Electric Drive Transportation Association Newsletter

EDTA Member Spotlight:

General Motors (NYSE:GM) is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium Platform, which will power everything from mass-market to high-performance vehicles. GM is on track to invest $35 billion in electric and autonomous vehicles and will have the capacity for more than one-million EVs in North America by 2025.
 
GM is also leading integration with major EV charging networks to simplify the charging experience. Currently, customers can use their GM brand mobile apps to see real-time information for more than 100,000 charging spots throughout the U.S. and Canada. GM announced we will invest nearly $750 million to expand home, workplace and public charging, including the development of a Dealer Community Charging Program which will provide GM’s network of more than 4,000 dealers with up to 10 Ultium Level 2 chargers each to place in their communities. This is significant because nearly 90 percent of the U.S. population lives within 10 miles of a GM dealership.
 
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NEW TECHNOLOGY

Southern Company, in partnership with Volta, now offering sustainable software solutions to companies transitioning from commercial fleets to electric vehicles
Southern Company via PR Newswire

Toyota joins Tesla in developing self-driving tech with low-cost cameras
Reuters

Japan’s Nissan plans ‘game changing’ electric car batteries
Associated Press
 

Logistics giants hedge their bets in uncertain U.S. self-driving truck race
Reuters

Latest In Vehicles

The World's Electric Vehicle Fleet Will Soon Surpass 20 Million
Bloomberg
 
VW is planning a self-driving taxi, delivery van based on ID Buzz
Automotive News
 
GM and Honda to develop affordable electric vehicles that cost less than $30,000
CNBC
 
Electric DeLorean teased for August reveal
Green Car Reports
 
Hertz to buy up to 65,000 electric vehicles from Polestar
Reuters

Infrastructure Updates

This Maryland startup is building a network for EV charging stations
Technical.ly
 
Chase Bank partners with EVgo to add electric vehicle charging stations at 50 US branches
CNBC
 
$23 Million in Incentives Available for Electric Vehicle Chargers
Santa Monica Daily Press
 
U.S. government may need more than 100,000 charging stations - testimony
Reuters

Energy and Environment

LA Has Sights Set on a Fleet of 10,000 Electric City-Owned Vehicles
NBC 4 – Los Angeles, California
 
Nevada pledges to electrify all new trucks and buses by 2050
Electrek

Across the World

Italy approves new car incentives of 650 mln euros per year
Reuters
 
Norway keeps breaking EV adoption records, Tesla Model Y leads the charge
Electrek

In The Supply Chain

Canada to support GM multi-billion-dollar investments in two plants
Reuters

Policy

Biden administration, auto leaders want 'seamless' EV charging station use
Reuters