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EPA announces $1B in grants for electric school buses and heavy-duty vehicles

Baua Electric

Most of the vehicles eligible for replacement are powered by internal combustion engines that pre-date recent EPA emission standards. Over 3 million Class 6 and Class 7 vehicles are currently in use in the US, spanning a wide variety of vehicle types and vocations, including school buses, refuse haulers, and utility and delivery trucks.

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Li-ion maker Boston-Power launches module system for EV and ESS applications; no-weld integration

Green Car Congress

earlier post ) recently launched its Ensemble Module System; a “kit” of standard components that provides OEMs and pack assemblers with a simple, cost-effective way to assemble large format battery pack solutions for electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage system (ESS) applications. Li-ion battery maker Boston-Power Inc.

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EDI partners with Greenkraft for parallel-series multi-mode Class-4 CNG-PHEV truck; CEC funding

Green Car Congress

The EDI-Drive system automatically adapts its functions so it can operate as either a pure electric vehicle (EV) for trips around the neighborhood, or as a series hybrid, suited for stop-and-go city traffic conditions, or as an efficient parallel hybrid that is ideal for the highway.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

Rising fuel-economy standards during the 2020s will do the same. Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part. With luck, not every electric truck launch will take place amidst a global pandemic, as the Volvo LIGHTS project did.

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Air Quality: Easy to Measure, Tough to Fix

Cars That Think

All outdoor activity in my neighborhood ceased for weeks, yet staying indoors didn't guarantee relief. a specific standard of efficiency based on its rating , but this is often combined with unproven UV light, ionization, and ozone technologies that vaguely claim to catch toxins and kill pathogens, even COVID-19. Harry Campbell.

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Cruise in hot seat amid Fire Department’s claims that robotaxis delayed responders in fatal incident

Teslarati

The incident, which happened on August 14, involved a pedestrian who was hit by a car in the South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco. ” “The first vehicle promptly clears the area once the light turns green and the other stops in the lane to yield to first responders who are directing traffic.

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Balqon Expands Heavy-Duty Electric Vehicle Distribution Into Europe With Mol Transport Solutions

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This relationship will provide us the ability to localize our current products to European standards while adding new product configurations such as 4 wheel drive roro tractors to our existing product line.