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CleanSpark, Inc. and ReJoule awarded $2.9M second-life EV battery grant with support from Ford

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million grant to CleanSpark, Inc., The grant is slated to be deployed over the next 30 months. ReJoule and CleanSpark will be further supported by Ford Motor Company, BigBattery, and GRID Alternatives. ReJoule, as the primary grant recipient, will develop a battery grading process and degradation model.

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UK chooses to axe electric vehicle grant programs as popularity skyrockets

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Effective immediately, the United Kingdom has announced it will no longer supply EV grants for most consumer purchases. The grant system, launched in 2011 as part of a system to kick start the EV sector in the UK, has ended for most consumers, only leaving grants available for vehicles in niche and commercial uses.

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Hyzon Motors receives zero-emissions certification from CARB; repowered Class 6-8 fuel cell vehicles

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Hyzon Motors , a global supplier of zero-emissions hydrogen and fuel cell powered commercial vehicles, announced that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has certified Hyzon’s Class 8, 7, and 6 Repowers as exempt from emission requirements, enabling the company to sell fuel cell electric trucks in California.

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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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Lightning eMotors announces production launch of GM-based ZEV4 work trucks

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Lightning eMotors announced the production launch of its next generation General Motors (GM)-based Lightning ZEV4 work trucks. This announcement follows the company’s recent announcements of accelerated ZEV4 production to meet customer demands for Class 4 school buses and shuttle buses built on the same popular platform.

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UK government extends Plug-In Car Grant to vans for up to $12,300

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Van buyers in the UK will be able to receive 20%—up to £8,000 (US$12,300)—off the cost of a plug-in van, UK Transport Minister Norman Baker and Business Minister Mark Prisk announced. This is an extension of the Plug-In Car Grant which offers 25%—up to £5,000 (US$7,700)—to motorists buying a new plug-in car.

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New EV OEM Lordstown Motors buys GM plant, licenses Workhorse IP

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Lordstown Motors Corp. —Rich Schmidt, Chief Production Officer, Lordstown Motors, and former Director of Manufacturing, Tesla, Inc. Lordstown Motors is entering into an intellectual property licensing agreement (IPLA) with Workhorse. Workhorse CEO Duane Hughes.

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