Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

Electrify America plans to invest $200 million in California Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure and education programs over the next 30 months. Additionally, Electrify America will strive to ensure that 35% of the investment is in low-income and disadvantaged communities, as guided by California Air Resources Board (CARB).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

General Motors and POSCO Chemical plan to form a joint venture through which the parties will construct a factory in North America to process critical battery materials for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform. GM will invest $35 billion from 2020 to 2025 in electric and autonomous vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Volkswagen of America, Inc., The program enables Volkswagen and participating dealers to financially reward dealership technicians with a retention bonus of $2,000 per year, empowering them to gain new individual certifications to enhance their skillsets and build up comprehensive expertise for the ID.4 To date, the ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz will be the first German OEM to implement NACS ports into its new electric vehicles starting in 2025. Mercedes-Benz drivers can use Tesla Superchargers in North America starting in 2024. That’s why we are committed to building our global Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging Network, with the first sites opening this year.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

REV Group , a specialty vehicle designer and manufacturer, announced it has received an order to build its all-electric, E-ONE Vector fire truck for the Mesa Fire and Medical Department in Arizona. When completed and delivered, the Vector will be the first fully-electric fire truck in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2023

Toyota Motor North America, Inc. to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in North America. Further, chassis dynamometers at both Toyota R&D campuses in York Township and Ann Arbor are being upgraded to accommodate full battery-electric vehicle evaluations.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Hertz has a national footprint of locations across North America suitable for bp pulse to build and manage a network of fast-charging hubs to serve Hertz customers, including taxi and ride sharing drivers, as well as the general public.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Site selection will be announced later. Cell Manufacturing and R&D Dec.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The scope of the proposed alliance includes a range of vehicles to be sold under each company’s distinct brands, as well as cooperation in purchasing, research and development, and connected services. Co-development planning discussions will begin immediately, with engineering work beginning in early 2021.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

SK On, a leading electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US graphite company Westwater Resources (WWR) as part of efforts to strengthen its battery raw material supply chain in North America following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Electrify America will open its 400 th electric vehicle charging station this week, setting a rapid pace for installation of DC fast-charging stations. Electrify America opened its first site in Chicopee, MA, in May 2018. Agreements with seven electric vehicle manufacturers to offer their EV owners nationwide charging plans.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2023

Statevolt , a battery startup seeking to build hyperlocal gigafactories, has acquired a 135-acre site in Imperial Valley, California, as the location for its 54 GWh Gigafactory. The business will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and storage applications using resources and supply chains sourced entirely in the US.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Electrify America announced its next $200-million investment in Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure as well as education and awareness in California which is outlined in its Cycle 2 California ZEV Investment Plan submitted to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Santa Rosa. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, announced a strategic alliance with Comau, a leading Italian systems integrator and solutions provider with longstanding experience in the automotive sector, for the build-out of a vehicle body shop at Mullen’s Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Center (AMEC) in Tunica, Mississippi.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2021

Electrify America announced its “Boost Plan” to more than double its current electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in the United States and Canada, with plans to have more than 1,800 fast charging stations and 10,000 individual chargers installed by the end of 2025.

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Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. This new facility […] The post EcoProBM, SK On, Ford Investing In Québec; Building Cathode Plant To Solidify EV Supply Chain In North America appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The Nikkei reports that Japan-based motor maker Nidec is planning to invest an estimated ¥100 billion (US$715 million) to build an e-axle plant in Mexico. The company is currently producing e-axles in China and Europe but will start making them in North America as well ahead of an expected surge in demand. million e-axles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

CerebrumX ), an AI-driven automotive data services & management platform, will incorporate Ford connected vehicle data to support data-driven usage-based insurance (UBI) as-a-Service model for Insurers. CerebrumX Lab Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

As in Europe, the lack of a publicly available, nationwide electric charging infrastructure for commercial vehicles in the US, especially for long-haul freight operations, remains one of the biggest barriers for widespread deployment of electric trucks. Initial funding is expected to be approximately $650 million (approx.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. VWGoA) is starting its first autonomous vehicle test program in Austin beginning in July 2023. Buzz vehicles outfitted with an autonomous driving (AD) technology platform developed by the global Volkswagen Group in partnership with technology company Mobileye. and Austin, Texas.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. VWGoA port operations were made official with the arrival of the first vehicle transport vessel, Bishu Highway , delivering 797 vehicles from Europe. Volkswagen, Audi, Lamborghini and Bentley vehicles will be imported and processed at the port.

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Teslarati

JUNE 9, 2023

General Motors’ (GM) support for Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) might be trouble for Electrify America. With two out of three of the United States’ top legacy automakers supporting Tesla’s NACS, Electrify America’s position in the EV charging space is precarious at best.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2021

Electrify America selected Long Beach and the Wilmington neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles as its second “Green City” investment. Investment in the region will begin immediately as Electrify America moves to implement its Green City plans in the region over the next three years.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2021

Canada-based Lion Electric Company, a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has selected Joliet, Ill., Lion anticipates that the first vehicles will roll off the production line in the second half of 2022. for the construction of its US manufacturing facility.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. For SK On, the new facility is part of its efforts to secure a stable supply of key battery materials in North America. million EVs a year.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2021

ATC Drivetrain, an independent global remanufacturer of automotive powertrain and drivetrain systems, is launching remanufacturing capabilities for electric vehicle systems at its Oklahoma City, OK facility to serve the North American automotive market and at its Zhangjiang, China facility to serve the Asian automotive market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 22, 2024

General Motors will introduce V2H technology with its Silverado EV and expand it to all its upcoming electric vehicles. The post GM Energy Prepares To Bring V2H Technology To Homes In North America appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

The plan is to build up quickly highly standardized cell production capacities totaling 240 gigawatt hours per year in Europe alone. In addition, there are plans to establish a dedicated Gigafactory in North America. Possible production sites are currently being examined.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2022

Ford F-150 Lightning owners receive 250 kilowatt-hours of complimentary charging through FordPass Rewards at Electrify America ultra-fast charging stations to kick-start their electric vehicle experience with Ford. The F-150 Lightning is one of the most highly anticipated electric vehicles (EV).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2023

The Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo SE aims to build its largest gigafactory to date in St. The decision to expand PowerCo SE’s cell production network to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Volkswagen Group in North America. Thomas in North America. The planned investment of up to €4.8

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Teslarati

JUNE 29, 2023

In a recent announcement, Electrify America stated that it would be adding the Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) to its fast charging networks in the United States and Canada. We look forward to continuing to support industry-wide standards that increase vehicle interoperability and streamline public charging,” Barrosa said.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 billion investment in Ford’s North American manufacturing facilities to produce a series of new electric vehicles for commercial and retail customers. arrives in mid-2022. The E-Transit arrives in late 2021.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 25, 2022

Electrify America will build concierge charging plazas for EV drivers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Electrify America plans to install 30 electric fleet-dedicated chargers paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS) at the Port of Long Beach, California, as part of Electrify America’s $25-million “Green City” investment in the region at the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Volvo Autonomous Solutions and Aurora revealed a prototype of Volvo Trucks’ flagship, long-haul VNL model, integrated with the Aurora Driver technology, representing an important step towards launching fully autonomous Class 8 trucks commercially in North America. —Sasko Cuklev, head of on-road solutions for Volvo Autonomous Solutions.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

has announced that it had reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the electric vehicle maker’s North American Charging Standard (NACS). Honda’s first electric vehicle with a default NACS port is expected to be launched in 2025. From that point forward, Honda will be equipping its vehicles with NACS ports. Honda Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

It’s easy to get caught up in the recent marketing hype around electric vehicles. The wave of popularity is building, but there are dark clouds ahead if we don’t take notice. by Brent Wilson, CEO of Galvanic Energy. EVs are becoming more common across the United States as prices are starting to come down and choices are increasing.

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