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IKEA US and Electrify America to install ultra-fast public and fleet charging at more than 25 IKEA retail locations

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IKEA US announced a collaboration with Electrify America and Electrify Commercial to bring ultra-fast public charging stations and delivery fleet electric vehicle (EV) charging to more than 25 IKEA retail locations throughout the US. The first locations are expected to open in late 2022 and be completed by the end of 2023.

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DOE awards $27.5M to 16 water infrastructure projects

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Each team will work to bring new water and wastewater-treatment technologies from the applied research and development stage to commercial readiness. They are based out of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, and Virginia.

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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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The selected projects are: CALSTART: East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor. This project will develop an extensive two-phase MD-HD EV Charging and H2 Fueling Plan for the Midwest I-80 corridor serving Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio, to support 30% of the MD-HD fleet using ZEV technologies by 2035.

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The US’ EV incentives are being updated: Here’s some useful tips

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Many states determine eligibility by fuel type, class of vehicle, whether the vehicle is new or used, and how the vehicle will be used (commercially or personally). Some of the most significant incentives exist or will exist, in Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, and Maryland.

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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Diesel-powered engines move most of the nation’s freight tonnage, and today nearly all highway freight trucks, locomotives, and commercial marine vessels are powered by diesel engines. Region 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin) will accept applications requesting up to $3,000,000 in grant funds.

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DOE awards $2.4M to hydrogen refueling projects

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The five projects—located in California, Illinois, and Connecticut—will track the performance and technical progress of innovative refueling systems at planned or existing hydrogen fueling stations to find ways to lower costs and improve operation. The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $2.4 DOE Award: $400,000).

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DOE awards $17M for vehicle technologies; batteries, PEEM, engines, materials, fuel

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A Commercially Scalable Process for Silicon Anode Prelithiation his project will develop a cost- effective and scalable pre- lithiation process. University of Connecticut. University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign. Lambda Technologies, Inc. Advanced combustion engines (Area of Interest 3). 672,000.

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