US Department of Defense Plots Renewable Energy Takeover
The Pentagon is expanding its renewable energy efforts to include grid-wide decarbonization as well as on-site renewable resources.
Kentucky
Millions Of Electric Vehicles To Invade US Southeast In Big Decarbonization Push
Politics aside, the Southeastern US is emerging as an epicenter of rapid decarbonization, with electric vehicles front and center.
BrightNight Gets A $375 Million Renewable Energy Credit Line With A “Green Loan” Twist
The US startup BrightNight is getting a $375 million line of “Green Loan” credit to kill off fossil energy in the US and beyond.
Nissan Teases Electric Pickup Truck, Ford To Build All New Electric Vehicle In Kentucky
An electric pickup truck from Nissan is under active consideration with a starting price around $40,000. We can’t wait!
Electric Buses Charge On In September
Electric buses are a super important part of the EV transition. Most importantly (and obviously), they bring about significant environmental benefits by producing significantly lower emissions compared to traditional diesel buses. This helps reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, contributing to the fight against climate change. Immediate human health … [continued]
Nature Conservancy, Rivian, & BrightNight Collaborate To Transform Kentucky Coal Mine
The Starfire Mine Renewable Energy Hub in Kentucky will occupy the site of what was once the largest coal mine in the US.
Has Your State’s Governor Rejected Climate Funding? Mine Has, & I’m Pi$$ed
Four state’s governors have decided not to apply for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants program administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Kentucky 1st To Mandate State-Funded EV Chargers Include Tesla Charge Ports
It’s been less than two months since Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) began being adopted by a number of automakers and charging companies. This week, however, the charging hardware also gained its first nod of approval from a state government, with Kentucky mandating the equipment on all new federally funded … [continued]
BlueOval City, Ford's electric vehicle and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee, begins production in 2025, and will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, codenamed Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Site shown as of March 10, 2023. Photo courtesy of Ford.
Ford Qualifies For $9.2 Billion DOE Loan To Build 3 US Battery Factories
Ford and SK On have received a conditional loan approval from the DOE Loan Program Office in the amount of $9.2 billion.
Battery News Today — Water In Texas, Hydrogen In Kentucky
Battery technology continues to advance by leaps and bounds. The latest trend is water and hydrogen batteries that last longer and cost less.
