Clean energy news: February 2022
As Arizona-built electric cars win praise, Lucid ramps up hiring and seeks workforce help from state
Buoyed by the successful launch of its high-end electric cars and emboldened by industry awards, Lucid Motors’ Arizona employee count is growing and the company is seeking more help from the state in workforce training and other areas. Hiring is proceeding as planned, and the company said it is pleased with the quality of workers here. “More than 2,000 people are now employed by Lucid in Arizona,” Mike Boike, Lucid’s senior director of manufacturing, told The Arizona Republic. Read more >>
Build Back Better Plan gives Arizona 55,000 new clean tech jobs
Arizona residents can expect a significant economic gain if the Biden Administration is able to pass its “Build Back Better Act”, with more than 55,000 new sustainable, clean tech, and electric car jobs coming to the state to support the historic infrastructure bill. That’s according to a new NRDC analysis published this week, the findings of which were revealed in a press release that we’ve republished in its entirety, below. Read more >>
More game day cheers, less emissions: Anheuser-Busch delivers new era of beer with innovative zero-emission fleet
Ahead of the Super Bowl, Anheuser-Busch teamed up with its innovative fleet partners, Nikola Corporation and BYD Motors, to deliver Bud Light NEXT, the brand’s first-ever zero carb beer that breaks the barriers of a traditional lager, with zero-emissions. The special ‘zero-emission delivery’ leveraged the technology of both partners to sustainably deliver beer from Anheuser-Busch’s brewery in Van Nuys, CA to bars and retailers in Los Angeles using only zero-emission vehicles. Read more >>
Hydrogen fuel supplier proposes Casa Grande facility
Kore Power signs multi-year supply agreement to provide batteries for fleet electrification solutions
KORE Power, Inc. and Zero Electric Vehicles, Inc. have signed a supply agreement that ensures the availability of KORE’s certified e-mobility battery modules through 2030 to be used in ZEV’s electric powertrain kits. Under the agreement, KORE will provide more than 100,000 certified VDA modules to ZEV in 2022. That supply is expected to grow to as many as 1 million units by 2025. Read more >>
4 ways to create a carbon-neutral Arizona
As climate risks from ongoing drought and rising urban heat continue to grow, Arizona will need to find innovative ways to significantly reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. Many of the state’s electric utilities, industries and cities are planning actions to nearly eliminate their own emissions by 2050. But reaching carbon neutrality for all of Arizona’s economy will require greater effort. Read more >>
Atlis Motor Vehicles opens new $10 million crowdfunding campaign
In surprise vote, Arizona Corporation Commission rejects clean energy rules