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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

BARCELONA, March 23 (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has picked a site near Valencia for a planned battery cell plant in Spain, which could include U.S. carmaker Ford (F.N) as a customer or partner, but the project depends on receiving government funds, it said on Wednesday.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2022

More Americans are making the switch to electric, moving away from gas-powered cars to electric vehicles. Between October and December 2021, electric cars made up 6 percent of all light-duty vehicle sales, the highest volume for any quarter on record. 

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Monday, March 21, 2022

The first all-electric Cadillac Lyriq rolled off the assembly line at the General Motors Spring Hill, Tennessee, vehicle plant Monday, marking an important milestone as the Detroit-based automaker ramps up investment in the state.

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Friday, March 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), in coordination with the U.S. Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO, today announced the launch of a national workforce development strategy for lithium-battery manufacturing. As part of a $5 million investment, DOE will support up to five pilot training programs in energy and automotive communities and advance workforce partnerships between industry and labor for the domestic lithium battery supply chain. Lithium batteries power everything from electric vehicles to consumer electronics and are a critical component of President...Read More

Monday, March 14, 2022

FRANKFURT, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. carmaker Ford (F.N) on Monday unveiled plans for seven new electric models in Europe, a battery-assembly site in Germany and a nickel cell manufacturing joint venture in Turkey as part of a major electric vehicle (EV) push on the continent.

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Monday, March 14, 2022

With gas prices so high, more people are considering electric vehicles, but there are worries about the lack of charging stations. Florida Power & Light plans to fix this and even start a home charging program.

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Friday, March 11, 2022

The Washington legislature has voted to set a target for ending sales of gasoline-powered cars by 2030 – the most aggressive goal in the U.S. and five years ahead of California’s 2035 target.

The measure, passed as part of the $16.9 billion Move Ahead Washington transportation package, heads to Gov. Jay Inslee’s desk for signature.

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Thursday, March 10, 2022

March 10 (Reuters) - California utility PG&E Corp (PCG.N) is partnering with U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co (F.N) to bring 'bidirectional' charging electric vehicles (EV) to its customers, the utility's chief executive said on Thursday.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2022

(CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency has restored California's authority to implement its own greenhouse gas emission standards and zero-emission vehicle sales mandates, the agency announced Wednesday. It is also allowing other states to adopt California's stricter standards in lieu of the federal rules.

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

General Motors on Tuesday announced a pilot program with Pacific Gas and Electric Co. in California that would make its electric vehicles capable of powering a home in the event of a power outage or grid failure.

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