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Rivian (RIVN) adds R1S SUV to lease program and expands to additional states

Baua Electric

Today, the company has made good on its promise to deliver the latter as US customers can lease an R1S of their own. Following an announcement in November 2023 that a lease program was in the works, Rivian began offering pre-configured R1T models to customers to lease, but only in 14 states to start.

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Schaeffler invests $230 million in new automotive manufacturing facility in Ohio for EV products – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Global motion technology company Schaeffler plans to expand its US operations with the addition of a new manufacturing facility focused on producing automotive electric mobility solutions. The state government is providing grants and tax credits for the company’s investments, which are expected to create some 650 jobs.

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

EV Connect

Policies all across America are making it easier for companies big and small to make the leap to an electric fleet. Federal Incentives for Electric Fleets There are a variety of federal tax credits and incentives for purchasing electric vehicles, as well as for expanding America’s charging network and EV infrastructure.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

Teslarati

” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. ” The company is dedicated to the battery supply chain network so that Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) are more sustainable and economical for our consumers. battery production.” ” I’d love to hear from you!

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

on a path to reducing emissions more than 40% below 2005 levels, per a Princeton University analysis of the measure’s impacts : expanded tax credits for EVs, batteries, solar panels and wind turbines. And what about changes to the EV tax credit? carbon sequestration (capture and storage, i.e.).

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Li-ion Polymer Battery Maker Kokam America Is Partner of Choice for Smith Electric Vehicles US; Kokam JV With Dow Targeted at Scaling Up Production

Green Car Congress

When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ”

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

Green Car Congress

In the United States, the record production of biofuels is attributed in part to high oil prices, which encouraged several large fuel companies, including Sunoco, Valero, Flint Hills, and Murphy Oil, to enter the ethanol industry. Corn is the primary feedstock for US ethanol, and sugarcane is the dominant source of ethanol in Brazil.

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