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Canoo continues rapid production expansion with yet another new facility

Teslarati

Canoo has announced that the company entered an agreement to purchase yet another vehicle manufacturing facility in Oklahoma City. Canoo’s new Oklahoma City facility will be vital in supplying the vast commercial and consumer orders they have acquired in recent months.

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Canoo delivers initial LDVs from 9,300-unit Kingbee order

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Canoo has delivered its first Lifestyle Delivery Vehicles (LDVs) to commercial van and fleet rental company Kingbee, as the latest in the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s early deliveries. This is what distinguishes our vehicles and provides a competitive edge for commercial fleet companies.”

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Canoo delivers first Oklahoma-built vehicles to the state

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Electric vehicle (EV) startup Canoo has made a number of initial vehicle delivery deals throughout the past year or so, with the latest delivery going to the state of Oklahoma. The LDVs were produced at the company’s new Oklahoma City factory using battery modules built at a facility located in Pryor.

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3 of Oklahoma’s first NEVI EV charging stations will be Tesla Superchargers

Baua Electric

Oklahoma approved more than $8 million in federal funds for Tesla and two other companies to build DC fast chargers along its interstates. The three companies will provide a combined $7 million in private funding match to build 13 combined DC fast charging stations.

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Canoo announces massive stock sale to fund production ramp

Teslarati

In mid-2022, the company was even looking down the barrel of bankruptcy, and without last-minute orders of thousands of vehicles, the company would not be here today. The first plant, located in Oklahoma City , is scheduled to begin production this year and is aiming for a run rate of 20,000 vehicles annually.

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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The electric vehicle community in the United States took a collective gasp earlier this month when a proposed House Bill in Oklahoma unanimously passed a committee vote. The bill in question, HB 3994, aims to update and change parts of existing Oklahoma statutes related to the state’s auto industry.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

City of Chicago, Department of Environment’s Chicago Area Alternative Fuels Deployment Project. The project will deploy 554 alternative fuel and hybrid electric vehicles and install 153 alternative fueling and electric vehicle charging stations throughout the Chicago region. Total DOE award: $14,999,927.