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Electrify America announces $200M additional investment for ZEV infrastructure and education in California

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Additionally, the company will direct $25 million of the $200 million investment for an initiative in the City of Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles (Long Beach-Wilmington), for a “Green City” program. Green City Investment: - $25 Million in Long Beach-Wilmington.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5 One major tradeoff is what level of DC fast charging is required to allow trucks to fulfill their duty cycles. hours, while a 250 kW unit can cut that to 1.5 hours—at the cost of longer installations, more infrastructure work, and higher charging station costs.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). The project includes 45 E85 and B20 stations, eight propane stations, and 132 electric vehicle recharging sites. Total DOE award: $15,000,000. Total DOE award: $12,975,388.

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As the off-road vehicle market rushes to electrify, standards are lagging behind

Charged EVs

The primary customers right now are the ports—Port of Long Beach, Port of Los Angeles­—and the ports around the country are usually in urban environments. They could do three, four runs a day without a problem, without having to recharge. Every one of the major OEMs is launching an electric truck series. Garbage trucks.