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Here’s where Virginia is installing its first 18 NEVI EV chargers

Baua Electric

Photo: Electrify America Virginia is handing out $11.295 million in federal grants to install 18 NEVI-compliant EV chargers – here’s where they’re going. This week, the Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the first round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) federal grant winners. Get started here. –ad*

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West Virginia brings first of 5 solar farms online – why that matters

Baua Electric

The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown.

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NHTSA awards Virginia Tech Transportation Institute $1M for V2V framework project

Green Car Congress

The Virginia Tech institute has been building connected-vehicle technology since 2001. The institute, in coordination with the Virginia Department of Transportation, has a $14-million connected-vehicle test bed along Interstates 66 and 495 near Fairfax, Va., Connected vehicles Safety V2X Vehicle Systems'

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Virginia Tech wins $55M in federal contracts for commercial truck driver safety and automated vehicle research

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The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has been awarded two federal contracts worth a combined potential $55 million to further study safety efforts for commercial truck drivers and break new ground in the burgeoning field of automated vehicles. These studies by Blanco were carried out on the Virginia Smart Road, in Blacksburg.

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The 2024 Not-a-Boring Competition kicks off with 130 students

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This year, TBC added three mini-competitions or projects that can be completed in shorter timelines than the main event. For the 2024 Not-a-Boring Competition’s main event, teams will compete in three categories. The student teams will compete based on maximum tunneling speed and innovation. Who can beat Gary the Snail?

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Southern chapters embrace EV inclusion

Electric Auto Association

Increased diversity seen in 2021 National Drive Electric Week events. EV Club of the South NDEW event in the Atlanta area. states experienced an increase in diversity when it came to this year’s National Drive Electric Week events. It definitely paid off at our big event at Northpoint Mall.”

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DOE, General Motors and MathWorks launch EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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EcoCAR is a collegiate automotive competition aimed at developing a highly skilled, domestic workforce by providing hands-on experience designing and building next-generation mobility solutions to meet our nation’s future energy and mobility challenges. Virginia Tech. West Virginia University. Mississippi State University.