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Johnson School

Electric Uprising: EVgo charges forward to create a network of EV charging stations

The U.S. has more than 150,000 gas stations but only 43,000 EV charging stations. EVgo aims to change that, says VP Nell Oliver ’88, MBA ’93.

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Dyson School

Electric uprising: How American companies are accelerating the drive to EVs

EVs should make up 50% of all car sales by 2030 to help achieve Paris Agreement decarbonization goals. Cornell faculty weigh in on what it will take.

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Johnson School

Electric Uprising: Factorial Energy—New lightning, new bottles

Factorial Energy’s new battery mitigates range anxiety by increasing EVs’ driving range says CEO and founder Siyu Huang ’11, PhD ’13, MBA ’14.

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Johnson School

Electric Uprising: GM—Transforming an industry

Vinod Kumar, MBA ’08, says GM wants to put everyone in an EV. GM will invest $35 billion and launch more than 30 all-new EV models by the end of 2025.

Modern apartment buildings with cars parked in front and charging at fast electric car charging stations
Dyson School

Electric Uprising: Schneider Electric—EVs’ starring role in an all-electric world

Schneider Electric envisions EVs, with their large batteries, becoming components of electricity generation and storage grids.

Benjamin Weathersby ‘23
Nolan School

Veteran Voices: Meet US Army Staff Sergeant Benjamin Weathersby ‘23

Staff Sergeant Benjamin Weathersby ‘23 is a United States Army veteran, and certified sommelier, and undergraduate student at the Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration.

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Johnson School

Veteran Voices: Meet US Marine Corps Captain Edmund Fuentes MBA ’22

Captain Edmund Thomas Fuentes MBA ’22 is a US Marine Corps and US Naval Academy veteran who is enrolled in the Cornell Executive MBA (EMBA) Americas program at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management.

Braden Smith
Dyson School

Veteran Voices: Meet US Marine Corps Sergeant Braden Smith ‘23

Sergeant Braden Smith ‘23 is a US Marine Corps veteran and undergraduate student pursuing a bachelor’s degree in applied economics and management from the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management.

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Johnson School

Venture capitalist Marlon Nichols invests in diverse, visionary founders

10 Under 10 honoree Marlon Nichols, MBA ’11, co-founder of MaC Venture Capital, helps accelerate companies on the verge of their breakthrough moment.