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US DOE Invests $32 Million for Grid-Edge Technology and Smart Charge Management

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Six connected communities will demonstrate technology solutions to manage growing electric loads on the grid. Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced $32 million for six selected pilot projects that will support new load growth through grid-edge innovations and the ability of energy providers to right-size grid investments for … [continued]

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Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Funding to Connect & Scale the Electric Transportation Ecosystem

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The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation invests $43.7 million to enable more charging access in the public right-of-way, expand e-mobility fleet options, and deliver new ways to scale affordable energy use in transportation. WASHINGTON, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Department of Transportation (DOT) Joint Office of Energy and … [continued]

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Colombia EV Sales Report: EVs Grow 159% YoY, Reach Record 8.5% Market Share in December!

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After years of EVs being priced well above their thermal competition, the arrival of a veritable armada of competitively priced EVs in Colombia (most, but not all, being Chinese) has resulted in the obvious consequence: people are buying them in droves. Record after record has been placed since October, with … [continued]

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Electric Vehicle Sales Leaders — Best Selling OEMs, Part 4 of 4

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A closer look at the best-selling PEV automotive groups — edition 4 of 4 This is the fourth and final edition of a series looking at the top selling OEMs in terms of plugin vehicle sales. To check out the other ones, please click here, here, and here. In this … [continued]

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State accuses U.S. EPA of having ‘clear political motivations’ for demanding tighter phosphorus rules for Port Clinton

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PORT CLINTON — A hearing to discuss the city of Port Clinton’s wastewater-discharge permit sounded more like a war of words between a Democratic-led environmental regulator on the federal level and a Republican-led environmental regulator on the state level, with the latter accusing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of government overreach.