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American Honda Motor to pay $1.9M in penalties in California for small engine emissions violations

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Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. School districts will provide access to schools, and will maintain the air filtration systems after their maintenance staff is trained on maintenance procedures for these systems.

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Skanska is about to transform a Brooklyn marine terminal into a major offshore wind hub

Baua Electric

Skanska will build a new 85,000-square-foot operations and maintenance building with warehouse, office, and parking to support the construction and ongoing operations and maintenance of Empire Wind 1. Plus, it’s free to use and you won’t get sales calls until you select an installer and you share your phone number with them.

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BYD delivers first all-electric automated side loader refuse truck to city of Palo Alto

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The truck will operate on a variety of service routes in the community from urban to residential neighborhoods including streets with steep inclines. —Andy Swanton, vice president of truck sales for BYD Heavy Industries. The electric refuse truck has 76 miles of range and requires only two to three hours maximum to fully charge.

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Where to Start with EV Charging for Convenience Stores & Truck Stops

Blink Charging

The US federal government wants at least 50% of new vehicle sales in the US to be electric by 2030. NEVI funds can be used for: EVSE acquisition, EVSE installation, EV charging network connection, EV charger operation, charger maintenance, and long-term EV charging station data sharing.

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Is Exponential EV Adoption in the U.S. an Expensive Headache for Utilities or an Opportunity for New Revenue?

Driivz

By Q1, 2021, 5% of all new car sales in the US were EVs. In June 2023, plug-in car sales reached 45% in the Netherlands. By 2025, some research estimates that 3,000 neighborhoods will not be able to accommodate any more new EV charging points. EV adoption in the US passed the tipping point for mass adoption a while ago.

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SoCal Edison white paper shares data about PEV usage and charging

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Currently, SCE customers lease or own more than 12,000 plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), both battery electric (BEVs, for about 35%) and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs, for about 65%)—about 10% of national EV sales. The rest of the work was required under the regular infrastructure upgrade and maintenance schedule.

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NYC Testing Rexroth Hydraulic Hybrid Technology in Refuse Trucks

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The HRB system-equipped trucks will be operated in all five of the City’s boroughs, to test fuel efficiency and other parameters in a wide range of neighborhoods, seasonal conditions, and operating environments. Reduced brake maintenance costs and the associated vehicle downtime offer another significant system savings.

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