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Electric school buses could help power Illinois’ grid
Canary Media - February 26, 2025
A handful of school buses in northern Illinois will soon have a new summer job. ComEd is the latest utility to explore whether electric school buses could help manage the grid when school is out of session and air conditioners are humming.
Illinois revs up more EV incentives amid federal uncertainties | Crain's Chicago Business
Crain’s Chicago – February 7, 2025
The Illinois incentive program, passed as part of the Climate & Equitable Jobs Act in 2021, predates the federal incentives included in the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022. Illinois allocates a limited amount of money each fiscal year for EV rebates during a limited window. This year, there is $14 million available, or enough for about 3,500 EVs at $4,000. (A $1,500 rebate is available for e-motorcycles.) Applications are available through April 30.
Chicago Auto Show goes electric: 2 EV tracks and Rivian's debut
Chicago Tribune - February 07, 2025
The atmosphere is electric at this year’s Chicago Auto Show, with two indoor EV test tracks, dozens of models and several high-profile debuts, including the first appearance by homegrown Rivian.
ComEd announces $100M in EV rebates to boost charging and EV adoption across Northern Illinois - Green Car Congress
Green Car Congress - February 07, 2025
To reduce upfront cost barriers to EVs, $100 million in rebates from utility ComEd will cover three distinct programs: residential EV charger and installation costs; all-electric fleet vehicles; and business and public sector make-ready charging infrastructure. ComEd EV investments are available for residential, business and public sector customers, and are designed to provide funding equitably for communities to promote the widespread adoption of EVs in Illinois.
Tesla to split $100M award for electric truck charging corridor in Illinois
TechCrunch – January 15, 2025
The Illinois award of $100 million was the biggest given out by the Biden administration’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in the second round of what’s known as the Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Program.
Gov. Pritzker Announces Illinois Doubled Private Sector Investments in One Year
State of Illinois - January 14, 2025
Gov. Pritzker’s economic agenda doubled private investments in Illinois from $6.3 billion in 2023 to $12.5 billion in 2024, quadrupling the number of retained jobs. Illinois also doubled company investments in the clean energy economy from $2 billion to $4 billion and achieved significant growth in key sectors including quantum computing, record-breaking tourism, and exports.
Feds Award Illinois $114M for EV charging expansion statewide
WGN - January 10, 2025
Gov. JB Pritzker announced on Friday that $114 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation will allow the state to build 14 truck charging hubs. The stations will add 345 individual charging ports for heavy-duty freight vehicles.
Illinois will give you a $4K rebate to purchase an electric vehicle in 2025
MyStateline.com - January 8, 2025
The Illinois General Assembly appropriated $14 million for the rebate program, which opens January 21st, 2025, and will remain open until April 30th, or until the funding runs out. The money was made available by the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act.
Rend Lake College unveils $5 million manufacturing academy
The Southern Illinoisan - November 22, 2024
Rend Lake College celebrated the opening of its Southern Illinois Manufacturing Academy, a 20,000 square-foot facility that promises state-of-the-art training for the manufacturers of tomorrow partially funded by a $5 million grant from the US Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration.
A New Era for Batteries: Argonne Leads $50M Sodium-ion Innovation Push
Business Wires - November 21, 2024
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded $50 million over the next five years to establish the Low-cost Earth-abundant Na-ion Storage (LENS) Consortium. Led by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory in Lemont, Illinois, the LENS Consortium aims to develop high-energy, long-lasting sodium-ion batteries using safe, abundant and inexpensive materials. This initiative addresses a critical need to reduce U.S. dependence on the limited and strategically important elements used in lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for a more sustainable future in electric-vehicle technology.
Illinois hydrogen project gets initial federal funding
Crain’s - November 21, 2024
The Midwest Alliance for Clean Hydrogen has inked a contract with the Department of Energy for $22.2 million to start planning a Midwest hydrogen hub. The multistate hydrogen project called MachH2 could involve up to a $1 billion investment over a dozen years and create more than 12,000 jobs. The goal is to demonstrate how hydrogen fuel cells might work at commercial scale. Illinois plays a central role in the regional project, which also includes Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.
Wiegel Tool Works plans headquarters expansion - Chicago Business Journal
Chicago Business Journal – November 19, 2024
A Wood Dale manufacturer is looking to produce more renewable-energy products through a $5.5 million investment with support from REV Illinois incentives.
CEJA-funded electric vehicle chargers open in Joliet, thousands more to come | NPR Illinois
Capitol News Illinois – November 19, 2024
With nearly half a million dollars of state funding, a new electric vehicle charging station opened in Joliet on Monday. It is the first of hundreds of charging stations set to be installed over the next 18 months as part of a state-funded grant program.
Blink Charging Awarded $2M Grant to Provide EV Chargers
AMN Aftermarket News – November 6, 2024
Blink Charging Co., global manufacturer, owner, operator and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, announced it has been awarded a nearly $2 million grant to own and operate EV chargers for the state of Illinois awarded by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA).
Charge your electric vehicle at a state park soon thanks to EVBox donation
WAND TV - October 03, 2024
When you visit a state park in the future, you can charge your electric vehicle while you camp or stop for an afternoon hike. Governor Pritzker joined the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and local leadership to announce a donation of 55 electric vehicle chargers from the electric mobility company EVBox.
Illinois Makes First NEVI Charging Awards
Drive Electric Illinois - September 9, 2024
On World EV Day, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced $25.3 million in grants to build charging stations along interstate corridors through the initial round of funding made available from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program. A total of 37 projects throughout the state were chosen in this first round of NEVI funding, which will facilitate the construction of 182 new charging ports. Selected locations will have at least four DC fast charging ports, each of which can fully charge a typical EV from empty in less than 30 minutes.
ComEd Honored with Drive Electric Award by Plug in America for its Efforts to Advance EV Adoption
Businesswire - September 04, 2024
Plug in America, a national electric vehicle advocacy group, today announced that ComEd is the only energy company to earn a 2024 Drive Electric award. ComEd was selected for the exclusive honors based on its efforts to advance the electric vehicle (EV) movement, and for the creation of EV customer programs designed to address gaps and equitably increase the adoption of EVs.
Southwestern Illinois College celebrates opening of new Advanced Manufacturing Academy with ribbon cutting
Illinois Business Journal - August 9, 2024
First set of Two-thousand Illinois-funded EV fast chargers installed
WQRF Rockford – August 1, 2024
Federal government gives Illinois $430 million to fight climate change
WBEZ – July 30, 2024
Rivian receives $827 mln in incentives to expand Illinois facility, shares jump
Reuters – May 2, 2024
Illinois awards another $25 million to build EV chargers
Crain's - April 11, 2024
Rooftop solar skyrocketed in Illinois in the past five years, report shows
Chicago Tribune – Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Capitol News Illinois – Monday, February 19, 2024
Illinois plans to add more than 1,000 new public EV chargers
Chicago Tribune - February 9, 2024
Lion Electric to get nearly $50 million in EV incentives — much more than expected
Crain’s Chicago Business - February 8, 2024