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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Meanwhile, the states with the lowest levels of EV adoption—Michigan, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Wyoming, Louisiana, South Dakota, West Virginia and North Dakota—have gone in the opposite direction, with adoption rates declining on average in the first half of 2023. Each month, the J.D.

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Tesla boosts its data collection team with hiring ramp for Prototype Vehicle Operators

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Prototype Vehicle Operators will be tasked with operating a Tesla vehicle in designated areas for data collection. It is also expected to be very similar to the highly-anticipated affordable Tesla that will eventually be built in Giga Mexico. ” Shifts for the job involve rather irregular hours, at 5 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Alcoa Foundation awards Ohio State University $400K to research light-weight, metal-based, vehicle structures

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The Alcoa Foundation recently awarded a $400,000 grant to the Ohio State University (OSU) Institute for Materials Research in support of innovative design and manufacturing technologies that will enable the creation of lighter, more environmentally friendly vehicle structures. The new design results in a weight saving of over 55%.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. That affordability threshold is very important,” Musk said in June. “It It must both be a good value for money and be affordable in order to achieve good unit volumes. I’d love to hear from you!

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Kansas City Power & Light. The DOT is now soliciting nominations from State and local officials to assist in making designations for alternative fuel corridors. Florida Power and Light Company. Georgia Power. General Motors. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. Indianapolis Power & Light Company. National Grid.

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Why Haven't Hoverbikes Taken Off?

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“it’s gonna happen, but I don’t I don’t know if it’ll happen in your lifetime and mine,” says Ron Barrett-Gonzalez , an aerospace engineering professor at the University of Kansas. The University of Kansas team’s GoFly entry, called Mamba , had been one of 10 Phase I winners for best design.

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ARPA-E awards $43M to 19 energy storage projects to advance electric vehicle and grid technologies

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is developing an innovative battery design to more effectively regulate destructive hotspots that develop during use. design for electric vehicle battery packs that can reroute. flow battery chemistry to develop an efficient and affordable. the University of Kansas, and Vanderbilt.