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GM announces $2 billion for EV Factory in Spring Hill, TN
GM announced today that it is investing $2 billion to produce electric vehicles at its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The updated factory will produce the Cadillac LYRIQ electric SUV, among other electric vehicles.
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Can Your Car Survive a Bear Attack?
Kent Minault, from Knoxville, TN, tells the story of the time his EV was face to face with a bear! And it has the scars to prove it.
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Canadian EV Company ElectraMeccanica Eyes Tennessee
Canadian electric vehicle designer and manufacturer ElectraMeccanica named Tennessee as one of two finalists for the location of its SOLO EV United States assembly facility Tuesday.
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www.tennessean.com
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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT!
DET's AWARENESS Opportunity Area Working Group
"IF YOU TAKA MY SPACE..."
Electric Vehicle Signage Matters!
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"If you taka my space..." Joking aside, we recognize that electric vehicle (EV) signage matters and that some of the challenges of not having visual and educational statewide consistency needs to be addressed sooner than later!
Because we know the importance of EV signage, there is a dedicated DET task force team that has been working on this statewide initiative over the last few months.
I lead this task force team with Don Francis and Philip Pugliese. I'm the President of the Knoxville Electric Vehicle Association (KEVA), where our goal is to provide EV public education, Don is the South Eastern Regional Representative of Clipper Creek, which is one of the largest suppliers of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and Philip is the Transportation Consultant and system planner for Chattanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority (CARTA) where he oversees Chattanooga’s electric bus fleet. Overall, the three of us have a vast range of experience when it comes to charging an EV and understand how important it is to have proper signage that directly impacts individuals and businesses.
Here are some of our work processes, considerations and accomplishments over the last few months:
- The task force team's working definition of EV Signage is the group of signs used to indicate and educate the public on the availability of electric car charging at a given location.
- The task force team's primary goal is delivering a best practices document that establishes the minimum that should be required to adequately mark an electric vehicle charging station.
- The task force team has created a library of previous signage implementations, from around the United States, to understand proven successes in other locations.
- The task force is creating their own signage features based on personal experience and EV driver feedback, so that signage will quickly inform the public about dedicated parking and charging.
- The task force team has developed multiple visual methods to inform drivers that these are dedicated EV parking spots which will alleviate one of the biggest issue drivers face today - having non-EV drivers parking in charging locations.
- The task force team's first deliverable will be a handout that will be available to all the site hosts that will provide guidance.
- The task force team is also excited about potentially matching up the signage effort with another of DET’s efforts - creating a DET specialty license plate!
Stay on the lookout for our EV Signage task force team as we continue staying laser focused on making these projects happen!
Thanks!
Eric Cardwell
DET's EV Statewide Signage Task Force Leader
DET has four Opportunity Area working groups: AWARENESS, INFRASTRUCTURE, POLICIES & PROGRAMS, and AVAILABILITY. See where we're driving to next at www.driveelectrictn.org.
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What's the difference between...
Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV)
Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV)
and the
Hybrid Electric Vehicle?
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A Virtual Electric School Buses Site Visit, Nov 12th!
Register today! The Alabama Clean Fuels Coalition (ACFC) is excited to partner with our member, Transportation South, on a educational virtual site visit and tour highlighting the features and benefits of the Jouley Electric School Bus from Thomas.
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Here are 12 Electric Pickups in the Works
With the unveiling of the GMC Hummer EV, the list of planned electric pickups is expanding. Legacy automakers like Ford and Chevy have theirs coming, as do startups like Tesla, Rivian and Bollinger, as well as some lesser known brands.
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www.autoblog.com
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Tesla's Secret Weapon: Renewable Energy Credits
Tesla dominates the renewable energy credit (REC) market for clean vehicles, an environmental financing tool that is responsible for the company's string of quarterly profits.
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www.freightwaves.com
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Tesla (TSLA) launches new 'Energy Plan' to offer low...
Tesla (TSLA) has launched its new "Tesla Energy Plan" to offer new low charging tariffs to customers in the UK by creating a virtual power plant with solar and Powerwall. Earlier this year, we reported on Tesla taking its first step in becoming...
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electrek.co
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DC Fast Charging: How Businesses Can Benefit | ChargePoint
We've covered the basics of EV charging speeds in the past, but as EVs gain longer range and fast charging technology advances, I'm seeing more organizations interested in DC fast charging.
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www.chargepoint.com
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Lordstown (RIDE) Goes Public
Lordstown Motors (RIDE) has officially gone public through a reverse merger and now people are betting on the startup delivering an electric pickup truck with in-wheel hub motors.
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electrek.co
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GM sells out First-Year Production of GMC Hummer EV
GM says that it has sold out, or more appropriately reserved out, the Edition 1, or the first year of production, of its new GMC Hummer EV electric pickup in just an hour. But how many trucks are we talking about here?
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electrek.co
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Thank you,
to the Drive Electric TN
Executive Committee and
fiscal and in-kind members,
for your support!
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Spread the word about our e-mail list |
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Currently, we’re creating a statewide email communication network – a unified front – where EV pioneers and advocates can receive up-to-date information, ideas, stories and relevant resources.
As a part of this network, participants will receive updates about ongoing DET projects and information about to get involved themselves.
You are already on this list, however we want your help by encouraging others to sign up. Please forward this to other enthusiasts and sign up today to be a part of our Tennessee statewide EV story! Virginia is ready to talk to stakeholders to discuss plans for the upcoming year. Please reach out to her at virginia@driveelectrictn.org.
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