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Alabama-built Mercedes-Benz EQE electric SUV to start at $77,900

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The EQE SUV is produced in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while the battery factory in nearby Bibb County supplies the batteries for this model as well as for the EQS SUV. This drastically reduces the draw on battery power for the heating system, thus increasing the range.

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Hyster to supply electric terminal tractors to APM Terminals – Charged EVs

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Hyster , a US manufacturer of forklifts and materials-handling equipment, has agreed to provide 10 battery-powered terminal tractors to shipping company APM Terminals at its location in Port of Mobile, Alabama.

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Volkswagen starts US assembly of ID.4 in Chattanooga

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The vehicle includes materials and components assembled in 11 US states, from steel in Alabama and Ohio, to interior parts in Indiana and South Carolina, and electronics components in Kentucky and North Carolina. The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia. The American-assembled ID.4,

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University will receive funds to replace diesel buses that have reached the end of useful life with zero-emission electric buses, including all related electrical charging station infrastructure. Metro Transit. City Utilities of Springfield, Missouri. Central Ohio Transit Authority.

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