April 2022

Toyota and Nissan EV tax credit, Vinfast US plant, breaking down the EV partisan divide: The Week in Reverse

Which automaker announced plans to build electric SUVs in North Carolina? What is the most expensive material widely needed for EV batteries? This is our look back at the Week In Reverse—right here at Green Car Reports—for the week ending April 1, 2022. Toyota and Nissan are both soon offering intriguing new EVs—the bZ4X and… […]

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Interview: Dr. Alberto Ayala on California’s Secret Sauce

California Mobility Center Helps Companies Contribute to States Transportation Transformation Walking into the California Mobility Center’s first anniversary meeting, you might be struck by the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed energy of the men and women of a wide range of ages and their infectious enthusiasm for what they were presenting. But if you stepped back and went

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Steeper fleet fuel economy standards finalized, will bring more hybrids and EVs sooner

On Friday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration finalized tougher fleet fuel economy standards for vehicle fleets that will mean an adjusted, industry-wide average of about 49 mpg across new passenger vehicles and light trucks in 2026. The standards, which are a step steeper than the administration’s original proposal, boost… Source: Green Car Reports Read

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Mining expert commends Biden for invoking Act to surge domestic production of EV materials

Following Joe Biden’s invoking of the Defense Production Act yesterday, nickel expert Trent Mell is commending the President’s decision to surge the domestic production and sourcing of electric vehicle materials. Speculation early in the week indicated President Biden was considering using the Defense Production Act for the second time in his presidency to help domestic

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US Labor Sec: Elon Musk ‘not opposed’ to unionization ‘if workers were interested’

United States Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said during a recent conversation with Tesla frontman Elon Musk, the CEO reiterated he was not opposed to unionizing the electric automaker’s workforce if employees showed interest. “We had a good conversation,” Walsh said in an interview with Yahoo! Finance Live. “We talked about the economy and manufacturing. We talked

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NHTSA raises fines for automakers that violate fuel economy rules

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reinstated a previously-enacted increase in penalties for automakers whose vehicles don’t meet fuel efficiency standards for model years 2019 and beyond. Federal fuel efficiency requirements have proven to be an effective incentive for legacy automakers to begin selling EVs (they have also saved drivers millions of dollars

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ChargePoint and Gatik join to develop an “ecosystem” for autonomous electric trucks

Charging network operator ChargePoint (NYSE: CHPT) and logistics provider Gatik, which launched a driverless delivery service with Walmart in 2021, have announced a strategic partnership to develop an electric ecosystem for autonomous vehicles. According to the companies, customers of Gatik’s autonomous electric delivery fleet will have access to ChargePoint’s expertise in site design and interoperability

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