Leigh Merino

My thoughts about Cars, Trucks, DC Metro, Pop Culture, Food, Photography

[Panasonic @panasonic]

Panasonic is leading the clean energy revolution with our #PanasonicGreenImpact project!💚 Check out our attempt to run a new factory in Kusatsu, Japan entirely on renewable energy!🔋

Follow @Panasonic to discover more about our efforts towards #ClimateChange!👀

[Panasonic North America @PanasonicNA]

still buzzin' from #CES2023. thanks for coming @kalpenn`, @nathanwchen, and @lora_krystal!

[Alliance for Automotive Innovation @autosinnovate]

NEW → Motor vehicle and parts industry to Congress: R&D expense deductibility in 2022 “crucial” to U.S. competitiveness.

-About 84% of U.S. R&D investment in motor vehicles comes from industry...

-1 in 10 motor vehicle jobs are in R&D

Read the letter: https://t.co/vS46oFftAB

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

ICYMI - Last week, we broke ground for a new EV battery manufacturing facility in Kansas. https://t.co/5cNNfcOHgY

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

Important investment in the U.S. to help meet increased demand for #EV batteries.

[Panasonic North America @PanasonicNA]

🔋 BIG NEWS 🔋

Today, Panasonic Energy and Gov. @LauraKellyKS announced an agreement that would make Kansas the location for a proposed lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility.

Together, we’re aiming to advance the #electricvehicle industry in the US.

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

Just wrapped up my first week at my new job with @PanasonicNA government affairs team. I’m excited for this new chapter in my career! #Panasonic

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

.@MEMADC’s Brian Daugherty part of a @SEMASHOW panel on safely modifying vehicles with #ADAS
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Also, DYK that SEMA is opening an ADAS research center in Detroit area? It will help them understand the impacts of modifications.
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#SEMA2021

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

.@MEMADC @CatBoland talks “shop” at SEMA discussing politics and policy and the impacts on the automotive aftermarket
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#SEMA2021 #sema21

[Mark Phillips @maphilli]

Paul McCarthy: the aftermarket refused to be defeated @President_AASA @AASA_MEMA @AAPEXShow @AutoCareOrg #aapex21

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

Kicking off #AAPEX2021 w/ @President_AASA & @AutoCareCEO calling it a ‘Homecoming’
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. @AASA_MEMA

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

@LenosGarage In 1990 my dad bought my first car - a 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco automatic coupe with padded vinyl rear roof and the luxury equipment package.

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

Why is @VaDOT building “speed bumps” every 15-20 feet on I-95?!? What is the purpose of these asphalt ridges?

[MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association @MEMADC]

MEMA applauds @SenJohnThune for continuing to lead and push AV legislation saying on the Senate floor, “For [AV] technology to advance, it is imperative that the regulatory framework catch up with private-sector innovation..." Check out his Op-Ed here https://t.co/v0gL659nne

[MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association @MEMADC]

MEMA joined American automakers on a letter urging Congress to support initiatives to strengthen and secure domestic #SupplyChains, particularly for #semiconductors.
View the letter here:
https://t.co/JstafqU4DA

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

Proud to support this industry and work with this woman from whom I’ve learned so much!

[MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association @MEMADC]

Today, Ann Wilson is one of four witnesses who testified today on Capitol Hill at a Senate hearing on "Driving Innovation."

To view MEMA's press release and link to the statement for the record, please visit https://t.co/dWkO5saF9b

#innovation #MEMAAdvocacy

[MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association @MEMADC]

View MEMA’s comments to Bureau of Industry and Security RE: #semiconductor supply chain for automotive grade chips. This is part of the federal gov’t analysis per Exec Order No. 14017.
https://t.co/5yxysSakOy

[MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association @MEMADC]

Last but certainly not least! What a great way to conclude our #MEMAAdvocacy Week with an informative, multifaceted conversation with Dr Steve Cliff from @NHTSAgov

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

No excuses! DO NOT miss this @MEMADC event — it’s the best bang for your buck! Agenda is chock full of top policymakers and thought-leaders!

[MEMA. The Vehicle Suppliers Association @MEMADC]

MEMA – Bringing D.C. to Your Desk! Top Congressional Leaders and White House Official Confirmed to Speak During MEMA 2021 Advocacy Week. https://t.co/e0HghZBMAB

@OESAconnect @AASA_MEMA @HDMADialogue @MERA_org

#MEMAAdvocacy

[Leigh Merino @Leebles73]

Pockets!! @KarenKilgariff @GHardstark

https://t.co/CudRllmnZq

[Pete Buttigieg @PeteButtigieg]

We will make sure that creating jobs, tackling the climate crisis, and centering equity are at the heart of our transportation and infrastructure vision.