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176 New EV Fast Charging Ports Will Be Installed In Illinois

CleanTechnica EVs

Texas-based Universal EV Chargers recently announced that the company was selected by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) to receive grants in order to install 176 new DC fast charging ports throughout the state of Illinois. The total dollar amount of the Illinois EV charger grants is $5.8

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LanzaJet and Marquis Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to build 120 mgpy Alcohol-to-Jet plant in Illinois

Green Car Congress

This first-of-a-kind fully integrated sustainable fuels production facility will be located in the Marquis Industrial Complex in Hennepin, Illinois, just two hours southwest of Chicago, on a 2,500-acre industrial site adjacent to the Illinois River.

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Lion Electric to build US plant in Illinois; largest all-electric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles plant in US

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Canada-based Lion Electric Company, a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium- and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has selected Joliet, Ill., As part of its agreement with the government of Illinois, Lion has committed to an initial investment of at least US$70 million over a 3-year period.

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Lion plans to make electric school buses and HD trucks in Illinois, largest such plant in the US

Green Car Reports

Lion Electric announced Friday that it will open a factory in Joliet, Illinois, to build electric school buses and heavy-duty commercial trucks. The company claims the 900,000-square-foot plant will be the largest factory for medium-duty and heavy-duty electric vehicles in the.

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Lucid Motors, Rivian sued by Illinois car dealers for direct sales

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Lucid Motors and Rivian were sued by the Illinois Automobile Dealers Association, the Chicago Automobile Trade Association, and some individual franchised auto dealerships in the state for selling vehicles directly to consumers. The Illinois Vehicle Code and the Illinois Motor Vehicle Franchise Act were cited in the lawsuit.

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Tesla’s camera-based driver monitoring system triggers legal complaint in Illinois

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Last year, Tesla activated its camera-based driver monitoring system in Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, allowing the company to provide an extra layer of checks to determine if drivers were paying attention to the road while using Autopilot and FSD features. The complaint was filed in an Illinois Circuit Court on March 11, 2022. .

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Ed Morse Car bolsters Illinois footprint

Baua Electric

” Scott Mackie, senior vp of the Midwest pocket for buy-sell company Nationwide Industry Agents in Irvine, Calif., Mark Shackelford and Paul Kechnie, companions representing Midwest and Texas areas for buy-sell company Efficiency Brokerage Products and services, additionally of Irvine, Calif., Ed Morse Car ranks Disagree.