Michelle Lewis is a writer at Electrek. She has previously worked for Fast Company, The Guardian, News Deeply, Time, and others. She lives in Massachusetts.
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In a significant boost for the US EV industry, Ford’s joint venture, BlueOval SK, has closed a $9.63 billion loan from the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loans Programs Office.
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Walmart is working with community solar developer and operator Nexamp to build 31 community solar farms across the US.
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Mingyang Smart Energy’s huge 16.6 megawatt (MW) OceanX, with its double-turbine, “V”-shaped floating wind platform, has begun operations.
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, has signed the largest-ever virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) by a US city to help build a utility-scale solar farm in Illinois.
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Colorado and ChargePoint have completed the EV Fast-Charging Corridors program, adding DC fast chargers across six highway corridors.
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The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) has approved Vista Sands Solar Farm, which will become the most powerful solar farm in the state.
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EVgo (Nasdaq: EVGO) yesterday announced the closing of a $1.25 billion guaranteed US Department of Energy (DOE) loan to build around 7,500 DC fast chargers.
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If you’re thinking about buying or leasing an EV this month to secure the $7,500 federal tax credit, head to PlugStar.com, because it has everything you need.
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Michigan’s first EV fast charger, funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program in partnership with the Rivian Adventure Network, is now live in Lansing.
Located in the Meijer parking lot at 6200 South Pennsylvania Avenue, the station features six DC fast chargers, including one that’s trailer-friendly.
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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has unveiled a “Top 10” solar and storage priorities list for President-elect Trump and the 119th Congress – here’s what it wants.
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Cyclic Materials, a cleantech company focused on metals recycling, has struck a multi-year deal with Swiss mining giant Glencore to supply recycled copper.
The collaboration is a step forward in making copper production more sustainable and meeting the skyrocketing demand for materials essential to clean energy technologies.
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New EV sales were strong in November, with early estimates pointing to the second-best month ever in the US, just behind August 2024, according to Kelley Blue Book. Like the new vehicle market at large, generous incentives are driving the momentum.
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Nextracker just set a milestone in US clean energy manufacturing: It has delivered the first-ever solar trackers expected to meet 100% domestic content requirements under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).
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Real-world driving and charging habits may make EV batteries last longer than researchers previously thought, finds a new Stanford-SLAC study.
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Commercial rooftop solar developer Solar Landscape secured a record-breaking $847 million in 2024 to fund its largest-ever portfolio of commercial rooftop solar projects. This windfall will finance over 200 US installations and bring clean energy to the equivalent of more than 50,000 homes.
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EV and hybrid sales are steadily increasing in the US, reaching an all-time high in Q3 2024, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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San Antonio’s grid is about to get substantial backup with a 120-megawatt (MW), 480-megawatt-hour (MWh) battery storage project.
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The US’s largest proposed solar and storage project, the 2.4 gigawatt (GW) Sunstone Solar, just got the go-ahead from Oregon regulators.
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The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation today announced the opening of Texas’s first EV fast charging station funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program.
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Select Lennar communities in Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, come with Base Power home backup batteries – for free – when homeowners sign up for Base’s monthly electricity service.
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GM and EVgo have now reached the milestone of installing more than 2,000 co-branded public DC fast chargers in the US.
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More details from the feds on the J3400 standard based on Tesla’s plug are coming, acting Federal Highway Administrator Kristin White announced Tuesday.
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“Tesla could not meet program standards” on Oklahoma’s NEVI EV charger installation program, so EVgo took over.
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The US Department of Energy (DOE) says it will loan up to $7.54 billion to a Stellantis and Samsung SDI joint venture to help build two EV lithium-ion battery plants in Indiana.
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