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Rivian (RIVN) adds R1S SUV to lease program and expands to additional states

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Here’s the complete list: Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Michigan Missouri New Jersey New York Nevada Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Washington Rivian shared that an R1T or R1S lease immediately qualifies for the $7,500 clean vehicle tax credit , which is automatically deducted from the total price of the vehicle through (..)

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Schaeffler invests $230 million in new automotive manufacturing facility in Ohio for EV products – Charged EVs

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The state government is providing grants and tax credits for the company’s investments, which are expected to create some 650 jobs. Schaeffler has 15 factories and 5 R&D sites in the Americas region, including manufacturing sites in Ohio, South Carolina, Missouri and Connecticut.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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” Ford, GM, Stellantis, Toyota push for Congress to eliminate EV tax credit limits. “The purchase of the BEV Lease is to aid in our goal of delivering carbon neutrality by 2050 by controlling the vehicle battery through its life, keeping it in the Ford network.”

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Li-ion Polymer Battery Maker Kokam America Is Partner of Choice for Smith Electric Vehicles US; Kokam JV With Dow Targeted at Scaling Up Production

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When Smith Electric Vehicles US Corp (SEV-US) announced on 27 March its selection of Kansas City, Missouri as the site for its US assembly plant for electric commercial vehicles ( earlier post ), SEV-US CEO Bryan Hansel named Kokam America (also based in Missouri) as the electric vehicle company’s battery “ partner of choice. ”

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Global biofuels production up 17% in 2010 to hit all-time high of 105 billion liters

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Proposed legislation in the US Senate would cut current ethanol production subsidies while maintaining tax credits for related infrastructure such as refilling stations. Instead of the 950 million liters required initially under the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, the final target will be a much smaller 25 million liters.

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US and China Presidents Announce US-China Electric Vehicles Initiative, Six Other Measures to Strengthen Cooperation Between the Countries on Energy Issues

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In the United States, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act expanded a $7,500 consumer tax credit for electric vehicles and included $2.4 In the past year, both countries have made major investments in electric vehicles. billion to support battery manufacturing. The US government has also provided more than $8.5

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Kokam is Smith Electrics partner of choice

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Smith Electric Vehicles has announced that Kokam America will be its battery partner of choice when work begins at its Kansas City, Missouri, site. It was also awarded $144.6million in tax credits towards that plant by the state. For more information on that story, click here.