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Leading the EV Ecosystem Forward in Michigan

November 2, 2024 admin clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, ford, Michigan, policy & politics, wireless charging, wireless ev charging

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:05:14 +0000

Justine Johnson, Michigan’s Chief Mobility Officer and head of the Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification (OFME), talks with CleanTechnica about how Michigan’s mobility and electrification strategy, guided by the MI Healthy Climate Plan, is innovating and moving the EV ecosystem forward. They are leading the way on some … [continued]

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Trump’s Tirades To Michigan: Tariffs, Tragedy, And Teamsters

September 24, 2024 admin clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, gm, green economy, labor unions, Manufacturing, Michigan, policy & politics, unions

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2024 17:41:57 +0000

When former President Donald J. Trump appeared before Michigan workers earlier this week for a campaign town hall, he responded in typical meandering fashion to questions about the future of the US auto industry. He offered tangential thoughts about tariffs boosting the labor force. “We’re going to charge them – … [continued]

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Michigan Can Get “Solar For All” Right With These Steps

September 21, 2024 admin clean power, community solar, inflation reduction act of 2022., Michigan, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar for all, solar prices

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:09:30 +0000

Michigan, along with many other states, is set to receive significant funding under the federal Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All program (more than $156 million for Michigan specifically). With these funds the state can dramatically increase community and household access to the benefits of solar energy. The program requires that participating … [continued]

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Touring Bradford White’s Heat Pump Water Heater Factory Was a Dream Come True For This Efficiency Nerd

September 19, 2024 admin buildings, energy efficiency, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, Michigan

Credit to Author: Joe Wachunas| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 17:16:03 +0000

The first stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America was an incredible experience that allowed me to see every step of how my favorite technology is made. A lot of magic happens at the Bradford White factory, from metal sheets arriving on pallets to packaged cardboard boxes … [continued]

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The Ups & Downs Of The Electric Car Transition At Stellantis

September 16, 2024 admin clean transport, electric car, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev factories, Italy, Michigan, ram 1500 rev, stellantis

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2024 16:47:36 +0000

In Europe, Stellantis will stop producing the Fiat 500e for one month due to slow sales while ramping up EV production in the US.

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EV Jobs Are On The Rise & New Ads Hope To Spark Interest In Them

September 13, 2024 admin Arizona, batteries, battery factories, bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev battery factories, ev charging, ev factories, Georgia, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., Joe Biden, Manufacturing, Michigan, nevada, North Carolina, policy & politics, subsidies

Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 21:03:51 +0000

While the purported slowdown in demand for EVs seems to find automakers halting or slowing their original electrification plans, EVs have actually reached 20% of global auto sales. That number is expected to increase exponentially, and so will EV jobs numbers. In fact, by 2035, EVs could potentially account for … [continued]

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Sodium-Ion Battery News From The US & China

August 19, 2024 admin batteries, battery storage, China, Energy Storage, Michigan, natron, North Carolina, sineng, sodium-ion batteries

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:23:28 +0000

Sodium-ion batteries are now moving out of the lab and into commercial production, thanks to an assist from ARPA-E.

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“Clean Energy REVolution” Tour Touts Impacts of EV Investments in Michigan

August 19, 2024 admin bipartisan infrastructure law, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, green jobs, inflation reduction act of 2022., investment, lansing, Manufacturing, Michigan

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:30:33 +0000

Representatives from environmental efforts, local business and government gathered in Lansing Thursday to outline the environmental and economic impacts federal electric vehicle (EV) investments have had on the state. Mary Frances Repko, deputy national climate adviser and deputy assistant to President Joe Biden; EDF Action President David Kieve; Lansing City … [continued]

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$50 Million to Strengthen America’s Auto Communities & Bolster Domestic Electric Vehicle Manufacturing

August 19, 2024 admin batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, green economy, green jobs, Illinois, indiana, inflation reduction act of 2022., investing in america, jennifer granholm, Joe Biden, justice40 initiative, kentucky, lithium-ion batteries, Manufacturing, Michigan, Ohio, policy & politics, tennessee, us department of energy (doe)

Credit to Author: US Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:51:50 +0000

Investing in America Agenda Will Help Drive Collaboration between States and Small- and Medium-Sized Manufacturers to Maintain Jobs and Retool Manufacturing Facilities for Electric Vehicle Component Production WASHINGTON, D.C. — As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda, today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), through the Office of Manufacturing … [continued]

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U-M Solar Car Team Returns To The American Solar Challenge

July 24, 2024 admin clean power, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Michigan, research, solar car races, solar cars, Solar energy, university of michigan, world solar challenge

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:22:25 +0000

For the first time since 2018, the University of Michigan solar car team will stake their claim as one of the nation’s best Sporting a brand new roll cage, the University of Michigan solar car team’s latest vehicle will speed down parts of the Oregon Trail and seven other national historic … [continued]

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