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EGEB: First major US offshore wind farm achieves $2.3B financial close

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): At $2.3B, Vineyard Wind is one of the largest clean energy project investments in the US. Rochester is New York State’s largest municipality to launch a community choice clean energy program. UnderstandSolar is a free service that links you to top-rated solar installers in your region for personalized solar estimates. Tesla now offers price…
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Nikola signs intent alongside IVECO to provide electric trucks to Hamburg Port Authority

Nikola Motor has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hamburg Port Authority (HPA) alongside commercial vehicle brand IVECO. The news came during the inauguration of Nikola’s joint venture manufacturing facility in Germany with IVECO. With the MoU, both parties shared intentions to collaborate on the testing and implementation of up to 25 Nikola Tre BEVs in 2022. If you’ve…
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Ford starts pre-production of F-150 Lightning electric pickup as the race heats up

Ford announced that it started pre-production of the F-150 Lightning as the race to bring electric pickup trucks to market heats up. There’s currently a race to bring electric pickup trucks to the US market, which will need them to accelerate EV adoption considering pickups are the most popular passenger vehicle in the market. The race is so important that MyBookie, a sportsbook website, even…
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Next stop, Nasdaq! EV battery-swapping network Gogoro is going public

The battery-swapping Goliath known as Gogoro is going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in a monumental deal set to value the company at around US $2.3 billion. Taiwan-based Gogoro has been named the global leader in electric vehicle battery-swapping systems, and currently operates over 800,000 battery packs on the road. The company has grown considerably over the last several years and…
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