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WASHINGTON—The Biden Administration has approved EV recharger deployment plans for all 50 states as part of the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program.

SAN JOSE, CA—The Autonomous Vehicle Computing Consortium (AVCC) and SEMI have formed an alliance to drive autonomous vehicle innovation.

FORT WORTH, TX—Clevon, an autonomous delivery vehicle manufacturer based in Estonia, has opened a U.S. headquarters here.

DETROIT—Hertz Corp. plans to order up to 175,000 electric vehicles from General Motors Co. over the next five years. 

OAK PARK, MI— Bollinger Motors Inc., a division of Mullen Automotive Inc., is partnering with Wabash National Corp., to develop a lightweight refrigerated truck body on an electric chassis.

MONTREAL—Air Canada plans to purchase 30 electric-hybrid aircraft currently being developed in Sweden by Heart Aerospace.

DES MOINES, IA—Auto parts supplier Dee Zee plans to hire some 160 employees at its assembly plant here next year to make components for General Motors’ new electric vans.

PLYMOUTH, MI—Mahle Powertrain USA is building a $4 million dynamometer facility here for electric vehicles.

NOVI, MI—Responding to unprecedented growth in battery manufacturing, ABB has developed an agile production process that aims to reduce bottlenecks.

GOTHENBURG, Sweden—Volvo Trucks has begun producing electric trucks at its Tuve assembly plant here.