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Union Pressures Abroad Unsettle EV Automakers, But Also Build In More Worker Security

July 5, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev batteries, ev charging, green economy, green jobs, policy & politics, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:35:34 +0000

As the automotive industry electrifies its vehicles, it is likely to affect both labor demand and the nature of employment in the automotive and parts sectors. Union pressures further complicate this changing automotive worker landscape. For many scholars, the involvement of unions is both part of the definition of a … [continued]

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The Ports of Long Beach & Los Angeles Invest $25 Million for 207 Truck Chargers

July 4, 2024 admin California, clean transport, electric trucks, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, long beach, Los Angeles, policy & politics, port of long beach, ports

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:56:28 +0000

Partnership With Regional Air Quality Agencies Will Create 207 Chargers at Eight Sites The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach will provide $25 million for an ambitious partnership with regional air quality agencies to jump-start charging infrastructure for electric heavy-duty drayage trucks in one of the nation’s most populous … [continued]

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Nyobolt EV Sportscar Prototype Takes Ultra-Fast Charging Out of the Lab & Onto the Road

July 4, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, electric sports cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, press releases

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:50:13 +0000

Nyobolt’s ultra-fast charging batteries that eliminate slow and inconvenient recharge stops, move from the lab to the track Just 12 months after revealing the concept, a driveable Nyobolt EV prototype, engineered together with CALLUM, will advance testing of the technology in the real world, enabling OEMs to experience Nyobolt’s ultra-fast … [continued]

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130 Wendy’s Get Community Solar, Electric Trucks for McDonald’s, Specs of New ID. Buzz GTX & ID. Buzz LWB, & More Cleantech News

July 4, 2024 admin batteries, clean power, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev charging, ev charging stations, fiat, fiat 500e, green economy, investment, levc, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, mass transit / public transit, McDonalds, polestar, press releases, rivian, Solar energy, Uber, uk, Volkswagen, volkswagen id buzz, volvo, volvo trucks, wind energy

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 20:47:36 +0000

It’s encouraging to learn that established brands, like McDonald’s, are investing in electric trucks and solar power. This week’s headlines also include Wendy’s 130 solar-enabled restaurants, new electric vehicles in the UK, a huge distributed solar initiative in New York, and much more. Read on for the news. Electric Vehicles … [continued]

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A New Study On US Attitudes Toward EV Adoption Mirrors GM’s Sustainability Goals

July 3, 2024 admin clean transport, climate change, Electric vehicles, ev charging, gm, mary barra

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:58:51 +0000

A 2024 study by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago reveals that high prices and limited charging infrastructure are major barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption. These findings parallel GM’s sustainability goals projections — the legacy automaker’s professed … [continued]

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How We Can Stop EV Charging Cable Theft For Good

July 3, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, tesla

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 15:25:13 +0000

Imagine you’re on a road trip. On the last charge of the day, already running a little late, you pull up to the charging station. As usual, you get out of your EV, reach for the station’s charging handle, and lift it. But it comes up too easily. It’s as … [continued]

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Should Convenience Stores Wait For EV Charging Tech To Mature?

July 2, 2024 admin casey's general store, clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, nacs

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:06:14 +0000

A recent article at Business Record shares the story of Casey’s General Store, a chain of convenience stores spread across seventeen U.S. states, and their recent decision to hold off on installing EV charging for now. “Demand in our [17-state] footprint just isn’t there quite yet,” President and CEO Darren … [continued]

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How Anti-EV FUD Spreads So Easily: A Dissection

July 2, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev fud, ev myths, fud, memes

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:44:16 +0000

I’ve almost entirely stopped using Facebook. I get on there maybe twice a week to see if there are any interesting things from friends and family and then get back off. Why? Because Facebook has become a cesspool of disinformation, political nonsense, and “boomer” posts (I have nothing against people … [continued]

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What The EV Industry Can Learn From The 350 Diesel

July 2, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, gm

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:26:38 +0000

Years ago, I would regularly visit my grandfather and grandmother about 60 miles away from home. When I got an EV, my grandfather offered to let me plug it in to help cover the cost of visiting, and I was happy to let him do that. He even worked with … [continued]

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Electrify America & Rocky Mountain Power Open CCS Station With Pull-Through Stall Near Arches National Park

July 1, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, electrify america, ev charging, ev charging stations, MOAB, rocky mountain power, Utah

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:25:06 +0000

Last month, I reported on Rocky Mountain Power and Electrify America’s progress on a charging station in Moab, Utah, right around the corner from Arches National Park. Now, the station is open for business! We don’t typically report on the opening of every new charging station, as that’s happening a … [continued]

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