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Center for Automotive Research awarded Federal grant to study automotive bio-based materials cluster

Green Car Congress

The $1,471,800 grant will be shared amongst CAR and its partners, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), Macomb/St. —Kim Hill, director of the Sustainability and Economic Development Strategies group and project lead at CAR. The project encompasses a contiguous 22-county area in southeast Michigan.

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8 Reasons Government Grants Should Include Funding for Level 1 Charging Infrastructure

EV Adoption

As we wait for Congress to fully return from their recess and vote on various legislation, I continue to be extremely concerned about how as much as $10 billion in federal government grants will be be spent on EV charging infrastructure. In short, I’m predicting what I call the “overcharging of America.”.

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Peer-to-peer car sharing service Getaround launches in Austin, Texas

Green Car Congress

Peer-to-peer car sharing company Getaround announced its official launch in Austin, Texas. This announcement closely follows the company’s February launch in the greater Portland metropolitan area with a $1.7 million federal grant and expands its reach to four major cities.

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CEO of failed 350Green charging network pleads guilty to fraud

Green Car Reports

The former CEO of electric-car charging network 350 Green pleaded guilty last week to fraudulently obtaining federal grants intended to be used for installation of public charging stations, notably in the Chicago area.

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Forecast For The Future of Small Plug-In Car Companies: Bleak

All Cars Electric

Publicity a-plenty, state and Federal grants announced, pricing revealed. Last month was was a pretty great one for mainstream automakers planning to deliver plug-in vehicles. The message from Detroit and Japan is clear: If you like it then you shoulda put a plug on it.

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Battery companies receive cash boost

Green Cars News

Investment in advanced battery companies continues in the USA where the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) has awarded $543.5million in tax credits to four companies with plans to invest more than $1.7billion in lithium-ion manufacturing facilities across the state.

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Legislation Allowing 3 Wheel Vehicles to Receive Energy Department Loans Now One Step Closer to Law

All Cars Electric

Aptera and Elio, two companies producing three wheel vehicles, can briefly rejoice as their bids for receiving federal government grants are now one step closer to completion. Legislation has been drawn up that will make 3 wheel vehicles eligible to receive federal grant money from the Department of Energy.