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States Join Clean Truck Push, Set 100% Zero-Emission 2050 Goal

States Join Clean Truck Push, Set 100% Zero-Emission 2050 Goal

Tuesday, July 14, 2020

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia are following California’s lead and will push for more zero-emission trucks on the roads in order to cut diesel pollution and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Honda invests in China's CATL to jointly develop EV batteries

Honda invests in China's CATL to jointly develop EV batteries

Friday, July 10, 2020

BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Honda Motor Co Ltd 7267.T will buy a 1% stake in Chinese electric vehicle (EV) battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) 300750.SZ and the two will jointly develop EV batteries, the companies said on Friday.

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Rivian raises $2.5 billion in aggressive plan to beat Tesla and Nikola with the first all-electric pickup

Rivian raises $2.5 billion in aggressive plan to beat Tesla and Nikola with the first all-electric pickup

Friday, July 10, 2020

As shares of electric truck maker Nikola Motor Co. surged at its IPO last month and cemented 38-year-old founder Trevor Milton as the industry’s newest billionaire, Robert “R.J.” Scaringe was quietly raising $2.5 billion in fresh financing for his electric truck company Rivian.  

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Florida Will Create A Master Plan For Electric Vehicle Charging

Florida Will Create A Master Plan For Electric Vehicle Charging

Wednesday, July 8, 2020

What if charging an electric vehicle was as quick and easy as filling up with a tank of gas? 

That’s the aim of a new state law, sponsored by Sen. Tom Lee (R-Thonotosassa). It requires the Florida Department of Transportation to come up with a plan to add more electric car charging stations along the state’s highway system.

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Moving Forward Act Is A $1.5 Trillion Congressional Bill That Loves Electric Vehicles

Moving Forward Act Is A $1.5 Trillion Congressional Bill That Loves Electric Vehicles

Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Add electric vehicle proponents to the list of those who are looking for ways to move past 2020. And they've now got a bill in the U.S. Congress–H.R. 2. - that speaks their language.

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Electrify America completes its first EV fast-charging cross-country route

Electrify America completes its first EV fast-charging cross-country route

Thursday, June 25, 2020

The long-term plan for the EV community is ubiquitous, go-anywhere charging from coast to coast. Cross-country routes have been available for Tesla drives via the Supercharger network since about 2014. It’s now possible for other EV drivers – as Electrify America today announced that its open charging network features the first of two planned fast-charge, cross-country paths.

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Chairman Thompson, 47 Democratic Cosponsors Introduce GREEN Act

Chairman Thompson, 47 Democratic Cosponsors Introduce GREEN Act

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Washington – Today House Ways and Means Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee Chairman Mike Thompson (CA-05) and 47 Members of Congress announced the introduction of Thompson’s Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. This legislation, the principles of which were first unveiled last November, works to tackle the threat of climate change through the tax code. This includes an unprecedented extension and expansion of renewable energy use to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions

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Reviving Lordstown: An electric pickup truck startup brings back an old GM plant

Reviving Lordstown: An electric pickup truck startup brings back an old GM plant

Thursday, June 25, 2020

Washington, DC (CNN)A small Ohio automotive startup is drawing national attention for its new electric pickup truck. If the vehicle, Lordstown Motors' first and only product, proves to be a hit, itcould reshape the auto market and help revive a languishing Rust Belt town. But questions linger about whether the newcomer can deliver on its goals.

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DOE Announces New Lab Consortia to Advance Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D

DOE Announces New Lab Consortia to Advance Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D

Tuesday, June 23, 2020

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the intention to invest up to $100 million over five years in two new DOE National Laboratory-led consortia to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies research and development (R&D). This funding is subject to appropriations.

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Argo AI, Volkswagen AG close $2.6 billion autonomous-vehicle tech deal

Argo AI, Volkswagen AG close $2.6 billion autonomous-vehicle tech deal

Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Self-driving software company Argo AI said Tuesday that it's closed on a $2.6 billion deal with German automaker Volkswagen AG to partner on autonomous-vehicle technology.

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