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Ford Escape Hybrid refresh, faster Hyundai charging, Volvo EX90 tech, Mercedes CEO: The Week in Reverse

Green Car Reports

Which brand confirmed this week it will build EVs in Georgia? Which electric sedan can charge at home at 80 miles per hour? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending October 28, 2022.

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Rivian’s board provides former Waymo CEO John Krafcik

Baua Electric

It plans to founding a number of lower-cost cars on a untouched EV platform out of a era plant in Georgia. “I look forward to working with RJ and the rest of the team to help Rivian build the best electric vehicles in the world.”

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Elon Musk shares advice for new EV makers trying to follow Tesla’s success

Teslarati

Tesla, after all, only escaped by a knife’s edge several times in the past. ” “You really need to start out small, makes your mistakes at a small scale, make sure you’ve got a lot of reserved capital, and then gradually build up from the dumb things you do in the beginning and be less dumb over time,” Musk said.

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US DOE awards ~$5M to expand research on methane hydrates

Green Car Congress

Managed by the Energy Department’s National Energy Technology Laboratory, the new projects will build on that success by researching alternative methods of extraction and the potential for commercialization, as well as the environmental impact of natural gas extraction from hydrate formations. DOE Investment: approximately $1.68

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

Green Car Congress

Outfitting of a high-volume manufacturing facility to build DC Bus Capacitors for the electric drive vehicle industry. Deploy up to 150 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, including 130 Ford Escape PHEVs and 20 Ford E450 Van PHEVs. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. Powerex, Inc.

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Andy Grove: The U.S. must create an electric car industry - Apr. 17, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Just this past year Russia sent tanks into oil-rich Georgia, and an oil tanker was hijacked off the coast of Somalia. 0:00 / 4:23 Big battery bet If we dont care about our automotive industry, we can let Toyota ( TM ) or Honda ( HMC ) build our electric cars, with LG or Panasonic ( PC ) making the batteries. And they exist. government.

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President Joe Biden’s Tesla-void EV speech gave Ford too much credit [Opinion]

Teslarati

Two of the four vehicles I have owned have been Fords, the most recent being a 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid. workers or whether American companies would have to depend on foreign countries to build and produce EVs. It was the best car I’ve ever had. My Dad has owned nothing but Fords for as long as I can remember.

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