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DOT and DOE announce nearly $5B over 5 years for new national EV charging network; $615M in FY2022

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The US Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to build out a national electric vehicle charging network. 11,320,762. California. 56,789,406. Connecticut. 29,315,442. 19,978,342. 21,998,178. 14,743,125.

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USDOT awards $14M to UC Davis-led National Center for Sustainable Transportation

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Other members of the NCST consortium include University of California-Riverside, University of Southern California, California State University-Long Beach, Georgia Institute of Technology, and University of Vermont.

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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This project will launch an intensive strategic planning effort to spur the deployment of commercial medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure through the development of an East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor along the I-95 freight corridor from Georgia to New Jersey. Cummins Inc.:

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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

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Rivian sweetens EV lease deals on R1T and R1S models Rivian doesn’t just build EVs. Rivian is offering attractive EV lease deals on the R1T and R1S, starting as low as $559 per month. These “Electric Adventure Vehicles” are designed to take the road less traveled in style and comfort.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015. The partners will make an additional 174 locations in 33 states available to all EV owners in those markets, and plan to install 50 more in 2017. Earlier post.)

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Clean Energy Capital to develop first commercial-scale sugarcane ethanol plant in US

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Other states are considering adoption of the same low carbon fuel standard as California, including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington. This will provide greater stability in profit margins, according to Clean Energy.

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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As coal plants close, they leave behind empty building shells and scores of lost jobs. Plant operators might save on costs, with transmission lines, cooling towers, office buildings, and roads already in place. Only one nuclear power plant is currently under construction in the United States, in eastern Georgia.

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