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Google builds largest EV charging network for electric vehicles

Google has stated that it is counting itself as the largest electric-vehicle charging station operator in the United States with new and faster Level 2" chargers installed at its headquarters in Mountain View, California. The new installation will bring in the total capacity of charging points to 200 chargers with 250 on their way. Moreover, Google is also including new generation of plug-in vehicles in its Gfleet car sharing program along with expanding its EV charging infrastructure. READ MORE »

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GM To Invest $2.2B To Build Electric Vehicles
CBS Sports
2020-01-27
(AP) — General Motors is spending $2.2 billion to refurbish an underused Detroit factory so it can build a series of electric and self-driving vehicles, eventually employing 2,200 people. GM said in a...
 
GM to invest 2.2 billion USD to produce all-electric vehicles
China.dot.org
2020-01-27
CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (Xinhua) -- General Motors (GM) announced on Monday that it will invest 2.2 billion U.S. dollars in the production of all-electric trucks and SUVs in a Detroit area plant. The...
 
General Motors to invest $2.2 billion in all-electric vehicle plant in Detroit
Business Journal
2020-01-27
General Motors Co. said Monday that it will invest $2.2 billion to build a...
 
New Program Set to Fight for 'Electricity Future That Works for People and the Planet'
Common Dreams
2020-01-27
Andrea Germanos, staff writer The new effort will focus on utilities' monopolies and reliance on fossil fuels. ......
 
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Carbon dioxide’s scourge: advanced nuclear power
Asiatimes
2020-01-26
So you don’t like CO2? What you need to know, then, is that there’s no alternative to advanced nuclear power. Concern about the climate effects of man-caused CO2 emissions has prompted gigantic...
 
Smoke from a fire at Batemans Bay, Australia, billows into the air, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020.
Australian coal company says bushfire smoke is slowing production
Indian Express
2020-01-22
Written by Isabella Kwai Australia’s biggest mining company, BHP, announced on Tuesday that coal output was down at one of its large mines. The reason? Smoke from the country’s ferocious wildfires — a...
 
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Owners of electric cars get a break on the gas tax. It’s costing California $32 million
The Los Angeles Times
2020-01-19
SACRAMENTO — As most Californians reach deeper into their pockets to pay higher gas taxes for road repairs, electric vehicle owners have been getting a free pass. Many will continue to...
 
A coal-fired power station is a type of fossil fuel power station, Oct. 25, 2018.
Solar and Wind Will End German Coal Long Before Merkel's Deadline
Canada Dot Com
2020-01-17
(Bloomberg) — Germany could close its last coal-fired power plant long before a 2038 deadline as the dirtiest fossil fuel gets squeezed out of the energy mix by clean electricity. A plan struck...
 
Fiat logo (sign) is on a car at a car showroom, Pune, India
Fiat Chrysler and Foxconn plan push into Chinese electric car market
Reuters
2020-01-17
Automaker Fiat Chrysler plans to set up a joint venture with the parent of iPhone assembler Foxconn to build electric cars and develop internet-connected vehicles in China, as it looks to make up...
 
Reinventing Motorcycle Riding: Electric motorcycles are saving environment
Community news
2020-01-17
Electric motorcycles are quickly becoming a popular choice for motorcycle enthusiasts across the UK. This isn't just because they are easier to maintain or cheaper to run than a fuel powered...
 
Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, Southern city in China, Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
iPhone manufacturer Hon Hai to establish electric car venture with Fiat
The National
2020-01-17
Hon Hai Precision, the main assembler of Apple’s iPhones, will establish a joint venture with car giant Fiat Chrysler to develop and make electric vehicles in China. Hon Hai and its subsidiaries will...
 
The Toyota logo on a dealership in Manchester, N.H., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019.
Toyota takes a flyer on Joby electric air taxi
The Engineer
2020-01-16
Toyota is taking a major leap into the world of urban air mobility, leading the Series C funding round for electric air taxi company Joby Aviation. Over the last decade, Joby has been developing its...
 

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