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Chevy Bolt EV drivers offered $3,000 off 2024 Chevy Equinox EV

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It offers 2017-or-newer Bolt EV and Bolt EUV owners or lessees a $3,000 discount if they finance an Equinox EV purchase through GM Financial. Chevrolet is offering discounts to Bolt EV owners who buy a 2024 Equinox EV, CarsDirect reports.

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Tesla loses Head of Legal who oversaw internal purchasing probe

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Searle oversaw an internal purchasing probe during his final days at the company before leaving. Bloomberg , citing three people familiar with the matter, said Searle was relieved by Dinna Eskin, a Deputy General Counsel at Tesla, less than a month ago after the internal purchasing scandal took place.

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Waste-to-biofuels company Enerkem raises C$280M, its largest financing round

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In addition to new investors BlackRock and Sinobioway, existing investors also participated in this financing. In November 2017, Enerkem received approval from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to sell cellulosic ethanol produced at its Edmonton facility under the US Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS). Earlier post.).

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FTA announces $55M for FY 2017 Low-No funding

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The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced the availability of $55 million of Fiscal Year 2017 funds ( FTA-2017-003-TPM-LowNo ) for the purchase or lease of low- or no-emission vehicles as well as related equipment or facilities (Low-No).

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CCM: LiPF6 industry in China may face overcapacity in 2017

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However, according to market analyst firm CCM , based on the current planned capacity expansions, the LiPF 6 industry may face overcapacity in 2017. The company plans to launch and complete a new 3,000t/a liPF 6 project in 2017, resulting in Do-Fluoride Chemicals LiPF 6 capacity of 6,000t/a in 2017.

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Volkswagen commissions fast-charging park with 570 kWh of second-life MEB cell modules

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—Karen Kutzner, managing director for finance and controlling at Volkswagen Sachsen. Because Volkswagen Sachsen has been purchasing green electricity since 2017, all vehicles are therefore charged with 100% renewable energy. This means that up to eight vehicles can charge at the same time.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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The slip in the July-September quarter leaves clean energy investment for the year so far running a modest 2% below that in the first nine months of 2017—leaving open the possibility that 2018 as a whole will end up matching last year’s total, particularly if a few more multibillion-dollar offshore wind deals are concluded before Christmas.

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