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Electrify America completes first of two EV fast-charging East-West cross-country routes; second to be completed by September

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By end of summer, EV drivers will be able to travel across the southern portion of the US—from Jacksonville to San Diego—on interstate highways starting near I-10 and finishing along I-8.

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Nissan expands “No Charge to Charge” program expands to 10 new US markets

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Jacksonville, Fla. Portland/Auburn, Ore. The program offers new LEAF buyers free public charging for the first two years of ownership The 10 new markets are: Charleston, S.C. Charlotte, N.C. Colorado Springs/Pueblo, Colo. Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville/Anderson, N.C./S.C. Palm Springs, Fla. Petersburg/Sarasota, Fla.

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Kenworth Receives Largest Hybrid Tractor and Truck Order Yet

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Coca-Cola Enterprises uses tractors as its standard bulk delivery truck for large deliveries, and plans to deploy the Kenworth hybrid tractors to Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Portland (Ore.), The Kenworth T370 hybrid trucks (rated at 33,000 lb.

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Obama outlines plans for high-speed rail system

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. - Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany). Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Southeast Corridor (Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville).

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President Obama Outlines Vision and Plan for US High-Speed Passenger Rail System; $13B to Start

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Pacific Northwest Corridor (Eugene, Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, Vancouver BC). Southeast Corridor (Washington, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte, Atlanta, Macon, Columbia, Savannah, Jacksonville). Northern New England Corridor (Boston, Montreal, Portland, Springfield, New Haven, Albany).

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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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Jacksonville, FL. Headquarters: Phoenix, AZ Manufacturing: Phoenix, AZ and Northern California Deployment: Portland, Salem, Eugene and Corvallis, OR; Seattle, WA; San Diego, CA; Phoenix and Tucson, AZ; Nashville, Chattanooga, and Knoxville, TN. Manufacturing: Elkhart County, IN; Deployment: Portland, Chicago, and Sacramento.

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