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Hyundai announced Dec. 4 it deployed 21 of its Xcient hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks in Georgia to ferry supplies between the ports and the automaker’s newly opened $7.6 billion EV factory.

ODESSA — The Texas Department of Transportation announced a statewide public campaign to end fatalities on Texas roadways.

The Port of Bellingham received a $2.8 million grant from the state of Washington for the electrification of shore power at the shipping terminal.

There’s an aggressive push for more electric vehicle chargers and technicians to work on them, but a problem remains: There’s no nationwide standard for training those technicians.

Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announced a partnership July 17 to install high-power electric vehicle chargers at 100 Starbucks stores across the U.S. 

An alternative vehicle powertrain called an EREV that’s booming in China might hold the answer to encouraging Americans to adopt electric cars and trucks.

Electric vehicle upstart Rivian, which recently put on pause plans to build a Georgia factory, said in mid-April it is laying off more workers as it cuts costs to buttress its balance sheet.

Rivian Automotive was back in Normal, Ill., on April 6 with its second-generation EVs and the promise of more activity at a now-bustling auto plant.

WASHINGTON — Overshadowed by the tailpipe emissions rule, the Department of Energy finalized changes to a calculation that could impact automakers’ ability to sell gas-powered vehicles.

HANOVER, Germany — Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is to test its self-driving ID Buzz AD electric van for the first time under realistic conditions and with passengers on board.