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Stellantis unveils new Frame Platform for Jeep and Ram EVs, unlocking up to 500 miles range

Stellantis unveils new Frame Platform for Jeep and Ram EVs, unlocking up to 500 miles range

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Stellantis launched its newest EV platform on Tuesday. The new STLA Frame Platform will first underpin upcoming Jeep and Ram EV models. According to Stellantis, it aims to provide “best-in-class capabilities,” including up to 500 miles range.

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EVgo, Meijer Expand Partnership, Plan to Add Up to 480 Fast-Charging Stalls

EVgo, Meijer Expand Partnership, Plan to Add Up to 480 Fast-Charging Stalls

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

EVgo Inc., a public fast charging network for electric vehicles, has expanded its partnership with Midwest grocery retailer Meijer to bring more public fast-charging infrastructure to Meijer store locations throughout its six-state footprint. As part of this expanded relationship, EVgo plans to deploy up to 480 new public fast-charging stalls at Meijer properties across Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

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Sayona, Piedmont to create lithium giant in $623m merger

Sayona, Piedmont to create lithium giant in $623m merger

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Australia’s Sayona Mining (ASX: SYA) is buying US-based Piedmont Lithium (ASX, NASDAQ: PLL) in an all-stock deal that will consolidate their Canadian operations and boost the merged firm’s exposure to the North American electric vehicle (EV) sector, the companies said.

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At a South Carolina factory, Scout Motors shows off its new EV, with plans to add 4,000 jobs

At a South Carolina factory, Scout Motors shows off its new EV, with plans to add 4,000 jobs

Tuesday, November 19, 2024

COLUMBIA — Excitement was high as state and local lawmakers gathered last Friday for the unveiling of the first Scout Motors vehicles to be made at the Volkswagen subsidiary’s $2 billion electric vehicle assembly plant north of Columbia.

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Republicans eye EVs to shore up Highway Trust Fund

Republicans eye EVs to shore up Highway Trust Fund

Monday, November 18, 2024

CLIMATEWIRE | Republicans in both chambers who are poised to play major roles in writing the next surface transportation bill signaled interest Thursday in ensuring that electric vehicles pay for road usage as a way to help bolster revenues into the Highway Trust Fund.

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For Decades, Installing E.V. Chargers Didn’t Pay Off for Retailers. Now It Does.

For Decades, Installing E.V. Chargers Didn’t Pay Off for Retailers. Now It Does.

Monday, November 18, 2024

Sarajane Leary knows what to do when her electric car is low on power: She goes grocery shopping.

On a recent afternoon, Ms. Leary plugged her Toyota bZ4X into a fast electric vehicle charger in the parking lot of a Hannaford supermarket in Altamont, N.Y., and then headed into the store for paper goods and potato chips.

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Company announces nearly $712 million project in Kentucky to make batteries used to store energy

Company announces nearly $712 million project in Kentucky to make batteries used to store energy

Friday, November 15, 2024

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a reliable electric grid for the country, officials said Friday.

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Eliminating The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Would Be A Huge Mistake

Eliminating The Electric Vehicle Tax Credit Would Be A Huge Mistake

Friday, November 15, 2024

According to sources that spoke to Reuters, President-elect Donald Trump intends to dismantle the $7,500 electric vehicle (EV) tax credit—which could have implications far beyond individual car buyers and be a major setback for the American automotive industry.

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Rescinding US EV tax credit would cede ground to China, Granholm says

Rescinding US EV tax credit would cede ground to China, Granholm says

Friday, November 15, 2024

BAKU, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Cancelling the U.S. electric vehicle tax credit would be counterproductive and cede ground to car-makers in China, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told reporters on Friday at the COP29 climate conference in Baku.

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Ford is offering big EV discounts to close out the year

Ford is offering big EV discounts to close out the year

Friday, November 15, 2024

To close out the year strong, Ford is offering more ways to save on its electric vehicles. Ford introduced a new year-end sales event with significant discounts on its top-selling EV models, the F-150 Lightning and Mustang Mach-E. Here’s how you can score some savings.

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