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SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

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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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. billion will go to 11 projects in the materials separation and processing segment of the supply chain. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With demand for critical battery minerals, such as lithium and graphite, projected to increase by as much as 4,000% in the coming decades, this latest round of funding supports the recycling and reuse segment of the domestic battery supply chain. The University of Alabama. Second Life Scale-Up Demonstration Projects. Element Energy.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Mobis has operated a manufacturing facility with almost 1,200 employees in West Point since 2009 as the largest Tier 1 supplier to Kia Georgia. The plant supplies automotive manufacturers with complete cockpit modules, chassis modules, as well as bumper assemblies.

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

Q&A with Jon Jacobs of Westwater Resources Everyone in the EV industry is talking about the IRA and the BIL, two sets of federal regulations that include strong incentives for automakers to establish domestic supply chains for EV raw materials and components. Charged : Graphite’s a hot property these days. Tell us about Westwater’s plans.

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MARCH 15, 2022

The battery assembly facility will supply the vehicle manufacturing plant in Tuscaloosa with batteries for the EQS SUV and EQE SUV.

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AUGUST 2, 2023

Germany represents the largest market for both battery manufacturing scrap and the expected supply of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries in Europe. The Spoke is strategically located near key manufacturing centers to support the accelerating demand from Li-Cycle’s growing European customer base.

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JULY 27, 2022

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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APRIL 26, 2021

Honda will also further pursue the utilization of local resources, which includes strengthening our collaboration with CATL for the supply of batteries. Honda further commits to supplying its operations with 100% renewable energy and has begun taking steps to achieving this goal. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Under the Agreement, CMT will pursue a least-cost strategy for feedstock supply made possible by the project site’s proximity to feedstock sources and the flexibility of BlueFire’s process to use a wide spectrum of cellulosic waste materials in pure or mixed forms. Cellulosic biofuels company BlueFire Renewables, Inc.

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APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota is embarking on a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post ), a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever-better vehicles more efficiently. TMMK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.

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MARCH 15, 2019

manufacturing plant; expanding engine capacity at its Huntsville, Ala. In Alabama, Toyota’s $288,000,000 investment will increase annual engine capacity from 670,000 to 900,000 by the end of 2021 to increase product flexibility and better accommodate market demand. facility as well as additional castings at its Troy, Mo.

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JUNE 21, 2023

HMGICS will demonstrate various new manufacturing technologies for enhancement of quality, logistics and management automation and others. The company will apply the smart manufacturing platform to factories dedicated to EVs. HMGMA will adopt more than 75% of the new technologies demonstrated at HMGICS.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 1, 2022

The global chip shortage’s effect on current products is clear in just about every consumer market in the developed world, reflected in half-empty car dealerships and shuttered manufacturing lines. The supply/demand imbalance has helped to push MCU costs significantly higher, but that’s not the only reason for the price spike.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

First Solar is preparing to expand its Ohio capacity by almost 1 GW in 2024, so it acquired Peloton Output Park as a logistics and distribution hub to handle its manufacturing growth. First Solar is investing over $2 billion in new factories in Alabama and Louisiana.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

Toyota also has engine plants in Alabama and West Virginia.The approximately $30-million project will create about 80 new jobs. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) currently assembles engines for the Avalon, Camry and Venza, all built at TMMK. million per year. —Steve St.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

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. billion manufacturing expansion strategy that has seen it grow from approximately 6 GW operational in 2020 to over 16 GW global nameplate capacity at the end of 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Germany-based Evonik Industries is building a new plant for manufacturing catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. The plant, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2012 at the latest, will supply ready-to-use alcoholates as catalysts for the production of biodiesel from renewable resources.

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JANUARY 27, 2010

is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market. Remy manufactures hybrid motors with both types of rotor construction, offering its customers options in performance and cost.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2022

Lithium, nickel, and cobalt will be supplied as part of the deal. Volkswagen aims to increase EV production over the next eight years with a massive investment into six large battery cell manufacturing facilities in Europe. Mercedes-Benz is scaling nearly every part of the electric vehicle supply chain currently.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2022

4 , including “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,” VW said. The American-assembled ID.4 Parts from 11 different States will be put into the ID.4

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ The new manufacturing organization Mercedes-Benz Operations (MO) is based on global production networks and centralized responsibility for logistics and quality.

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JULY 2, 2013

received a project award from Apex Compressed Air Energy Storage, LLC for the supply of equipment to be used in a new 317 MW compressed air energy storage (CAES) facility to be constructed near Tennessee Colony, Texas in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market. Dresser-Rand Group Inc.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The engines produced in Decherd will then be used in the Mercedes-Benz C-Class, which is produced at the Daimler plant in Tuscaloosa (Alabama, USA), and in new Infiniti products. tons) is supplied to Nissan and the Nissan Atlas F24 light-duty truck (payload 1.5 tons) is supplied to Mitsubishi Fuso.

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JUNE 27, 2014

In addition, a high localization rate will significantly increase the Mexican supply base. billion) manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes. The engines will initially be used in European versions of the Infiniti Q50 sports sedan and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class assembled in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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JULY 10, 2016

We are creating the first integrated supply chain for CMC components in the jet propulsion industry.” With these new engines, GE is introducing break-through technologies such as ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) and components produced with the additive manufacturing process. —David Joyce.

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MARCH 16, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has opened its new battery plant in Bibb County, Alabama, a few months ahead of the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the United States. The opening of our new battery plant in Alabama is a major milestone on our way to going all-electric. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

The 2016 Pilot, launching at Honda dealerships nationwide this summer, is the third generation of Honda’s three-row midsize SUV to be designed, developed and manufactured in the US. Keeping the valves closed in the cylinder to stop fuel supply also prevents aspiration in that cylinder. The 2016 Pilot features a new 3.5-liter,

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FEBRUARY 17, 2010

To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to increase our supply of nuclear power and today’s announcement helps to move us down that path. and Alabama Power’s Plant Farley nuclear facility near Dothan, Ala.

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AUGUST 18, 2009

Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; million DOE grant for production of an electric-drive transaxle that could be used for hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles at Ford’s Van Dyke transmission manufacturing facility in Sterling Heights, Mich. Ford’s key partners in this effort include: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI).

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FEBRUARY 3, 2009

The lithium-ion battery system that Johnson Controls-Saft is designing and manufacturing for Ford include cells, mechanical, electrical, electronic and thermal components. The five-year supply agreement includes delivery for committed production in 2012 with a target of at least 5,000 units per year. Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.;

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JULY 21, 2016

Promote a robust market for vehicle manufacturers, utilities, equipment service providers, and support industries that ensures a consistent user experience, customer choice, and allows for a streamlined permitting process. Enhance American manufacturing competitiveness, innovation, and the development of advanced technology.

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JUNE 30, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. Battery systems will be supplied by the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For several years, Georgia Economic Development Department Commissioner Pat Wilson has pitched this massive piece of beautiful real estate to various automakers, with nobody willing to bring another massive vehicle manufacturing facility to the heart of the Southeastern United States. That was until Rivian came to town. billion, 2.2

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

million square foot (125,000 square meters) Body Shop will use the latest lightweight technologies with innovative joining processes and employ a modular approach to manufacturing. The plant will also upgrade its Logistics IT system to create a seamless integration of the supply base into the Mercedes-Benz plant operations.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

manufacturing process that, if successful, has the potential to. the use of a new motor design, addition of emerging materials, and the incorporation of advanced manufacturing techniques. University of Alabama. type Hexaferrite The University of Alabama led team will demonstrate. However, the use of superconducting wire.

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