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The Blue Ridge Parkway Could Come Back With Better Charging

October 21, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, North Carolina

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:25:28 +0000

My Visit To The Parkway Earlier this year, I had the chance to get out and drive around half of the Blue Ridge Parkway, a scenic road run by the National Park Service that runs from Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Along the way, it runs … [continued]

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Living Through Hurricane Helene in Buncombe County — Part 1, Days 0–4

October 11, 2024 admin asheville, buncombe county, clean transport, climate change, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, grid, helene, North Carolina, Water

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:06:26 +0000

Buncombe County, Water Scarcity, & The Muddy Submerging Waters of Climate Change Starting on Day 4 and moving back to Days 0–3, here’s a look at what’s been happening in the Appalachians after Helene. Day 4 His eyes widened in alarm as I suggested to the kind man in the … [continued]

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IONNA Breaks Ground on 1st “Rechargery”

October 8, 2024 admin BMW, clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, general motors, honda, Hyundai, ionna, Kia, Mercedes Benz, North Carolina, press releases, stellantis

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2024 02:07:54 +0000

Durham, NC — IONNA, the charging network founded by eight of the world’s top automakers: BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Stellantis and Toyota, announced they have broken ground on the first IONNA ‘Rechargery.’ In the thriving heart of Apex, North Carolina, just a few miles from its previously … [continued]

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NC Governor Cooper Announces First Awards for Electric Vehicle Charging Station Program

September 18, 2024 admin clean transport, electric cars, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, investment, nevi, North Carolina, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 04:10:46 +0000

[Last week], Governor Roy Cooper took an important step to advance his Clean Transportation Plan by announcing the first round of conditional awards for developers to install and operate electric vehicle charging stations using North Carolina’s share of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program funds. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded … [continued]

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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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New “Supercell” EV Batteries Have All The Energy Density For 20% Less Cost

August 3, 2024 admin artificial graphite, batteries, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, ev batteries, ev battery costs, ev sales, forge battery, graphite, green economy, green jobs, investment, lithium-ion batteries, manganese battery, Manufacturing, nickel, North Carolina, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:20:33 +0000

New “Supercell” EV batteries are made with the help of high-tech atomic layer deposition (ALD) systems, adapted for commercial use to reduce costs and enhance performance.

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Sleek New EV Charging Stations Could Save The Day For Starbucks

July 21, 2024 admin alpitronic, California, clean transport, Electric vehicles, Energy, ev charging, ev charging stations, green economy, green jobs, investment, Manufacturing, mercedes, North Carolina, renewable energy, starbucks, usa

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2024 15:40:41 +0000

Starbucks is aiming to attract customers with an assist from Mercedes-Benz, which has arranged to install a fleet of new Italian-designed, made-in-the-USA EV charging stations at selected Starbucks stores.

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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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Why Kempower’s New NC Charging Station Factory Actually Matters

June 11, 2024 admin clean transport, Electric vehicles, ev charging, ev charging stations, North Carolina

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 09 Jun 2024 04:10:10 +0000

Recently, Kempower invited me to attend the grand opening of their new factory in North Carolina. Normally, the journalistic thing to do is run out the door as fast as you can, get a story ready, and see who can get the story out first. But, I realized before the … [continued]

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