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Vinfast opens California stores, gets $1.2 billion boost from North Carolina for EV plant

Green Car Reports

Vinfast on Thursday opened its first United States retail stores in California, and announced $1.2 billion in incentives from North Carolina for a planned factory in the state.

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VinFast Sets Kickoff Date For North Carolina Factory

The Truth About Cars

That’s not what’s happening, however, as the automaker recently announced a groundbreaking date for its new manufacturing facility in North Carolina. The Vietnamese automaker builds its vehicles on its home turf, but the North Carolina plant will give it a North American manufacturing presence starting in 2025.

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VinFast receives $1.2B in incentives for US manufacturing hub in North Carolina, opens six retail stores in California

Electric Cars Report

billion incentive package from the State of North Carolina for its electric vehicle manufacturing project in the US. The largest economic incentive package in state history was signed this week by Governor Roy Cooper, making VinFast the first car maker to locate in the North Carolina. […] The post VinFast receives $1.2B

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VinFast receives $1.2B in incentives from North Carolina to build US plant, the largest economic package in state history

Electrek

Earlier today, before its simultaneous opening of six stores in California, VinFast announced it has received a massive incentives package to build its EV manufacturing facility in North Carolina. billion (with a “b”) to be exact – the largest incentive package in the history of The Old North State.

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ICCT report quantifies emissions benefits if 12 states & DC adopt slate of California medium- and heavy-duty vehicle regulations

Green Car Congress

The Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule requires the sale of at least 30% zero-emission trucks by 2030; the HDV Omnibus rule requires a 90% reduction in NO x emissions from Model Year 2027 engines; and the California Phase 2 greenhouse gas rule sets standards to improve the efficiency of tractor-trailers.

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BLUETTI expands its Solar+ program to three more states

Electrek

Following a successful launch in Texas last year, energy storage leader BLUETTI is expanding its Solar+ program to California, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Volvo 740 GLE with 403,348 miles

The Truth About Cars

Then there's a whole bunch of junked 240s with odometers showing between 300,411 and 393,888 miles , all found in Colorado or California. I found this wagon in the Pull-a-Part in Charlotte, North Carolina , which I visited on the way to work at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in South Carolina.

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