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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas. Vigeo Eiris, an arm of Moody’s Corp.,

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Park City Transit deploying six Proterra electric buses; battery-lease financing model

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Park City Transit has deployed Utah’s first zero-emission, battery-electric mass transit fleet, which will include six Proterra Catalyst FC+ buses. With its deployment of Proterra vehicles, the Park City region will become the first mountain resort community in the United States to operate a highly efficient, battery-electric transit service.

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ChargEVC: New Jersey plug-in electric vehicle registration up 79% for MY 2016 vehicles over 2015

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These statistics include full-scale vehicles with a plug (plug-in hybrids and battery electric vehicles) and do not include smaller neighborhood electric vehicles, natural gas fueled vehicles, or traditional hybrids (without a plug). Interest in these cars is growing.

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Elon Musk’s sale of Gene Wilder’s Bel-Air home paints a remarkable story

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Musk did make improvements to the home like a Tesla Solar Roof installation and Powerwall batteries, but for the most part, the property still retained the spirit it had when Wilder was still living in it. . But while he was in the neighborhood one day with his wife, the filmmaker was pleasantly surprised to see the house still standing.

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Tesla Tax Credit: How Californians Can Save $15,000 with EV Credits and Rebates

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California Clean Vehicle Assistance Program The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program helps lower-income Californians access more favorable loans in order to purchase or lease clean vehicles—including plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicles. Finance your Tesla for less. How our EV Climate Loan works: Pre-qualify in minutes.

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Profile: Li-ion Battery and Pack Supplier Valence Technology

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a provider of lithium-ion batteries, modules and packs. Donaghy noted that Valence has shipped some 70 MWh of Li-ion battery capacity since 2005—equivalent to 200,000 batteries, or enough for 1,500 3.5 We believe we are the number one shipper of lithium phosphate batteries in the world right now, ” he said. ton trucks. “

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Heating Buildings With Solar Energy Stored in Sand

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A Battery for Heat Made from Sand Noted chemical engineer Donald Sadoway is quoted as saying: “If you want to make a dirt-cheap battery, you have to make it out of dirt.” But even with recent advances in battery technology, storing electric power remains relatively expensive, especially at the scale required for heating buildings.

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