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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. Welcome aboard!

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NTSB issues 9 safety recommendations after Tesla crash investigation; says no vehicle in US is self-driving

Green Car Congress

The National Transportation Safety Board held a public board meeting Tuesday during which it determined the probable cause for the fatal 23 March 2018, crash of a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, California. The Tesla’s lane-keeping assist system (“Autosteer”) initiated a left steering input toward the gore area while the SUV was about 5.9

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

Green Car Congress

The majority of these fuel cell systems will be supplied through US fuel cell manufacturers. Over the last decade, DOE has invested in research and development projects to advance key fuel cell components such as catalysts and membranes at several companies including 3M, Dupont, Gore, Johnson Matthey, and BASF.

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

EV Life

Not only that, but the new requirements are also set to have a positive impact on North American manufacturing as many automakers start to adjust their supply chains and invest in battery plants , components, critical minerals, and assembly here at home. What are the New Changes to the Federal Tax Credit? Critical minerals. Pre-qualify Now

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Letter from Copenhagen

Revenge of the Electric Car

Two weeks in on a trip to Denmark and my perspective on weather and transportation had shifted. And entrepreneurs were in ample supply too. And we had a screening of “Who Killed the Electric Car&# at a film festival where Al Gore greeted us and had a few things to say about the culture wars. It was a dark and snowy night.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

manufacturing operations, primarily due to a) the rising popularity of EVs and b) to guard against the kinds of challenges and risks in the international supply chain that have been one of the hallmarks of pandemic-era production; select specific plans include: Ford, which announced in June of this year that it would invest $3.7

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

An on-board computer system will indicate to the driver the remaining power supply and the nearest charging spot. Driving range will no longer be an obstacle, because customers will be able to plug their cars into charging units in any of the 500,000 charging spots in Israel. Electric vehicles will be available for customers in 2011.

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