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GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

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GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee. That’s where use of these vehicles can have a big impact on reducing emissions and costs.

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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Last month, DOE, GM, and MathWorks launched the next Advanced Vehicle Technology Competition, the EcoCAR Electric Vehicle (EV) Challenge , with the announcement of the 15 North American universities selected to participate. The Ohio State University finished in second place and University of Alabama came in third.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

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GM will provide student teams across 15 academic institutions with a Cadillac LYRIQ, the brand’s first all-electric vehicle, to develop and to demonstrate technology that utilizes automation and vehicle-to-everything connectivity. Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA).

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Micromobility Reduces Car Emissions More Than Previously Thought

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According to recent research from Georgia Tech’s School of Public Policy, a scooter ban may ease sidewalk congestion and keep potential riders and pedestrians safer, but it has a price. In a study looking at the effects of Atlanta’s 2019 ban on e-scooters and e-bikes in the city, travel times rose by around 10% on […].

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Free To X & Hubject Emission-Free Traveling in Italy, Are Electric Vehicle Batteries Really ‘The New Oil?’

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The post Free To X & Hubject Emission-Free Traveling in Italy, Are Electric Vehicle Batteries Really ‘The New Oil?’ ’ appeared first on EV Obsession.

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Blue Bird Opens New Production Facility For Electric School Bus Production

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Blue Bird recently unveiled its new Electric Vehicle (EV) Build-up Center in Fort Valley, Georgia. facility to accommodate the growing need for electric, zero-emission school buses. The company repurposed an almost 40,000 sq.ft.

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Hyundai Motor Group breaks ground on Metaplant America dedicated EV and battery plant

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billion investment by the company and its affiliate suppliers was announced five months ago and includes plans to produce a diverse range of innovative Hyundai, Genesis and Kia electric vehicles (EVs) and a new battery manufacturing facility. million full electric vehicles annually by 2030.

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