Georgia gets first solar roadway in the US
Green Car Reports
DECEMBER 6, 2020
The city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, has unveiled what it calls the first solar roadway within a city in the United States.
Ford installing GE WattStation chargers, charging network at facilities
Green Car Congress
MARCH 20, 2014
Ford will begin installing the GE WattStation Level 2 charging stations across its North American campuses, developing a workplace charging network at nearly every Ford facility in the United States and Canada. It can then use actual station data to plan for additional station installations. Today, there are more than 20,000.
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Green Car Congress
MAY 13, 2011
The Ford Motor Company Fund and the Georgia Institute of Technology are partnering on the US’ first conversion of a traditional school bus to a hydraulic hybrid vehicle that runs on recycled biofuel. Atlanta Public Schools (APS) donated the bus for the project.
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Hyundai Says Its New Georgia Factory is Open and Ready for Ioniq 9 Production
The Truth About Cars
MARCH 27, 2025
Hyundai has significantly expanded its North American manufacturing footprint over the last few years, and its massive Georgia production facility recently announced a major milestone. The Ioniq 9 is expected this spring and will come from the factory with a Tesla NACS port installed. The automaker invested $7.6
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Obama Administration Announces $8.33B in Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Power Reactors in Georgia; First New US Nuclear Power Plant Project in Nearly 3 Decades
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
billion in loan guarantees for the construction and operation of two new nuclear reactors at a plant in Burke, Georgia. Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, will oversee the construction as well as operate the two new units for Georgia Power and the other owners. —President Obama.
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First Supercritical CO2 Circuit Breaker Debuts
Cars That Think
APRIL 9, 2025
If successful, the invention, developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology, could have a big impact on greenhouse gas emissions. In Georgia Techs design, supercritical carbon dioxide quenches the arc. So Georgia Tech made its own using mineral-filled epoxy resins, copper conductors, steel pipes, and blank flanges.
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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle collaboration to demonstrate integration of home appliance technology, plug-in vehicle and renewable energy source; Georgia Tech model predicts 60% cut in home energy costs
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 8, 2013
Ford and its business associates worked with researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology to create a computer model that calculates the electricity usage of a typical single family in their home for one year and the associated savings with moving to an energy-efficient lifestyle.
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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 20, 2021
The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc.
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Toyocolor to supply SK Innovation with Lioaccum conductive CNT dispersions for Li-ion cathodes
Green Car Congress
JULY 9, 2021
They will help power SK Innovation’s li-ion batteries installed in EVs manufactured by the Volkswagen Group and the Ford Motor Company. Lioaccum dispersions are used as the conductive additive in li-ion cathodes to help expand li-ion battery capacity of electric vehicles (EVs), for increased driving distances and faster charging performance.
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EIA: California home to almost half of US plug-in electric vehicles
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 10, 2014
Georgia offers a zero emissions vehicle (ZEV) tax credit of 20% of the cost, up to $5,000. For instance, DTE Energy in Michigan offers customers discounted electricity rates at off-peak hours if they install a 240-volt Level 2 charger. The ratepayer must also install a separate meter dedicated to the PEV. sales and use tax.
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Ozinga Energy and Ingevity to field adsorbed natural gas bi-fuel pickup
Green Car Congress
MAY 5, 2020
Ozinga Energy has purchased an ANG-equipped Ford F-150 and installed a dedicated, low-pressure fueling appliance at its headquarters in Mokena, Illinois. SoCalGas (of Sempra Energy) in California and Atlanta Gas Light in Georgia announced demonstration fleets in 2019.
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GM advances Dealer Community Charging Program
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 8, 2022
GM marked the official launch of its Dealer Community Charging Program with the installation of the first community charging stations in Wisconsin and Michigan. GM then connects dealers with installation providers as needed to place the charging stations at key community locations. kW Level 2 charging stations.
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Magna producing all-thermoplastic, fully recyclable liftgate module for 2014 Nissan Rogue
Green Car Congress
APRIL 18, 2014
The liftgate assembly is made by Magna Exteriors’ Decostar division in Carrollton, Georgia, and is delivered to Nissan as a module for single-point installation at its Smyrna, Tennessee, assembly plant. Magna serves as the Tier 1 supplier in North America.
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Hyundai car factory in GA runs into a wastewater issue
Teslarati
MARCH 12, 2025
Hyundai’s car factory in Georgia has run into a wastewater issue that may affect production. The facility stopped accepting wastewater from Hyundai’s car factory in Georgia at the end of September due to Hurricane Helene and has not received wastewater water from HMGMA since.
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GM & EVgo install over 2,000 fast charging stalls across the US
Teslarati
DECEMBER 6, 2024
General Motors (GM) and EVgo have installed over 2,000 fast-charging stalls across the United States since the beginning of their collaboration. GM and EVgo aim to install 2,850 DC fast-charging stalls nationwide. The post GM & EVgo install over 2,000 fast charging stalls across the US appeared first on TESLARATI.
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Virginia Clean Cities requests proposals from Southeastern fleets interested in converting to propane Autogas
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2011
Fleets in the following states are welcome to submit proposals: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Washington DC. The Program utilizes the PRINS VSI propane autogas bi-fuel conversion system and certified technicians to perform all installations.
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Georgia Tech study projects potential mixed impacts of climate change policies on air quality
Green Car Congress
APRIL 8, 2015
Results of a study by a team from Georgia Tech and their colleagues at NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies and Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management show that national CO 2 emissions reductions strategies will play an important role in impacting air quality over the US.
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Hyundai Motor Group signs MOU with SK On to secure EV battery supply for N America
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Hyundai Motor Group plans to produce various EV models in the United States through Hyundai Motor Alabama Plant (HMMA), Kia Georgia Plant (KaGA), and Hyundai Motor Group New Plant (HMGMA). Meanwhile, SK On is currently operating its own EV battery factory in Georgia.
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199 Jacobs, Peachtree Corners, and Qualcomm collaborate to deploy C-V2X technology in Georgia Smart City
Green Car Congress
JUNE 3, 2021
As a part of the working relationship, Qualcomm Technologies serves as ecosystem enabler by providing technology solutions, while Jacobs manages the installation commission project delivery.
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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 22, 2009
The winning project proposals (by award amount) are: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, Georgia: $10,800,000. MARTA anticipates that the power produced by these photovoltaic panels will be sold to Georgia Power under their Distributed Generation Contract Program. The largest PV installation in Georgia.
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256 Honda announces next steps in preparation for EV production in US
Green Car Congress
MARCH 15, 2023
Transmission Plant – Georgia (TMP-G). TMP-G will partner with a Honda supplier to install a new line to build e-axles, an essential component of EVs that combines the electric motor, gearing components and power electronics. These EV batteries will power the EVs to be produced at MAP and ELP.
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Ford MyEnergi Lifestyle adds home energy storage
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 9, 2014
Ford and its business associates worked with researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology to create a computer model that calculates the electricity usage of a typical single family in their home for one year, and the associated savings with moving to an energy-efficient lifestyle.
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9 fleets and more than 160 vehicles joining the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program for vehicle conversions; nearly 1,200 vehicles total
Green Car Congress
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Virginia Clean Cities announced an additional nine fleets and more than 160 vehicles are joining the Southeast Propane Autogas Development Program for vehicle conversions to propane autogas and the installation of on-site fueling stations. the City of Carrollton Police Department in Georgia; Pearl River County, Miss.; Lee County, Ala.;
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Researchers develop wave-energy-driven CO2 reduction system for production of carbon-based liquid fuels
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 11, 2019
A team from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Beijing Institute of Nanoenergy and Nanosystems, and Georgia Tech has developed a a wave-energy-driven electrochemical CO 2 reduction system that converts ocean wave energy to chemical energy in the form of formic acid, a liquid fuel.
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Southern Company commissions 1 MW/2 MWh grid energy storage system from LG Chem
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
The battery energy storage system (BESS) is installed in the service territory of Georgia Power, the largest subsidiary of Southern Company. LG Chem’s role in the project includes supplying the batteries and power conversion equipment, battery installation, commissioning and operations and maintenance.
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Nissan Sets US MSRP for 2011 LEAF EV at $32,780; As Low as $25,280 with Federal Tax Credit
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2010
Additionally, there is an array of state and local incentives that may further defray the costs and increase the benefits of owning and charging a Nissan LEAF—such as a $5,000 statewide tax rebate in California; a $5,000 tax credit in Georgia; a $1,500 tax credit in Oregon; and carpool-lane access in some states, including California.
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First Tesla V4 Supercharger in the US goes live
Teslarati
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Earlier this month, V4 Superchargers were spotted in a suburb outside Atlanta, Georgia. Besides the one in Georgia, 8 V4 Supercharger stalls were spotted in Wilsonville, Oregon. Earlier this month, Tesla installed the first V4 Supercharger in Asia. A few V4 Superchargers were also spotted in Prattville, Alabama. to HK$4.05
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The voestalpine Group producing ultra-high strength automotive components in US
Green Car Congress
APRIL 24, 2014
The steel-based technology and capital goods group voestalpine’s 17 th production site in the United States began operation , manufacturing ultra-high strength body-in-white components for premium car manufacturers in Cartersville, Georgia. This completes the first phase of the Group’s internationalization program in the automotive sector.
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Linde introduces new line of standard hydrogen generation plants; from 100 to 1,000 Nm3/h
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 20, 2011
All units are completely skid-mounted, in-house shop preassembled and factory-checked, resulting in a short installation time on the order of 2 to 3 weeks. To date, ECOVAR has installed five HYDROPRIME units at customer sites. The truckable plants have compact footprints and provide easy access for maintenance.
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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?
Cars That Think
MARCH 12, 2025
There, d elegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania finalized an ambitious plan: to generate up to 6 gigawatts of clean energy in the Caucasus region, run the electricity through a cable along the bottom of the Black Sea, and deliver it to Europe. A 2022 road map from the World Bank, the International Finance Corp.,
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EnviroSpark wins Georgia NEVI awards to install DC fast chargers at Waffle House and Shell station – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
MARCH 8, 2024
EnviroSpark ’s installers may soon become connoisseurs of hash browns. The company has won a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding award from its home state of Georgia to build four DC fast chargers at a Waffle House in Tifton, and four more at a Shell station in Metter.
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Blue Bird, Fulton Co. Schools join Audi, Applied Information on connected vehicle deployment to boost school bus and school zone safety
Green Car Congress
MARCH 31, 2021
When active, roadside units (RSU) installed in school zone safety beacons—flashing signs that are intended to slow drivers down as they pass by a school—will broadcast messages to development vehicles indicating the location of the school and the reduced speed limit.
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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 24, 2017
The partners will make an additional 174 locations in 33 states available to all EV owners in those markets, and plan to install 50 more in 2017. EVgo’s fast charging network now totals 668 dual-port DC Fast charging stations installed and available to all EV drivers across the United States. Earlier post.)
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150 sonnen accelerates US market efforts with solar-plus-storage technology package
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 29, 2016
Since its entry into the US market, sonnen has established a research and development facility in Georgia and product manufacturing in California. Since then, the company has installed about 10,000 storage solutions throughout Europe.
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Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to upgrade Georgia’s grid with grid-enhancing tech
Baua Electric
OCTOBER 30, 2024
Padriñán on Pexels.com Georgia utility Southern Company is teaming up with Georgia Tech and Smart Wires to roll out a US Department of Energy (DOE)-backed project aimed at boosting Georgia’s electric grid. Georgia Tech’s Center for Distributed Energy is heading up the project. Photo by Miguel Á. Get started here.
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Three-layer technique helps secure additive manufacturing
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 16, 2017
Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Rutgers University have developed a three-layer system to verify that components produced using additive manufacturing have not been compromised. Malicious software installed in the printer or control computer could compromise the production process.
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EO Charging to electrify Augusta Transit bus depot in Georgia – Charged EVs
Baua Electric
OCTOBER 3, 2024
UK-headquartered EO Charging , a global provider of electric charging infrastructure and services for depot-based fleets, has been chosen to spearhead the electrification of the bus depot of Augusta Transit, a public transit provider in Augusta, Georgia.
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ICCT study finds state EV incentives playing a significant role in driving sales
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 31, 2014
California, Georgia, Hawaii, Oregon, and Washington—have electric vehicle sales shares that are approximately 2–4 times the national average. if a state covers 50% of the cost of a home charger installation, the effective benefit is equal to half the cost of a typical home charger.
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Hyundai offering Ioniq 5 and Ioniq 6 buyers a free home charger
Baua Electric
MARCH 18, 2025
Both the charger and installation services are once again provided through the automaker’s Hyundai Home service , which aggregates home-charging possibilities for EV owners, as well as solar and energy storage options, and provides bids for installation. Customers who purchased or leased a new 2025 Ioniq 5 after Jan.
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Azerbaijan Plans Caspian-Black Sea Energy Corridor
Cars That Think
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
The transcontinental connection would start with wind, solar, and hydropower generated in Azerbaijan and Georgia, and off-shore wind power generated in the Caspian Sea. gigawatts of clean electricity to Anaklia, Georgia, at the east end of the Black Sea. Long-distance lines would carry up to 1.5 We are a hydro country. is realistic.”
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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2010
The projects will expand ethanol blends infrastructure at existing retail fueling locations in nine states: Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and Washington.
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First Drive: For 2025, updated Hyundai Ioniq 5 adds XRT ‘off-road’ model to growing lineup
Charged EVs
FEBRUARY 19, 2025
To that end, all 2025 Ioniq 5s sold in North America except the 5 N are now built at its new Metaplant in Ellabell, Georgia, about 25 miles outside Savannah. All 2025 Ioniq 5 SE, SEL, Limited, and XRT versions are built in Georgia and come with a NACS port as standard. with native NACS ports other than Teslas.
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Hyundai XCIENT hydrogen fuel cell electric semi trucks arrive in Georgia
Baua Electric
DECEMBER 14, 2024
Just when you thought it was safe to count out hydrogen as a viable competitor to battery-electric power in the North American medium and heavy-duty trucking space, the new Hyundai XCIENT HFCEV Class 8 semi truck arrives in Georgia and immediately gets to work. Heres hoping they pull it back from the brink one more time.
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Mercedes to Install 400kW Chargers At Starbucks Locations
The Truth About Cars
JULY 17, 2024
The German automaker said it would partner with Starbucks to install 400kW EV chargers at Starbucks locations along Interstate 5 on the West Coast. Mercedes has invested billions in its charging network, currently offering locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.
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