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This Biden official will transform Americaâs EV charging network
Entrepreneur and city transportation leader Gabe Klein is heading a collaboration between the U.S. energy and transportation offices centered on EV charging infrastructure. Hereâs what heâs learned and how the joint office will help make public EV charging more reliable.
By Katie Fehrenbacher
April 18, 2023
Individuals stand in parking lot, discussing an Electric Vehicle charging station.
Gabe Klein in discussion during a recent visit with EV charging infrastructure provider Blink. Source: Joint Office of Energy and Transportation
Federal funding for Americaâs public electric vehicle charging network flows through Gabe Klein.
Last year, Klein was a well-known thought leader for the transportation mobility set. He previously led the transportation departments in Chicago and Washington, D.C., created his own mobility consultancy and has invested in and advised transportation startups. If you had questions about electric scooters and city policy, he was among the first people youâd call.
Today, Klein is at the forefront of Americaâs attempts to build out many more public EV chargers as the domestic market for EVs ramp-up. Heâs been tasked with heading up a first-of-its-kind Joint Office of Energy and Transportation, established between the Departments of Energy and Transportation, and heâs got $7.5 billion in EV infrastructure funding to hand out.
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Biden's push for Electric Vehicles hits deep in the heart of Texas
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Joseph White
April 17, 2023
SAN ANTONIO, Texas - At Toyota Motor Corp's (7203.T) sprawling factory here, just 16 miles from the Alamo, a new gasoline-fueled Tundra pickup truck or hybrid Sequoia SUV rolls off the assembly line every 60 seconds.
"We can't produce enough of the Sequoias and Tundras today," said plant manager Kevin Voelkel. "There is a waiting list."
Less than two hours to the north in Austin, the Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Gigafactory is also straining to meet demand. That plant is ramping up output of Model Y electric SUVs and pushing to launch production of Tesla's long-delayed Cybertruck that will compete with Toyota's Tundra.
The two Texas factories represent what is at stake as U.S. President Joe Biden's administration drives to lock in tougher vehicle emissions standards designed to push electric vehicles to 67% of the U.S. new car and truck market by 2032, from about 7% currently.
The Biden administration's emissions proposals would give a powerful boost to Tesla, General Motors Co (GM.N), Ford Motor Co (F.N) and other automakers that have bet on an EV-dominated future.
Clamping down on combustion vehicle emissions will raise the cost of trucks like the Tundra. Billions in production and charging infrastructure subsidies should help make EVs cheaper and more desirable to consumers.
Toyota, the No. 2 automaker in the U.S. market by sales volume, has been outspoken in its skepticism of the administration's EV goals - despite criticism from environmental groups.
"EPA's proposal would effectively require two out of every three vehicles sold in 2032 to be battery electric. This target is ambitious and heavily reliant on factors outside the control of the auto industry," Toyota said in a statement, referring to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "Vehicle standards should help drive a level playing field that allows consumers access to a variety of clean vehicle and fuel options."
TOYOTA'S PAST SUCCESS
Washington's push to accelerate the shift to battery-electric vehicles amplifies the threat posed by Tesla to Toyota's position as the world's largest automaker.
Toyota displaced GM as the world's top automaker in part because it pioneered a lower-cost, higher-quality lean production system that enabled it to build vehicles with fewer hours of labor and less capital investment. Toyota's production system - based on continuous, often incremental improvements - is central to the work of the San Antonio truck plant's 3,800 direct employees, as well as another 5,600 with suppliers on the same campus.
Toyota San Antonio has weathered a series of challenges since it built its first truck in 2006. But over the past decade, the factory has thrived as U.S. consumer preferences began to shift decisively in favor of trucks and SUVs.
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Thank heaven Adam is for sure a real person and has a VERY good reason for not being very vocal in the last couple of months.
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I mean after all, what happened to Adam was a personal thing, enough to slow anyone down.
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...there goes another opinion. What happened to "take your time Adam" ? Lol
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Lol wow some guy's opinion
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U.S. Electric Vehicle sales continued to accelerate
in Q1 2023, jumping to 258,885, up 45% from the year-ago period, according to newly released data from Kelley Blue Book.
Tesla retained its dominant position with 161,630 vehicles sold, up 25% from a year ago. Chevrolet moved into the No. 2 spot in the EV market with 19,700 sales, up from just 358 in Q1 2022.
Rounding out the top 5 were Ford, Volkswagen and Hyundai.
Jason Lindquist
04/17/2023
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Let's take a lil walk down $VNTH memory lane:
I am going to fall on my sword here.
I seen the high school hockey picture a few months ago but couldnât find anything else. So I dug deeper.
I have now. Adam is for sure a real person and has a very good reason for not being very vocal in the last couple of months. It was a personal thing going on which I wonât disclose here but enough to slow anyone down.
Wishing you well Adam
Take your time ~ KFTIZP [3 weeks ago]
Good point.
$VNTH love is in the air, everywhere I look around.
Love is in the air, every sight and every sound....
Oh look at that $VNTH up 20% already
Love yours
$VNTH had worse days. Tomorrow's another day, should be better
5+ mil $VNTH just went through @ .0007
8.5 mil bought today so far...
Same. Bring it Adam!
Nice that the ' ? ' column traded less than a mil, so far
"don't want to see VNTH break below my perceived support level, which is currently at $.0006 > "
Until Adam updates shrholders, or info's leaked, $VNTH will cont to trade sideways....
Lol right on, thanks chemist72
Anyone notice how MM's are shrouded in mystery, like the pilots that spray chemtrails; seems no one has actually met the ppl that do these jobs lol
Do you happen to know if that's where MM's mainly do their thing?
98% of that is in the ' ? ' column
Slappin tha bass!
Ppl have been buying $VNTH .0007s all week
At this point, Adam not addressing the silence is unacceptable; he lacks consideration for shareholders â not a good look, to say the least
....calm before the $VNTH $$$Storm?
Let's go Adam address the silence!
$VNTH The good: Selling has nearly completely stopped.
The ok: Buy vol a bit light, so far...
The not-so-good: Still waiting on Mr. Matruski to "address the silence"....
Yes imo. It's just a matter of when
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Thank you chemist72. I've personally tested it; my last purchase of $VNTH shares showed up exactly where it should go: the Buy column.
And in the exact amount of shares that I bought.
Fact: I'm not wrong. The proof's right there in black & white
Weird how this's so difficult for some to comprehend LMAO
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LMAO
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But be sure to "Buy all you can at 0005!" right ; )
$VNTH aka "Bargain of a lifetime."
5.4 mil VNTH shares BOUGHT @ .0007
and only 47+k VNTH shares SOLD @ .0006
Happy Easter everyone!
EPA reportedly planning to announce significant limits on tailpipe emissions to boost Electric Vehicle adoption
Sat, April 8 2023 12:40 PM EDT
The Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly preparing to announce significant limits on tailpipe emissions this week.
The new limits would require as much as 67% of new vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2032 to be all-electric EV cars. EPA Administrator Michael Regan is expected to make the announcement in Detroit on Wednesday.
The proposed limits would be the U.S.' most aggressive climate regulations to date, and they would create a host of challenges for automakers.
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Lol those are in the sell column
Once again, you totally misunderstood my point: Can/ did anyone fill, buy .0006's on Thurs (or any other day this past week)?
No, in fact, no one did.
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Happy Good Friday everyone!
Unless you have a time-machine, filling $VNTH 4s obviously impossible.
5s & 6s are lone gone too. Even 7s extremely hard to fill today
$VNTH Walmart and Sams Club have announced that they will build Electric Vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the United States at its 5,000+ stores.
Breaking News đ¨đ¨đ¨
— Electric Era (@ElectricEraTech) April 6, 2023
In a bold move towards sustainability, @Walmart and @SamsClub have announced that they will build electric vehicle (EV) fast charging stations across the United States at its stores. #evcharging pic.twitter.com/eIjnBkUl9n
More great news for $VNTH! @SaraGoingUp [nearly 24K twitter followers]
Added small 7s , bid at 6 too $VNTH https://t.co/fCRnGz1Ixe pic.twitter.com/st7JfFnmrR
— Sara đŻđď¸ (@NotFinancialRep) April 6, 2023
Thanks Hen, you're welcome.
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Private and Public Sector Investments for Affordable Electric Vehicles
President Bidenâs Investing in America Agenda is Unleashing a Manufacturing and Clean Energy Boom and Accelerating the Production of Affordable Electric Vehicles
As part of President Bidenâs goal of having 50 percent of all new vehicle sales be electric by 2030, the White House is announcing the first set of public and private commitments to support Americaâs historic transition to Electric Vehicles (EV) under the EV Acceleration Challenge.
These commitments are part of President Bidenâs Investing in America agenda to spur domestic manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, boost U.S. competitiveness and create good-paying jobs. Because of President Bidenâs leadership and historic investments, electric vehicle sales have tripled and the number of publicly available charging ports has grown by over 40 percent since he took office. There are now more than three million EVs on the road and over 132,000 public EV chargers across the country.
President Bidenâs Inflation Reduction Act adds and expands tax credits for purchases of new and used EVsâhelping bring the benefits of clean energy to communities across the nation. The law also provides incentives to electrify heavy-duty vehicles like clean school buses, and includes support for the installation of residential, commercial, and municipal EV charging infrastructure. These incentives complement investments from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and other federal initiatives that are spurring the domestic manufacturing of EVs and batteries and the development of a national EV charging network that provides access to low income and disadvantaged communities.
These incentives will lower the cost of EVs and EV charging infrastructure; increase consumer demand and competition; promote equity and inclusion; and accelerate the growth of the EV market. The White House announced the EV Acceleration Challenge to bring a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable transportation future to Americans even faster.
Today, the Federal Government, as well as a number of companies and nonprofits including Prologis, First Student, Hertz, Amazon, Google, Rewiring America, and others, are announcing new commitments to expand EV fleets, increase consumer education, and grow the availability of EV charging.
Today, the Federal Government is announcing:
Federal agencies have already acquired 13,000 light- and medium-duty zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) in FY23âabout four times the number of ZEVs acquired in FY22. President Bidenâs Federal Sustainability Plan requires federal agencies to transition the largest fleet in the world to all electric by acquiring 100 percent light-duty ZEVs annually by 2027 and acquiring 100 percent medium- and heavy-duty ZEVs annually by 2035.
Federal agencies are committing to deploy an additional 24,000 charging stations at Federal facilities by the next fiscal year, adding to the more than 5,000 charging stations already installed at Federal facilities nationwide.
Station Locator Tool that will help consumers charge their EVs quickly, affordably and conveniently. The tool will soon offer:
Charging cost: The cost to charge an EV at an individual charging station.
Charging speed: The charging speed or power output at the charger port level.
ACCELERATING THE EV TRANSITION
The Biden-Harris Administrationâs Investing in America agenda has spurred public and private sector commitments to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. State and local governments are also leveraging federal funds to expand electrification of their vehicle fleets. These announcements build on the EV charging network expansion and manufacturing announcements highlighted by the White House in February, which will add more than 100,000 public chargers across the country. Announcements being spotlighted today fall into four categories: Consumer Education and Support, Tools and Resources, EV Fleet Expansion, and Community Charging: Commercial and Multifamily:
Fleet Expansion
First Student, a major supplier of school bus services, is committing to transition 30,000 fossil fuel-powered school buses to electric school buses by 2035.
Cirba Solutions, a battery materials and management company, is committing to process end-of-life batteries and Gigafactory manufacturing scrap, creating enough battery-materials to equip 1,000,000 EVs by 2028.
Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company, is committing to deploy the all-electric Jaguar I-PACE across all of its ride-hailing service territories this spring and retire its previous generation platform.
Amazon is announcing it has rolled out over 3,000 electric delivery vehicles as part of its commitment to bring 100,000 electric delivery vehicles to the road by 2030.
Trane Technologies, a company focused on efficient and sustainable climate solutions for buildings, homes and transportation, is committing to transition 100 percent of its global fleet of more than 8,000 vehicles, including service vans and trucks, to all electric vehicles by 2030.
Community Charging: Commercial and Multifamily
Prologis, a major global developer and owner of logistics real estate with more than 3,400 properties in the US, is committing to make every new eligible Prologis development ready for EV charging and transition its U.S. maintenance vehicle fleet to 100 percent alternative fuel vehicles by 2030.
Siemens is committing to install charging stations across the U.S. at its facilities and employeesâ homes to support the electric conversion of its 10,000-vehicle fleet by 2030 and to set a requirement that 10% of parking spaces include EV charging stations at all new company facility construction projects.
CALSTART, Forth, the Electrification Coalition, EVHybridNoire and peer national implementation partners are committing to launch the Charge@Work campaign and Electric Vehicle Adoption Leadership (EVAL) certification program in Fall 2023 which will engage over 50,000 employers\workplaces, representing hundreds of thousands of employees, with the end goal of catalyzing over 100,000 electric vehicle workplace charging stations.
SWTCH, an EV charging provider,is committing to expand equitable access to EV charging in underserved communities by deploying over 20,000 EV chargers, the majority of which will serve multi-family buildings, by 2024.
Rocky Mountain Institute is committing to launch a multi-family charging accelerator pilot in three states to scale multi-unit dwelling charging infrastructure financing and deployment nationwide in 2024.
Consumer Education and Support
Hertz is committing to substantially increase its electric vehicle rentals this year forecasting nearly two million EV rentals in 2023, approximately five times the number of EV rentals in 2022, and extending the electric vehicle experience to leisure and business travelers and rideshare drivers across the country.
Consumer Reports is committing to delivering expert advice and unbiased information for people who are considering whether to make the shift to an electric vehicle through its new online tool called the Electric Vehicle Savings Finder. It provides detailed, up-to-date information about federal, state, and local EV purchase incentives available to consumers, specific to where they live.
GreenLatinos, Hip Hop Caucus, Sierra Club, Clean Energy for America, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Electric Transportation Community Development Corporation, National Religious Partnership for the Environment, Plug in America, Public Citizen, Union of Concerned Scientists, Electric Vehicle Association, League of Conservation Voters, Coltura, and the Natural Resources Defense Council are committing to launch Route Zero in April â a cross-country, relay style campaign highlighting the investments made in EV infrastructure and EV manufacturing around the country, focusing on how equitable EV deployment helps mitigate pollution harms.
Sierra Club, Plug in America, the Electric Vehicle Association and EVHybridNoire are committing to host more than 300 events in 2023 to celebrate the shift to electric vehicles, including the opportunity to connect with EV drivers in their own communities, ask questions, and get behind the wheel to try EVs out.
Mercedes-Benz is committing to launch âElectric Dream Days,â a new EV marketing campaign with retail events at dealerships and EV test drives in April 2023.
Tools and Resources
Rewiring America, a non-profit organization, is committing to launch an online personal electrification planner in 2023 with the initial goal of helping 100,000 homeowners and renters create roadmaps to electrify their homes and to choose electric vehicles and home chargers.
Google is committing to provide up-to-date information about availability and coverage of tax credits across eligible passenger vehicles, through a new Search tool that incorporates federal guidance to surface eligible EV tax credits, alongside other critical information.
Plug in America, a non-profit organization, iscommitting to reach 250,000 consumers over the next year with PlugStar.com, its online EV information and shopping tool.
Wells Fargo is releasing a new tool to support business leaders transitioning to electric vehicle fleets by modeling deployment that incorporates the cost of electrification, tax credits, cost savings, and environmental benefits.
The American Public Transportation Association and the Edison Electric Institute are committing to develop and distribute a new resource for transit agencies to streamline their efforts to electrify their bus fleets.
The EV Acceleration Challenge is accepting submissions on a rolling basis. The White House will be highlighting additional commitments soon including many more that were already submitted.
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