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Pace purchases 20 Proterra ZX5 electric buses and EV fleet charging infrastructure

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Pace is the transportation backbone of Chicago’s suburbs and one of the largest public bus service operators in North America, serving an area nearly the size of the state of Connecticut. Proterra and Pace Suburban Bus has awarded Proterra a $26.5-million Proterra 40' ZX5 Max.

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas. Vigeo Eiris, an arm of Moody’s Corp.,

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All the EVs (and one PHEV) you can buy with 0% financing this October

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If that’s you, and you’ve been waiting for interest rates to drop, you’re in luck: there’s a bunch of great plugin cars you can buy with 0% financing this month! Despite being an outgoing model, the IONIQ 5 remains one of the best-selling EVs in North America, with over 30,000 models sold through September. Too opinion based.

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Li-Cycle receives conditional commitment for $375M loan from DOE ATVM program

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The conditional commitment follows DOE technical, market, financial and legal due diligence and marks another significant milestone endorsing Li-Cycle’s development of the first commercial hydrometallurgical resource recovery facility in North America, located near Rochester, New York.

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Proterra and Miami-Dade County announce major EV technology project for fleet electrification; 42 more electric buses, 75 chargers

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At nine megawatts of power, the project is also one of the largest fleet charging installations in North America. This announcement brings the County’s total to 75 electric transit buses from Proterra, one of the largest fleets of 40-foot electric transit buses in the United States.

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GM leads $50M funding round in EnergyX; advanced lithium extraction and refining technology

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GM Ventures is leading a $50-million Series B financing round in EnergyX , and has entered into a strategic agreement to develop EnergyX’s lithium extraction and refinery technology. Earlier post.) his single bottleneck (a massive lithium shortage) is the biggest challenge to scaling EV production.

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The US just financed a $1.2B EV lithium-ion battery separator factory in Indiana

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billion loan from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office to build a lithium-ion battery separator factory in Terre Haute, Indiana. Read more: North America is now the growth leader for new battery factories If you’re considering going solar, it’s always a good idea to get quotes from a few installers.