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Hertz and Polestar partner to accelerate EV adoption; Hertz to purchase up to 65,000 EVs over five years

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Hertz and Polestar, the Swedish premium electric performance car maker, announced a new global partnership that includes purchasing up to 65,000 electric vehicles (EVs) over five years. Polestar previously announced its intention to list on Nasdaq New York in a proposed business combination with Gores Guggenheim, Inc.,

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Ex-Tesla policy head becomes executive of Zero Emission federal coalition 

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The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA) appointed ex-Tesla policy head Albert Gore as its new Executive Director. Gore will be taking over ZETA’s Executive Director position from Joe Britton. Gore worked at Tesla for approximately 6 years and 11 months, from September 2015 to July 2022. He was Tesla’s Eastern U.S.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

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I have no excuse for my ugly and excessive flying carbon footprint and only the carbon offsets I purchase ease any of my guilt. Monday I’ll be flying up to San Francisco for a meeting with the California State Park Foundation to see how we might partner with them. But I’m not going to stop.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

I have no excuse for my ugly and excessive flying carbon footprint and only the carbon offsets I purchase ease any of my guilt. Monday I’ll be flying up to San Francisco for a meeting with the California State Park Foundation to see how we might partner with them. But I’m not going to stop.

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Tesla wins Autopilot, FSD “misleading” marketing lawsuit in Germany: report

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The Higher Regional Court of Munich rejected this suggestion, stating that anybody visiting Tesla’s website with the intention to purchase an electric vehicle is appropriately informed that the car they are purchasing is not fully autonomous. .

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DOE: nearly 1,200 fuel cells have been deployed through the Recovery Act

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DOE says that the success of its fuel cell deployment and market transformation projects have led industry to plan additional purchases of more than 3,000 fuel cell powered lift trucks without any DOE funding. The majority of these fuel cell systems will be supplied through US fuel cell manufacturers.

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81% of EVs Sold in 2023 Still Qualify for the Federal EV Tax Credit

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) introduced new guidelines for a federal EV tax credit aimed at helping qualified drivers purchase an electric vehicle. Applicants can receive a non-refundable tax credit of up to $7,500 on the purchase of any of the eligible vehicles listed under the IRA. Critical minerals. Battery components.