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Start of Production for the new EQS SUV at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama

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These vehicles rolling off the line is a key step in Mercedes-Benz Cars’ global initiative to produce eight all-electric vehicles at seven sites on three continents this year. With the new plant, Bibb County is now a part of the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network, which comprises factories on three different continents.

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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. Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States. Battery plant.

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury. Their study appears in Global Change Biology. Using existing models on wild pig numbers and locations, the team simulated 10,000 maps of potential global wild pig density.

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Mercedes-Benz realigning global production organization for passenger cars; organizing by product architecture

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Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ As well as stepping up its international activities, Mercedes-Benz is strengthening it German plants with investments of more than €3 billion (US$3.9

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

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President and CEO Jaehoon Chang explained how the company’s second-generation dedicated EV platform, under the new Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA), will replace its Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) going forward. The proportion of global EV production is set to increase from 8% this year to 34% in 2030. trillion (US$7.4

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

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Tempe, Arizona-based First Solar’s sixth operational factory expands the company’s global manufacturing footprint to four countries, including the US, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) provided $500 million of the $700 million in financing for First Solar’s India factory.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. As part of the fluorinated solutions business group of Orbia, a publicly traded global corporation with total revenues of $8.7 Materials Separation & Processing (Precursor). Koura , LiPF 6 Manufacturing Plant in St.

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