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Electrify America has now deployed Tesla Powerpacks at over 140 charging stations

Electrify America has now deployed Tesla Powerpacks at over 140 charging stations

Thursday, December 2, 2021

Electrify America announced that it has now deployed over 30 MW of battery capacity using Tesla Powerpacks at over 140 charging stations.

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LG says it will expand electric-vehicle battery production at Michigan site

LG says it will expand electric-vehicle battery production at Michigan site

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

A portion of the $1.36 billion that LG Energy Solution's Michigan office has secured for investment to increase its capacity for producing electric-vehicle batteries in North America will help to expand its plant in Holland, the company confirmed this week.

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Nissan to invest $17.6 billion over next five years to ramp up electric vehicle offering

Nissan to invest $17.6 billion over next five years to ramp up electric vehicle offering

Monday, November 29, 2021

Japanese automotive giant Nissan is to invest 2 trillion yen (around $17.6 billion) over the next five years to speed up the electrification of its product line.

Nissan said on Monday it would aim to roll out 23 new electrified models by 2030, 15 of which will be fully electric.

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House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill, sending measure with free preschool, climate initiatives to the Senate

House passes Biden’s Build Back Better bill, sending measure with free preschool, climate initiatives to the Senate

Friday, November 19, 2021

WASHINGTON – The House on Friday morning passed President Joe Biden's Build Back Better bill, a wide-ranging package of Democratic social spending priorities that includes free preschool, initiatives to fight climate change and affordable housing programs. 

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In boost to electric vehicles, Biden tours GM plant in Detroit

In boost to electric vehicles, Biden tours GM plant in Detroit

Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Fresh from signing a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that provides substantial funds for a nationwide electric vehicle charging network, President Joe Biden was in Detroit on Wednesday to visit Factory Zero, the centerpiece of General Motors' shift to all-electric vehicles.

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Biden signs bipartisan infrastructure bill into law

Biden signs bipartisan infrastructure bill into law

Monday, November 15, 2021

While Democratic leaders took a victory lap today to celebrate President Biden signing the bipartisan infrastructure bill, other pressing issues remain for lawmakers when they return for session this week.

All eyes will turn to finishing negotiations on the separate multi-trillion dollar economic bill that would expand the nation's social safety net, as well as on government funding and the debt ceiling, which are both set to expire in early December.

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The Lucid Air Is the 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year

The Lucid Air Is the 2022 MotorTrend Car of the Year

Monday, November 15, 2021

Automotive progress usually happens in baby steps. Slowly, like a white oak sapling growing in a forest. But every now and then a new car jumps off the automotive forest floor like a rainbow eucalyptus, advancing like crazy while making a colorful splash. The Air sedan from startup EV-maker Lucid is just such a car, and its level of innovation and sophistication are as fresh and unexpected as multicolored tree bark.

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Japan's Subaru unveils first all-electric car, developed with Toyota

Japan's Subaru unveils first all-electric car, developed with Toyota

Thursday, November 11, 2021

TOKYO, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Japan's Subaru Corp (7270.T) on Thursday unveiled its first all-electric vehicle (EV), the Solterra, the result of a two-year joint development project with its biggest shareholder, Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T).

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Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering major win for Biden

Congress passes $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering major win for Biden

Saturday, November 6, 2021

(CNN)Congress has passed a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, delivering on a major pillar of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda after months of internal deliberations and painstaking divisions among Democrats.

The final vote was 228-206. Thirteen Republicans voted with the majority of Democrats in support of the bill, though six Democrats voted against it.

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5 Ways Rural Drivers Benefit from Electric Vehicles

5 Ways Rural Drivers Benefit from Electric Vehicles

Thursday, November 4, 2021

An electric lifestyle would be a boon to our rural heartland. Rural drivers stand to benefit the most from switching to an electric vehicle (EV), regardless of the state they live in or the type of vehicle they drive. Rural communities across the country have their own distinguishing characteristics, but certain shared characteristics such as driving distances, the type of vehicles driven, and socio-economics are factors which contribute to this larger potential to benefit from vehicle electrification.

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