BNEF Summit 2024, San Francisco. U.S
Driivz
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Driving Climate Recharge. EV Charging and Energy Management Solution. Let’s meet “Driivz has proven to be very successful at scaling with us and catering to our unique requirements.”
BNEF Summit 2024, San Francisco. U.S
Driivz
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Driving Climate Recharge. EV Charging and Energy Management Solution. Let’s meet “Driivz has proven to be very successful at scaling with us and catering to our unique requirements.”
BNEF Summit 2024, San Francisco. U.S
Driivz
NOVEMBER 19, 2023
Driving Climate Recharge. EV Charging and Energy Management Solution. Let’s meet “Driivz has proven to be very successful at scaling with us and catering to our unique requirements.”
San Francisco Bay Area leaders announce formation of “EV Strategic Council” and $5M+ for EV infrastructure
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 10, 2011
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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Tesla pure vision FSD Beta completes LA to SF border trip with no disengagements
Teslarati
AUGUST 12, 2021
Without using radar data, the advanced driver-assist system was able to complete a trip from Los Angeles to the San Francisco border with zero disengagements. The journey started from a Tesla Supercharger near the SpaceX headquarters in Los Angeles to San Francisco. proceeded to head over to San Francisco. .
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BAE Systems to supply up to 600 electric power and propulsion systems for new transit buses in Ireland
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
With increased battery capacity, the system provides zero emission travel without the need for the bus to stop and recharge. BAE Systems’ Series-ER technology is powering more than 200 buses across the globe, including major cities such as Brighton, Boston and San Francisco.
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Shell closing its California hydrogen refueling stations
Teslarati
FEBRUARY 11, 2024
The locations of the closures are at Shell stations scattered throughout Northern California, located in San Francisco, Berkeley, San Jose and Sacramento. Shell last year acquired EV charging company Volta charge , and the acquisition is expected to help the company massively expand its Shell Recharge network.
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Electrify America turns on first 350-kw fast charger in California
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 10, 2018
Electrify America installed its first 350-kilowatt fast chargers next to a Tesla Supercharging station at an outlet mall outside San Francisco last week. capable of recharging certain cars at up to 20 miles per minute of charging—even though the first of.
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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 23, 2021
It’s called the XC40 Recharge, and the earliest versions aren’t cheap, priced from about $55,000 including delivery. Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge Volvo XC40 Recharge. Volvo’s first EV.
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Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2018
FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. The L2 models recharge from a wall outlet; each unit is equipped with dual J1772 plugs and can charge 2 vehicles at once. BP’s venturing business invested $5 million in FreeWire earlier this year.
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FreeWire Technologies raises $125M in Series D; battery-integrated ultrafast EV charging stations
Green Car Congress
APRIL 29, 2022
Construction of the facility is underway and will be fully operational by Summer 2022, putting FreeWire at the center of the San Francisco Bay Area’s transportation technology hub. —Arcady Sosinov, Founder and CEO of FreeWire Technologies.
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Hyundai is going all in on hydrogen, and relying on food waste to make that happen
Baua Electric
JANUARY 9, 2024
To recharge, you can top off your vehicle via a fuel cell stack in about five minutes. For the Nexo, a recharge can take you 380 miles, with its only emissions being water vapor. Problem is, there is almost no hydrogen infrastructure and very few hydrogen recharging stations, and only a smattering in North America.
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Nissan Signs Agreement With San Francisco, Bay Area EV Corridor Expands
All Cars Electric
DECEMBER 16, 2009
in limited markets by next fall, Nissan has worked diligently towards providing the necessary infrastructure for recharging electric vehicles. San Francisco, California is an area of this country likely to see the Leaf prior to its global launch in 2012. In anticipation of the Nissan Leaf EV reaching the U.S.
CARB awards $20M in Cap-and-Trade funding to zero-emission transportation technology demos, H2 ferry, BEV locomotive
Green Car Congress
JUNE 25, 2018
Four battery-electric tractors and one battery-electric Class 6 truck that will act as a mobile recharger in the San Joaquin Valley (Cost: $2.3 Hydrogen fuel cell passenger ferry in the Bay Area (Cost: $5.5 million; Grant: $3 million; Grantee: Bay Area Air Quality Management District). million; Grant: $1.5
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Electric Car Charging Stations: 6 Easy Steps To Test Your Range Anxiety (Before Buying An EV)
EV Life
FEBRUARY 18, 2020
From a standard electric plug, batteries recharge at a speed of 2 to 5 miles per hour of charging. If you have a need for speed, a Level 2 electric car charging station can recharge your battery at 10-20 miles of range per hour. Duboce Park, San Francisco) and filter for only DC Faster Chargers. I first tested SF to LA.
Energica Electric Motorcycle road trip uses only DC fast-charging
Green Car Reports
JUNE 1, 2016
Air Force veteran Bill Levasseur rode an Energica Eva from Los Angeles to San Francisco, recharging only at CCS fast-charging stations. Italian superbike company Energica has come out with a second model, the Eva, and shown that electric motorcycle road trips are possible—even easy—with DC fast charging.
CMU policy briefs outline benefits and potential for adoption of electrified vehicles in the US
Green Car Congress
JULY 1, 2015
To achieve the best outcomes, the brief suggests, plug-in vehicle adoption should typically be focused on HEVs and PHEVs by city drivers in mild-climate regions with a clean electricity grid, such as San Francisco or Los Angeles. Further, drivers should not be encouraged to charge at night in coal-heavy regions.
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Hertz on Demand and IBM partner on smart charging pilot
Green Car Congress
MAY 15, 2012
The companies are using this program as a field test to gauge acceptance and practicability of the electric vehicle and the intelligent recharging infrastructure usage. and San Francisco); the UK (London); and China (Shenzhen). Furthermore, the software balances demand and availability of electricity power to prevent load peaks.
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Electrify America announces $200M additional investment for ZEV infrastructure and education in California
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2021
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario. San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara. Existing metro area investments to be expanded are: Fresno. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.
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Ford begins production of 2012 Focus Electric at Michigan Assembly, C-MAX models on deck
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2011
The 19 launch markets also include Atlanta; Austin and Houston, Texas; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Detroit; Los Angeles; San Francisco; San Diego; New York; Orlando, Fla.; Availability of the Focus Electric will expand in 2012 to the remaining 15 launch markets as production ramps up. Phoenix and Tucson, Ariz.; Portland, Ore.;
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PHEV Day 129 - Saturday, 31 January 2009 -- "Spirit of DC" Showing & Shining in the San Francisco Sun at Ft Mason
Spirit of DC - PHEV3A
FEBRUARY 2, 2009
Cheers PHEV3A'rs, EVADC'rs, and EVnthusiasts, One & All - After a Saturday photo session with the "Spirit of DC" at San Francisco's Ft Mason Chapel near by the Flagpole with scenery abounding, the "Spirit" took a reconnoiter of the route South. before recharging up once again for Sunday's run to Santa Clara. for 15; 89.8
Coca-Cola adding 6 eStar electric trucks to North American delivery fleet
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 12, 2011
The new eStar trucks will be deployed in San Francisco, New York City, Washington, D.C. The eStar trucks run up to 100 miles per charge and can be fully recharged in six to eight hours. Atlanta and Miami. and Hartford, Conn., with two trucks in Los Angeles.
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CARB approves Electrify America’s second $200M investment in California
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 14, 2018
San Diego-Carlsbad. San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara. Highways & Regional Routes: The new Cycle 2 investments will continue to build out a highway network of DCFC stations featuring charging power up to 350 kilowatts which can recharge a vehicle at up to 20 miles of range per minute.
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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 28, 2010
The top four cities included first-ranked Los Angeles and second-ranked San Francisco with Chicago and New York tied for third. San Francisco. Electric vehicle maker THINK released its first US EV-Ready Cities Index. The company recently announced plans to manufacture the THINK City electric car in Elkhart, Ind.
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PATHION develops new LiRAP-based solid-state electrolytes for Li-sulfur and sodium-ion batteries
Green Car Congress
APRIL 28, 2015
At the Spring 2015 Materials Research Conference in San Francisco earlier this month, PATHION presented two new derivative superionic solid-state electrolytes built upon LiRAP (Lithium-Rich Anti-Perovskite). PATHION has an exclusive worldwide license for LiRAP from Los Alamos National Laboratories.
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150 Idemitsu Kosan Developing Phosphorous Sulfide Solid Electrolyte for Lithium-ion Batteries; Commercialization of Solid-State Battery Targeted for 2012
Green Car Congress
MARCH 7, 2010
Idemitsu is a petroleum and petrochemical company, and identified the potential of lithium sulfide as an electrolyte material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries (secondary batteries) when evaluating the uses of high-purity lithium sulfide produced for the PPS resin process. MRS 2010 Spring Meeting.
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Electric Car Buyer’s Guide: 7 Steps to Find The Best EV for Your Life
EV Life
AUGUST 28, 2020
(For the Hyundai Kona below, EV Life estimates it will take one hour to recharge 5 miles.). The Hyundai Kona below recharges from empty to full in 9 hours on a Level 2 charger.). In the Kona (below) I could drive from San Francisco to Santa Clara 5 days per week with two overnight electric charges, costing around $15 total.
Driving iMiev
Plugs and Cars
OCTOBER 20, 2010
His story of using the iMiev around Berkeley and San Francisco reminds me why most of the time I wish I still had my Th!nk 88 miles straight up to Sacramento, recharging while attending the PEV Collaborative meeting at the CEC, and then straight back. Chuck Squatriglia of Wired Autopia has got an iMiev for a couple of weeks.
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Car “charging treasure”: the third option besides charging piles and battery replacement
Setec Powerr
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
What if you do accidentally run out of battery while you’re out and about and can’t find a place to recharge it? The startup’s service is currently available in the San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Los Angeles and Dallas.
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Chrysler providing 10 PHEV Ram 1500 pickups to MBTA as part of demo project
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 28, 2011
Other cities that have received the demonstration Ram 1500 pickups include San Francisco and Sacramento, Calif., million from Chrysler Group LLC, was designed to develop vehicles that will be cost efficient for consumers, satisfy safety concerns of daily travel without recharging and help reduce dependence on foreign oil.
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President Obama issues Memorandum on Federal fleet performance to push for alternative fueled vehicles; GSA pilot project on EV purchases
Green Car Congress
MAY 24, 2011
These vehicles will be leased to 20 agencies, including the Department of Energy, and will be located in Washington, DC; Detroit, MI; Los Angeles, CA; San Diego, CA; and San Francisco, CA.
Volkswagen and Audi launch sustainability programs for US introduction of e-Golf BEV and A3 e-tron PHEV; carbon offsets with 3Degrees and solar energy
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 5, 2014
A six-time winner of the DOE/EPA Green Power Supplier of the Year Award and certified B Corporation, 3Degrees is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with regional offices throughout the US. The Audi-designed Level 2 charger will come standard with the purchase of an all-new Audi A3 Sportback e-tron.
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Flash Drive: 2024 Mazda CX-90
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 3, 2023
The rechargeable 17.8 On Road Experience Clean Fleet Report attended the CX-90 media launch program in San Francisco and had the opportunity to drive the CX-90 Turbo S and PHEV models. The 48-volt mild-hybrid system with both 3.3L engines helps with efficiency and smooth acceleration from a standing start.
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GM Series Plug-in Hybrid?
Plugs and Cars
NOVEMBER 28, 2006
Sherry Boschert, San Francisco chapter President and author of the newly published Plug-in Hybrids: The Cars that Will Recharge America, captured the original press release. I’ll report on any GM announcements or rumors that come out of the LA Auto Show in early December in my next PIA report.
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Third Phase of SDGE In-Use Study Shows PHEVs Excel on Fuel Economy and GHG Emissions Reductions Compared to Gasoline ICE and Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
Green Car Congress
JULY 16, 2009
SDG&E announced the findings as state regulators and utilities met in San Francisco to discuss the role of utilities in advancing the electric and natural gas vehicle marketplace and fueling infrastructure.
Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1
EV Adoption
MARCH 3, 2021
Volvo reveals C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” – Volvo revealed its new C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” which according to the company “has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design.” – February 24, via San Francisco Chronicle. – February 23, via CNET Roadshow.
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BMW to partner with Coulomb Technologies in Boston; Coulomb offering new cloud-based service plans, new dual-port charging stations
Green Car Congress
JULY 22, 2011
Drivers of the BMW ActiveE will be able to recharge their electric vehicle at any ChargePoint Network-enabled electric vehicle charging station in the US. More than 150 charging stations for EVs are now being installed in the State through Coulomb’s $37-million ChargePoint America Department of Energy program.
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218 California Energy Commission awards almost $1.6M for energy research projects; $600K to Seeo for solid-state Li-ion grid-storage battery system
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 10, 2011
The project plans to develop a solid-state grid-scale prototype for advanced lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that addresses the safety, cost, lifetime and energy density issues associated with lithium-ion batteries. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc.
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Better Place bringing switchable battery electric taxi program to the San Francisco Bay Area
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 28, 2010
Better Place, with support from the US Department of Transportation via the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, has committed to bring a switchable battery, electric taxi program to the Bay Area in partnership with the cities of San Francisco and San Jose. San Francisco Public Utilities Commission.
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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 23, 2009
Infrastructure, recharging and business models. PG&E services the San Francisco area and Northern California. The average peak electric demand for a house in San Francisco is 1.8 It would be the equivalent of adding three homes in San Francisco. —Peter Darbee. —Peter Darbee.
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Road Test: 2021 Polestar 2
Clean Fleet Report
APRIL 9, 2021
There are already spaces in New York City and Los Angeles, and there are now two in the San Francisco Bay Area, where I’m located. The newest Polestar Space just opened in Silicon Valley, at the Westfield Valley Fair, 2855 Stevens Creek Boulevard, San Jose. modern showroom to get a feel for the cars before placing your order.
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81 Chevrolet Spark EV: speedy, smooth and quiet; the importance of motor control
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2013
The company really doesn’t expect Spark EV drives to stutter across the country in 80-odd mile increments punctuated by 20-minute recharges, suggested Britta Gross, Director of Advanced Vehicle Commercialization Policy, during a briefing at the Spark EV drive in Portland, Oregon. At the same time, the electric acceleration is a quiet delight.
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Road Test: 2022 Chrysler Pacifica Limited Plug-in Hybrid
Clean Fleet Report
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
The regenerative braking system, which recharges the 16-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery, converts kinetic energy into electricity when braking or coasting. So driving around town, being stuck in stop-and-go rush hour highway traffic or coasting down hills recharges the battery. San Diego to San Francisco?
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Keepin' it simple
Plugs and Cars
JULY 13, 2011
An empty Volt pack will take 10 hours to fully recharge; an empty LEAF about 20 hours. Recharge time will usually be much less than what it takes to go from empty to full. I am pleased to participate in the EV Project, which came late to the San Francisco Bay Area, and happy to get my tax-payer funded charger and DC Fast port.
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