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Trump budget eliminates federal clean car research programs

In some areas, the Trump administration may seem aimless and disorganized, but when it comes to environmental and energy policy, it is moving with brutal efficiency to terminate America’s transition to renewable energy and electrified transport. The president’s budget request for fiscal year 2019 decimates EPA and DOE programs that drive advanced vehicle manufacturing. It… Read more »

Elon Musk named to president-elect Trump’s advisory team

As promised, the US president-elect is nothing if not unpredictable. Shortly after naming various oil industry insiders and science deniers to his cabinet, he not only invited fearless fossil fuel foe Elon Musk to a meeting of tech titans, but also announced that Musk will be on the president’s Strategic and Policy Team, a group… Read more »

Automakers already lobbying Trump to relax emissions standards

Barely two days after his election, US automakers contacted the new president-elect to urge him to “reform” federal regulation of the industry, including fuel economy, emissions, autonomy and safety standards. In a letter to the Trump transition team (via Automotive News), the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers proposed that the new administration pause the ongoing midterm evaluation… Read more »

Tesla posts highest quarterly sales ever, trumpets Model S cold weather performance

Tesla reported by far the highest sales in company history for the fourth quarter of 2013. With almost 6,900 vehicles sold and delivered, Tesla exceeded prior guidance by approximately 20%. The stock market was naturally pleased – TSLA shares soared 15% on the day of the news, and continued to inch higher the next day…. Read more »

Tesla vs auto dealers: Model S test drive trumps campaign cash

In its battle with auto dealers across the nation, Tesla has begun deploying its own lobbyists to take on the dealer groups’ well-financed troops. At the same time, another tactic may be even more effective – letting lawmakers drive a Model S themselves. Letting the car speak for itself seems to have done the trick… Read more »

Inside Tellus Power’s 600 kW DC fast chargers: distributed architecture, NACS/CCS support and Plug & Charge

Tellus Power aims to deliver the features customers need today, while preparing for a massive scaling up in the future. It’s tough to keep up with the latest developments in the EV fast charging industry these days. Charging providers are rapidly rolling out fast charging stations around the world, with ever-larger numbers of individual charging… Read more »

Tiger Group to auction battery manufacturing and R&D equipment valued at $74 million

Tiger Group has announced a two-day online auction, scheduled for November 12 and 13, to liquidate approximately $74 million in assets from Natron Energy’s closed sodium-ion battery R&D facility in Santa Clara, California, and its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan. The assets include battery manufacturing equipment and engineering tools suitable for EV and industrial battery… Read more »

Revised NEVI guidance will apparently allow states to proceed with EV charging projects

The US Department of Transportation has unveiled revised guidance for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. At the moment, it appears that some or all of the NEVI Formula projects in the pipeline can proceed. The NEVI Formula Program, established as part of the Inflation Reduction Act, provided $5 billion in funding that… Read more »