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Electric Vehicles Stories July 22
After taking its sweet time to get cracking in the first place, Audi is now off to a strong start on its long journey to 100% electrification.
Electric Vehicles Stories July 20
If you’re a lover of stuff on wheels, there truly is no place like the UK’s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Situated in the sprawling front garden of the Duke of Richmond’s house, complete with hillclimb route and rally stage, it truly is a glorious day out.
Highways England is considering imposing the UK’s first pollution-linked speed limits to help reduce smog in Sheffield. But why should electric vehicle drivers have to slow down too?
Electric Vehicles Stories July 16
Clean energy may mean less mining for coal, but it also means more mining for minerals such as cobalt for use in alloys and batteries, tellurium for solar cells and semiconductors, and germanium for transistors in electronic devices.
Electric Vehicles Stories June 24
Electric vehicle infrastructure is getting $15 billion in US government funding in a new bipartisan proposal. It’s less than originally planned, but it’s still a decent amount.
Some EV detractors are already suggesting that the proposed $10,000 EV rebate is being left behind, but it is apparently still in play.
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- Tesla models make up more than half of US EV sales in 2021.
- A Michigan utility wants to be one of the first in the US to go coal-free.
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Electric Vehicles Stories June 22
In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
- EV100 businesses call for strong US emissions standards and all new-vehicle sales to be net zero by 2030.
- Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) introduces legislation to rapidly boost US solar manufacturing.
- UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes. Click here to learn more and get your quotes. — *ad.
Electric Vehicles Stories June 2
Duke Energy has filed a $56 million proposal of Phase II programs to continue the advancement of transportation electrification in North Carolina.
Electric Vehicles Stories May 28
The first driverless electric shuttle buses hit the roads in the city of Cambridge in the UK yesterday as part of ground-breaking trials.
Electric Vehicles Stories May 27
New data from the UK’s Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) reflects which parts of the UK are adopting electric vehicles the quickest, and it’s not London or its southeastern suburbs. And while there’s been a big jump in just a year, the mountain Britain has to climb to reach its 2030 target is still high.
