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Business

Vietnam car maker begins build for North Carolina electric vehicle plant that will employ thousands

8:24am July 29, 2023

by Associated Press

A Vietnamese company planning an electric vehicle plant in central North Carolina that would employ 7,500 workers met a milestone Friday as its top executive joined Gov. Roy Cooper and others for a ground-breaking ceremony.

Joby Aviation has gotten FAA permission to begin test-flying its first production prototype aircraft.

National

This electric flying taxi has been approved for takeoff — sort of

7:12am July 01, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Joby Aviation said this week that it got the green light to flight test its factory-made air taxi, which it hopes to launch commercially in 2025. It's one of several companies reaching for the skies.

Transportation

NC tops 50K EVs; Triad’s electric vehicle pace trails state

11:49am January 23, 2023

by John Deem, Associated Press

North Carolina has accelerated past the 50,000 mark for electric vehicle registrations, but EV saturation in the Triad continues to lag behind the state as a whole.

Rivian has made only a few hundred electric pickups. But investors are betting on its future.

The Sun Belt is making a big play for the hot electric vehicle market

3:39pm December 28, 2021

by Sam Gringlas

Georgia recently nabbed an agreement for a $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle plant. Rivian is one of the hot new electric vehicle startups.

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Vice President Harris charges an electric vehicle during a tour of the Brandywine Maintenance Facility in Prince George's County, Md. There, she highlighted electric vehicle investments.

The White House wants a robust electric vehicle charging network. Here's the plan

12:43pm December 18, 2021

by Alana Wise

The White House this week outlined a plan to install electric vehicle charger nationwide, a step it says is vital to improving the accessibility and practicality of nontraditional vehicles.

Pictured is a FedEx truck produced by BrightDrop, a General Motors company dedicated exclusively to electric delivery vehicles. FedEx was BrightDrop's first customer. The delivery company has pledged to replace its entire pickup and delivery fleet with el

Environment

From Amazon To FedEx, The Delivery Truck Is Going Electric

7:22am March 17, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

It's not just passenger cars: Delivery companies are updating their vans and trucks with electric models as they look to save on fuel and cut maintenance costs.

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A poster for Endurance, the electric truck planned for production at the Lordstown Motors assembly plant, is seen in the office of Lordstown Motors CEO Steve Burns. Lordstown, Ohio. Wednesday, March 4, 2020

An Electric Pickup Truck Brings New Energy To Lordstown, Ohio

5:04am June 23, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

An old General Motors plant is being retooled to make a battery-powered work truck, the Endurance. The local community is watching closely, hopeful for a resurgence of good jobs.

Pam Frank, CEO of ChargEVC, drives a bright Orange Chevrolet Bolt because she wants others to notice its an electric car.

States Take The Wheel Promoting Electric Vehicles

5:19pm March 04, 2020

by Jeff Brady

There are nearly 1.5 million electric vehicles in the U.S. today. E.V. boosters want more government incentives to increase that. With little federal movement states like New Jersey are taking action.

Electric vans charge at a warehouse of the German postal and logistics service Deutsche Post near Frankfurt in July 2018. Fleet vehicles are increasingly going electric in Europe and China, and some analysts say American fleets will be following suit.

Environment

From Delivery Trucks To Scooter-Moving Vans, Fleets Are Going Electric

10:04am February 07, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Lime is all about electric vehicles — battery-powered scooters, that is. But now the company is also going to use plug-in vans for behind-the-scenes operations. And it's far from alone.

GM and LG Chem say they'll create more than 1,100 jobs in the area around Lordstown, Ohio — where GM closed a manufacturing plant earlier this year. Here, GM's former Lordstown Complex is seen one year ago.

GM And LG Chem Plan $2.3 Billion Electric Battery Venture In Ohio

3:29pm December 05, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The two companies expect to create more than 1,100 jobs in northeast Ohio. The new plant will be built near GM's Lordstown facility that was shuttered earlier this year.