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Conversion of Volkswagen Emden plant for EV production underway

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen has begun conversion of its Emden, Germany plant to support the production of Evs; the first electric cars are to roll off the production line there from 2022. With the conversion of our plant at Emden into a production location for electric vehicles, Volkswagen is forcing the pace of system change.

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Elon Musk listed as Featured Speaker for 2023 POSSIBLE event

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Elon Musk has been listed as a Featured Speaker for the 2023 POSSIBLE Event hosted by NBC Universal. Musk will join Linda Yaccarino of NBCUniversal on April 18 in Miami to discuss Twitter and how it will shape marketers, culture, and other conversations. The event will be called “Twitter 2.0:

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2020 Detroit Auto Show cancels amid COVID-19 pandemic; expected conversion of TCF Center to field hospital

Green Car Congress

2020 NAIAS Chairman Doug North said show officials are also discussing plans for a fundraising activity later this year to benefit the children’s charities that were designated as beneficiaries of the 2020 Charity Preview event. NAIAS will hold its next annual show in June 2021.

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Penn State and partners hosting Next Generation Biomass Conversion Short Course and facility tour

Green Car Congress

Experts in the field, including government researchers, university specialists, and industry leaders, will provide instruction in this two-day course covering various aspects of biomass conversion including sessions on technology, economics, operations, and policy issues. CE/PDH credits are available for participants. Fermentation Strategies.

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Tesla Not Invited To White House Event On EVs, US Manufacturing

InsideEVs

Leaving Tesla out of a conversation about electric vehicles and US automobile production was a curious decision.

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FedEx Express Canada launches first 50 BrightDrop all-electric vehicles

Green Car Congress

FedEx Express Canada welcomed its first 50 BrightDrop Zevo 600 electric delivery vehicles at an event in Toronto. CAMI reopened in December 2022 with the first Zevo 600 rolling off the assembly line after a seven-month retooling, the fastest plant conversion in GM’s history.

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Classic car rally to allow EVs to participate for the first time

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The “Bay to Birdwood Run” has announced that starting this year, electric conversion vehicles will be allowed to participate in the rally. In an interview with the Australian Broadcast Center (ABC) , event organizer Michael Neal stated that he wanted the first post-pandemic rally to be the biggest one yet.