Green Car Reports

JUNE 10, 2024

Virginia drops its EV mandate. The Polestar 3 swings for efficiency and performance, and satisfies on the latter. Federal fleet rules are going easier on trucks and SUVs than originally intended. And how is BMW using AI to create its future EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2022

Rolls-Royce and Pratt & Whitney have signed a joint agreement with Virginia Tech for pre-competitive research focused on the impact of environmental contaminants on aeroengine operation and testing. —Changmin Son, the Rolls-Royce Commonwealth Professor at Virginia Tech.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

At the end of last week, the Virginia State Senate passed HB 1965, which directs the State Air Pollution Control Board to implement a low-emissions and zero-emissions vehicle program for motor vehicles with a model year of 2025 and later. This bill will go to Governor Northam’s desk to sign and enact into law.

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Electrek

APRIL 1, 2024

Virginia has approved over a dozen new solar projects that will significantly boost Dominion Energy’s clean energy capacity.

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Electrek

MARCH 8, 2024

gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands. Avangrid’s 3.5

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2023

GreenPower Motor Company is rolling out the first electric school buses manufactured at its new factory in West Virginia to school districts. more… The post GreenPower rolls out its first electric school buses in West Virginia appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2022

Virginia Tech researchers, in collaboration with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct, which could significantly alter conventional carbon cycle models. Dorheim, K.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Dominion Energy Virginia today proposed more than a dozen new solar projects that will power nearly 200,000 Virginia homes at peak output. more… The post Virginia is about to get a big 772 MW solar boost appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MARCH 22, 2024

Virginia is handing out $11.295 million in federal grants to install 18 NEVI-compliant EV chargers – here's where they're going.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 21, 2023

continued] The post First 4 of 41 Electric School Buses Delivered in West Virginia appeared first on CleanTechnica. Electric vehicles can be quite useful as delivery vans and buses because they are energy efficient, and fleet vehicles in.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are collaborating in an initial deployment of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) communication technology in Virginia. Audi of America, American Tower Corporation, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2020

After more than two years of preparation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) produced Toyota’s first hybrid transaxle in North America this previous week.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 23, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research ( earlier post ). In June, Virginia Gov. —Ryan Gerdes.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $240 million to add a dedicated production line of hybrid transaxles. Toyota West Virginia is preparing for future market needs as demand increases in the area of vehicle electrification.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2022

Sparkz, a battery startup with exclusive licenses from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to produce domestic cobalt-free lithium batteries ( earlier post ), will begin construction in 2022 of a Gigafactory in West Virginia to commercialize its zero-cobalt battery.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Virginia is the latest state to adopt California's emissions standards, creating more aggressive fuel-efficiency targets for vehicles sold in the state. However, Virginia hasn't adopted a California-style zero-emission vehicle.

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Electrek

JUNE 21, 2023

Electrification and automation giant ABB just launched a new factory in Virginia that will make batteries and other components for electric buses, heavy mining trucks, and trains. more… The post A new factory in Virginia will make batteries for electric buses and mining trucks appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

MARCH 8, 2023

Michigan-based Our Next Energy (ONE) is going to open a long-duration battery storage factory in West Virginia, next to a 420 MWh solar microgrid. more… The post West Virginia is getting a big new battery storage factory appeared first on Electrek.

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West Virginia Virginia Batteries Battery 98

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2020

Researchers at Virginia Tech have demonstrated a green and more sustainable manufacturing method for LIBs in which no hazardous organic solvent is used during electrode manufacturing and recycling. A paper on their work is published in the journal iScience.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

Photo: Dominion Energy Virginia Virginia has approved over a dozen new solar projects that will significantly boost Dominion Energy’s clean energy capacity. The construction will support more than 1,600 jobs and generate more than $570 million in economic benefits across Virginia. million homes at peak output.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The City of Nitro, West Virginia, has joined other cities across the nation that have added a Tesla vehicle to their fleets. The city bought its Tesla Model 3 for around $40,000 and will invest another $10,000 to modify the vehicle for use by the police force — lights, sirens, and other equipment must be […].

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Teslarati

JULY 30, 2021

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. Tuesday, Virginia DMV Commissioner Richard Holcomb stated Tesla is now eligible to open the three sales locations in the state. Tesla showroom in Century City mall, Los Angeles (Credit: Teslarati).

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 17, 2022

Tesla Insurance is expanding to two new states, Virginia and Oregon, Drive Tesla Canada reports. The article noted that the policies in both states will be underwritten by Tesla General Insurance for the first time.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): There are currently more than $127 million in clean energy projects in West Virginia. Dominion Energy proposes the largest solar and storage expansion in Virginia’s history. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. appeared first on Electrek.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Richmond, Virginia — A new NRDC analysis shows that the Build Back Better Act, as it currently stands, has the potential to significantly accelerate clean energy investment, economic activity, and job growth in Virginia.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 8, 2024

gigawatt (GW) Kitty Hawk Wind could deliver around $5 billion in economic impact across Virginia – here’s where the project stands. The 180-turbine Kitty Hawk Wind is an offshore wind project proposed in federal waters over 36 miles from Virginia Beach. billion in economic impact across Virginia, including $1.2

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2013

Virginia Clean Cities announced that 1,000 vehicles have been successfully converted to run on propane autogas through the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program (SPADP). The Program is supported by funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and the US Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Program.

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Electrek

AUGUST 18, 2022

which serves most of northern West Virginia, is going to repurpose a former coal ash landfill for a utility-scale solar farm. The post A former West Virginia coal ash landfill is going to be replaced by a solar farm appeared first on Electrek. Electric utility FirstEnergy Corp.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 12, 2024

In collaboration with the Electric School Bus (ESB) program of Dominion Energy, a regional utility headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, Daimler Truck North America subsidiary Thomas Built Buses (TBB) has announced that the state has now surpassed 1.5 Also partnering in the program is Virginia bus dealer Sonny Merryman.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

The first of five planned West Virginia solar farms just came online – here’s why that’s significant for the state. 1 out of 5 new West Virginia solar farms FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison have launched a solar farm on 80 acres at Fort Martin Power Station in Maidsville, West Virginia, north of Morgantown.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Calhoun County Public Schools in West Virginia is going to install rooftop solar at two public schools – a state first. more… The post In a first, rooftop solar is installed on West Virginia public schools – why that’s a big deal appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Murgado Automobile Crew adopted up a March acquire with a two-store luxurious acquisition in Virginia. The post Murgado Automobile buys pair of Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Virginia appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 22, 2024

Photo: Electrify America Virginia is handing out $11.295 million in federal grants to install 18 NEVI-compliant EV chargers – here’s where they’re going. This week, the Virginia Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the first round of National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) federal grant winners. Get started here. –ad*

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Teslarati

MARCH 14, 2022

Fortunately, it appears that Tesla has been busy in its efforts to grow its insurance service to more states, with recent insurance filings revealing that the company is looking to start selling vehicle insurance in Oregon and Virginia. So far, Tesla Insurance has been expanded to California, Arizona, Ohio, Illinois, and Texas.

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InsideEVs

AUGUST 11, 2023

The agency suspects the Tesla was using Autopilot when it smashed into a tractor-trailer truck in Warrenton, Virginia, on July 19.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 25, 2021

By Kathy Harris, Walton Shepherd Virginia Governor Northam signed into law a bill to join 17 other states that have adopted or are considering adoption of a “Clean Cars” program — setting the Commonwealth up to become the leader in electric vehicles in the South. Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Vehicles are testing connected vehicle systems on two instrumented test beds in Virginia—one in Northern Virginia and one in Southwestern Virginia. The Northern Virginia test bed is a tremendous asset with respect to testing and deployment of research findings.

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