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Rivian showroom to open in luxury Chicago neighborhood

Teslarati

Charming homes on picture-perfect streets, high-end boutiques, and restaurants favored by celebrities past and present all give this neighborhood its star power,” stated Choose Chicago. Plans are also underway to release the R2 platform, which is expected to be more affordable. million pre-orders as of earlier this year.

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Environmental groups look to halt Tesla’s battery plant permits at Gigafactory Texas

Teslarati

Environmentalists and activist groups are setting their sights on Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas. In a letter to Mayor Steve Adler, the groups called on the city to withhold permits for the electric vehicle maker, including Giga Texas’ dedicated battery cathode facility. Read the group’s full letter to Giga Texas below.

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GM and OnStar sign on as official Pecan Street partners; studying EV services and smart grid interaction

Green Car Congress

Headquartered at The University of Texas at Austin, Pecan Street Inc. s demonstration project, which now has the nation’s highest residential concentration of electric-drive vehicles in place. to help shape future electric vehicle services. 25% affordable housing. Attributes include: 700 acres.

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Electrifying Chicago’s Urban Residential Neighborhoods: 3 New Community Chargers

EV Match

3 New Community Electric Vehicle Chargers in Chicago. It is exciting to see the variety and affordability of electric vehicles growing at the rate that they are, but we know it’s not enough. John’s Episcopal Church in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. Clean Energy in Irving Park.

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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

The Torrance Hillside Overlay district , covers most of the historic Hollywood Riviera neighborhood where the Creative Greenius lives and I can tell you that it’s a zoning law that is pure politics. I want to sell power to Texas, because we can. Yeah, they can afford it. That’s pretty mean to the rest of the grid.

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