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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic $7 Billion Funding Opportunity to Jump-Start America’s Clean Hydrogen Economy

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Historic $7 Billion Funding Opportunity to Jump-Start America’s Clean Hydrogen Economy

Friday, September 23, 2022

The U.S. Department of Energy yesterday opened applications for the $7 billion program to create regional clean hydrogen hubs (H2Hubs) across the country, which will form a critical arm of America's future clean energy economy. As part of a larger $8 billion hydrogen hub program funded through President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the H2Hubs will be a central driver in helping communities across the country benefit from clean energy investments, good-paying jobs, and improved energy security – all while supporting President Biden’s goal of a net-zero carbon...Read More

EV sales to hit all-time high in 2022, IEA says, but more work needed to put world on net-zero path

EV sales to hit all-time high in 2022, IEA says, but more work needed to put world on net-zero path

Friday, September 23, 2022

Electric vehicle sales are on course to hit an all-time high this year, but more work is needed in other sectors to put the planet on course for net-zero emissions by 2050, according to the International Energy Agency.

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GM to sell up to 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz through 2027

GM to sell up to 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz through 2027

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

General Motors has agreed to sell up to 175,000 electric vehicles to Hertz Global over the next five years, the companies announced Tuesday.

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Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid

Electric Vehicles Could Rescue the US Power Grid

Monday, September 19, 2022

LAST MONTH, CALIFORNIA finalized a rule that will ban the sale of new gas-powered cars, starting in 2035. Obviously, that’ll accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles and encourage other states to do the same. (Oregon has already followed California’s lead.) But less obviously, spurning carbon-spewing vehicles could help buttress the United States’ ancient, creaky electrical grids.

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GM to invest $491 mln on metal stamping facility to help EV production

GM to invest $491 mln on metal stamping facility to help EV production

Thursday, September 15, 2022

Sept 15 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Thursday it would invest $491 million to boost production of steel and aluminum stamped parts for future products, including electric vehicles, at its Marion metal stamping facility in Indiana.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approval of First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways

Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approval of First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

The Biden-Harris Administration today announced more than two-thirds of Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plans from states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been approved ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, established and funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this early approval, these states can now unlock more than $900 million in NEVI formula funding from FY22 and FY23 to help build EV chargers across approximately 53,000 miles of highway across the country. The NEVI formula...Read More

BMW to use recycled fishing nets in new EV lineup, reducing carbon footprint by 25%

BMW to use recycled fishing nets in new EV lineup, reducing carbon footprint by 25%

Tuesday, September 13, 2022

To show the German automaker is all in on its climate goals, BMW says it will use recycled fishing nets in its NEUE KLASSE (“new class” in English, referring to BMW’s new electric power train) set to launch in 2025.

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GM's BrightDrop eyes future self-driving EV delivery trucks

GM's BrightDrop eyes future self-driving EV delivery trucks

Friday, September 9, 2022

General Motors' subsidiary, BrightDrop, will offer self-driving electric commercial delivery vehicles in the future.

During a webcast presentation at the Evercore ISI 2nd Annual Technology Conference on Thursday, BrightDrop CEO Travis Katz said the company is "actively" looking at how to apply autonomous driving technology to its commercial trucks.

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Jeep unveils its 1st electric SUVs for North America, Europe

Jeep unveils its 1st electric SUVs for North America, Europe

Thursday, September 8, 2022

DETROIT (AP) — Jeep will start selling two fully electric SUVs in North America and another one in Europe over the next two years.

The new EVs, Jeep’s first, are part of the Stellantis brand’s plans to convert half of its U.S. sales and all of its European sales to battery-electric vehicles by 2030. They’re the first for the brand, and executives are promising that they’ll be fully capable of off-road travel.

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California’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Not Causing Blackout Risk

California’s Electric Vehicle Push Is Not Causing Blackout Risk

Thursday, September 8, 2022

(TNS) — California's warnings of potential rolling blackouts in recent days have been like catnip for conservative politicians and pundits who've tried to tie the crisis to Gov. Gavin Newsom's mandate on electric cars.

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