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Solaris delivers electric school bus; Kangaroo program

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The purchase of the eco-friendly vehicle was subsidized by the NFO?iGW The “Kangaroo” program is a fund established under the aegis of the Green Investment Scheme, which provides numerous Polish cities and towns with funding to purchase electric school buses. This financial support was also granted to the commune of Gr?boszów.

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BorgWarner to invest $500M in Wolfspeed, securing up to $650M in annual capacity for SiC devices

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Wolfspeed intends to offer , subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.300 billion aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 in a private offering to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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New California program to make clean cars affordable for lower-income residents

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The California Air Resources Board announced a new statewide grant and loan program to help lower-income consumers across California get into the cleanest new and used cars on the market. The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, was launched with a $5-million CARB grant.

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Tesla revamps Referral Program rewards including money off and FSD bonuses

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Tesla is offering three months of free Full Self-Driving and $1,000 off of a Model S and Model X sale that comes from a referral, giving the person who referred someone to buy one of the flagship EVs a sizeable offer. Loot box updates now showing up in app! New look, 3 months free FSD & $1000 off S & X!

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NJ Governor signs legislation establishing goals and incentives for increased use of plug-ins and charging infrastructure

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Additionally, NJ TRANSIT will move toward zero emission bus purchases by 2032. The legislation creates a “Light Duty Plug-in Electric Vehicle Rebate Program” to encourage the purchase of light-duty plug-in electric vehicles over a ten-year period. The bill authorizes the use of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative funds as well.

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Shell grants Codexis rights to commercialize cellulase enzymes for biofuels as research agreement ends

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Under the new agreement, which is effective 31 August 2012, Shell granted Codexis a royalty-bearing, non-exclusive license to develop, manufacture, use and sell cellulase enzymes developed under the companies’ Amended and Restated Collaborative Research Agreement, effective 1 November 2006.

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Mercedes-Benz previews its in-house developed operating system MB.OS

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range from decoupling development cycles to enhancing customer lifetime value long after the original car purchase. While Mercedes-Benz defines and controls the architecture with its own hardware and software base layer, the integration of leading technology players grants customers access to best-in-class services, content and functions.

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