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Remembering Lithium-Ion Battery Pioneer John Goodenough

Cars That Think

Goodenough, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Texas at Austin , authored more than 800 technical papers during his career. He and his colleagues were recently granted a U.S. Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. Sterling will bring a unique perspective to the Board, and expand the diversity of the Board to Texas. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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On the Shoulder of Giants: How the Tesla Cybertruck’s ambitious camper is willing itself into being

Teslarati

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. In previous interviews, King and French have noted that they would like to establish a factory close to Gigafactory Texas. foot bed of the Cybertruck.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

Meet the 17 Electric Auto Association members nominated for the National Board BY APRIL BOLDUC: PRESIDENT OF THE ELECTRIC AUTO ASSOCIATION It’s the most board candidates in our history. Sterling will bring a unique perspective to the Board, and expand the diversity of the Board to Texas. What type of leadership makes you thrive?

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

Tesla just opened its new Austin, Texas factory in April . 2 billion for the Domestic Manufacturing Conversion Grant program , which “encourage[s] domestic production and sales of efficient hybrid and advanced diesel vehicles and components of those vehicles”. billion for the purchase of zero-emission vehicles and $1.71

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Trump plans to gut EV policy: What it might mean for jobs, auto industry, made in America

Baua Electric

Giga Texas opening – Elon Musk Perhaps that’s been inspired by Musk’s massive job cuts at X (formerly Twitter), and at Tesla, where Musk nearly fired the entire Supercharger team earlier this year. First, let’s take a look at how Trump policy affected the auto industry in the previous term. According to the U.S.