Teslarati

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Mercedes made waves in the auto industry earlier this year when it became the first automaker certified to operate level 3 autonomous driving vehicles in the United States, with the first State being Nevada. This difference in design philosophy extends into the design of the software that the two companies are introducing.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2018

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. The Aluminum Association, whose member companies invested more than $2.6 Earlier post.)

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The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Striking Ford employees are heading back to the assembly line today after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union reached a tentative labor deal with the company late on Wednesday. This agreement sets us on a new path to make things right at Ford, at the Big Three, and across the auto industry.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Progress Energy are working together to help prepare the Research Triangle area of North Carolina for the operation of electric vehicles. Progress Energy is developing a charging station pilot program as part of a $200 million smart grid grant it received from the US Department of Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2009

While the President’s Task Force on the Auto Industry continues to review restructuring plans submitted by General Motors and Chrysler, the US Department of the Treasury announced an Auto Supplier Support Program that will provide up to $5 billion in financing to US-based suppliers.

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2022

So focused was the company in these endeavors that it even decided to design and produce its own batteries, the 4680 cells. Being a key component of its high-performance batteries, Musk stated back in 2020 that any company that can provide Tesla with environmentally-friendly nickel would be granted with a massive contract.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The move was labelled a “hostile takeover” by many in the auto industry, setting the stage for a potential battle before the antitrust regulator. “The communication sent by CCI has provided our company with an opportunity to represent our views on the matter,” Minda Corporation stated in a regulatory filing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

The private equity round was led by GSR Ventures, a venture capital firm with more than $1 billion under management that invests primarily in early stage and growth stage technology companies with substantial operations in China. GSR Ventures has offices in Beijing and Silicon Valley. Reorganizing. Purcell, Jr., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2009

Ener1 said that customer interest in its lithium-ion batteries from all segments remained strong in spite of distress the auto industry and current recessionary economic conditions. The company has segmented its accounts into a focus list of ten high-priority customers.

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Charged EVs

DECEMBER 14, 2021

If you want to attract attention, keeping a company in stealth mode for several years is a good way to do it. The startup carmaker Rivian was founded a decade ago by RJ Scaringe, but it didn’t go public with its electric pickup truck and SUV until the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show. Could Rivian emerge as “the next Tesla?” The next Tesla?

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Cars That Think

JULY 13, 2023

He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. The company originally employed the battery in its Handycam , and the lithium-ion technology soon made its way into billions of mobile phones and laptop computers. patent , shortly before his 100th birthday. While still at Oxford in 1981, Goodenough worked with Michael M.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2009

The pledge represents a culmination of efforts by Edison Electric Institute (EEI) member companies to survey the current state of electric transportation initiatives among utilities, evaluate how those initiatives fit in with the overall goal of advancing transportation electrification and determine what more is needed. Earley, Jr.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2009

Kentucky has an experienced auto industry-related workforce, and the region is within 500 miles of more than 4,800 auto-related vehicle manufacturers, including 69 vehicle assembly plants, noted Larry Hayes, Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear’s Cabinet Secretary. Argonne and Kentucky will also pursue other funding opportunities.

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Teslarati

MAY 28, 2021

Granted, the transforming pop-up camper was priced at a premium at about $50,000 per unit, but for some Cybertruck reservation holders, the expense was worth it. Stream It , the company behind Cyberlandr, is a software firm that specializes in AI-enhanced video analytics. The Risks of Innovation.

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Wallbox

JUNE 30, 2021

Here’s a quick timeline of the key incentives based on information from the Norwegian Electric Vehicle Association : The key benefit for EV owners remains the green tax deals on buying (no purchase or import tax), leasing (no VAT on leased EVs) and owning EVs (no road tax, reduced company car tax). Investing in Infrastructure.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Fighting to preserve the EVs that the automakers were crushing almost 20 years ago, saving up to 1,000 from the crusher, and helping keep the cause alive when the government, most environmental organizations, and the car companies had given up. What type of leadership makes you thrive? What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 11, 2009

So will his billions rejuvenate the American auto industry and put it back on top of the motoring world as it enters a new era? per cent, has received 11 grants worth a total of $1.36billion to develop new kinds of batteries and electric car technologies, as well as to build the factories where they will be manufactured.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Ford Motor Company.

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Electric Auto Association

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Fighting to preserve the EVs that the automakers were crushing almost 20 years ago, saving up to 1,000 from the crusher, and helping keep the cause alive when the government, most environmental organizations, and the car companies had given up. What type of leadership makes you thrive? What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Revenge of the Electric Car

JANUARY 27, 2009

This new company, Bright Automotive , is founded by ex-GM EV1 people, and the super efficient Rocky Mountain Institute to make plug-in hybrids in Indiana. Bright Automotive says it soon release an electric car with a 100 mile per gallon plus plug-in – and the company says it will keep the car economically priced. by: Michael Kanellos.

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Green Cars News

AUGUST 5, 2009

Ricardo, one of the leaders in the development of electric and hybrid vehicles, has welcomed President Obama’s announcement of $2.4billion in grants to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of the next generation of US batteries and electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Elon Musk’s second consecutive Person of the Year Award was granted by the FT in no small part due to Tesla’s accomplishments in the auto sector. In an interview with the publication, Musk noted that Tesla faced a lot of doubts when it started, with critics calling the company a fraud and its leader a fool.

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Plugs and Cars

APRIL 24, 2009

GM CEO Rick Waggoner was pushed out and the company got sixty days to get its act together. A billion dollars of loans and grants directly supporting Tesla, Th!nk, And these days a billion dollars is barely a rounding error in the money going to prop up the American auto industry. Here's my April column.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

A new study sponsored by Indiana University concludes that President Obama’s vision of one million plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) on US roads by 2015 will require concentrated efforts action from all stakeholders— the auto industry, federal government, the scientific community, and consumers—to be realized.

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Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

In October, the BYD Company Ltd the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer has announced that it has sold 68,018 battery-electric buses worldwide which helps to eliminate 114,947,040 tons of CO2 emissions, 1,836,432 cars worth of emissions, 80,160 tons of nitrogen oxide, 23,805,600 lbs. million in pre-series A round. Electric two-wheelers.

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EV Life

JANUARY 4, 2024

These additional requirements are meant to encourage the auto industry to rely less on foreign countries like China and more on domestic sources for these components, promoting local manufacturing and supply chain security. For example, starting in 2024, battery components cannot come from companies controlled by China.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

ACEA is stressing the need to divide the upcoming timeframe into two fundamental phases: an ongoing period until approval of relevant standards (Phase 1); and the period following approval of relevant standards granting sufficient lead-time for implementation (Phase 2).

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EV Connect

MARCH 29, 2021

Federal, state and local tax credits and incentives offer strategic advantages for early EV adopters which helps to subsidize sustainability for companies ready to commit to a cleaner, greener fleet. The EV industry is fueled by emerging, cutting-edge technology that can make the barrier for entry look more like a road block.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

It solves the storage problems faced by the electric utility companies in absorbing and adapting to the highly variable power and energy generated by solar and wind. One PHEV company, Efficient Drivetrains Inc., Since it can refuel from a standard household outlet and from a gasoline station, it needs no new infrastructure.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Two German investors, Ingo Voigt and Fritz Nol, announced their intent to buy Fisker Automotive, the failing plug-in hybrid car company, on 11 September. Though the Voight/Nol offer amount has not yet been made public, many predict the company will sell for $25 million to $50 million. Noting that DOE has issued $8.4 Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 10, 2024

said last week it would halt mining operations at its Grants open pit mine until conditions improve, warning of a writedown, while nickel miner Panoramic Resources Ltd. The price plunge has made it more difficult for companies seeking to sell mines or stakes. Chemaf Resources Ltd. Junior producers have been particularly hard hit.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

BYD is an amazing company. Within a few years, BYD’s batteries were cheaper and just as reliable as those made by industry giants ony and Sanyo. That track record—and that potential—is what persuaded Warren Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, to buy 10% of BYD last fall for $230 million. Not so this time around.

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EV Match

AUGUST 29, 2022

Volkswagen, which was the top-selling car company in the world as recently as 2020, announced in June 2022 that it was “actively in the process of looking at another production facility and also looking at a battery facility,” then began production of its first U.S. . $3 Tesla just opened its new Austin, Texas factory in April .

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Green Cars News

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

The eyes of the green car world, so regularly focused on Asia, Germany and the US, have finally taken more than a passing glance at one of the most historic auto industries in the world – that of France. The i0n is described by the company as an ‘ideal solution’ for the challenges of urban mobility versus environmental protection.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

But GM says it wont get the money until the Obama administration is satisfied the company is financially viable. GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? Gotta love a company that blows nearly 2 billion a year on PR and advertising!

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Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2024

News came out on Friday that President Biden is set to quadruple tariffs on Chinese EVs to protect the US auto industry from the rapid growth of Chinese EV manufacturing. The global auto industry is in a time of flux. Some company leadership favors the idea of tariffs , while other ( perhaps more sober ) leaders do not.

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