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Michigan EV maker GGT Electric wins South Carolina state contract for LSVs

Green Car Congress

The initial target of the contract calls for GGT to deliver 10 of their E-Dyne all-electric passenger vans to the state of South Carolina for the first year, with the option for a second year renewal for another 10 vans. Range is 30+ miles (48+ kilometers) with the 72V battery and 40+ miles (64 km) with the 96V option.

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Proterra electric buses pass 2M revenue-miles mark

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announced that its US fleet has surpassed two million miles of revenue service. Proterra has 63 buses on the road today in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Washington. kWh/mile. Proterra Inc. million pounds of CO 2 emissions. million pounds of CO 2 emissions.

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Study finds road conditions in US states worsening in important categories

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The 24 th Annual Highway Report, based on data that states submitted to the federal government, ranks each state’s highway system in 13 categories, including traffic fatalities, pavement condition, congestion, spending per mile, administrative costs and more. Missouri, Maine and Kentucky round out the top five states.

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10 Reasons Your Next Car Should Be an EV

Plug in America

EVs Cost Less to Maintain A recent study by Consumer Reports on repair and maintenance data from thousands of drivers shows that EV drivers pay about half of what drivers of fossil-fuel-powered vehicles pay for maintenance and repairs. Thanks to federal regulations, EV batteries are required to be 8 years or 100,000 miles.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Today’s electric BMWs work hard to top 480 kilometers (300 miles) of driving range. BMW says its Neue Klasse models will travel about 30-percent farther, putting 640 km (400 miles) within reach. An $810-million battery factory will spring up in South Carolina, in partnership with Japan’s Envision AESC.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Today’s electric BMWs work hard to top 480 kilometers (300 miles) of driving range. BMW says its Neue Klasse models will travel about 30-percent farther, putting 640 km (400 miles) within reach. An $810-million battery factory will spring up in South Carolina, in partnership with Japan’s Envision AESC.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. South Carolina Department of Transportation. FY2017 Low-No projects.

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