New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Dec. 18 announced the availability of $28.5 million to install electric vehicle fast chargers across key travel corridors in the state. The additional capital is made available through the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure, or NEVI, formula funding program. The new competitive Downstate Direct Current Fast Charger, or DCFC…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Dec. 16 announced the closing of a $9.63 billion direct loan to Blue Oval SK to build three electric vehicle battery manufacturing facilities: one in Tennessee and two in Kentucky. This marks the largest loan granted by the department’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing, or ATVM, program. The plants would have…...
The U.S. Energy Department has announced three transportation modal action plans to build a cleaner, more robust and globally competitive transportation network. The action plans pertain to energy and emissions innovation in the maritime, rail, and medium and heavy-duty vehicle sectors. These plans cover the vital elements of the freight sector and convenient and efficient…...
The California Energy Commission on Dec. 11 approved a $1.4 billion plan to invest in zero-emission vehicle infrastructure in the next four years through the state’s Clean Transportation Program. The plan, aimed to help install electric vehicle charging systems for nearly 17,000 light-duty EVs, will distribute the funding through competitive grants. The funding will support…...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Dec. 11 announced over $735 million in funding through its first Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program to deploy over 2,400 heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) across several states and Tribal Nations. The agency made 70 tentative selections, covering nearly 30 states and three tribal nations to receive funding for heavy-duty…...
U.S. sales of hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery electric vehicles rose from 19.1 percent of total new light duty vehicles sales in the second quarter of this year to a record 21.1 percent in the third quarter, according to a Dec.4 report published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The increase in electric vehicle sales…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Dec. 2 announced a conditional commitment for a $7.54 billion loan to StarPlus Energy to construct two lithium-ion electric vehicle battery manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Indiana. Once operational, the annual manufacturing capacity of the sites would reach 67 GWh, which could power 670,000 EVs. The department estimates these electric vehicles…...
The U.S. Energy Department on Nov. 26 announced a conditional commitment for a loan of $6.57 billion to Rivian New Horizon to build an electric vehicle manufacturing site in Stanton Springs North, Georgia. The nine million-square-foot manufacturing site could produce up to 400,000 vehicles, such as electric sport utility vehicles, or eSUVs. Through this loan,…...
The U.S. Energy Department, on Nov. 22, finalized a $1.3 billion loan to ENTEK Lithium Separators LLC to expand its manufacturing of lithium-ion battery separators. The loan will support ENTEK’s new manufacturing site in Terre Haute, Indiana, and boost the domestic supply chain of lithium-ion EV batteries. The department announced the conditional loan guarantee for…...