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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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Walmart signed a definitive agreement with Canoo to purchase 4,500 all-electric delivery vehicles, beginning with the Lifestyle Delivery Vehicle (LDV), with the option to purchase up to 10,000 units. The LDV has a last-mile-delivery optimized cabin and customized cargo space.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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The EV maker was reportedly planning to contribute about $24 million of its own funds for the planned Semi chargers, which would cover a distance of about 1,800 miles, from Fremont, California to Laredo, Texas. The planned Megachargers for the Tesla Semi would effectively make the Class 8 all-electric truck a true long-hauler.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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VinFast Auto is planning to show off several electric vehicles at CES it would like to see sold within the United States in the coming years. But the ultimate goal is for VinFast to become a globally recognized EV manufacturer offering competitively priced vehicles. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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Fort Worth approves $68.9M incentive package for Linear Labs for electric motor manufacturing

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The City of Fort Worth, Texas has approved a $68.9-million million economic incentive package for electric-motor-manufacturer Linear Labs ( earlier post ) to further solidify the city as the next tech innovation hub.

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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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So far in 2014, LEAF sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex have grown by about 50% over the previous year, with that growth set to accelerate faster thanks in part to the introduction of a new state tax rebate of up to $2,500 on the purchase or lease of a new Nissan LEAF. —Toby Perry, director, EV Marketing for Nissan.

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App-based mobile gas station Booster Fuels raises $20M in Series B

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While autonomous and electric vehicles are certainly the future, last year more than 99% of all new autos sold in the US ran on conventional fuels, a trend we don't see subsiding in the foreseeable future. New investors include the Stanford-StartX Fund, BADR investments, and U.S. Venture, Inc.

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast vehicles are sold at Leith VinFast in North Carolina; Smith Haven VinFast in New York; Principle VinFast Grapevine in Texas; Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth, Texas; and VinFast Wichita, in Kansas. VinFast says it expects to sell 750,00 vehicles a year globally by 2026. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.