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JULY 18, 2023

a global manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, has entered into a long-term EV charger supply agreement with Francis Energy, owner of the fourth-largest electric vehicle fast-charging network in the US. SK Signet Inc., SK Signet and Francis Energy were noted as participants in this project.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The Spurlock Museum/University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Bell Labs used one of the boxes to demonstrate the transistor’s portability. Bardeen brought his box to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, when he joined the faculty in 1951. Dallesasse’s mentor at Illinois was Holoynak , whose mentor was Bardeen.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe is set to gain additional duties related to product oversight ahead of the automaker’s plans for its next-generation electric vehicle (EV). Rivian currently sells its first-generation vehicles, the R1T pickup and the R1S SUV, both of which are built at its factory in Normal, Illinois.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In response to a shift in consumer demand toward SUVs and trucks, the Company discontinued compact car production and retooled plants in Illinois, Ohio and Michigan to make full use of available capacity to expand the Jeep and Ram brands. —Mike Manley, CEO, FCA N.V. FCA would invest $1.6 The Pentastar engines—the 3.6-, 3.2-

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Teslarati

AUGUST 3, 2021

Rivian plans to start delivering its all-electric R1T pickup truck this fall after some delays. In May, Rivian proposed the addition of two buildings to its 510-acre property in Normal, Illinois. Gravity is also strategically located near Bristol and Exeter International Airport and universities for a robust pool of talent.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

ARPA-E released $10 million in funding for 6 projects as part of the Connecting Aviation By Lighter Electrical Systems ( CABLES ) topic. The projects selected under this opportunity and associated topics are not part of an existing ARPA-E program, but if successful could establish a new program area for ARPA-E to explore further.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Military and non-proliferation experts are worried about the growing temptation by nuclear-armed countries to engage in a first-strike EMP attack using nuclear weapons that, while avoiding direct casualties, could prove devastating to electric grids and electronic devices from smartwatches to supercomputers. See the illustration, below.).

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Teslarati

AUGUST 17, 2021

Rivian opened its doors to visitors last weekend and welcomed people to take a peek inside its production facility in Normal, Illinois. The production facility was nowhere near idle as Rivian took a few visitors for a tour through parts of the facility. Rivian R1T test drive video showcases electric pickup’s off-road capability.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2023

Amazon has announced a few milestones within its Rivian Electric Delivery Vehicle (EDV) fleet. Since launching the delivery of packages using the all-electric vans Rivian developed especially for its partnership with Amazon, the e-commerce giant has accumulated more than 3,000 EDV units from the Normal, Illinois-based automaker.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ryder System, a leader in commercial fleet management, dedicated transportation, and supply chain solutions, has started to take delivery of 125 Chanje medium-duty electric panel vans ( earlier post ), the first of their kind in North America, now available for lease or rent. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The vehicles are part of AT&T’s planned 10-year initiative to invest up to $565 million to replace approximately 15,000 fleet vehicles with alternative fuel models through 2018. The milestone vehicle, deployed in Chicago, uses compressed natural gas technology (CNG), and is one of 165 AFVs deployed by AT&T in Illinois.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

It’s that time of year again, time for events across the country to show off electric vehicles at Drive Electric Earth Month. Drive Electric Earth Month is an offshoot of Drive Electric Week , a long-running annual tradition hosting meetups mostly in the US, but also occasionally in other countries. April 14, 12pm-2pm.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Rivian R2 lineup is due to debut March 7, the California-based electric truck maker revealed Monday. A Rivian R2S SUV at that price could potentially provide steep competition for everything from the Tesla Model Y to the Jeep Recon, while an R2T pickup might provide a fully electric equivalent to the Ford Maverick or Hyundai Santa Fe.

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Teslarati

JUNE 17, 2022

state to be covered by the electric automaker’s competitively priced insurance product. Nevada joins Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia as states that utilize Tesla Insurance, which bases rates on real-time driving behavior in all regions except for California due to Statewide restrictions.

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Clean Fleet Report

MAY 30, 2023

Tech screens are a big part if modern farming Farmers learn early on that practicing sustainable agriculture will produce higher yields. It is daunting to think all of these are dependent on the weather and the availability of labor in order to have a successful crop, which is vital to feeding the country.

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Cars That Think

MAY 13, 2023

But for the CHIPS Act to succeed, each fab will need hundreds of skilled engineers and technicians of all stripes, with training ranging from two-year associate degrees to Ph.D.s. There is no shortage of talent in the region, Howard adds, since manufacturing is already a major activity in Ohio and other parts of the Midwest.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

The program will assess the E-Transit’s effectiveness as a delivery van while also being an introductory part of FedEx’s plan to have zero tailpipe emission vehicles across its fleet by 2040. Several companies, including Wal-Mart and Amazon, are utilizing electric delivery van models to test last-mile deliveries.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $24 million in funding for 10 projects as part of a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program: Modeling-Enhanced Innovations Trailblazing Nuclear Energy Reinvigoration ( MEITNER ). GW by 2050.

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Teslarati

JULY 11, 2022

Tesla and Hertz struck a non-signed deal late last year that would see 100,000 all-electric vehicles from the Elon Musk-headed company make their way to the rental agency. Chicago, Illinois. Polestar begins deliveries of Polestar 2 as part of Hertz Deal. Atlanta, Georgia, Boston, Massachusetts. Burbank, California.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

million project to upgrade its wet mill ethanol plant in Pekin, Illinois, by replacing 70-year-old coal boiler technology with two newly installed Indeck high-pressure natural gas boilers. The boiler installation is part of the more than $30-million investment Aventine is making to restore its two plants in Pekin.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2017

Researchers at the University of Illinois, Xerion Advanced Battery Corporation and Nanjing University in China have developed a method for electroplating lithium-ion battery cathodes, yielding high-quality, high-performance battery materials that could also enable flexible and solid-state batteries. —Hailong Ning.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

All five fingers on the lightweight prosthesis flex and extend. Two years later he was accepted into the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He reported that he felt as though a part of him had come back thanks to the prosthesis. It functions almost like a regular hand. and a Ph.D.

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Teslarati

JUNE 24, 2022

As of June 15, 2022, Ford will no longer offer the opportunity to purchase its three all-electric vehicles, the F-150 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E, and E-Transit Van, for new leases. The post Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles appeared first on TESLARATI. battery production.”

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

Although Rivian and Tesla are making headlines with planned expansions into mass-market electric vehicles, Kia is set to launch two affordable EVs of its own. More affordable EVs are coming Rivian unveiled its highly anticipated R2 electric SUV Thursday. Kia has found recent success with its first three-row EV9 electric SUV.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2016

Toyota Motor North America has awarded MP2 Energy, a full-service power company based in The Woodlands, Texas, a five-year retail electricity contract to provide 100% renewable energy solutions to Toyota’s new North American headquarters in Plano, Texas. The five-year deal also supports 7.75

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 9, 2014

The SEPTA model is the first of its kind in the world, going beyond the recovery of braking energy by also helping the electricity grid to be more stable and efficient with fast regulation support. By incorporating ultracapacitors, we will recover more braking energy, produce higher revenues from frequency regulation and extend battery life.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave electric vehicle startup Rivian a bit of invaluable advice regarding manufacturing efforts that could help the company’s longevity. There will still be bottlenecks due to parts shortages. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based ” I’d recommend they get their first plant working.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Bovik found his calling: digital image processing. Alma mater: University of Illinois. For nearly 40 years, he has been a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas Cockrell School of Engineering , in Austin. While pursuing a Ph.D. ABOUT ALAN BOVIK.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Rivian has just started production and deliveries of its R1T pickup, the company’s first vehicle and the first all-electric pickup to hit the U.S. These initial units were produced at the company’s main manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, where the company is based. automotive market.

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JUNE 28, 2023

That was the case for Melba Crawford , who as a teenager couldn’t wait to leave her family’s farm in Illinois to pursue an engineering career. Crawford is a professor of civil engineering, agronomy, and electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University , in West Lafayette, Ind. She died in 2017.

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Clean Fleet Report

JULY 9, 2022

They found that hybrid and alternative fuel vehicles (especially electric cars) easily saved their owners money when looking at the purchase price, fuel costs and regular maintenance. The motors that electric vehicles use have fewer moving parts than their gasoline-powered counterparts and don’t require oil changes.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Rivian Automotive ( NASDAQ: RIVN ), fresh off of the first deliveries of its R1T all-electric pickup, is set to have its second United States plant land in Georgia. A new report claims that Rivian, based in Normal, Illinois, will bring a second electric vehicle manufacturing plant to the United States by building it in Georgia.

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Baua Electric

MAY 26, 2023

Rivian on Friday supplied the primary tease of its R2, a smaller follow-up to the automaker’s R1T electrical pickup and R1S electrical SUV due in 2026. CEO RJ Scaringe and design boss Jeff Hammoud confirmed a clay type of the R2 underneath a sheet all over an Instagram query and resolution consultation with Scaringe.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Cadillac Lyriq.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Cadillac Lyriq.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 30, 2022

Currently all 80 branches of the Chicago Public Library have the kits, as do libraries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, and Wisconsin. All the items were stowed in backpacks. Genther says having libraries offer the kits makes a lot of sense. It awarded 15 grants of up to $2,000.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) will award approximately $36 million to 22 projects to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs. Princeton University. Long-Life Rechargeable Alkaline Battery for EVs.

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