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GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

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GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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Toyota will assemble Subaru 3-row EV in Kentucky, resources say

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With the ones smaller crossovers, Toyota led on production occasion Subaru contributed its off-road prowess. Mum or dad corporate Subaru Corp. The post Toyota will assemble Subaru 3-row EV in Kentucky, resources say appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. meeting plant in Lafayette, Ind., meeting plant in Lafayette, Ind.,

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Ford, Ford Credit introduce sustainable financing framework prioritizing EV, clean production, community investments

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As examples, Ford’s new advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky will be designed to have as minimal an impact as possible—and even to generate beneficial effects—on the surrounding environment.

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Kobe Steel to build aluminum extrusion and fabrication plant in Kentucky; bumper and car frame materials

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The new business will operate through a company called Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. KPEX) in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The new company will have an integrated production facility, with operations ranging from melting to fabrication. Japan-based Kobe Steel, Ltd.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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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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Toyota to begin hybrid powertrain production in US; $374M investment in 5 plants

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Toyota is expanding the production of its hybrid powertrains to the US. million in five US manufacturing plants to support production of its first US-made hybrid powertrain and to implement Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA) at its Alabama plant. liter engine capacity at the Georgetown, Kentucky, plant; increasing production of 2.5-liter

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DOE announces approximately $64M in funding for 18 projects to advance H2@Scale

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced approximately $64 million in Fiscal Year 2020 funding for 18 projects that will support the H2@Scale vision for affordable hydrogen production, storage, distribution, and use. Collaborative Composite Solutions Corporation. University of Kentucky. The Lubrizol Corporation.