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Toyota to invest $1.3B to build EVs at its Kentucky plant

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billion investment in its Kentucky factory to build EVs, including its three-row electric SUV for the US market. The investment supports the previously announced future battery EV assembly at Toyota Kentucky. to build EVs at its Kentucky plant appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. Photo: Toyota Toyota just announced a $1.3

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities. Hackathons are events that bring together coders, data scientists, topic experts, and interested members of the public to discover insights and develop new solutions. Duke Energy Kentucky. General Motors. Hawaiian Electric. Hawai`i Electric Light. Maui Electric. National Grid.

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Ford receives Federal backlash following Chinese battery agreement

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While Senator Marco Rubio of Florida has made the most comments on the upcoming Ford-CATL battery facility, going as far as demanding an investigation into the tech transfer within the deal, the controversy started at the announcement event earlier this week.

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DARPA SubT Finals: Meet the Teams

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Sierra Nevada Corporation. Despite the challenges, we leveled up both our weekly shake-out events and ran a 2-month team-wide integration and testing activity in Switzerland during July and August with multiple tests in diverse underground settings including multiple mines. USA, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Norway. Follow Team.

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Frankly, I’d Rather Be Getting Arrested with Bill McKibben Today

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But today’s event is just a few blocks a way from the White House at the the Capitol Power Plant–a dirty symbol of the dirtiest business on Earth, the combustion of coal. There are the profits it hands to the coal industry, which is literally willing to level mountains across West Virginia and Kentucky to increase its fat margins.

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