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Gov. Pritzker Signs the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act

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Gov Sets Course to Make Illinois the Best State in the Nation to Drive and Manufacture an Electric Vehicle Incentivizes Electric Vehicle Manufacturers to Move to or Expand in Illinois ROCKFORD, Ill., Nov. 16, 2021 – Building on Illinois’ role as a leading state in the burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing industry, Governor JB Pritzker today […]

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EVmatch Uses Prize Money to Install New EV Chargers in Chicago Neighborhoods

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Back of the Yards receives first public EV charger, hosted by Plant Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 27, 2021 – EVmatch, the first electric vehicle (EV) charging platform for connecting EV drivers with nearby private chargers through a reservation-based system, has two new publicly-available level 2 charging stations located at Plant Chicago, 4459 S Marshfield Avenue in Chicago’s

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Illinois Department of Transportation Adds Alternative Fuel Corridor Signs Along Illinois Interstates

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SPRINGFIELD, July 7, 2021 – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) today announced that more than 30 Alternative Fuels Corridor signs have been posted on interstates statewide, with another 20 going up this summer. The signs further Gov. JB Pritzker’s goal of expanding the adoption of electric vehicles across the state and are part of a

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Lion Electric Announces U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Illinois, the Largest All-Electric Medium, Heavy-Duty Vehicle Plant in U.S.

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MONTREAL, May 7, 2021 – The Lion Electric Company (NYSE: LEV) (TSX: LEV) (“Lion” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, today announced that it has selected Joliet, Ill., for the construction of its U.S. manufacturing facility. The new facility will represent the largest dedicated production site for zero-emission medium

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ComEd Recognized for its Green Fleet by Chicago Area Clean Cities

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CHICAGO, April 22, 2021 – ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corporation (NASDAQ: EXC), was named a “Clean Fuels Champion” today by Chicago Area Clean Cities (CACC), a nonprofit coalition whose mission is to advance the energy, economic, and environmental security of the U.S. by supporting the reduction of petroleum consumption. ComEd received the award

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City of Naperville Opens First Compressed Natural Gas Station

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NAPERVILLE, Ill., Dec. 1, 2020 – The City of Naperville, along with Trillium and Groot Industries, has opened Naperville’s first public compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling station at 1720 Jefferson Ave. City staff first began investigating a transition from oil-based fuels to CNG, a cleaner methane that can be used in place of gasoline or

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Clean Fuels Corridor Project Stretches 1,500 Miles Along I-94; Webinar to Showcase Successes

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CHICAGO, Oct. 26, 2020 – Officials from the U.S. Department of Transportation, GTI, ZEF Energy, and Ozinga Energy will emphasize the importance of the Michigan to Montana (M2M) Alternative Fuel Corridor Project during a webinar on Nov. 10 at 10 AM. The M2M project supports an alternative fuel corridor that extends 1,500 miles along I-94

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New Report Shows Illinois Will Save Hundreds of Lives and Over $3B in Medical Costs by Adopting Electric Vehicles

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CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2020 – As Illinois takes steps to rebuild its economy and improve health outcomes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Lung Association released a new report today showing that transitioning to zero-emission transportation solutions in Illinois by 2050 will save hundreds of lives, prevent thousands of asthma attacks, and

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ComEd Increasing Electrification of Vehicle Fleet

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CHICAGO, Aug. 27, 2020 – ComEd is going electric with more of its own fleet vehicles to help electrify the transportation sector, which accounts for one-third of all U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and advance the adoption of electric vehicle (EV) technology in Illinois. ComEd’s current fleet of 3,000 vehicles includes 1,400 biodiesel-fueled line trucks

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Chicago’s City Council Approves Electric Vehicle Readiness Mandate

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CHICAGO, March 16, 2020 – The City of Chicago City Council Zoning Committee approved an ordinance requiring all new commercial buildings with 30 or more parking spaces and new residential buildings with five or more units to have at least 20 percent of their parking spaces “Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment-Ready.” To learn more, please read this

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