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Jeep production facility halted due to cost of EV transition, says Stellantis

Teslarati

While the transition to electric vehicles was a welcome announcement from Jeep earlier this year , Stellantis didn’t include the minor detail that this transition is paired with the layoff of 1,200 employees at its Belvidere Plant in Illinois. What do you think of the article? Do you have any comments, questions, or concerns?

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SK Innovation Q2 profit tops forecast, battery unit eyes EV demand recovery – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Analysts say rising oil prices benefited the company’s petrochemical business, helping to offset losses from its battery unit SK On, which has been facing weaker electric vehicle (EV) battery demand. billion won in the previous quarter due to fewer EV battery shipments.

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Why is Hydroelectricity So Green, and Yet Unfashionable?

Cars That Think

I live in Manitoba , a province of Canada where all but a tiny fraction of electricity is generated from the potential energy of water. The United States got the Grand Coulee on the Columbia River, the Hoover Dam on the Colorado, and the dams of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Construction of large dams began before World War II.

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Nissan Promises EV for 2010

Revenge of the Electric Car

They’re going to hit the market next fall, but will target Tennessee (where they will be made) and Oregon and Sonoma County, initially. Check out the article: Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee. Here’s a snippet from the article: A top Nissan official in the U.S.

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Paying Tribute to 1997 IEEE President Charles K. Alexander

Cars That Think

At the time of his death, he was a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Cleveland State University and served as dean of its engineering school. He switched his interests and then earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering in 1965 from Ohio Normal (now Ohio Northern University ), in Ada.

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Study finds EV deployment in China to increase Environmental Justice challenge there

Green Car Congress

A new study by a team from the University of Tennessee, Tsinghua University and the University of Minnesota has found that the wide-scale deployment of electric vehicles in China can increase the Environmental Justice (EJ) challenge in that country. Prior research has investigated EJ aspects of electricity generation.

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The Best Electric SUVs on the Market

EV Life

The electric vehicle market has expanded rapidly in the last few years as automakers have introduced a variety of EV models to keep up with demand. These days, all-electric options are available in every type of vehicle, from high-horsepower electric sports cars to stylish electric luxury sedans to torque-heavy electric trucks.

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