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Electric container ship Yara Birkeland takes maiden voyage

The first autonomous zero-emission container ship Yara Birkeland has completed its maiden voyage in the Oslo Fjord. A two-year technology test phase begins before the ship is certified as “an autonomous, all-electric container ship.” Fertiliser firm Yara had commissioned shipbuilder Vard in 2017, the brief being to build the Tesla of the Seas. The company expected the […] More…

CARB releases first $1.5Bn in e-mobility funding

chevron-evgo-charging-station-ladestation-california-kalifornienAfter California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $3.9 billion investment package for e-mobility projects this autumn, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released the first tranche of $1.5 billion. The most considerable sums were earmarked for commercial electric vehicles and EV rebates. When it announced the funding in September, the Californian Government had stated to […] More…

Used EV tax credit, union-built bonus part of House social and climate bill now headed to Senate


The infrastructure and social policy bills passed by the United States House of Representatives this week include many EV provisions, from investments in charging infrastructure to a rejuvenated EV tax credit. Now they head to the Senate. The Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) replaces the current federal EV tax credit with a new one that… More…