September 29, 2024

Electric vehicles (EVs)

DOE
DOE Highlights Hydrogen Diesel Engines for Trucking
Combustion without pollution? A hybrid diesel engine could be a contender as the best technology for heavy long-distance trucking.
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.
Solar Landscape
NJ Senate Committee Backs Clean Energy Bills
The New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee has backed bills that would increase the state’s planned community solar program by 50%.
Shutterstock
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.
Freightliner
NREL Report Sees Role for Electric Trucks at Port of NY-NJ
Current electric trucks could replace 20% of the diesels hauling cargo from the Port of NY-NJ, but full electrification will require trucks with longer ranges.
Faith Krausman
Electric MHD Truck Incentives Promoted in NJ
The state is seeking to stoke interest in EV truck purchases as it prepares to launch a $46M second phase of its incentive program for fleet chargers.
Ford
Treasury Updates EV Tax Credit Vehicle Classifications
The U.S. Treasury Dept. updated its IRA qualification guidelines to base vehicle classifications on the model information listed on the car’s price sticker.
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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