Electric Drive Report June 22, 2020

June 22, 2020

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Lyft promises switch to 100% electric vehicles by 2030 Reuters Tesla’s Model S is the first electric car with 400-mile range EPA rating The Verge Lucid Motors to begin producing Air electric vehicles for customers in early 2021 TechCrunch GM CEO optimistic on U.S. demand, China, EV profitability Reuters Quantron unveils fuel cell truck H2 View This new road map tells governments how to recover sustainably Electrek Tesla's China car registrations up 150% month on month in May Reuters Ford/EA offer first five DC quick-charging sessions free to Mustang Mach-E buyers Electrek Tesla signs three-year pricing deal with battery cell maker Panasonic Reuters Volkswagen invests extra $200 million in U.S. battery company QuantumScape Reuters Tesla plans to use Glencore cobalt in new Gigafactories CNBC

Walmart’s Self-Driving Partner Is Changing E-Commerce Economics Bloomberg Michelin and Symbio to accelerate work on fuel cell technology through motorsport; MissionH24 Green Car Congress NHTSA to launch open data platform for AV testing Smart Cities Dive Energy Department to Fund National Laboratories to Establish Industry Partnerships for Battery Manufacturing Innovation U.S. Department of Energy MIT and Toyota release innovative dataset to accelerate autonomous driving research MIT News Utilities Seek Chargers Every 50 Miles from Mexico to Canada Bloomberg Charging points surge ahead of electric car boom Reuters  City Commission votes to bring new electric vehicle charging stations to Tallahassee WCTV – Tallahassee, FL New law mandates more electric car charging stations along Florida highways Orlando Sentinel Bosch charging network hits 150,000 charge points Electrive Panel approves $494B highway bill after marathon markup E&E News