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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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Cooper Tire begins testing tires made with guayule component; consortium progress on genomics, agronomics

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This development was reported by Cooper to its consortium partners— PanAridus , Arizona State University, Cornell University, and the Agricultural Research Service of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS)—as the group met recently in Maricopa, Arizona for its third annual meeting and progress report on their $6.9-million

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The US Environmental Agency (EPA) has granted California’s waiver request enabling the state to enforce its greenhouse gas emissions standards (Pavley I) for new motor vehicles, beginning with the current model year. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson. California is preserving its right to establish more stringent standards in the future.

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Tesla outlines scheme for $4-5B battery Gigafactory; announces $1.6B offering

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In October 2013, Panasonic and Tesla had already expanded their 2011 supply agreement so that Panasonic will supply nearly 2 billion automotive-grade lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla through 31 December 2017 at long-term preferential prices. Finalists for the Gigafactory location are Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. billion.

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Virtual Reality Helps Students Improve Their Math Literacy

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She left in 2017 and joined Success Academy as dean of mathematics. The startup received grants from the U.S. The 10-year study is being conducted in Arizona. A year later she began serving as the department’s senior director of instruction and professional learning, supporting about 1.2

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These StartUps are going to Challenge Tesla

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Faraday gained popularity in 2017 after launching its first EV, named FF91. In December 2019, Lucid started producing Air at its manufacturing facility based in Casa Grande, Arizona. GM has granted an emergency loan amounting $40 million to start the pickup production. Faraday Future.

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Is aviation the best application yet for hydrogen fuel cells?

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Val Miftakhov got into the EV game in 2010 when he founded eMotorWerks, which created an innovative smart charging solution and was acquired by the Enel Group in 2017. million) grant from the UK government, and $21.4 His new company, ZeroAvia, is developing an aircraft powertrain energized by hydrogen fuel cells.