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Argonne and University of Illinois to form Midwest Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Coalition

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The states of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, North and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas are home to a quarter of the US population and consume 30% of electric power generated in the US.

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Ford reportedly eliminates lease-to-buy option on electric vehicles

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“Ford Motor Company is committed to making Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) more sustainable and affordable for our customers by localizing the complex battery supply chain network, creating recycling options for end-of-life vehicles, and increasing U.S. battery production.” ” I’d love to hear from you!

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Report: Auto Dealers Ask Biden Admin to Slow Down EV Mandates

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They argue customers are not ready to switch to fully electric vehicles because of unresolved challenges such as access to reliable charging networks, vehicle affordability and range anxiety. From Automotive News : The dealerships cover a broad swath of car brands sold in states including California, Michigan, Colorado and New York.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Affordable Energy from Water and Sunlight. Momentive Performance Materials, teamed with Advanced Photonic Crystals, and Soraa, will develop a high-pressure ammonothermal process to produce affordable, high quality, single crystal GaN substrates at high crystal growth rates. DOE grant: $4,373,488). DOE grant: $6,733,383).

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DOE ARPA-E awards $156M to projects to 60 projects to accelerate innovation in clean energy technologies

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Nebraska – Lincoln). affordably and dynamically control power flow will open up. Northeastern University. Arnold Magnetic. Technologies. Corporation, Columbia. University, General. Motors Research and. Development, University of. Massachusetts. Amherst, University of. Multiscale Development of L10 Materials for Rare-Earth-Free.

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This Rice University Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology

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Richards-Kortum is a professor of bioengineering at Rice University , in Houston, and codirector of the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies , which is developing affordable medical equipment for underresourced hospitals. When she was a high school student, she thought she would want to become a math teacher.

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Republicans call to add $1,000 tax on new EVs, end tax credit

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2025 Ford F-150 Lightning The EV tax credit isnt just one tax credit, but three different EV affordability credits and, some would say, subsidizing the American industry behind them. That might be a hard pill to swallow for a number of automakers; GM and Ford are reportedly among those seeking a gradual EV tax credit phaseout.