Derek Walker
@vermontage.bsky.social
VP@EDF; Fighting for clean energy, climate justice, and an equitable world while parenting two amazing little boys in the brave little state of Vermont.
As construction at dozens of EV plants gets underway, it will be hard to ignore the reality: Towns are counting on these jobs.
As a town manager in NC put it, “People’s kids have a reason to stay in town and have jobs locally... instead of leaving for better jobs." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/c...
As a town manager in NC put it, “People’s kids have a reason to stay in town and have jobs locally... instead of leaving for better jobs." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/c...
The Clean Energy Boom in Republican Districts
Trump has said he’ll repeal President Biden’s climate law, but one North Carolina district shows how hard unwinding multibillion-dollar projects could be.
www.nytimes.com
January 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
As construction at dozens of EV plants gets underway, it will be hard to ignore the reality: Towns are counting on these jobs.
As a town manager in NC put it, “People’s kids have a reason to stay in town and have jobs locally... instead of leaving for better jobs." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/c...
As a town manager in NC put it, “People’s kids have a reason to stay in town and have jobs locally... instead of leaving for better jobs." www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/c...
Federal incentives for manufacturing AND consumer tax credits have fueled this domestic manufacturing renaissance.
Case in point: Hyundai & LGES invested in a $7 billion plant in GA to *qualify* for the American-made requirements for the EV tax credit. electrek.co/2023/09/01/h...
Case in point: Hyundai & LGES invested in a $7 billion plant in GA to *qualify* for the American-made requirements for the EV tax credit. electrek.co/2023/09/01/h...
Hyundai and LG to spend an extra $2B on their US EV battery plant
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution are going to inject an additional $2 billion into their $4.3 billion US EV battery factory.
electrek.co
January 8, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Federal incentives for manufacturing AND consumer tax credits have fueled this domestic manufacturing renaissance.
Case in point: Hyundai & LGES invested in a $7 billion plant in GA to *qualify* for the American-made requirements for the EV tax credit. electrek.co/2023/09/01/h...
Case in point: Hyundai & LGES invested in a $7 billion plant in GA to *qualify* for the American-made requirements for the EV tax credit. electrek.co/2023/09/01/h...