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Opinion: Stop Subsidizing Electric Vehicle Programs

The Truth About Cars

Hoping to increase the United States’ electric vehicle charging infrastructure, the White House has announced $623 million in grants to build more charging stations. and see 50 percent of all new vehicle sales become electric, by 2030. It is past time to cut the umbilical cord.

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Nornickel presents market review of nickel and platinum group metals

Green Car Congress

Ultimately, it contradicts the very concept of electric vehicles being an environmentally-friendly and climate-change-favorable type of transport, Nornickel said. Nornickel revised its forecast for a nickel market surplus in 2023 from 110 kt to more than 200 kt, with the bulk of this coming from low-grade nickel.

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Perspective: Government Leadership Needed for Electric Vehicles to Succeed

Green Car Congress

The critical need for government leadership in the emergence of electric vehicles dominated a recent Green Fleet Management discussion in Toronto, hosted by Fleet Challenge Ontario. Immelt’s point is that the spike in oil prices to $147/barrel in 2008 is not enough on its own to get automakers to make electric vehicles.

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Arrival Electric Buses, Senate Requires New Jersey DEP to Develop, Implement Electric School Bus Program

EV Obssesion

Electric Trucks MEET THE THUNDERTRUCK, AN ALL-ELECTRIC 800 HP 4×4 CONCEPT WITH ‘BAT WING’ SOLAR PANELS Climate Change Himalayan Glaciers Melt at Accelerating Rate as Climate Emergency Deepens Electric Buses Arrival begins proving ground trials of its electric Bus Senate approves bill requiring New Jersey DEP to develop and implement electric school (..)

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BMW outlines iFACTORY production strategy; transformation to e-mobility; Plant Debrecen first CO2-free plant

Green Car Congress

Meanwhile, to support GREEN logistics both within and outside the plants, the BMW iFACTORY adopts an open-minded approach to technologies, focusing on environmentally sustainable concepts. The key factors behind the transformation of BMW Group production are the developments in the automotive market and specifications around climate change.

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VinFast’s (VFS) global EV dealer network grows following new agreement in Middle East

Baua Electric

Since parent company VinGroup opened up its automotive arm in Vietnam, we’ve witnessed VinFast continue to expand to new markets, including Indonesia, the US, Canada, Europe, and most recently, India – all while unveiling more all-electric models like the VF 3 compact SUV and an electric pickup concept called the Wild.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

The California Sustainable Energy Entrepreneur Development (CalSEED) program announced that the fourth cohort of innovative clean energy concepts has been approved by the California Energy Commission (CEC); 28 companies out of 212 were selected to receive grants of $150,000 each. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

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