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Lightning eMotors delivers first all-electric motorcoach to ABC Companies; order for 200 ZEVs

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Lightning eMotors, a leading provider of commercial electric vehicles for fleets, announced a $45-million order for its zero-emission powertrain systems from Faribault, Minnesota-based motorcoach supplier ABC Companies. The first zero-emission motorcoach was delivered in December.

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Test drive: 2024 Genesis GV60 delivers rolling design statement

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But it didn’t deliver driving range that quite works for me in Minnesota, where chargers are fewer and farther apart; the backseat is compromised for three; it has some unpleasant body motions; and it’s not cheap. Realistically, in my wintry driving mix, it seemed this car was comfortable going 185 miles at a time.

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Xcel Energy launches EV smart charging pilot in Colorado; Transportation Electrification Plan for New Mexico approved

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Xcel Energy provides the energy that powers millions of homes and businesses across eight Western and Midwestern states: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. From 2022 through 2024, Xcel Energy will invest more than $3.1

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CMU county-level study shows plug-ins have larger or smaller lifecycle GHG than gasoline ICE depending on regional factors

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Estimated difference in life cycle GHG emissions (gCO 2 eq mi −1 ) of selected plug-in electric vehicles (2013 Nissan Leaf BEV, 2013 Chevrolet Volt PHEV, and 2013 Prius PHEV) relative to selected gasoline vehicles (2010 Prius HEV and 2014 Mazda 3). Chevy Volt PHEV (EREV). —Yuksel et al. Yuksel et al. Click to enlarge.

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How the First Transistor Worked

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“A lot of people were confused by the point-contact transistor,” says Thomas Misa, former director of the Charles Babbage Institute for the History of Science and Technology, at the University of Minnesota. A year after Bardeen’s lecture, R. That’s the setup. The interface between the.

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Profile: Li-ion Provider Compact Power, Inc. Focusing on the Automotive and Vehicle Markets

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CPI) shortly after GM selected CPI and its parent LG Chem as the provider for the Li-ion batteries for the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (E-REV) Chevy Volt. (GM CPI considers the safety of their chemistry as well as the flexibility of their packaging to be key reasons why they GM selected them for the Volt. Prabhakar Patil.

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Energy Secretary Chu Announces $1.2 Billion in Recovery Act Funding for Science

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The largest share for the 12 Giga Electron Volt Upgrade of the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility mentioned above and a smaller sum for laboratory infrastructure improvements. Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (Newport News, VA)—$75 million. SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Menlo Park, CA)—$68.3

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