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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Each team was scored across multiple dynamic vehicle testing events ranging from energy consumption to acceleration and drive quality, as well as a 175-mile Over the Road Event through the Arizona desert, which tested each vehicle’s thermal management, range, and overall durability.

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You Can Now Lease A Rivian R1T In Select U.S. States

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The company said the program is available to customers in 14 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. Rivian says it plans […] The post You Can Now Lease A Rivian R1T In Select U.S.

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Georgia Tech ultra-thin hollow nanocages could significantly reduce platinum use in fuel cell electrodes

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A team led by researchers at Georgia Tech has developed a new fabrication technique to produce platinum-based hollow nanocages with ultra-thin walls that could significantly reduce the amount of the costly metal needed to provide catalytic activity. The Georgia Tech-led team took that last approach. —Zhang et al.

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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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Consortium members: California State University Long Beach, Georgia Institute of Technology, Texas Southern University, University of California Riverside, University of Southern California, and University of Vermont. $4

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Nikola wins DOE fuel-cell development grant

Green Car Reports

Startup truckmaker Nikola, which plans to build fuel-cell-powered semi trucks in Arizona, won a $1.7 The company will partner with Department of Energy scientists from Carnegie Mellon University, Northeastern University, and Georgia.

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LG Energy Solutions & Hyundai team up for battery plant in the United States

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Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding on May 26 in Seoul, Korea, for a battery cell manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Savannah, Georgia. Tesla supplier LGES to quadruple investment in Arizona battery plant to $5.5 Hyundai Mobis will assemble battery packs using the cells from the plant in Georgia.

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

Baua Electric

The American automaker has also added two more states to its lease program – Illinois, where the EVs are currently built, and Virginia. That brings the total to 16 states in all.

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