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Select the Right EV Charging Management Partner for your NEVI Program Project

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Intended to remove the speedbumps from building a high-speed EV charging network along designated Alternative Fuel Corridors , NEVI grants cover up to 80% of the cost of new or upgraded EV charging infrastructure. Chargers conform to ISO 15118 -2, -3, and -20 are Plug and Charge capable Charger-to-Charger-Network Communication.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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million in grant selections through the Low- or No-Emission (Low-No) Grant program, which funds the deployment of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced propulsion technologies. City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. The US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $84.9

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Ford and Smith Terminate Partnership on Electric Transit Connect Project for US; Ford Now Partnering with Azure Dynamics to Deliver the Vehicle in 2010; Smith Partnering with AM General on Electric Vans for USPS

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SEV US has commenced production of the Smith Newton electric truck platform at its assembly facility in Kansas City, Missouri, and currently has an order book of 255 trucks. The Transit Connect BEV will use the same proven cell technology that is currently deployed in the Ford Escape plug-in hybrid fleet that is on the road today.

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US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

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This will include common design standards for plugs to be used in electric vehicles, as well as common test protocols for batteries and other devices. Activities under the initiative will include : Joint standards development. The two countries will explore development of joint product and testing standards for electric vehicles.

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Tesla Cybertrucks Supercharging and crash testing point to imminent release

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It was the first instance of a Cybertruck being seen plugged into a Supercharger and gave us an additional look at the frunk of the vehicle, as an insert was spotted in the bed of the truck. A new video from outside the walls of Tesla’s Austin-based production plant shows three units sitting plugged into Supercharger stalls.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The grants will go to projects in 17 states. This ARPA-E program seeks to develop a new generation of ultra-high energy density, low-cost battery technologies for long range plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles. Missouri University of Science & Technology. Electrofuels: Biofuels from Electricity. NanoLab Inc.).

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