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A New Fund Helps IEEE HKN Student Chapters Flourish

Cars That Think

The two facets of the initiative are the Student Chapter Support Grant program and the supplemental Chapter Success Program. Grants help UC-Berkeley, the University of Texas, and others The grant program funds activities designed to support and strengthen chapters. At the evening event, students met with industry professionals.

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Tesla begins inviting 15,000 guests to ‘Cyber Rodeo’ at Gigafactory Texas

Teslarati

Tesla has officially started inviting the 15,000 guests to its “Cyber Rodeo” event at Gigafactory Texas on April 7, as CEO Elon Musk published a photo of a virtual invitation to the event last night. Tesla plans to hold the event on April 7 at 4 pm at its Gigafactory Texas facility. pic.twitter.com/SXKc1jJwmw.

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Tesla’s invite-only Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas draws concerns from local citizens

Teslarati

Tesla’s Giga Fest at Gigafactory Texas, an invite-only event, drew a handful of concerns from local citizens over noise complaints from fireworks testing and concerns regarding a lack of public engagement from the automaker as it nears the official opening of the factory. “It’s a small item, right,” Paul said.

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Lightning Hybrids introducing hydraulic hybrid system on walk-in box truck

Green Car Congress

Additional states that offer grants and funding for Lightning Hybrids’ systems include Colorado, Maryland and Massachusetts, among others. Through the voucher program, fleet owners that operate Class 2 to Class 8 trucks can apply for vouchers for $30,000 and up, or 80% of the incremental cost, to retrofit existing fleets.

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Electric Vehicle Spotlight: Financing Rivian R1S

EV Life

As with most modern vehicles, the R1S was designed with a strong and rigid body structure to provide enhanced occupant protection in the event of a collision. In California, additional rebates and grants are available to residents, making the R1S an attractive choice.

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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

Green Car Congress

The new grant recipients were selected using a competitive merit-review process. The grants awarded were in response to RFP-I, a request for proposals the GRI Research Board issued on 25 April 2011. On 30 June, the Research Board awarded 17 grants totaling $1.5 Lead Institution: University of Mississippi.

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2022 Rivian R1T: a real pickup truck makes an impressive debut

Charged EVs

In September, it held a press drive in Colorado to show off the pickup to automotive and lifestyle reporters, who largely gave the truck favorable reviews for its performance, off-road capability, and clever design features. It was a stunt, granted, but definitely a first for most of us. Targeting luxury truck buyers.

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