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Smartville Is Giving Used Automotive Batteries A Second Life

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Smartville emerged as the product of of the University of San Diego, California, as a result of the research of co-founders Antoni Tong and Mike Ferry. They realized the need for and the opportunity to build a business around triaging and repurposing second life electric vehicle batteries.

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Tesla-Hertz partnership expands to sixteen new cities

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Tesla’s partnership with Hertz has expanded to sixteen new cities, including Boston, Las Vegas, New York City, Philadelphia, and San Diego, among many others. Las Vegas, Nevada. San Diego, California. San Francisco, California. San Jose, California. Mountains, Colorado.

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Valeo Cruise4U car sets off on 13,000-mile partially automated drive across US

Green Car Congress

Valeo’s Cruise4U partially automated car, previously demonstrated at CES in Las Vegas in January 2016, set off from San Francisco on a 13,000-mile road trip around the US that is scheduled to conclude back in San Francisco on 15 September. The vehicle will travel both day and night in real traffic conditions.

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Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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Electrify America will invest in metro-based direct current fast charging (DCFC) stations in 18 metro areas, including these new metro areas in Cycle 2: Atlanta, Baltimore, Honolulu, Las Vegas and Phoenix.

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Green Commuter unveils vanpool and car share service in LA with Tesla Model X

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The vehicle was also ideal for car sharing because of its appeal to users who would use it for travel with friends and family around town or popular nearby weekend destinations, such as Las Vegas, Palm Springs and San Diego.

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Nissan Announces Dates for US LEAF EV Tour

Green Car Congress

San Diego: Nov. San Francisco: Nov. San Jose: Dec. Las Vegas: Jan. Orange County: Nov. Northern California. Berkeley/Walnut Creek: Nov. Santa Rosa: Dec. Sacramento: Dec. Pacific Northwest. Seattle: Dec. Vancouver, Canada: Dec. Portland, Ore.: Phoenix/Tucson: Dec. Midwest/East Coast.

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

Green Car Congress

In Las Vegas, Clean Energy is expanding Republic Services’ largest natural gas truck yard in the country, adding 92 time-fill fueling spots. Clean Energy has increased station capacity at Republic Service stations in San Diego and in Chula Vista, CA, resulting in additional volume of an estimated 400,000 gallons of Redeem per year.

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