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EV market share in Southeast doubles as industry brings almost $33 billion to the region

September 20, 2022
If you see more electric vehicles across the southern United States, it’s not just you. According to the annual Transportation Electrification in the Southeast report, EV market share in the region doubled from last year with Tesla and Hyundai leading the way. And, perhaps more important, the industry’s growth is bringing new jobs to the region. The Southeast (Florida, Alabama, Georgia…
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Nikola takes on diesel with battery EV heavy-duty truck in Europe, now available to order

September 19, 2022
At IAA Transportation 2022 in Germany today, Nikola Corporation and joint venture partner IVECO Group have announced the opening of sales for a version of the Nikola Tre BEV truck designed specifically for Europe. Nikola Corporation ($NKLA) is an American manufacturer of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) that continues to accelerate development of all-electric commercial trucks to widen the gap…
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Mercedes-Benz plans to install wind turbines with over 100 MW output at German test track

September 19, 2022
Mercedes-Benz is taking another big step towards achieving its climate goals, as the automaker announced its plans to install a “double-digit” number of wind turbines at its Papenburg test track in Northern Germany. The new wind farm expects to generate over 100 MW output by 2025, amounting to over 15% of Mercedes-Benz’s annual electricity usage in Germany. The German luxury automaker…
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Tesla is aiming for massive sale ramp-up in Germany

September 19, 2022
Tesla is reportedly aiming for a massive sale ramp-up in Germany to 80,000 vehicles in 2022, powered by Gigafactory Berlin. Germany is an important auto market in Europe and one that is difficult to penetrate for foreign automakers because of the strong local industry with…
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Solar panels launched into space may soon send power back to Earth

September 19, 2022
LONGi Green Energy, the world’s largest solar company, is going to launch solar panels into space to test whether they can successfully work in orbit and transmit power back to Earth. The Xi’an, China-based solar giant’s newly announced project is called the LONGi Green Energy Future Energy Space Laboratory. It aims to “promote the integrated development of aerospace technology and new…
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