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EV equity on the Rio Grande

Electric Auto Association

EV from local utility company at the RGEAA National Drive Electric Week event. The Rio Grande Electric Auto Association (RGEAA), was formed in 2020 tasked with a difficult job: convincing the majority Hispanic populations of El Paso, Texas, and Las Cruces, New Mexico, to drive electric. Diverse EVA chapter spawns at the U.S.-Mexican

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NIST awards $7.4M in grants for additive manufacturing research

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is awarding grants totaling $7.4 million to fund two research projects aimed at improving measurement and standards for the rapidly developing field of additive manufacturing (AM). NIST is also awarding $2.4

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EVA election results are in!

Electric Auto Association

Julie Sparacio is an executive at an EV charging company and drives a 2021 Hyundai Kona EV in Westlake Village, California. Angelina Rodriguez is a Project Manager of Transportation Electrification at El Paso Electric Company in TX. He has been a long-time advocate for electric vehicles (EVs) and owns a Tesla Model 3.

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UTEP Awarded Nearly $1.3M for 4 DOE Projects On Engine and Turbine Efficiency and CO2 Capture

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The Department of Energy (DOE) recently awarded The University of Texas at El Paso grants totaling nearly $1.3 This research will be supported by a $299,991 DOE grant. million for research to improve the efficiency of engines and creating technologies for detecting, capturing and storing carbon emissions. Ramana, Ph.D.,

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Fighting to preserve the EVs that the automakers were crushing almost 20 years ago, saving up to 1,000 from the crusher, and helping keep the cause alive when the government, most environmental organizations, and the car companies had given up. What type of leadership makes you thrive? What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Fighting to preserve the EVs that the automakers were crushing almost 20 years ago, saving up to 1,000 from the crusher, and helping keep the cause alive when the government, most environmental organizations, and the car companies had given up. What type of leadership makes you thrive? What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Electreon and ASPIRE to launch electrified roadway demo in Utah

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The project also includes Kenworth Truck Company, which has delivered a Class 8 Kenworth T680 Classic to USU for the integration with the Electreon system at the test track.

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