September 29, 2024

Battery Electric Vehicles

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NY DPS Urges More Funding for EV Make-Ready Program
New York Department of Public Service staff recommended a 58% funding increase for the state’s EV Make-Ready Program for electric vehicle infrastructure.
Li-Cycle Corp.
DOE OKs $375M Loan for NY Battery Recovery Plant
DOE approved a $375 million loan to develop North America’s first recycling facility for battery-grade lithium in Rochester, N.Y.
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Critics Seek Changes to Wash. EV Road Usage Fee Bill
Critics of a Washington bill to impose a road usage fee on electric and hybrid vehicles lined up to testify at the state capitol.
PG&E
California Energy Commission Explores Complexity of Vehicle-to-grid Connections
Interest is growing in bidirectional charging from vehicle batteries, but utilities and homeowners have different perspectives on the technology.
Lordstown Motors
Lordstown Motors Recalls Endurance Electric Truck
Lordstown Motors announced it had stopped production of its battery-electric pickup truck, the Endurance, and would voluntarily recall those already sold.
Seattle City Light
EV Road Usage Charge Bill Floated in Wash. House
The bill to create a road usage fee for electric and hybrid vehicles in Washington is more of a conversation starter than a nailed-down piece of legislation.
Aptera
California Energy Commission Grants $31M to Manufacture Futuristic ZEVs
The California Energy Commission granted two companies $31 million to produce three-wheeled solar-powered electric cars and hydrogen powered big rigs.
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Feds Announce Grant Standards for EV Chargers
The FHWA announced key details of its effort to create a national EV charging network, including minimum standards and a plan for domestic content requirements.
Tesla
Tesla Projects Take Lion’s Share of Nevada Development Incentives
Tesla has been gobbling up economic development incentives in Nevada, including the entire Northern Nevada allocation for an electric rate rider program.
Lithium Americas
GM to Invest $650M in Controversial Nev. Lithium Project
GM plans to invest $650 million in a proposed lithium mine in northern Nevada — funding that depends on the resolution of a lawsuit filed by environmentalists.

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