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Ford updates Escape with new ST-Line; full hybrid and plug-in hybrid options

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Escape, which debuted the world’s first hybrid SUV in 2005, brings back two hybrid choices for 2023, a full hybrid and a Plug-In Hybrid model. 2023 Ford Escape Plug In Hybrid (left) and ST-Line Elite (right). In addition to the ST-Line models, the Escape lineup also includes Base, Escape Active, Platinum and Plug-in Hybrid models.

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Tesla NACS plugs mandated by Kentucky for EV charging state program: report

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Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) seems to be gaining more traction, with recent reports suggesting that Kentucky recently implemented a policy that mandates EV charging companies to include a NACS plug if they wish to participate in a state program aimed at electrifying highways using federal funds.

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DOE: EV battery manufacturing capacity in N America in 2030 projected to be nearly 20 times greater than in 2021

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Based on current plans, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and Michigan will see the highest growth in battery manufacturing capacity. Source: David Gohlke, Yan Zhou, Xinyi Wu, and Calista Courtney, Argonne National Laboratory, Assessment of Light-Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicles in the United States, 2010–2021, ANL-22/71, 2022.

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Report: Toyota To Build Subaru Three-Row EV in Kentucky

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Toyota will build the vehicle in its Kentucky factory, where its own electric three-row will be produced. Its Kentucky facility is getting a multi-million-dollar retooling to support EV production and will eventually source batteries from another Toyota plant in North Carolina. Neither automaker’s current EVs are eligible for U.S.

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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

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The Department of the Interior awarded an initial $560 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to 24 states to begin work to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells. billion to plug orphaned wells. billion in Phase One funding announced in January by the Department for states to plug and remediate orphaned wells.

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Toyota to invest $1.3B to build EVs at its Kentucky plant

Baua Electric

billion investment in its Kentucky factory to build EVs, including its three-row electric SUV for the US market. The investment supports the previously announced future battery EV assembly at Toyota Kentucky. Dow explains: Hybrid vehicles like the (non-plug-in) Prius run entirely on gasoline. Get started here. –ad*

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Tesla Model Y, Model 3 are the most American-made vehicles, annual study finds

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The Kentucky-built Corsair, which is offered in a plug-in hybrid Corsair Grand Touring, was ranked third. Tesla vehicles took four of the top six spots in the 2022 American-made Index, from Cars.com. The Tesla Model Y and Model 3 took the top two spots, as all of those models for the U.S. are made in either California or Texas.

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