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LG Energy Solution to invest $4.5B+ in own US battery business by 2025, expanding capacity by 70GWh; possible new JV plant with GM

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In addition to the Green Field Project, LG Energy Solution and GM are currently discussing plans to build a second joint venture plant in the US, which will even further increase its cell production capacity. In 2019, the company entered into a joint venture with General Motors (GM) to construct a $2.3-billion

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52% of GM facilities worldwide are landfill-free

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GM now has 76 landfill-free facilities, achieving a global operations commitment established in 2008 to convert 50% of its 145 plants to landfill-free status by the end of 2010. GM employees focus first on decreasing the amount of waste generated, and then work to recycle the unavoidable waste. GM has generated more than $2.5

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Chevrolet introduces second-generation Duramax 4-cylinder diesels; global engine

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—Nicola Menarini, Global Chief Engineer, GM Powertrain. The new engine comes with an improved oil distribution channel to enhance lubricant supply in the cylinder head. New software and hardware was developed by the GM engineering team for quicker response, improved accuracy and precision of overall engine control.

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Chrysler LLC Vice Chairman and President Tom LaSorda Steps Down

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LaSorda—Chrysler’s top executive responsible for Manufacturing, Procurement and Supply, Employee Relations, Global Business Development and Alliances—was appointed to his current position in August 2007, serving in both the Office of the Chairman and on the Board of Managers.

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False Starts: The Story of Vehicle-to-Grid Power

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It occurred in the wake of the California electricity crisis of 2000 and 2001, when mismanaged deregulation, market manipulation, and environmental catastrophe combined to unhinge the power grid. By the 1950s, the grid was moving electricity across time zones and national borders, tying in diverse sources of supply and demand.

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In 1961, the First Robot Arm Punched In

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It had a self-contained hydraulic supply operating at 6.9 According to Johanna Wallén’s “ The History of the Industrial Robot ,” GM paid US $18,000 (about $180,000 today) for the first Unimate, which was a tremendous discount off the estimated $65,000 it took to produce the machine. megapascals (1,000 pounds per square inch).

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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By some estimates, upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition. By some estimates , upwards to 80,000 auto workers and a similar number in the auto supply chain have already been laid off globally to support the EV transition.

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