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Month: July 2024

Starbucks and Mercedes to Install EV Chargers at 100 Starbucks Stores

Starbucks today announced a strategic collaboration with Mercedes-Benz High-Power Charging to electrify more than 100 Starbucks stores across the country. During the first phase of the program, high-power electric vehicle (EV) chargers will be installed at Starbucks stores along Interstate…

Generac Launches Level 2 EV Charger for US Market

Generac Power Systems Inc. (NYSE: GNRC) has introduced its first electric vehicle (EV) charger, a level 2 model, as part of its energy management and power product offerings. The company, known for its energy technology solutions, aims to meet the…

Altilium & Connected Energy Collaborate to Extend the Lifecycle of EV Batteries

Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, and Connected Energy, a leading developer of second-life battery energy storage systems, have today announced a new strategic relationship that will see the two companies working…

TotalEnergies & SSE Create Source, a new Player in EV Charging in the UK & Ireland

Energy companies TotalEnergies and SSE have announced plans to create a joint venture (JV) to establish a new player in EV charging infrastructure in the UK and Ireland, under the brand “Source”. The new business will deploy in both countries…

Greenland Technologies and Lonking Join Forces to Develop Heavy Electric Machinery for the U.S. Market Under the HEVI Brand

Greenland Technologies Holding Corporation (Nasdaq: GTEC) (“Greenland” or the “Company”), a technology developer and manufacturer of electric industrial vehicles and drivetrain systems for material handling machineries and vehicles, and Lonking Holdings Limited (“Lonking”, Hong Kong Stock Market ticker 3339.hk), one…

China’s Hongqi to Launch Two Electric Cars in Europe This Year

Chinese automaker Hongqi will launch its electric EH7 and EHS7 models in Europe later this year in a fresh sign that China’s auto industry remains set on European expansion despite recently announced EU tariffs. Hongqi, or Red Flag, known as…

Volvo Cars to Launch First Commercially Available EV Battery Passport

According to a Wall Street Journal story about Volvo’s battery passport, among the information it includes is verified data regarding the battery’s raw materials, the chain of custody of components and recycled material. “The purpose of the battery passport is…

Blue Bird Corporation Awarded Nearly $80 Million Grant for New EV Facility

One school bus manufacturer received a massive grant to continue its pursuit of electric vehicles. On Thursday, Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop announced that the Blue Bird Corporation would receive a nearly $80 million grant through the U.S. Department of Energy’s…

Biden Administration Announces a $1.7 Billion Plan to Juice EVs in America

The White House on Thursday said it would hand out $1.7 billion to help convert closed-down or at-risk auto manufacturing and assembly facilities to make electric and hybrid vehicles. The funding comes as growth in new electric vehicle sales has…

SK On Faces Emergency With Sluggish EV Sales

South Korean EV battery manufacturer SK On is grappling with a critical situation due to weak electric vehicle sales in Europe and the United States. In response to these challenges, CEO Lee Seok-hee has made and outlined plans for significant…