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Canadian government budget includes $62.5 million for alternative fuel infrastructure

Canada’s newly elected Liberal party unveiled its first budget this week. It anticipates sizable deficits for the next two years, so there seems to be little cash to spare for promoting EVs. No federal tax credit or other purchase incentives were announced, but there is a respectable amount for investment in fueling infrastructure. From the… Read more »

Loop Energy wins $7.5 million grant for battery/fuel cell truck powertrains

Loop Energy (formerly PowerDisc Development) has won a $7.5-million grant from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) to accelerate deployment of the company’s zero-emission powertrain for heavy-duty trucks. The Loop powertrain combines an electric battery with a hydrogen fuel cell designed around its patented eFlow technology. eFlow addresses unequal current distribution in the fuel cell by… Read more »

Hyundai EV, with 110-mile range and 100 kW charging, to arrive in the US this year

[Updated: 3/28/16 to include fast charging information.]  The Hyundai Ioniq, the first vehicle from a major automaker to be offered in three electrified versions, is on its way. The Ioniq Electric will begin deliveries in South Korea in June, and is expected to arrive on American shores later this year, after the Ioniq Hybrid. The… Read more »

Study: Electric buses earn 82% more profit than diesel buses

Cities around the world are investigating the potential of electric transit buses to reduce costs and improve air quality. The latest is Bangalore, India’s high-tech hub, which recently tested what it says are the country’s first electric buses. Electric buses’ greater energy efficiency compared to legacy diesel vehicles (and even CNG buses) has already been… Read more »

Seattle announces new plan to promote EVs

Seattle is expanding its efforts to promote plug-in vehicles with a new plan called Drive Clean Seattle that the city calls “one of the most comprehensive plans in the country to electrify transportation.” The City of Seattle already has some 300 hybrids, 10 PHEVs and 79 LEAFs in its municipal fleet, and it will be… Read more »

eMotorWerks adapter converts any Level 2 charger into a smart charging station

eMotorWerks specializes in cloud-based technology that connects charging hardware to smart-grid applications. The company’s latest product is a universal charging station adapter that can add its smartphone and web interfaces to any existing non-networked charging station. JuicePlug manages the time and rate of charging in coordination with eMotorWerks’ cloud-based JuiceNet smart-grid charging platform, which controls… Read more »

DOE to award $12.5 million to improve efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks

The DOE is soliciting applications (DE-FOA-0001542) for funding to form a consortium that will pursue R&D topics related to improving the efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks. A total of $12.5 million in funding is available, as part of the US-China Clean Energy Research Center, a bilateral initiative to encourage R&D collaboration between the two countries…. Read more »

Renault provides fleet of 150 Zoe EVs for smart solar charging project

Renault and several partners plan to develop a Franco-Dutch network of smart solar EV charging stations, in connection with a car-sharing service and vehicle-to-grid capability. The city of Utrecht will be the testing ground for the Smart Solar Charging Project. In phase one of the project, Renault will supply a fleet of 150 Zoe EVs… Read more »