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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

Baua Electric

Stardust Power , a lithium refiner supplying the EV sector, is going to build the US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma. The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of producing up to 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium annually.

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Rivian expands testing of its electric Amazon delivery vans to Michigan

Teslarati

Rivian’s Amazon delivery van was spotted in Michigan, adding Detroit to one of the few cities the electric vehicle has been sighted and is undergoing testing. A Rivian engineer accompanied the Amazon driver behind the wheel of the electric delivery van. He also suggested that Rivian was affected by the global chip shortage.

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Canoo continues rapid production expansion with yet another new facility

Teslarati

Canoo’s new Oklahoma City facility will be vital in supplying the vast commercial and consumer orders they have acquired in recent months. Canoo is entering a supply-starved market of commercial electric vans and electric vehicles, more generally.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

Green Car Congress

The Anaheim Transportation Network will receive funds to purchase advanced battery-electric buses. The Denver Regional Transit District will receive funds for electric vehicles, charging stations, and infrastructure upgrades. Coast Transit will receive funds to purchase electric vehicles and support job training.

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Amazon’s Rivian van begins delivering packages in its third U.S. city

Teslarati

Amazon’s initiative to begin delivering its packages in all-electric vehicles provided by Rivian has made it to its third U.S. The e-commerce giant announced earlier today that it began delivering packages in Tulsa, Oklahoma, joining Los Angeles and San Francisco, California, as the only U.S.

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