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Canoo delivers first Oklahoma-built vehicles to the state

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Electric vehicle (EV) startup Canoo has made a number of initial vehicle delivery deals throughout the past year or so, with the latest delivery going to the state of Oklahoma. The LDVs were produced at the company’s new Oklahoma City factory using battery modules built at a facility located in Pryor.

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Tesla supplier Panasonic to boost productivity before adding an EV plant

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battery factory this month, another executive has cautioned that the manufacturer should first boost output at its current plants before debuting an additional site. Kusumi also noted that there was still significant room to increase production at its current factories, simply through improving machine maintenance and overall processes.

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FTA awarding $130M in Low-No grants for zero-emission and low-emission transit buses and facilities

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The Owensboro Transit System will receive funds to purchase an electric battery bus and a charging station to maintain a state of good repair. Fiscal Year 2020 Low-No bus program projects are: State.

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Panasonic puts productivity boost ahead of new EV plant in US – ET Auto

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The battery unit, Panasonic Energy , had previously said it aimed to decide on building the factory by the end of March. In December it said Oklahoma – where it was previously exploring building a factory – was no longer a candidate site. It aims to raise that to 200 GWh by early 2031. The IRA and other U.S.

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ARPA-E announces $11M for innovations in energy-water processing and agricultural sensing technologies; fourth, fifth OPEN+ cohorts

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University of Oklahoma, An Innovative Zero-Liquid Discharge Intermediate-Cold-Liquid Eutectic-Freeze Desalination System – $608,333. Northeastern University will develop a maintenance-free sensor network to improve energy and agricultural efficiency by monitoring water content in plants.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The vast majority of the funded projects are for battery-electric buses and infrastructure; two projects are receiving a total of $3.2 The funding is for the incremental cost of a battery electric bus over a CNG bus and leverages federal, state, local utilities and local match to purchase the battery electric buses for service expansion.

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5 Top Destinations for a Spring Break EV Road Trip

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How can you create a memorable spring break journey with your battery-electric car ? Louis and Oklahoma City before ending in Santa Monica on the west side of Los Angeles. The Southwest portions can get hot quickly, so use your air conditioner sparingly to save battery if you run low. It can also be taken in shorter chunks.