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Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant

Toyota more than doubles investment and job creation at North Carolina battery plant

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in the hybrid and electric vehicle battery factory it’s constructing in North Carolina, more than doubling its prior investments and expected number of new jobs, the company announced Tuesday.

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Manufacturers Have Announced Investments of Over $500 million in More Than 40 American-Made Electric Vehicle Charger Plants

Manufacturers Have Announced Investments of Over $500 million in More Than 40 American-Made Electric Vehicle Charger Plants

Monday, October 30, 2023

Since 2021, manufacturers have announced more than $500 million in American-made electric vehicle (EV) charger investments. The locations denoted on the map are facilities where EV chargers are or will be manufactured, including Level 2 AC chargers, DC fast chargers, and wireless charging. It is estimated that these investments will create more than 3,000 new jobs.

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Texas School District Goes All-Electric

Texas School District Goes All-Electric

Thursday, October 26, 2023

The Martinsville Independent School District (ISD) in Texas has deployed five Blue Bird Vision electric buses, five Nuvve Level II chargers and Nuvve FleetBox 2.0 charge management software.

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The Chevrolet Blazer EV Is the 2024 MotorTrend SUV of the Year

The Chevrolet Blazer EV Is the 2024 MotorTrend SUV of the Year

Wednesday, October 25, 2023

Right now, at this very moment, we're living through the greatest shift in the automotive industry since the invention of the industry itself. Our transition away from fossil fuels has implications of vast magnitude; electric vehicles will redefine environments, industries, governments, and societies. Viewed so broadly, this shift seems daunting, insurmountable—but a narrower scope reveals how attainable it really is.

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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces 31 Regional Tech Hubs to Spur American Innovation, Strengthen Manufacturing, and Create Good-Paying Jobs in Every Region of the Country

Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces 31 Regional Tech Hubs to Spur American Innovation, Strengthen Manufacturing, and Create Good-Paying Jobs in Every Region of the Country

Monday, October 23, 2023

Today, President Biden and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo will announce the designation of 31 communities across the country as Regional Innovation and Technology Hubs (Tech Hubs) through the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration. These Tech Hubs will catalyze investment in technologies critical to economic growth, national security, and job creation, and will help communities across the country become centers of innovation critical to American competitiveness. The Tech Hubs program was authorized by the CHIPS and Science Act – signed by President Biden in August...Read More

Colorado tells automakers it wants one million electric or zero-emission vehicles on its roads by 2030

Colorado tells automakers it wants one million electric or zero-emission vehicles on its roads by 2030

Sunday, October 22, 2023

Colorado has approved new rules aimed at improving the state's air quality by accelerating the number of non-gas powered vehicles available to new car buyers in the coming decade. 

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Stellantis plans four US-bound electric trucks

Stellantis plans four US-bound electric trucks

Friday, October 20, 2023

Stellantis will bring four electrified pickup trucks to the U.S. over the next two years, the automaker announced Thursday during the launch of its Pro One commercial-vehicle business unit.

The four trucks will be part of a "North American offensive" and include the 2025 Ram 1500 REV scheduled to launch next year, as well as "a new hydrogen solution to come," the announcement read.

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Toyota’s electric cars will adopt Tesla’s charging standard

Toyota’s electric cars will adopt Tesla’s charging standard

Friday, October 20, 2023

CNN — 

Toyota has joined the growing list of automakers that have decided to switch to using Tesla’s charging standard. Beginning in 2025 all Toyota electric vehicles sold in the US will have charging ports designed to work with Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), rather than the Combined Charging System plugs automakers in the US now use.

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Department of Energy Selects 14 Projects to Receive Nearly $10 Million to Advance Circular Economy Technologies Across the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

Department of Energy Selects 14 Projects to Receive Nearly $10 Million to Advance Circular Economy Technologies Across the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Reducing Embodied Energy and Decreasing Emissions (REMADE) Institute today announced the selection of 14 projects, with a combined total of $9.8 million in research and development funding, to accelerate technologies that bolster the circular economy and dramatically reduce the embodied energy and carbon emissions associated with industrial-scale materials production and processing. The intended impact of these projects will motivate industry investments required to complete development and deploy these technologies across the U.S. manufacturing...Read More

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