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In 1961, the First Robot Arm Punched In

Cars That Think

the parent company of Consolidated Controls), to finance the development of Devol’s invention. In 1967, GM installed the first two spot-welding robots at its Norwood, Ohio, plant, also without much controversy. But when the company launched a spot-welding line of 28 robots in 1970 at its Lordstown, Ohio, plant, workers protested.

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Profile: Farmers Ethanol: Focusing on Sustainable Corn Ethanol Production and a Triple Bottom Line

Green Car Congress

Finally, they believe that during the launch and operation of their business, located in Appalachian Ohio, they will bring economic opportunity to a rural community that has been struggling financially over the last several decades. Financing challenges. All of this makes for a very difficult time to get financing for a new facility.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

EV Adoption

GM Stock Chart: Yahoo Finance. Will GM’s Ultium Cells battery factory in Lordstown, Ohio be able to supply enough battery packs? Below are two charts I created last March for inclusion in my CleanTechnica article: GM’s 10(+) Future EV Models: Our Estimated Specs & Sales Volume. in the last 12 months and 223.9%

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Announcing a Benchmark to Improve AI Safety

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The following MLCommons AI safety working group members contributed to this article: Ahmed M. Ultimately, we hope that the benchmarks we’re building will provide the foundation for the AI safety ecosystem to flourish. Protik Mukhopadhyay, Protecto.ai

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Solar Powered Greenius Producing Massive South Bay Energy

Creative Greenius

We’ve now got some Mo going with: California solar loan financing that will eliminate the big up front cost of solar. SOLAR FINANCING – WHO GETS IT AND WHO DOESN’T. The loans are financed through the sale of assessment district bonds. It’s a slam dunk. NO PURCHASE!

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Cadillac’s ambitious move to an all-electric luxury brand by 2030

Charged EVs

Among cutting-edge automotive buyers—the glitterati of Los Angeles, the tech millionaires of Silicon Valley, the finance titans of Wall Street—only one Cadillac is widely recognized. This article appeared in Issue 61: Jul-Sept 2022 – Subscribe now. Can the US luxury brand reinvent itself for a modern era…and for China?

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The redesigned federal EV tax credit and other EV-related measures

Charged EVs

billion to GM and LG Energy Solution to build battery factories in Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee. Clean Energy Financing $100 billion in new funding for existing DOE loan programs and up to $250 billion in new loan guarantees. This article appeared in Issue 61: Jul-Sep 2022 – Subscribe now.