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New survey finds myths and misinformation about EVs are deeply embedded – Charged EVs

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Of the myths tested, the one with the most widespread buy-in was: “Mass adoption of EVs swaps one problem (pollution from oil and gas) with another (lithium and cobalt mining, dead batteries).” The third most widely held false belief: “The electricity grid won’t be able to cope with the demands of mass EV adoption.”

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DOE to award up to $2.5M to deploy fuel-cell-powered baggage tow tractors at commercial airports

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million this year to demonstrate and to deploy fuel-cell-electric baggage tow tractors (BTT) at major US commercial airports. DOE is encouraging applicants for this FOA to leverage other federal programs and incentives.). Unscheduled maintenance on battery powered GSE is frequent enough to present a significant cost to users.