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EIA: US large-scale battery storage power capacity increased 35% in 2020

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The United States continued a trend of significant growth in large-scale battery capacity, with US battery power capacity reaching 1,650 megawatts (MW) by the end of 2020. At the end of 2019, 163 large-scale battery storage systems were operating in the United States, a 28% increase from 2018.

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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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A firefighter from the Illinois Fire Service Institute demonstrates occupant extraction best practices for EVs by cutting interior structural components of a GMC HUMMER EV Pickup. GM’s training includes guidance on doing this more sparingly to keep battery management systems active.

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Rivian to build new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia

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The company has also announced that it is expanding production at its Illinois factory from 150,000 units a year to over 200,000 and expects annual production at the Georgia factory will be nearly double at 400,000 vehicles a year. It said that it is looking for a second factory in the US that will also be having battery cell production.

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Rivian EV maker raises $11.9 billion

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It said that it is looking for a second factory in the US that will also be having battery cell production. The Rivian’s current factory in Illinois has a capacity for as many as 300,000 vehicles per year. Rivian last year also had raised another $1.3 launch in late 2020.

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ARPA-E awarding $36M to 22 projects in RANGE program for transformative EV storage

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ARPA-E’s RANGE program seeks to improve EV driving range and reduce vehicle costs by re-envisioning the total EV battery system, rather than working to increase the energy density of individual battery cells. For example, Solid Power located in Louisville, CO will receive approximately $3.5 Air Battery. 760,000. .

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Rivian raised $2.5 billion looks for US EV factory 

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It is looking for a second factory in the US that will also be having battery cell production. The Rivian’s current factory in Illinois has been rumoured to have a capacity for as many as 300,000 vehicles per year. Rivian automotive last year also has raised another $1.3 launch in late 2020.

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See & test drive your favorite EVs at Drive Electric Earth Month, thru April

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Earth Day EV Expo in Chicago, IL, which will include students from Illinois Tech and other universities showing off entries for the EV/autonomous EcoCAR challenge. Salem Kicks Gas in Salem, MA with a large variety of EVs on display and test drives from local dealers, along with e-bike and other battery-powered outdoor equipment displays.

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