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Stellantis investing $83M in Michigan for hybrid electric vehicle engine production

Stellantis investing $83M in Michigan for hybrid electric vehicle engine production

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

LANSING, MI – Stellantis is investing $99 million in three North American plants to produce a new four-cylinder turbo engine for its hybrid electric vehicles.

Michigan will be getting the bulk of the investment.

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces $26 Million Program From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Demonstrate How U.S. Power Grid Can Run On 100% Clean Energy

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $26 Million Program From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law To Demonstrate How U.S. Power Grid Can Run On 100% Clean Energy

Tuesday, August 2, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced $26 million to fund projects that will demonstrate that America's electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, wind, energy storage, and other clean distributed energy resources. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability Demonstration Program will show how clean energy resources can address key reliability challenges facing the grid by developing and testing tools and plant functions that...Read More

Ford CEO offers more clues about automaker’s ambitious electric vehicle plans

Ford CEO offers more clues about automaker’s ambitious electric vehicle plans

Sunday, July 31, 2022

Electric vehicle batteries are in short supply, and costs for materials such as nickel and cobalt are surging. Yet legacy automaker Ford Motor says it plans to be profitably building millions of EVs a year in just four years.

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ChargePoint to Deploy Hundreds of EV Chargers at Properties Across California

ChargePoint to Deploy Hundreds of EV Chargers at Properties Across California

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

ChargePoint, a leading U-based EV charging network, has announced a plans to deploy hundreds of EV chargers at multifamily properties like apartment buildings and condo complexes across the state of California. The partnership with non-profit organisation Charge Across Town and the State of California will make it easier and cheaper for Californians living in apartments and condos to charge at home, helping them make the transition to electric mobility.

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Senate passes bill to boost U.S. chip production and China competition, sending to House

Senate passes bill to boost U.S. chip production and China competition, sending to House

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

The Senate on Wednesday passed bipartisan legislation aimed to help the U.S. compete with China by injecting tens of billions of dollars into the domestic production of semiconductor chips.

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Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan

Manchin, in Reversal, Agrees to Quick Action on Climate and Tax Plan

Wednesday, July 27, 2022

WASHINGTON — Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia, a key centrist Democrat, announced on Wednesday that he had agreed to include hundreds of billions of dollars for climate and energy programs and tax increases in a package to subsidize health care and lower the cost of prescription drugs, less than two weeks after abruptly upending hopes for such an agreement this summer.

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Volkswagen starts US production of ID.4 in Chattanooga, adding over 1,000 new jobs

Volkswagen starts US production of ID.4 in Chattanooga, adding over 1,000 new jobs

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

German automaker Volkswagen has announced the start of production of its all-electric ID.4 SUV at its manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This start of production solidifies the ID.4 as the first Volkswagen EV to built and sold in the United States.

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GM signs agreements with suppliers, on course to reach 1 million EV capacity by 2025

GM signs agreements with suppliers, on course to reach 1 million EV capacity by 2025

Tuesday, July 26, 2022

July 26 (Reuters) - General Motors Co (GM.N) said on Tuesday it had signed multi-year agreements with LG Chem Ltd (051910.KS) and Livent Corp [RIC:RIC:LIVEN.UL] to secure key raw materials used in manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles.

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General Motors wants to fill the ‘EV knowledge gap’ with a free online chat tool for all

General Motors wants to fill the ‘EV knowledge gap’ with a free online chat tool for all

Monday, July 25, 2022

DETROIT – General Motors is launching a new tool that it believes will assist in filling the “EV knowledge gap” for electric vehicle ownership, not just for its own cars but other automakers as well.

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How Electric Cars and Pick-Ups Beat Gasoline on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions

How Electric Cars and Pick-Ups Beat Gasoline on Lifetime Global Warming Emissions

Monday, July 25, 2022

New UCS analysis finds that over its lifetime—from manufacturing to operation to disposal—the average new battery electric vehicle produces roughly half the global warming pollution than a comparable gasoline or diesel vehicle. Based on the most recently available data on power plant emissions and EV sales, driving the average EV in the United States produces global warming emissions equal to a gasoline vehicle that gets 91 miles per gallon.

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