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U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will be in Charlotte Monday to kick off a four-state southern tour by electric vehicle that she's calling the "People Powered Summer Road Trip." It's part of a Biden administration push to promote the president's economic agenda.
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alpitronic, an Italian company that makes ultra-fast electric-vehicle charging stations, says it will locate its U.S. headquarters and service center in Charlotte and create 300 jobs.
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Piedmont Lithium, the company that wants to build a lithium mine in northern Gaston County, says the mine won't open until 2027 at the earliest because of permitting and other delays.
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Atom Power, which makes electric vehicle charging equipment, is planning a $4.2 million expansion of its Huntersville headquarters that will create 205 jobs.
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Gov. Roy Cooper urged business leaders at a conference in Raleigh Wednesday to help resist legislative efforts to slow the state's clean energy efforts.
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Putting more electric vehicles on the roads is a critical strategy in the fight against climate change. And at least for now, that means more cars powered by lithium-ion batteries. With demand for lithium already skyrocketing, the question is: Where will it come from?
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North Carolina regulators have approved a pilot program that would allow Duke Energy to supplement the power grid with electricity from customers' electric vehicle batteries when demand is high. The test will initially involve 100 customers who lease Ford F-150 Lightning pickup trucks.
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North Carolina transportation officials have sent the governor a Clean Transportation Plan for cutting carbon emissions from transportation to meet the state's climate goals.
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Two new factories announced Wednesday in South Carolina will continue the expansion of electric vehicle supply chain businesses in the Carolinas.
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The number of electric vehicles on North Carolina roads increased 54% in 2022, but EVs still make up a tiny fraction of all vehicles. The governor's office says accelerating sales will help meet the state's goal.