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Ballard to power Sierra Northern Railway hydrogen-fuel-cell switching locomotive in California

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Ballard Power Systems will provide fuel cell modules to Sierra Northern Railway—the freight division of privately-owned Sierra Energy Corporation, operating in Northern California—to power a zero-emission switching locomotive. A purchase order for the fuel cell modules is expected to be issued by Sierra by mid-year 2021.

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California Energy Commission awards Sierra Northern Railway team nearly $4M to demonstrate hydrogen switching locomotive; H2RAM

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The California Energy Commission has awarded GTI and Sierra Northern Railway nearly $4,000,000 to fund the design, integration, and demonstration of a hydrogen fuel cell switching locomotive to support the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Demonstrations in Rail and Marine Applications at Ports (H2RAM) initiative. —Ted Barnes, Director of R&D at GTI.

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GM begins deliveries of first Ultium-based EVs: GMC Hummer pickup and Brightdrop EV600

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General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. The Ultium Platform also helps GM innovate in core areas such as the interdependent body frame and battery structure of its all-new EVs.

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GM investing $650M in Lithium Americas; offtake agreement from Thacker Pass

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Under the agreement, GM will make a $650-million equity investment in Lithium Americas, which represents the largest-yet investment by an automaker to produce battery raw materials. Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass will be used in GM’s proprietary Ultium battery cells.

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DOE proposes revising procedures for calculating petroleum-equivalent fuel economy of EVs for use in CAFE calculations

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The change, petitioned for by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Sierra Club in 2021, would decrease the EV fuel economy values used in calculating CAFE compliance, thereby forcing automakers to either sell more EVs or to improve their other models to remain in regulatory compliance. Ford F-150 Lightning 237.1

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TATA’s UPCOMING ELECTRIC CARS IN INDIA

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Front and rear Tata logo-inspired DRL and tail light, frameless butterfly doors, rotating driver seat, console-inspired steering wheel, Voice assistance and individual sound system are some of the highlights of this Tata Avinya. TATA SIERRA EV: Tata showcased its most awaited electric car, sierra ev in the auto expo 2023.

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You can power your home for 21 days with a Chevy Silverado EV and GM’s new bidirectional charger

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Photo: GM Energy GM Energy just debuted vehicle-to-home (V2H) bidirectional EV chargers – here’s how GM’s EVs will keep the lights on. But it’s comparable to other battery storage costs – a Powerwall costs $11,500 with a solar installation through Tesla – and GM’s system eliminates the need to install battery storage.