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Ohio State takes first place in DOE/GM EcoCAR 3 competition

Green Car Congress

Year Four finals began with a week of rigorous safety, technical, drive quality and emissions testing at General Motors Desert Proving Ground in Yuma, Arizona. For the second leg of competition, teams headed to southern California for track events, including autocross, acceleration, and consumer appeal at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry. I am a "car guy" from Detroit and have worked in the auto industry from both a construction and facility service standpoint. He has also been the Secretary for the West Virginia EAA since 2017.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

Cars That Think

2050 net-zero strategy document , which explains how America will get to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The automaker has already begun idling auto plants and is warning of future closures to pay for its transition to EVs and to try to keep EV prices affordable. million jobs” in the Japanese auto industry.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

I have 35 years of experience as a Mechanical Electrical Plumbing Specialist in the construction industry. I am a "car guy" from Detroit and have worked in the auto industry from both a construction and facility service standpoint. He has also been the Secretary for the West Virginia EAA since 2017.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. electric heat pumps, which could help alleviate emissions from manufacturing facilities and other commercial structures.

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U.S. EV buyers will get the $7,500 tax credit with a few catches

Teslarati

The Amendment was passed in a vote of 51-48, with the difference being three Democratic Senators who voted in favor of the stipulations: Joe Manchin of West Virginia, as well as Mark Kelly and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, according to ArsTechnica. The future of the auto industry is electric — and made in America.

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

The Truth About Cars

Over two dozen states have joined forces to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over proposed vehicle emissions regulations put forward by the Biden administration in March. & This time, it’s a group of Republican attorneys general with Kentucky and West Virginia at the helm coming after the Biden administration.&

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