Weekly-ish News - Episode 22 (July 12, 2021)

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Electric Vehicles:

Rivian patented a new maneuver enabled by their four-motor design.

Atlanta will purchase 10 new electric transit buses!

Virginia has updated its "Virginia 511" app and website to show electric vehicle charging stations.

• The site shows traffic data and all sorts of great data for motorists, and now it supports EV charging locations.
• The website itself.

Energy:

Maine no longer allows offshore wind developments within state waters (so within 3mi of the coast).

• This was done to appease the local lobster fishers who were concerned that offshore wind would reduce available fishing waters and reduce their yields.
• **I need to learn about how much harder it is to do offshore wind more than 3mi off the coast**

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management released a Request For Information regarding the interest in offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico.

Policy:

A group of around 80 companies sign a letter to Congress pressing for a 100% clean electricity by 2035 mandate.

• Companies of note:
  • 3M
  • Apple
  • eBay
  • Exelon
  • Etsy
  • GM
  • Google
  • HP Inc.
  • Logitech
  • Paypal
  • Salesforce
  • Tesla
  • Unilever