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$7,500 EV Tax Credit Available Before Tax Season

WASHINGTON DC - Consumers no longer have to wait to file their annual tax returns to get a tax break for the purchase of a new electric vehicle. At the start of 2024, the federal “new clean vehicle” tax credit became available as a point-of-sale discount — worth up to $7,500 — at car dealerships.

By |2024-02-11T14:54:21-05:00February 11th, 2024|Featured, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

New Look Michigan Driver’s Licenses And IDs Mandated By Feds Rolling Out

LANSING - Michigan has started to roll out new driver’s licenses and IDs, with enhanced security technology. The new look is based on security best practices and new technology aimed at reducing the risk of counterfeiting and fraud, according to the Michigan Secretary of State. The font and color theme have been updated to clearly

By |2024-02-12T16:41:56-05:00February 8th, 2024|Featured, Politics/Government|

Walmart Adding Fast EV Chargers To Store Parking Lots

DETROIT - Walmart is planning to build a number of new stores and overhaul existing ones to bring them in line with its Store of the Future concept. One of the customer facing improvements will be the addition of fast electric vehicle charging stations in the new or remodeled Walmart stores, the company said in

By |2024-02-07T11:00:18-05:00February 7th, 2024|Clean Update, Featured|

Tesla Inks Deal To Bring EV Chargers To Thousands Of Choice Hotels

TEXAS - Tesla has signed a deal with Choice Hotels International to bring chargers to thousands of additional hotels. Over the last year, Tesla has become increasingly dominant in the charging space. It’s not like it wasn’t already, but with NACS, its own charge connector, becoming the standard in North America, and the release of its

By |2024-02-07T11:00:52-05:00February 7th, 2024|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|

How Hydrogen Combustion Engines Will Challenge The EV Market At Its Core

DETROIT - Electric vehicles may reign supreme in the clean transportation conversation, but a silent revolution is brewing beneath the hood of a different technology: the hydrogen combustion engine. The story of hydrogen as a fuel stretches back centuries. In 1766, Henry Cavendish first identified and isolated hydrogen, recognizing its unique properties. Throughout the 19th and early

By |2024-02-05T13:29:08-05:00February 4th, 2024|Featured, Science|

U-M’s Innovation Partnerships Awarded $5M To Establish Statewide Venture Fund

ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan's Innovation Partnerships has received $5 million from the Michigan Economic Development Corp. to establish the Michigan University Innovation Capital Fund and Michigan University Innovation Capital Consortium. This venture fund will solidify the state's university research commercialization ecosystem through a partnership between U-M, Michigan State University, Michigan State University Research Foundation,

By |2024-02-05T13:29:30-05:00February 2nd, 2024|Entrepreneurs, Featured|

Embracing The Future: How Yazaki North America And Hitachi Astemo Are Leading The Industry 4.0 Revolution

ANN ARBOR - Through exclusive interviews and detailed analysis, MITechNews.Com continues to explore the innovative approaches to smart manufacturing in Michigan. These stories focus on the integration of the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and many other cutting-edge technologies. These smart manufacturing tools not only enhance operational efficiency and quality, but they also

By |2024-02-02T08:35:26-05:00January 31st, 2024|4IR, Featured, Industry 4.0|

$87.5 Million In Grants Announced To Help State Win Transformative Projects

LANSING – Governor Gretchen Whitmer joined the Michigan Economic Development Corporation in announcing approval of $87.5 million in grant funding for 18 projects across the state of Michigan through the Strategic Site Readiness Program to support the state’s efforts to compete for and win transformative projects. Through this funding for strategic site readiness and collaboration

By |2024-01-30T19:28:23-05:00January 30th, 2024|Featured, News, Politics, Politics/Government|

DoD Awards Detroit Mercy-Led  Cybersecurity Consortium $497,080 In Sustainment Funding 

DETROIT — University of Detroit Mercy received a $497,080 award from the United States Department of Defense to sustain its work in establishing the Metro Detroit Regional Vehicle Cybersecurity Institute, a regional cybersecurity consortium. This follows a $1.12-million award from the DoD in 2020 that the University used to establish the Metro Detroit Regional Virtual Vehicle

By |2024-01-30T18:59:22-05:00January 30th, 2024|Cyber Defense, Featured|

GM To Reintroduce Hybrid Vehicles In North America Amid Dealer Demands

DETROIT - In what one analyst called the "best GM conference call in years," General Motors CEO Mary Barra outlined for Wall Street on Tuesday the automaker's plans, including the news that it will reintroduce plug-in hybrid technology to select vehicles in North America. Some GM dealers have reportedly asked for GM to consider plug-in

By |2024-01-30T18:57:32-05:00January 30th, 2024|Auto Tech, Clean Update, Featured|