Make sure to get your free Slurpee today.  It’s hot and most of us need it.  Exciting reads ahead in this Thursday’s Mobility EVo, topics such as:

• Spencer Manufacturing plans on converting several Bollinger trucks into emergency rescue vehicles.
• Streamlined shopping and checkout experience for used EVs through Carvana
• Toyota Invests in EV Charging Network IONNA
• Mercedes-Benz eCampus opens
• Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is progressing
• Testing an 85% charge limit: Electrify America
• The new electric Ford Capri

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1. Bollinger Motors has agreed to sell five all-electric Class 4 Bollinger B4 commercial trucks to Spencer Manufacturing, which will convert them into emergency rescue vehicles.
2. Announcing new features, Carvana now makes it easier for customers to shop for and buy used EVs and PHEVs by highlighting vehicles eligible for the Clean Vehicle Tax Credit and allowing up to $4,000 in savings to be applied at checkout.
3. Toyota has joined seven other automakers as an investor and founding partner in IONNA, which plans to install at least 30,000 DC fast charging ports in North America by 2030.
4. Mercedes-Benz has opened the eCampus, a new competence center for battery technology in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, aiming to develop high-performance battery cells and reduce battery costs by over 30% in the coming years.
5. Ford received revised incentives for BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, which is 20% complete, spans 1.8 million square feet, will create over 1,700 jobs, and remains on track to start LFP battery production in 2026.
6. Electrify America is launching a Congestion Reduction Pilot program at 10 Southern California stations, limiting EV charging to 85% to reduce wait times, based on automaker battery technology that slows charge speeds above 80 percent.
7. Hyundai Motor Company has announced the launch of pre-orders for the Casper Electric Inspiration model starting on July 9th, featuring a futuristic design with pixel graphics, a driving range of 195 miles on a single charge, and an anticipated price of around $14,457 after subsidies.
8. The sole U.S.-based producer of ‘wet-process’ lithium-ion battery separators, ENTEK, has secured a conditional commitment of up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy.
9. Brooklyn-based EV curbside charging company, itselectric, has been chosen by Boston to expand access to public EV charging stations under a new public-private partnership aimed at establishing a scalable model for city-wide deployment of charging infrastructure.
10. Ford's commercial auto insurance for vehicle fleets, Ford Pro Insure, expands to seven states including Maryland and Minnesota, where it introduces a usage-based insurance option, enhancing fleet management capabilities and cost efficiency for Ford Pro customers nationwide.
11. Mercedes-Benz Cars achieved sales of 45,800 BEVs in Q2, with a 27% increase in plug-in hybrid sales globally, aiming for further sales growth in the second half of 2024.

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