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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz US International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. Final details of the plans are still being worked on in partnership with the State of Alabama. —Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is taking over a Peloton factory

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Mike Koralewski, chief supply chain officer of First Solar, said, “We expect that this approach will allow us to streamline logistics operations while reducing operating costs and contributing to our cost reduction roadmap.” First Solar is investing over $2 billion in new factories in Alabama and Louisiana.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

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Its CEO, Scott Nathan, said: The United States is leveraging American innovation and technology to diversify critical energy supply chains around the world and drive economic growth in India. GW expansion of its Ohio manufacturing complex and new factories in Alabama and Louisiana, each of which is expected to add 3.5

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Mitsubishi Heavy, Southern Company begin underground injection of captured CO2 from coal-fired plant; 500 metric tons per day

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The event marks a milestone in the first integrated CCS project for flue gas from a coal-fired power plant—which contains significant quantities of impurity—on a scale of 500 metric tons per day (mtpd). A carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) demonstration project jointly under way by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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The future product portfolio will focus on three categories: Top End Luxury, Core Luxury and Entry Luxury as outlined in the company’s Economics of Desire event on May 19. —Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Production and Supply Chain. Global battery production network.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils EQS SUV

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On a PSM, the rotor of the AC motor is fitted with permanent magnets and therefore does not need to be supplied with power. The driver is shown in the instrument cluster and, if applicable, on the head-up display when it is advisable to take the foot off the accelerator pedal due to an upcoming event.

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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At an Investor Day event in Seoul, Hyundai Motor said that it will accelerate its transition toward becoming a smart mobility solution provider by securing a large-scale investment of KRW 109.4 It is also establishing JVs with battery companies to ensure stable supply and to secure optimized battery performance for its EVs.

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