will be installed by October 2011.

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Coulomb Technologies Installs First ChargePoint America EV Charging Station in Michigan

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Coulomb Technologies has installed its first ChargePoint networked electric vehicle charging station in Michigan from the $37-million ChargePoint America program. The first ChargePoint America station is now installed at NextEnergy headquarters in downtown Detroit. Sacramento, Calif., and Washington DC.

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Clean Energy signs deals for more than 20M gallons of renewable natural gas in past 45 days

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Clean Energy has been awarded a contract to build a fueling station that will accommodate both fast- and time-filling for the City of Sacramento, along with a long-term operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement, to fuel more than 100 natural gas refuse trucks with an anticipated 8 million gallons of RNG for the next 10 years.

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More Than 1,800 EV chargers installed under Recovery Act

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US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that to date, more than 1,800 electric vehicle chargers have been installed under the Recovery Act. The event marked the installation of the 500 th electric vehicle (EV) charger by Coulomb, which received a $15-million award under the Recovery Act. Sacramento, Calif.; Redmond, Wash.;