article thumbnail

Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

Green Car Congress

This rapid growth in demand has been further amplified with the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) in the Fall of 2022, which includes mechanisms to incentivize electric vehicle manufacturers and consumers to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) that source battery metals from domestic manufacturers.

article thumbnail

NY governor announces $3M for municipalities to purchase zero-emissions vehicles and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Cuomo announced the availability of $3 million in state funds to help municipalities purchase zero-emission vehicles and install related infrastructure. The rebates and grants are administered by the State Department of Environmental Conservation and supported by the state’s Environmental Protection Fund. NY Governor Andrew M.

Purchase 230
article thumbnail

Core Lithium and Tesla enter into binding term sheet for the supply of lithium

Green Car Congress

Australia-based Core Lithium has entered into a legally binding Term Sheet with Tesla for the supply of up to 110,000 tonnes of Li 2 O spodumene concentrate from the Finniss Lithium Project over a term of 4 years, with pricing referenced to the market price for spodumene concentrate, subject to a price floor and ceiling.

Supplies 195
article thumbnail

Amprius and DOE mutually agree to end negotiations for cost-sharing grant for gigawatt-scale plant

Green Car Congress

Amprius Technologies, the developer of the next-generation lithium-ion battery Silicon Anode Platform, announced that it and the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains (MESC) mutually agreed to end the negotiation of a previously announced cost-shared demonstration project. Earlier post.)

article thumbnail

Moreno Valley school district to deploy 42 electric school buses

Green Car Congress

This initiative represents the largest electric school bus purchase yet in California. IC Bus and Creative Bus Sales will supply the school district with 42-passenger IC electric buses while InCharge Energy will install and maintain 43 ABB TERRA 24 kW DC fast chargers.

article thumbnail

UK chooses to axe electric vehicle grant programs as popularity skyrockets

Teslarati

Effective immediately, the United Kingdom has announced it will no longer supply EV grants for most consumer purchases. The grant system, launched in 2011 as part of a system to kick start the EV sector in the UK, has ended for most consumers, only leaving grants available for vehicles in niche and commercial uses.

Grant 85
article thumbnail

Germany approves €900M for green hydrogen project H2Global

Green Car Congress

Therefore, we are already starting the international ramp-up of the hydrogen economy and building long-term value creation and supply chains through the H2Global instrument. is expected to pay more in purchasing than it can collect through sales. —Robert Habeck, Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection.

Germany 382