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NJ Transit advances renovation of historic Perth Amboy station

The renovation project of New Jersey Transit’s (NJ Transit) Perth Amboy train station was advanced by the board of directors by awarding a contract for construction management services to KS Engineers, P.C. of Newark, N.J., to oversee the project.  

The improvements include making the station fully accessible with elevators, ramps and high-level platforms in addition to other upgrades throughout the historic facility. 

“Making the rail system accessible to everyone is an important priority,” said New Jersey Department of Transportation Commissioner and NJ Transit Board Chair Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti. “This is just one of the many projects underway to improve the customer

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By Ferdian Syah 4 mins ago

Why Electric Vehicle Stocks Could See A Big Recovery In 2021

FN Media Group Presents Oilprice.com Market Commentary

LONDON, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A massive $2.5-trillion infrastructure plan could send EV companies–and many of their tie-ins–to record new heights. And some investors are getting ready to pile in like never before as the “green tidal wave” prepares to reach tsunami proportions.   Mentioned in today’s commentary includes:  BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG), Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), Enphase Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: ENPH).

They’re already on the move … and tie-in stocks, companies that are related to the EV industry like Facedrive (

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By Ferdian Syah 4 hours ago

Rivian and Lion electric vehicle plants make Illinois a potential hub

With two assembly plants and a leading research facility, Illinois has positioned itself to become a center of the technology transforming the automotive industry. As automakers move to replace internal combustion engines with electric powertrains over the next decade or two, states are racing to stake their claims to electric vehicle manufacturing and the jobs it will create.

So far, established automakers are primarily concentrating production in Michigan, Tennessee, Indiana and South Carolina. Newcomers such as Tesla and Lucid have chosen Nevada, Texas and Arizona.

Illinois beat out Texas and Michigan for the Lion plant, a sign of the state’s

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By Ferdian Syah 5 hours ago

Lake County News,California – Governor announces the largest small business relief program in the nation

On Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled another component of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan: making historic investments in small business relief.

Gov. Newsom’s Plan expands the state’s COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant program to a total of $4 billion, representing the largest such program in the entire country.

That’s in addition to Gov. Newsom’s $6.2 billion tax cut for those businesses hit hardest by the pandemic, the largest state tax cut of its kind in history.

“Our small businesses have faced unprecedented challenges over the past year, and we’re stepping up to meet the moment – making historic investments

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By Ferdian Syah 5 hours ago

Foley Weekly Automotive Report – May 2021 – 2 | Foley & Lardner LLP

This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities.

Key Developments

  • LMC Automotive increased its 2021 U.S. light vehicle sales forecast to 17 million units following April sales results, which reached a SAAR of over 18 million units.
  • New-vehicle inventories fell to 1.9 million units industrywide in April, down from 2.4 million units in March – this represents a 33 days’ supply, compared to 88 days one year ago.
  • U.S. fleet sales were down by 16% for January – April compared to the same period last year, and 31% lower from
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By Ferdian Syah 6 hours ago

how Australia’s car designers led the world

Phillip Zmood, Statesman grille, 1968; digital print of ink, paint, pencil, paper.
Credit:RMIT Design Archives Collection

“People could tailor the car to their own liking in colour, features and materials,” says Zmood. “No two cars would be the same, they’d say. It was something you could never have done before – and you can’t do now.“

If Dream Factory puts design in the spotlight, so too is the former Holden site, which closed last year. Zmood suggests that one floor of the former tech centre could become an automotive vehicle museum and Edquist hopes to see the building preserved,

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By Ferdian Syah 9 hours ago