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Ford to import next-gen Ford Focus for N. America from China; production starting 2H 2019

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The $900-million investment secures 1,000 jobs for hourly workers at the Louisville plant. compared to the same period in 2016, from 83,653 units to 67,146 units. Both full-size SUVs will be exported to more than 55 markets globally—including Navigator to China. Ford is a top auto exporter in the US.

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ORNL, Solid Power sign exclusive license for lithium-sulfur battery technology

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of Louisville, Colo., The license was negotiated by ORNL commercialization manager Eugene Cochran. This capacity will allow the first large-scale prototypes to begin production before year’s end and to continue in 2016. The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Solid Power Inc.

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DOE Clean Energy Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute awards ~$10M to 10 projects

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Launched in 2016, CESMII focuses on bringing innovative smart manufacturing solutions to the marketplace to increase energy productivity, economic performance, and workforce capacity. University of Louisville. manufacturing competitiveness, sustainability, and innovation.

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SABIC introduces novel thermoplastic roof fairing concept for 3% improvement in heavy-duty truck fuel economy

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New fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas emission standards for medium- and heavy-duty trucks beyond model year 2018 are expected to arrive by March 2016. SABIC is planning to corroborate its CFD findings with wind tunnel and on-road testing of functional prototypes on a commercial vehicle later this summer.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Loan guarantees can be an important tool to commercialize innovative technologies because these projects may be unable to obtain full commercial financing due to the perceived risks associated with technology that has never been deployed at commercial scale in the United States.

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AI-Guided Robots Are Ready to Sort Your Recyclables

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My company, Amp Robotics , based in Louisville, Colo., By the 1990s, hyperspectral imaging, developed by NASA and first launched in a satellite in 1972, was becoming commercially viable and began to show up in the recycling world. My company first began using AI in 2016 to extract empty cartons from other recyclables.

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