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409 mentions for advocacy area: Electric Transportation
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Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., the world's largest maker of batteries for electric vehicles, is considering building a manufacturing plant in South Carolina to serve BMW's Spartanburg County campus, with a target production date of 2026. The…
“Sales rose by 29% in 2021”
“Installing an EV charger is like installing a clothes dryer. So it is a lot of power, but it's not a tremendous amount of power. It's just like your dryer.”
North Carolina's state-level climate legislation requiring 70% carbon emissions reductions by 2030 and net-zero status by 2050 will largely insulate the state from the U.S. Supreme Court's West Virginia v. EPA ruling limiting federal EPA authority.…
“What we're seeing nationwide is that the states that set the conditions to really support the adoption of electric transportation, and that are aggressively working as a state but also with their investor-owned utilities to deploy charging infrastructure at scale, is where the market is strongest”
“We need real-world projects to test and understand the grid benefits EVs can deliver, and vehicle-to-grid technology is very promising. It shows real possibilities and another potential value for EV consumers”
Clayton County Public Schools received a $10 million EPA grant to purchase 25 electric school buses and 25 charging units as part of the federal Clean School Bus Program. The grant aims to reduce harmful diesel…
“Expect full battery electric vehicles to dominate the market over the coming years”
“There are also major programs investing in workforce development and growing domestic manufacturing. One program in particular, that is of note, especially in Georgia is a production tax credit for businesses (available) for each component of a clean energy or clean transportation item that is produced and sold in the United States.”
Electric vehicle market share in the Southeast (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee) doubled from 2.5% in July 2021 to 5% in July 2022, according to the Transportation Electrification in the Southeast report.…
“With Governor Cooper's administration's focus on the rapid and equitable shift to electric transportation, this innovative project will serve as a model for wider-scale EV sharing in underserved communities across the state”
“With Governor Cooper's administration's focus on the rapid and equitable shift to electric transportation, this innovative project will serve as a model for wider-scale EV sharing in underserved communities across the state. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has been advocating for centering equity in state electric transportation policies, plans, and programs. We are excited to roll up our sleeves with our partners and help get it done.”
“Once you cross that 5 percent [of new car sales] threshold and stay above there, that's when past history of disruptive technology shows us that you start to see the beginning of exponential adoption growth”
“With Governor Cooper's administration's focus on the rapid and equitable shift to electric transportation, this innovative project will serve as a model for wider-scale EV sharing in underserved communities across the state. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has been advocating for centering equity in state electric transportation policies, plans, and programs, and we are excited to roll up our sleeves with our partners and help get it done.”
“electric vehicles are not only better for the environment, but they are also great for the state's economic growth”
