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Audi of America and Arcadia offer renewable energy subscription with e-tron or e-tron Sportback lease or purchase

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Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. The EPA provides further information on how renewable energy certificates are used to account for renewable electrcity generation and use.

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Rivian makes huge investment into renewables to power operations

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Rivian has signed a power purchase agreement with Apex Clean Energy to supply their Normal, Illinois, manufacturing facility with wind power. Now, Rivian will invest an undisclosed amount of money into 50MW of wind energy that will supply the company’s operations in Normal, Illinois. What do you think of the article?

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OnStar and Google demonstrate concept service for managing charging Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy

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Concept of the service and mobile app for renewable charging. OnStar and Google are working together to demonstrate a new OnStar service for managing the charging of Chevrolet Volts with renewable energy, using the 17 Chevrolet Volts in Google’s “Gfleet” based at the company’s headquarters in Mountain View, Calif.

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ARPA-E awarding $9M to six projects modeling optimal deployment for low-carbon intermodal freight transportation system

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Award amount: $1,200,000) National Renewable Energy Laboratory will develop an intermodal freight modeling framework for infrastructure planning and logistics operations that would provide insights to decision-makers redesigning the national freight system to meet net-zero targets by 2050.

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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

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This multi-stakeholder electrification project, announced during a press event on 9 May at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, includes 16 fast chargers and a renewable energy microgrid to power the chargers. The remaining trucks of the order will be deployed throughout 2022 and early 2023. Located in the St.

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Rivian launches $5,000 gas car trade-in deal for Earth Day

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On Monday, Rivian sent an email to prospective customers about the “Electric Upgrade” offer, a $5,000 gas trade-in discount that will also get buyers one year of free charging on the Rivian Adventure Network (RAN). “We want to help you get into a more environmentally friendly, zero-emissions Rivian vehicle.”

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Rivian’s Normal, Il plant to deliver vehicles charged with on-site wind turbine

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Rivian R1 vehicles coming from the company’s Normal, Il plant will soon be delivered to customers with a battery fully charged from wind energy. The wind turbine is the latest sustainable energy project from Rivian, and it supports the company’s long-term vision on renewables.

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