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Volkswagen expands Redwood Materials collaboration with consumer battery recycling program

Green Car Congress

The collaboration between Volkswagen Group of America and Redwood began last year with a strategic recycling deal for all Volkswagen and Audi electric vehicle battery packs and a shared vision to create a circular EV economy.

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New Mexico Hits the Gas on Cleaner Cars

CleanTechnica EVs

By Kathy Harris & Noah Long New Mexicans will now be able to buy cleaner, zero-emission vehicles in the state, thanks to Advanced Clean Cars (ACC) standards unanimously adopted by the Joint Albuquerque New Mexico Environmental Improvement and Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Boards (“Boards”).

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Overwhelming response by cities across the country to USDOT Smart City Challenge

Green Car Congress

Medium-sized cities from across the country from Reno to Rochester and Anchorage to Albuquerque represent the depth and breadth of this challenge. US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced that 77 cities submitted applications for the first-of-its-kind US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Smart City Challenge. Earlier post.)

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Mayors Join Drive

Plug In Partners

The result is an 80+ mile-per-gallon vehicle—with even greater fuel economy possible using biofuels. Chavez of Albuquerque, Mayor David Berger of Lima, OH, Mayor Kitty Piercy of Eugene, OR, and Mayor Miguel Pulido of Santa Ana, CA.

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