BYD and the City of Lancaster announced yesterday the arrival of two BYD manufacturing facilities in Lancaster, California. BYD will begin operating an electric bus manufacturing facility and an Iron-Phosphate energy module (large-scale battery) manufacturing facility in the coming months. Both will be located in the California city of Lancaster. These mark the first manufacturing
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A new Propel Fuels gas station is opening for business on Ashlan Avenue in Fresno, Calif., offering California-sourced fuels. Propel said it is bringing locally-produced, low carbon fuels to drivers in Fresno through its innovative fueling station model — the Clean Mobility Center. The station, located at 4994 E. Ashlan Avenue, will be the first
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Car Charging Group, Inc. now provides EV charging services at The MITRE Corporation’s campuses in Bedford, Mass., and McLean, Va. “We are delighted to offer MITRE employees on-site, electric vehicle charging services,” said Michael D. Farkas, CEO of CarCharging. “MITRE and its employees are working together to help reduce their impact on the environment, and
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Do you remember the sudden acceleration issue concerning Toyota vehicles a couple of years back? It looks like a settlement has been reached. The attorneys representing Toyota owners who claim that their vehicles are prone to sudden, unexplained acceleration announced Dec. 26 that Toyota has agreed to a settlement valued between $1.2 and $1.4 billion.
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For those of you who’ve followed us over the years, or checked in from time to time, you probably noticed we’re about more than just “hybrid cars.” As the subtext in our masthead says, we actually cover all “Auto alternatives for the 21st century.” This has long since been seen as a natural evolution to
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According to the EPA, a quarter of all new passengers vehicles sold today already meet the 2016 federal emissions standards. Jeff Alson, senior policy advisor at the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality, said that nearly 90 models sold today already meet or will meet with minor air conditioning upgrades the 2016 requirements. In
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Would you like to charge your EV for free for a full year? ChargePoint is holding its first annual electric vehicle charging station holiday photo contest. Until Friday, Dec. 21, EV drivers and EV charging station owners can e-mail photos of their favorite EV charging stations for a chance to win a year of free EV
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A $120-million plan funded by the U.S. Department of Energy aims to develop a range and cost-busting electric vehicle battery has been likened by proponents to another “Manhattan Project,” but critics have called it a potential “money hole.” Whatever it turns into, the Energy Department has committed said funds over the next five years to
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