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Free Electric Autonomous Shuttle Service Launches In Detroit

August 21, 2024 admin autonomous vehicles, clean transport, detroit, Electric vehicles, ford, ford e-transit, mass transit / public transit

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:35:17 +0000

A free, autonomous, fully electric shuttle service launched on August 13th in Detroit. The State of Michigan’s Office of Future Mobility and Electrification, the City of Detroit, Bedrock, Michigan Central, and Perrone Robotics worked together to create the shuttle system, which utilizes Ford E-Transit vans. (Even though online there is … [continued]

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Investing in America: Biden-Harris Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Infrastructure Grants Across the Country

June 29, 2024 admin alaska, bipartisan infrastructure law, California, clean transport, detroit, durham, electric buses, Electric vehicles, fairbanks, Florida, investing in america, Joe Biden, maine, mass transit / public transit, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Pete Buttigieg, policy & politics, Puerto Rico, santa ana

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:32:39 +0000

From improving road safety to revitalizing communities and creating economic opportunity, all 50 states, four territories, and the District of Columbia will receive RAISE grants this year from President Biden’s infrastructure law WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced $1.8 billion in awards from the Rebuilding American Infrastructure … [continued]

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New Battery Center in South Carolina, Athens Wants Electric Taxis, Solar Cleans Up Wine Country in Australia — News Roundup

June 28, 2024 admin ATHENS, Australia, batteries, clean power, clean transport, community solar, concentrating solar power, detroit, electric cars, electric taxis, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, exxonmobil, Greece, lithium, lithium-ion batteries, mass transit / public transit, meyer burger, Michigan, mobility house, motorcycles + scooters, netherlands, sandia national laboratories, schneider electric, sk on, sodium-ion batteries, Solar energy, SOUTH CAROLINA

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 15:26:10 +0000

The green revolution is accelerating in Athens! By 2026, the city hopes to have ten times as many electric taxis on the road as there currently are. There are currently 13,661 taxis in Athens, and only 100 of them are electric. In solar news, a ramp-up of solar module production … [continued]

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Solar Neighborhoods in Detroit Choose Lightstar to Illuminate the Future with Innovative Neighborhood Agrivoltaic Solar

June 28, 2024 admin Agriculture, agrivoltaics, cities, clean power, community solar, detroit, Michigan, policy & politics, press releases, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 16:59:35 +0000

Through the Detroit Climate Strategy, the City of Detroit and the Mayor’s office have made progress toward sustainability. The plan, which was shaped by feedback from thousands of residents, stipulates that the city must switch to clean, renewable energy by 2034. “The Neighborhood Solar initiative is the first step toward … [continued]

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Magna Expands in 3 Locations Across Michigan

October 31, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, detroit, electric cars, Electric vehicles, inflation reduction act of 2022., magna, Manufacturing, Michigan

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:28:26 +0000

In a recent press release, one of Canada’s largest companies, Magna, announced it is investing more than $500 million to expand its operations in three different locations in Southeast Michigan. Magna plans to expand its facility in St. Clair where it manufactures battery enclosures and plans to open new facilities to build powertrains in Shelby […]

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John Z’s Daughter Launches Her OWN New Delorean

October 29, 2022 admin cars, clean transport, concept cars, delorean motor cars (dmc), detroit, electric cars, Electric vehicles, italdesign

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:50:13 +0000

This was always the pretty one.

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Israeli Startup Puts Electric Highway To The Acid Test In Motor City

February 7, 2022 admin clean transport, detroit, electreon, electric highway, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev wireless charging, ford, ford motor company, google, Israel, jacobs engineering group, Michigan, michigan central, nextenergy, usa, wireless charging

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:07:12 +0000

Detroit aims to reclaim automotive innovation thunder with new first-of-its-kind electric highway for wireless EV charging on-the-go.

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GM’s Upcoming Electric Trucks & SUVs “Will Be Profitable From Day One” — CleanTechnica Report

January 28, 2020 admin cars, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, consumer technology, Cruise, cruise automation, cruise origin, detroit, detroit-hamtramck assembly, electric cars, electric pickup trucks, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, general motors, gm, green economy, lg chem, Manufacturing, Michigan, tim grewe, uaw, united auto workers, warren tech center

Credit to Author: Loren McDonald| Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:00:21 +0000

On Monday, General Motors announced its plans to build all-electric trucks and SUVs, along with the Cruise Origin, an electric autonomous ride sharing sharing vehicle, at the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. I spoke with GM leadership about the news. Some initial notes are below. More are coming in a future article

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Legal Settlement Allows Tesla To Sell Cars In Michigan (Finally)

January 21, 2020 admin cars, clean transport, consumer technology, detroit, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Michigan, policy & politics, tesla, tesla direct sales, tesla michigan, tesla stores

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 01:04:44 +0000

A new legal settlement ruled in favor of Tesla in Michigan. Tesla can now sell and service its vehicles in the state of Michigan, according to an anonymous source close to the matter. This agreement will enable Tesla buyers to pick up any new Tesla vehicles they buy within Michigan instead of having to leave the state to do so. But the deal is a bit complicated