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The Battery Innovation Center (BIC), launched by Energy Systems Network, opened today at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane in Indiana. After receiving $15.6 million in economic development bonds from the Greene County Council, construction began on the 32,000 square foot facility last August.

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APRIL 11, 2012

the solid waste division of Veolia Environmental Services North America (VESNA), has introduced Indiana’s first fleet of compressed natural gas (CNG) powered refuse trucks to its Evansville, Indiana (Vanderburgh County) service area. Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc.,

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JULY 13, 2021

(Wuling Motors), a supplier of automotive components and one of China’s leading automotive manufacturers of electric cargo vans and light-duty specialty vehicles. A Class 1 vehicle has a GVWR of 6,000 less or less.

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MAY 6, 2021

Thomas Built Buses (TBB), a leading manufacturer of school buses in North America; its exclusive Virginia dealer, Sonny Merryman Inc.; In Indiana, Monroe County Community Schools and Delphi Community Schools both recently received their first Thomas Built electric school buses.

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JUNE 29, 2010

dedicated a new hybrid drive system manufacturing plant in Indianapolis, Indiana. Once fully operational, nearly 100 manufacturing workers will be capable of producing more than 20,000 commercial-duty hybrid propulsion systems each year. Allison Transmission, Inc. Earlier post.) Allison was being awarded a $62.8

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OCTOBER 4, 2016

Faurecia, a leading automotive supplier, unveiled a $64-million data-driven manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana. Columbus South, a 400,000 square-foot facility, will employ 450 people and produce a new, high-tech emissions control product for the commercial vehicle industry.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Obama also launched a competition for a new manufacturing innovation institute to build US strength in manufacturing advanced composites, the first of four new competitions to be launched this year. Lightweight And Modern Metals Manufacturing. performing metals and alloys by removing technological barriers to their manufacture.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2014

developer of hybrid electric powertrains for commercial vans and trucks, and Knapheide Manufacturing Company, one of the leading commercial vehicle equipment providers in North America, announced that Knapheide has completed more than 100 installations of XL Hybrids’ XL3 powertrain on fleet vehicles: Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana cargo vans.

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Lithium-ion battery manufacturer EnerDel will invest $237 million in a new manufacturing plant near its Indianapolis headquarters in order to meet anticipated demand for advanced battery systems used in both automotive and stationary smart grid applications. The Indiana plant will be financed through a $118.5 Earlier post.)

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APRIL 26, 2024

Toyota announced on Thursday that it plans to build a new three-row battery-electric SUV in Princeton, Indiana, with a corresponding $1.4 A Thursday report from Automotive News suggests that with this vehicle due for Indiana in 2026, the Kentucky plant’s EV due for production in 2025 might be a Toyota bZ5X.

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OCTOBER 30, 2019

unveiled a heavy-duty truck with fuel cell and battery electric power at the 2019 North American Commercial Vehicle Show in Atlanta. The truck was designed and integrated by Cummins in Columbus, Indiana and includes a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell from Hydrogenics, a recent addition to Cummins. Cummins Inc.

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AUGUST 31, 2016

A US Department of Energy (DOE) program designed to spur the use of high performance supercomputers to advance US manufacturing has funded 13 new industry projects for a total of $3.8 GM and EPRI. Sepion’s polymer membrane technology provides a counterpoint, yielding long-lasting lithium-sulfur cells.

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DECEMBER 19, 2009

million award ( earlier post ) from the Department of Energy (DOE) to support expansion of its power electronics engineering capabilities as well as the establishment of a new manufacturing operation in Kokomo, Indiana. million to advance the development of low-cost manufacturing of electric drive vehicles (EDV) in the United States.

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APRIL 26, 2021

These VPPAs enable Honda to fully offset the remaining carbon intensive grid-supplied electricity being used in its Ohio, Indiana, and Alabama automobile manufacturing operations.

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DECEMBER 6, 2013

To further boost American manufacturing through investment in rail, the locomotives will be built and assembled at Siemens’ solar-powered transportation manufacturing facility in Sacramento, California. Cummins diesel QSK95 engines will be made in Seymour, Indiana.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2010

This 10-year agreement will provide Allison with Remy HVH410 electric motors to be used in the new Allison Transmission Commercial Hybrid Truck Program. Both companies will be manufacturing in the United States. The Remy HVH410 electric motors will be made in Remy’s Anderson, Indiana manufacturing facility.

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APRIL 30, 2024

” Stellantis also notes that it began production of its in-house electric drive modules at the Indiana Transmission plant as it prepares to launch as many as 18 BEV models this year. “We are reducing inventories to reinforce our strong relative pricing ahead of our new or mid-cycle product launches this year in key regions.”

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FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Purdue Research Foundation Board of Directors recently approved construction of the $50-million, 62,000-square-foot Indiana Manufacturing Institute, where Purdue University researchers will expand research of composite materials manufacturing.

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JULY 28, 2023

Calumet Specialty Products Partners manufactures, formulates and markets a diversified slate of specialty branded products and renewable fuels to customers across a broad range of consumer-facing and industrial markets. Calumet is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana and operates twelve facilities throughout North America.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

The deal is Alcoa’s largest fastener contract ever with the aircraft manufacturer. Alcoa’s fasteners will be used to assemble some of Airbus’s latest high-growth airplanes, including the A350 XWB, Airbus’ newest commercial airplane, and the A320neo. Alcoa’s fasteners fly on every Airbus platform. Alcoa also has grown organically.

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JUNE 2, 2014

Alcoa broke ground on a $100-million expansion in La Porte, Indiana where it will produce nickel-based superalloy jet engine parts. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has offered Alcoa up to $4 million in conditional tax credits based on the job creation plans. Customer contracts underpin the new capacity.

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MAY 14, 2010

will deliver to FedEx the first full-production eStar —Navistar’s all-electric commercial truck. The eStar all-electric truck transitioned from concept to reality in August 2009, when President Barack Obama visited Navistar’s manufacturing plant in Indiana to announce a $39.2 Click to enlarge. Navistar, Inc. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), the people of Indiana are a tough sell. Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer. Everyone wanted a test drive,” Steiner said. “If

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JULY 23, 2014

The new $148-million lightweight metals manufacturing institute announced in February by President Obama ( earlier post ) will locate in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit, officials from the American Lightweight Materials Manufacturing Innovation Institute (ALMMII) and the city announced today.

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OCTOBER 22, 2015

SG Preston, a Philadelphia-based bioenergy company, is partnering with IHI E&C , a Houston-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary of Japan’s IHI Corporation , to develop and to construct a series of commercial-scale renewable diesel and jet fuel manufacturing plants, initially in the US Midwest and Canada.

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AUGUST 24, 2015

This transaction positions Alcoa to capitalize on strong growth in the commercial aerospace sector. RTI’ s advanced manufacturing and materials technologies—such as high-velocity machining, forming, extruding and parts assembly operations—enable Alcoa to produce some of the largest, most complex and finished aerospace components.

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AUGUST 11, 2010

Creative Bus Sales has opened a 30,000 sq ft facility in Elkhart, Indiana that will initially be used to perform alternative fuel conversions on buses, trucks, and vans. The focus of the business will be to provide conversions to OEM bus manufacturers and dealers across the country.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

a bioengineering company, and Lallemand Ethanol Technology, a global provider of yeast to the fuel ethanol industry, signed an exclusive agreement to develop and commercialize genetically enhanced ethanol producing yeasts for 1 st generation fuel ethanol production. Xylogenics, Inc.,

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DECEMBER 19, 2017

Introduced in 1999, the first-generation Insight was the first commercial hybrid vehicle in the US and featured optimized aerodynamics and a lightweight aluminum structure. Teaser shot of third-generation 2019 Insight. —Henio Arcangeli, Jr.,

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

National Drive Electric Week event connects Indiana’s EV future with its EV past. When it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), the people of Indiana are a tough sell. Steiner designed the prototype himself, basing it on the 1908 model, and then engaged the Chinese manufacturer. Everyone wanted a test drive,” Steiner said. “If

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JANUARY 26, 2010

Electric vehicle manufacturer THINK announced that it will work with AeroVironment, Inc. (AV), This work has confirmed the suitability of the fast-charge technology and readiness for commercialization. THINK and EnerDel have for several months been using TEPCO fast charging daily to quickly recharge development vehicles.

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JULY 10, 2016

By year’s end, GE and CFM International (the 50/50 joint company of GE and Safran) will have more than 15,000 commercial engines on back order. Between 2015 and 2020, GE and its partner companies will deliver 10,000 large commercial engines. —David Joyce. Within the TrueChoice offerings are several mobile phone applications.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

The postal award is part of AM General’s growing commercial business, which was selected by Mercedes-Benz as its only contract manufacturer in the United States, producing the R-Class vehicle in Mishawaka, Indiana. Reduced maintenance schedule with less complex repairs yields significant savings.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2010

To determine the technical feasibility and commercial viability of these second-life applications, Duke Energy and ITOCHU will first gather and analyze data from at least 2,000 kWh of Ener1 lithium-ion batteries deployed in a fleet of approximately 80 Think plug-in EVs.

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MAY 8, 2009

The announcement came in conjunction with EnerDel’s commissioning of the US’ first commercial-scale production line for lithium-ion automotive battery packs at its plant in Indiana on Friday. The stacked electrode design enables an energy density of more than 150 kWh/kg.

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DECEMBER 24, 2015

The State of the States, Fuel Cells in America 2015 report highlights leadership among US states to grow domestic fuel cell manufacturing and deployment. Pathways To Commercial Success. Building on this progress, earlier this month the Energy Department announced more than $35 million to advance hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Development of commercial production of C 1 through to C 4 alkanesulfonic acids—including MSA—came out of work in the 1940s at Standard Oil of Indiana. It is based on natural gas and sulfur trioxide (SO 3 ) as feedstocks and is free of environmentally problematic intermediate and by-products. Background.

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