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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

Green Car Congress

Working with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Toyota Motor North America, the team is sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) as part of its Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.).

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 members from across North America who have been nominated for the 2022 National Electric Auto Association (EAA) Board, and will be voted on by members in early November. What is your most effective contribution toward the adoption of EVs?

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Tesla is officially worth $1 trillion, stock soars past $1,000 per share

Teslarati

Hertz agreed to purchase 100,000 Tesla Model 3 electric sedans for its fleet of rental cars in a deal worth $4.3 Introducing our all new EV fleet ( @TomBrady not included) #Hertz #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/TElSE2PDKb. Introducing our all new EV fleet ( @TomBrady not included) #Hertz #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/TElSE2PDKb.

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Ceres: national fuel economy and emissions standards can increase viability of domestic automakers and suppliers

Green Car Congress

New technology innovations and business models, namely from Tesla and Uber, as well as deep-pocketed competitors such as Google and Apple, are entering the automotive and emerging mobility markets. In 1985, more than two-thirds of Detroit Three unit sales were in North America. Innovation and market disruption.

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Plugless: first wireless charger to provide 1 million charge hours for PEVs

Green Car Congress

Evatran Group, the manufacturer and distributor of Plugless, announced that Plugless installations across North America (and some worldwide) crossed 1-million hours charged this month. 1 st wireless EV charger installed on a production fleet of driverless shuttlebuses. 1 st wireless EV charging field trials.

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RelayRides launches US-wide peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace; car2go car-sharing expands to new cities

Green Car Congress

RelayRides’ model is based on neighbors renting out their cars to fellow neighbors, instead of one that requires ownership and maintenance of a car fleet. RelayRides is backed by more than $13 million in venture capital funding from investors including Google Ventures and GM Ventures.

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