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San Francisco Bay Area leaders announce formation of “EV Strategic Council” and $5M+ for EV infrastructure

Green Car Congress

San Francisco Bay Area elected and business leaders launched a CEO-level “EV Strategic Council”, along with more than $5 million in new funding, to ensure that the Bay Area becomes the “EV Capital of the US”. The package of grants and initiatives for the region includes: $1.5 Publication of Ready, Set, Charge, California!

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Downtown South San Francisco electrified

Plugs and Cars

Four electric vehicle charging stations were unveiled today at a new parking structure in downtown South San Francisco. The Coulomb J-plug/120V units were installed under grants to ChargePoint America (DOE and CEC money). For the time being, there is no charge for either the parking or charging for vehicles that plug in.

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Chrysler to present City of San Francisco with 14 PHEVs as part of a 3-year demo project

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Tomorrow, Chrysler Group LLC will present 14 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) to the City of San Francisco as part of a three-year evaluation program. Earlier post.).

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Bay Area residents can get $4,000 credit on used plug-ins

Green Car Reports

In an effort to get and keep more used cars in its service area, a community utility provider in California's San Mateo County, between San Francisco and the Silicon Valley, is offering its own incentive of $4,000 for qualifying buyers of used plug-in cars, the company announced at the "Future of Clean Transportation" event last week.

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Top 10 Cities For Electric Cars: San Francisco Leads, But It's Not All California

Green Car Reports

After more than four years of modern electric-car sales, it''s clear that some areas are more favorable for plug-ins than others. Green California ChargePoint Network plug-in cars san francisco' have embraced electric cars more than others. RELATED: Half Of All.

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City of San Francisco Installs Three Coulomb Charging Stations at City Hall

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The City of San Francisco has installed three Coulomb Technologies Smartlet Networked Charging Stations at City Hall. The charging stations are a part of a two-year public demonstration conducted with the City of San Francisco—a pilot project to power San Francisco’s plug-in fleet and car-share plug-in vehicles.

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FCA US to deliver thousands of Chrysler Pacifica plug-in Hybrid Minivans to Waymo’s self-driving service

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FCA US LLC announced an agreement to supply “thousands” of Chrysler Pacifica plug-in Hybrid minivans ( earlier post ) to Waymo to support the launch of its driverless ride-hailing service. including Atlanta, San Francisco, Metro Detroit, Phoenix and Kirkland, Washington. Earlier post.)

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