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Tesla’s war against direct sales wages on with big win in Virginia

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The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. Tesla showroom in Century City mall, Los Angeles (Credit: Teslarati).

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Volvo Trucks receives order of 50 Volvo VNR Electric Trucks for WattEV’s Truck-as-a-Service start-up

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Over the next several months, the Volvo VNR Electric trucks will begin operating on routes between California’s San Joaquin Valley, Inland Empire, and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

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Following presentations, teams hit Los Angeles roads for a 150-mile over-the-road event where the Chevrolet Camaros were scored based on performance with everyday driving applications. West Virginia University and University of Alabama teams finished second and third place, respectively.

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Electrify America to collaborate with 6 California organizations to boost awareness, adoption of ZEVs in low-income & disadvantaged communities

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Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE): PACE’s ZEV Awareness & Education program targets curricula for K-12 students and low-income, minority, immigrant and refugee populations throughout the Los Angeles area, the majority of which are located in disadvantaged communities.

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Transit and transportation agencies form national Automated Bus Consortium; initial purchase of 75-100 automated buses

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The pilot projects will use full-sized, full-speed buses and enable Consortium members to collectively demonstrate and deploy automated technologies in live service environments. Consortium members will define candidate deployment routes and locations, operating plans, automated bus specifications, financial plans and deployment strategies.

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Audi of America expands Traffic Light Information to include Green Light Optimized Speed Advisory (GLOSA)

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Houston, Kansas City, Kansas; Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City, Orlando, Fla.; and northern Virginia. Today, more than 4,700 intersections support both the “time-to-green” and GLOSA functionalities. Enabled metro areas include: Dallas, Denver, Gainesville, Fla.; Phoenix, Portland, Ore.; San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

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Volvo Trucks awarded $21.7M from US EPA and South Coast AQMD to deploy 70 Class 8 VNR Electric trucks

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South Coast AQMD is the agency responsible for attaining state and federal air quality standards for this region—including the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, and the Coachella Valley. tons of NO x , 1.317 tons of PM 2.5 , and 53,160 tons of CO 2.

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