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Tesla has secured a massive new building in Illinois

Electrek

Tesla has secured a long-term lease on a massive new building located in Pontoon Beach, Illinois, near St. It’s not clear what the building will be used for, but it’s likely going to be a giant parts distribution center. The post Tesla has secured a massive new building in Illinois appeared first on Electrek.

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

Louis chapter spreads the message locally. Caravan of GEVA EVs leave the Saint Louis Science Center McDonnell Planetarium. The Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA) has forged partnerships in the St. Louis area that have proved successful in expanding outreach. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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EV gateway

Electric Auto Association

Louis chapter spreads the message locally. Caravan of GEVA EVs leave the Saint Louis Science Center McDonnell Planetarium. The Gateway Electric Vehicle Association (GEVA) has forged partnerships in the St. Louis area that have proved successful in expanding outreach. Wayne Garver with his 1971 VW conversion. “I

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Green Car Congress

Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Institute for Building Technology and Safety (IBTS), San Jose, Calif. Tesla, Palo Alto, Calif.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

Teslarati

by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis, among other cities,” the e-commerce giant said. Rivian builds its vehicles in Normal, Illinois. Along with the EDV, it builds the R1T , an all-electric truck, and R1S, an all-electric SUV.

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Punching above its weight

Electric Auto Association

Our first two ride & drives, in 2014 and 2015, were the largest NDEW events held in the area west of the Mississippi, south of St. Louis, and north of Florida. They’ve all been incredibly important to building our chapter in terms of inspiration, organizational effort, and effective visioning.” It’s all so critical.”

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Yes, Automakers Stand To Benefit From Installing Public EV Charging Stations

EV Connect

That’s how Tesla charged to a massive head start — simply by putting as much effort and resources into building its charging network as it did into making its cars. If auto manufacturers expect demand for their new EV models to grow, they can’t simply follow the Tesla model of creating their own private, insulated charging networks.