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Google builds largest EV charging network for electric vehicles

Google has stated that it is counting itself as the largest electric-vehicle charging station operator in the United States with new and faster Level 2" chargers installed at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The new installation will bring in the total capacity of charging points to 200 chargers with 250 on their way. Moreover, Google is also including new generation of plug-in vehicles in its Gfleet car sharing program along with expanding its EV charging infrastructure. READ MORE »

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El Paso Electric: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
Scottsbluff StarHerald
2020-02-27
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso Electric Co. (EE) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $12.9 million, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier. On a per-share basis, the...
 
Chicago’s 2nd electric scooter pilot begins to take shape
Chicago Sun-Times
2020-02-27
Under the city’s next test program for electric scooters, rental companies likely wouldn’t be allowed to just place the scooters loose on the sidewalk, as these were in the West Loop, a mayoral aide...
 
Shopkeepers, religious places, get relief in electricity duty
The Times of India
2020-02-26
Ahmedabad: Reeling under slowdown, shopkeepers received a breather on Wednesday when the state government proposed reduction in their electricity duty. The budget also cut electricity duty for...
 
Hyderabad in driver’s seat for Toyota’s self-charging, hybrid electric luxury MPV
The Times of India
2020-02-26
Hyderabad: When it comes to luxury, especially automobiles, the city of Nizams has been streets ahead of some of its other metro counterparts. But now the city seems to be racing ahead even when it...
 
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Sunflower Electric Cooperative's coal-fired power plant churns out electricity in this Friday, Feb. 2, 2007 file photo in Holcomb, Kan.
Vietnam to use more coal, oil in 2020 to power growth- govt
Canada Dot Com
2020-02-14
HANOI — Vietnam will generate more electricity from coal and oil this year to compensate for an expected drop in output from hydropower plants because of a lack of rain, the government said on...
 
** ARCHIV ** Ruediger Schulz, technischer Manager, schaut am 5. April 2006 in der Produktion der ErSol Solar Energy AG in Erfurt ueber Solarzellen. Der Bosch-Konzern setzt verstaerkt auf die Produktion von Solarzellen.
Carbon dioxide’s scourge: advanced nuclear power
Asiatimes
2020-01-26
So you don’t like CO2? What you need to know, then, is that there’s no alternative to advanced nuclear power. Concern about the climate effects of man-caused CO2 emissions has prompted gigantic...
 
Smoke from a fire at Batemans Bay, Australia, billows into the air, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020.
Australian coal company says bushfire smoke is slowing production
Indian Express
2020-01-22
Written by Isabella Kwai Australia’s biggest mining company, BHP, announced on Tuesday that coal output was down at one of its large mines. The reason? Smoke from the country’s ferocious wildfires — a...
 
Electric vehicle charging station in the Johana service area
Owners of electric cars get a break on the gas tax. It’s costing California $32 million
The Los Angeles Times
2020-01-19
SACRAMENTO — As most Californians reach deeper into their pockets to pay higher gas taxes for road repairs, electric vehicle owners have been getting a free pass. Many will continue to...
 
A coal-fired power station is a type of fossil fuel power station, Oct. 25, 2018.
Solar and Wind Will End German Coal Long Before Merkel's Deadline
Canada Dot Com
2020-01-17
(Bloomberg) — Germany could close its last coal-fired power plant long before a 2038 deadline as the dirtiest fossil fuel gets squeezed out of the energy mix by clean electricity. A plan struck...
 
Fiat logo (sign) is on a car at a car showroom, Pune, India
Fiat Chrysler and Foxconn plan push into Chinese electric car market
Reuters
2020-01-17
Automaker Fiat Chrysler plans to set up a joint venture with the parent of iPhone assembler Foxconn to build electric cars and develop internet-connected vehicles in China, as it looks to make up...
 
Reinventing Motorcycle Riding: Electric motorcycles are saving environment
Community news
2020-01-17
Electric motorcycles are quickly becoming a popular choice for motorcycle enthusiasts across the UK. This isn't just because they are easier to maintain or cheaper to run than a fuel powered...
 
Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Southern city in China, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai to establish electric car venture with Fiat
The National
2020-01-17
Hon Hai Precision, the main assembler of Apple’s iPhones, will establish a joint venture with car giant Fiat Chrysler to develop and make electric vehicles in China. Hon Hai and its subsidiaries will...
 

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