Biden administration, DOE announce $3 billion in new funding to support US EV battery manufacturing and recycling

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President Biden and the US Department of Energy have issued multiple notices of intent to allocate $2.91 billion in support of EV battery manufacturing as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The DOE shared plans to use the funds to further battery materials refining, production plants, and battery cell manufacturing facilities in addition to battery recycling.

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Podcast: Tesla recall ‘bonanza’, Ford on Tesla, Nikola troubles, and more

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This week on the Electrek Podcast, we discuss the most popular news in the world of sustainable transport and energy, including a series of Tesla recalls that are not really recalls, Ford makes a fascinating comment on Tesla, Nikola Motors is in troubles again, and more.

Remember to also subscribe to Electrek Quick Charge Podcast hosted by Mikey G and Electrek’s new Wheel-E 2-wheel podcast with Micah and Seth.

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Ford is exploring India as a possible hub to manufacture EVs for export following recent halt to sales in the country

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Ford Motor Co. shared it is considering the possibility of manufacturing EVs in India, just months after a halt to all sales and manufacturing in the Asian country. In addition to exploring EV manufacturing in India, Ford is also open to the idea of reopening its sales books in India for EVs only.

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Here’s the DFEH lawsuit against Tesla, and it’s way more serious than the company made it sound

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The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has now officially filed the lawsuit that Tesla warned about in a blog post earlier this week, and it’s a lot more serious than the automaker made it sound.

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smart transforms into an all-electric brand and teases 2023 crossover EV called the smart #1

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smart Automobile Co., Ltd. has officially begun its transition into an all-electric automaker by offering the latest taste of its first new EV following parent company Mercedes-Benz AG’s joint venture with Geely Holding. The 2023 crossover EV will be called the smart #1, kicking off the automaker’s new model nomenclature.

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RadRunner 2 electric bike review: Rad Power Bikes’ most fun utility e-bike yet!

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When Rad Power Bikes launched the RadRunner 2, it didn’t show off a laundry list of new updates. Instead, there were only a few key changes. And that’s because the affordably priced RadRunner was already such a popular e-bike that it only required a few small updates to make it better than ever before.

As the old adage goes, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

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Electric compost trucks are coming – EcoCycle will operate nation’s first, a Mack LR

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EcoCycle, a nonprofit recycler in Boulder, Colorado, is putting into service the nation’s first commercial electric truck for compostable waste collection. The truck is a Mack LR electric and EcoCycle hopes that it will be first of many adopted by the industry.

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Here’s how rooftop solar could have prevented 2021’s Texas big freeze power outage

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A year on from the big Texas freeze that knocked out the state’s power system and caused at least 246 deaths, new research released yesterday found that rooftop solar could have supplied more than enough electricity to meet the shortfall on all but two of the 13 days when power production fell short of forecasted demand.

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Tesla plans to build new design center in Beijing this year, Chinese government says

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Tesla is planning to build its new design center in Beijing later this year, according to a new document released by the Chinese government.

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Over 50% of Harley-Davidson’s electric revenue came from selling kids’ e-bikes, not motorcycles

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Harley-Davidson’s recent financial reports shed an interesting new light on its electric motorcycle operations. We’re now seeing more detail than ever before on where Harley’s electric-based revenue is coming from.

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