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

Green Car Congress

This represents the third of four investment phases as part of its 10-year commitment of $800 million in the state. 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.

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Green Deals: Hover-1 Origin Hoverboard has a built-in Bluetooth speaker at low of $130, more

Electrek

Matched at Best Buy as part of its Deals of the Day. This unique hoverboard lets you cruise around the neighborhood at up to 7 MPH for 6 miles before it’s time to recharge. Amazon is offering the Hover-1 Origin Electric Hoverboard for $129.99 shipped in select colors.

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Green Deals: Cruise around town this spring on a Segway electric scooter at $470, more

Electrek

Today only, as part of its Deals of the Day , Best Buy offers the Segway Ninebot ES2-N Electric Scooter for $469.99 With a maximum speed of 15.5MPH, and a range of 15 miles before you need to recharge, the Segway Ninebot ES2-N is a great choice for both cruising around the neighborhood as well as running to the store for quick errands.

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5 Myths About EV Charging – Busted!

Driivz

Problems can range from failure to reset for the next customer to broken parts to issues with payments. MYTH 3: As more people buy EVs, utilities won’t be able to supply enough power to buildings or neighborhoods and homes for EV charging. EVs also have many fewer moving parts that break than their ICE counterparts.

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3 Things Utilities Can Do to Prepare the Power Grid for More Electric Cars

EV Connect

The capacity is there, but to truly handle this new surge in EV grid demand, it will take planning on the part of utility companies across the U.S. But it will take planning on the part of utility companies in order to handle it well. neighborhoods and business districts. In simplest terms, yes, it can. toward a tipping point.

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How to make heavy-duty electric trucks work in practice

Charged EVs

“Identifying ideal routes is key to success,” says the LIGHTS group’s final report , and the learnings were underscored by the fleet operators taking part. In this case, Southern California has fairly temperate weather, and parts of the region are quite flat. A 150 kW charger may recharge a battery pack to 80 percent in about 2.5

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Road Test: 2023 Kia Niro Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

The Niro isn’t plugged in to recharge the battery but does have a very efficient regenerative charging system that converts kinetic energy into electric energy, when applying the brakes or coasting, and stores it in the battery. As part of these events we may be offered free transportation, lodging or meals.

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