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July 16, 2024

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  • Results for timed shootout at the Festival of Speed

  • EV sales set record in Q2

  • Accelera by Cummins awarded $75 million for zero-emissions manufacturing

  • Biden-Harris Administration announces nearly $2B to support

  • Italy and Spain are supporting EU tariffs on China-built EVs

  • FOS video recap

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  1. The Ford Supervan 4.2, driven by Romain Dumas, dominated the Timed Shootout at the Festival of Speed, securing the top position with a 43.98-second run, surpassing Scott Speed's Subaru WRX by over two seconds.

  2. Americans purchased a record 330,463 EVs in Q2 2024, a 23% increase from Q1.

  3. Cummins Inc. will invest $150 million, including a $75 million federal grant, to convert part of its Columbus Engine Plant for manufacturing battery-electric vehicle components, creating approximately 250 full-time jobs.

  4. U.S. Department of Energy announced $1.7 billion to convert 11 existing auto manufacturing facilities across eight states for EV production, creating and retaining thousands of good-paying union jobs as part of President Bidenā€™s Investing in America agenda.

  5. Italy and Spain are supporting EU tariffs on China-built EVs, influencing a non-binding advisory vote for the European Commission's decision on imposing provisional duties of up to 37.6%.

  6. Tesla's Cybertruck outsold Ford's F-150 Lightning in the second quarter of 2024, selling an estimated 8,755 units compared to Ford's 7,902 units.

  7. VinFast reported delivering 12,058 vehicles in Q2 2024, marking a 24% increase from the previous quarter and a 26% increase year-over-year.

  8. Volkswagen Groupā€™s PowerCo and QuantumScape have entered a groundbreaking agreement to industrialize QuantumScapeā€™s solid-state lithium-metal battery technology, allowing PowerCo to manufacture up to 80 GWh annually, enough for approximately one million vehicles per year.

  9. Zapp Electric Vehicles Group Limited announced that its i300 urban motorcycle has received approval for use on UK public roads, with first deliveries expected in August 2024 and a wider commercial rollout planned in Europe and Asia soon after.

  10. Stellantis has launched the Free2move Charge website and app, offering new battery-electric vehicle customers the choice of an at-home charging station or $600 in charging credits, with access to over 75,000 charge ports in the U.S., to simplify and enhance their EV ownership experience.

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