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News•by Staff•August 11, 2021

EV Battery Swapping, Take 2

Partnership between battery-swapping startup Ample and Sally, provider of EV rentals for taxi and rideshare, aims to gain traction for technology that hasn't yet lived up to its early promise.

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News•July 31, 2021

Fleet Professionals Chose 7 SKODA Models Best in Class

A jury of 165 fleet professionals chose seven SKODA Auto models as best company vehicles in the trade journal Firmenauto 2021 Company Car of the Year awards.

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News•July 31, 2021

Toyota Launches All-New Aqua Hybrid-Electric Compact Car

Toyota Motor Corporation has launched the all-new Aqua, a hybrid electric-only compact car offering approximately 20-percent more fuel efficiency – 35.8 km/L – than its previous generation. The Aqua is the world's first vehicle to use a high-output bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery as an electric drive battery. According to Toyota, the new battery realizes approximately twice the output as it delivers improved accelerator responsiveness and enables smooth, linear acceleration from low speeds.

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News•by Staff•July 27, 2021

Exelon Joins Electric Highway Coalition, Encourages EV Adoption

The energy company will add rapid-charging stations along U.S. highways, helping customers minimize range anxiety.

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News•by Staff•July 12, 2021

SCE Launches Program to Install 38,000 EV Chargers

Charge Ready is the largest utility-run electric passenger vehicle charging infrastructure program in the nation.

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News•July 9, 2021

LeasePlan Moves To Future-Proof Its Fleet

LeasePlan is on an ambitious course to electrify its fleet of vehicles under management by 2030. The mission is part of its EV100 association, a collection of businesses committed to fleet decarbonization by 2030. The size of the task is significant: the company has a fleet of 1.9 million vehicles in 30 countries.

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News•by Staff•July 6, 2021

GM to Source U.S.-Based Lithium for Next-Gen EV Batteries

Through an agreement with Controlled Thermal Resources, lithium will be sourced in part from California from a more environmentally friendly process than traditional lithium production.

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News•by Staff•June 18, 2021

Atlis Motors Claims Industry First Battery Production

Atlis Motor Vehicles announced the production of its AMV battery cell to power 300-, 400-, and 500-mile range batteries for the company’s heavy-duty electric pickups. Atlis says those batteries will be the first to charge in less than 15 minutes.

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News•by Staff•June 17, 2021

Ford Acquires Electriphi To Provide Charging, Energy Management

The OEM plans to integrate Electriphi’s capabilities with Ford Pro services to develop advanced charging and energy management experiences for commercial customers.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2021

ChargePoint Introduces Global Electric Fleet Charging Portfolio 

Integrated fleet management, services, and scalable charging solutions optimize depot, on-route, and at-home charging to keep all fleet vehicles charged and ready.

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