Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

In just nine months with the hybrid-electric ambulances, the Seattle Fire Department has achieved a 23% increase in miles driven per gallon and a 19% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions. Reducing fleet emissions is a key goal for the city as outlined in Mayor Ed Murray’s Drive Clean Seattle Initiative.

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

The charging stations, powered by ChargePoint, will be installed at up to 15 stores along a 1,350-miles corridor from Seattle to Denver. Installations of the new EV chargers are expected to be finished by the end of 2022. The post Volvo teams with Starbucks to install EV charging network at U.S.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2012

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), along with electric charging station partner AeroVironment opened 10 new public charging stations—seven along Interstate 5 and three along US Route 2 in northern Washington—that provide EV drivers the ability to travel from Seattle to the Canadian border.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2010

Ford Motor Company and the City of Seattle are working together to help prepare the city for the operation of electric vehicles. Continued tax incentives as well as an easy charging station permitting process are both considered keys to electric vehicle acceptance in Seattle and across the country.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Electrify America LLC announced it will install more than 2,800 workplace and residential charging stations by June 2019 in 17 of the biggest metropolitan areas in the United States. The companies have committed to install 35% of all multi-family and workplace sites in California in designated low-income or disadvantaged community areas.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

As previously announced, the partnership provides Uber drivers a discounted package for a Wallbox Pulsar Plus charger, installation and the option to finance the package. The roll-out is expected to follow four phases: os Angeles, Portland and Seattle in January. Phoenix, New York and Boston in February.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2013

Nissan will support installation of more than 100 DC quick chargers at LEAF-certified dealers in 21 key markets nationwide. Nissan’s charging partner AeroVironment will supply the quick chargers and will provide installation services for nearly all of the new quick charging units. compared to the previous two-week period.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2020

Electrify America has completed the installation of its first cross-country route, which allows electric vehicle (EV) drivers to travel from coast to coast using the largest open DC fast-charging network in the United States. In 2019 alone, Electrify America opened DC fast-charging stations at an accelerated pace of approximately 1.2

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2023

Seattle-based AeroTEC assisted with engineering efforts, including design of the modified nacelle structure, aircraft systems design and integration, as well as aircraft modifications and installation of the Universal Hydrogen powertrain onto the flight test aircraft, accomplished in less than 12 months.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2021

An electrified 1972 El Camino SS, developed with Lingenfelter Performance Engineering in Brighton, Michigan, represents the first independent installation of the concept eCrate package, and ushers in the next generation of EV components from Chevrolet Performance as the program prepares to launch in 2022. Proof of concept vehicle shown.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2010

a partner in The EV Project, will install ECOtality’s Blink electric vehicle (EV) DC Fast Chargers (480 volt 3-Phase AC input)—unveiled at the Business of Plugging In 2010 conference—at 45 BP and ARCO locations. BP Products North America Inc., The project is funded with a $114.8

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 7, 2023

However, there is no driveshaft installed. This Seattle-based car is up to $3,700 at auction. Under hood is a 350 cubic-inch V8, and the transmission is a Tremec five-speed manual. There's a Currie 9-inch rear end and the car has 3.55:1 There's also air conditioning. The pictures show that the interior definitely needs a lot of work.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Electrify America also will continue to invest in these Cycle 1 metros: Boston, Chicago, Denver, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Seattle and Washington, DC. Select DCFC stations also will be installed near multiunit dwellings (MUDs), expanding access to drivers who reside in apartment complexes and similar communities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2014

The Port of Seattle, along with Alaska Airlines, Western Washington Clean Cities and US Representative Adam Smith unveiled a new project providing nearly 600 electric charging stations throughout the airport for ground support equipment (GSE) such as baggage tugs, bag ramps and pushback vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2022

Building the Battery Engineering Lab from the ground up allowed Volkswagen to install highly specialized equipment such as the electrical Multi-Axial Shaker Table (eMAST). That’s the equivalent of driving from Orlando to Seattle three times in seven days.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2020

The first phase would involve installing 27 charging sites along I-5 at 50-mile intervals for medium-duty electric vehicles, such as delivery vans, by 2025. HDR completed the study. The study’s final report proposes a phased approach for electrifying the I-5 corridor.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2016

The converted F-150 will travel across the country from Kansas City to Seattle, WA, and back through the US, stopping along the way, to complete its journey in Jacksonville, FL, on 18 May, followed by a Homecoming event in Asheville, NC, on 23 May. Alliance’s new Engineered Conversion System, installed on a Bi-Fuel 2016 3.5-liter

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 27, 2009

Alternative fuel technologies have been embraced in Seattle, after the city was awarded a $1.4million grant from the US Department of Energy to enhance its fleet of green vehicles. It will also pick up $500,000 for the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. So how will the money be spent?

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The battery was assembled in September 2012 and installed on the aircraft on 15 October 2012. In Seattle, NTSB investigators and Boeing engineers examine the type of lithium-ion battery used on the Boeing 787 to start the auxiliary power unit and to provide backup power for flight critical systems. It comprises eight individual cells.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. This diesel-to-hybrid retrofit represents Europe’s first low emissions hybrid tugboat. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2010

and Seattle. Beginning November 2010, charging stations will be installed at select locations, including several of the Enterprise “hybrid branches” – nearly 100 designated locations which offer hybrids and other environmentally-friendly rental options in 30 different markets. Knoxville and Nashville, Tenn.;

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2010

The flight was part of Alaska Air Group’s “Greener Skies” project at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac) focused on using satellite-based guidance technology pioneered by Alaska Airlines to fly more efficient landing procedures that will reduce environmental impacts in the Puget Sound region.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Under the terms of the agreement, the Level 2, J1772-compliant charging stations will be installed at 12 Best Buy stores in Tucson, Ariz.; and Seattle, Wash. Charging stations at these stores, within pilot markets of The EV Project, will be installed by March 2011. Phoenix, Ariz.; Los Angeles, Calif.; San Diego, Calif.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

As part of its ongoing commitment to the growth of a robust public DC Fast charging infrastructure, BMW is supporting EVgo’s installation of an incremental 500 DC Fast Combo chargers, to benefit BMW i3 customers and all EV drivers in the US with DC Fast Combo charging capability. Seattle, WA. Earlier post.) New York, NY. Orlando, FL.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Officers at the Mu Iota Chapter at Seattle University used the grant to help pay for an electrical and computer engineering mentoring event it held. A new HKN chapter, Nu Epsilon, was installed in April at Kennesaw State University , in Georgia. At the evening event, students met with industry professionals.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the manufacturing and installation of the panel, known as a door plug, that flew off. She noted that Alaska, whose primary hub is Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, might also be facing additional delays related to a winter storm in the Pacific Northwest.

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Blink Charging

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

For example, while sprinkler systems have existed since the early 1800s and the first in North America was installed in 1852 , it was not mandatory to install them in new buildings. Sprinkler systems were often ignored, as installation added to the cost of construction.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Seattle; with the City of Orlando and Orlando Utilities Commission; with Progress Energy in Raleigh, N.C.; Nissan also is working with AeroVironment for the supply and installation of home charging stations, creating a one-stop shop for the Nissan LEAF and its charging equipment. Washington D.C.;

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Tesla also received a recent inquiry from the German Federal Motor Transport Authority, Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt (KBA), regarding the Model S post-crash fire incidents in Seattle and Tennessee, as well as the one in Mexico. German KBA concludes review of Model S fires.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2010

In addition to retrofitting two TOTE ships with certified ship-side technology, this project installed a shore-side connection system and power at the Port’s TOTE terminal. This project supports the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy, adopted in early 2008 by the Port and its regional partners, the ports of Seattle and Vancouver, B.C.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The first station will be installed in Atlanta followed by Chicago, Houston, Denver and Sacramento. In addition to installing autogas refueling stations, the project scope involves marketing campaigns to surrounding municipal, state and private fleets about autogas vehicle options (e.g.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2017

Chicago, Portland, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Denver, Houston, Miami, and Raleigh—and several highway corridors. Installing charging infrastructure (approximately $250 million); Public Education initiatives (approximately $25 million); and. billion commitment will be spent in $300 million increments over four 30-month cycles.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 7, 2017

Amsterdam has a unique strategy of offering the installation of charging points on public parking spaces to people who make a request, ensuring that charging infrastructure is installed where it’s actually needed. London for its part encourages EV adoption by waiving its congestion charge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2010

The vehicles will be powered by 11,210 UL-Listed charging stations in homes, and commercial and public locations in five US states: Arizona (Phoenix and Tucson), Washington (Seattle), Oregon (Portland, Salem, Corvallis and Eugene), California (San Diego) and Tennessee (Chattanooga, Knoxville and Nashville).

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 14, 2024

Investigations commenced after Kenn Dahl, a Seattle-based gentleman who drives a Chevrolet Bolt, noticed his insurance premiums shot up by 21 percent in 2022. Insurance groups formerly had to engage with customers to install tracking devices that would monitor “safe driving” under the guise of offering discounts.

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EV Match

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Another session I was eager to attend was “Utility EV Programs”, where I heard Angela Song, James Campbell, and Cam LeHouillier speak about their EV programs at Seattle City Light, PacifiCorp, and Tacoma Power, respectively.

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The Truth About Cars

JULY 28, 2023

In our last Mark VIII installment , we reached the coupe’s final (and divisive) styling refresh that debuted for the 1997 model year. And they were front-drive luxury cars according to The Seattle Times. We’ll also cover sales figures and pricing as we close out our coverage with a 50th installment.

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