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Navistar First Launching eStar All-Electric Truck Sales in Portland, Oregon

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Portland, Oregon will be the initial launch market for Navistar’s new eStar electric truck. When it returns to its home base at the end of the day, it can be plugged in and fully recharged within six to eight hours. Sales of the eStar all-electric vehicle are conducted through a wholly owned Navistar affiliate. Earlier post.).

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8 ZEV states announce US ZEV sales top 260,000 units

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Nichols in Diamond Bar, California to announce that sales figures from around the country now show ZEV sales of more than 260,000 vehicles, with the quarter-million mark reached in September. Electric (Battery) Fuel Cells Plug-ins Policy Sales' Californians have purchased or leased more than 100,000 ZEVs. million by 2025.

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ITOCHU and InSpec ally to offer services to build rechargeable battery production plants in North America; Japanese battery manufacturing equipment

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Japan-based ITOCHU Corporation, its wholly owned US industrial machinery sales company, TEXMAC Inc., and Oregon-based InSpec Group will commence contract services for the construction of manufacturing plants for secondary batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, and a range of ancillary facilities.

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Chevrolet to begin selling Spark EV in Maryland

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The Spark EV is also sold in California and Oregon, where sales totaled 1,145 in 2014. Three available levels of recharging capability include the industry’s first use of the recently approved SAE combo charger for DC fast charging, which charges 80% of the battery in just 20 minutes. foot overall length and a tight 33.8-foot

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Polk: 35% of hybrid owners buying hybrids again

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For EVs and PHEVs in particular, certain obstacles—including consumer unease with unfamiliar technology and the lack of an adequate recharging infrastructure—will need to be overcome before sales increase. Los Angeles; San Diego; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle) are no more loyal to hybrid vehicles than the nation at large.

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Next 10 report finds California will meet or exceed original target of 1.5M ZEVs by 2025

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However, the report also identifies some areas that could either decelerate or accelerate the growth of ZEV sales. The Road Ahead for Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Market Trends & Policy Analysis analyzes California’s ZEV market, including historic sales, costs, technology trends, forecasts and challenges. This works out to 0.05

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Recargo progressing with WCEH fast-charger buildout; subcontract with Supercharger builder Black & Veach

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The fast chargers will enable EV drivers to recharge their batteries in about 30 minutes. As demand for electric vehicles increases, we need to make sure that the right infrastructure is there to support EV drivers after the sale. million over the next five years to add even more DC fast-charging stations in the tri-county area.

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