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Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina

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Currently, anode and cathode components are not produced in North America, and battery cell manufacturers have to source them via a 50,000+ mile global supply chain. Map via Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. As a result, US battery manufacturers will spend more than $150 billion overseas on these components by 2030, Redwood says.

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Tesla and Ontario discussing investment opportunities for years: report

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One email reportedly sent last December by a commercial officer at the Ontario Trade and Investment Office in Dallas, TX, hinted at potential subsidies for EV battery production in the province. The correspondence reportedly involved some high-ranking Tesla executives as well, including CEO Elon Musk himself.

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NASA, Uber to explore safety, efficiency of future urban airspace

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At its research facility at the Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport, NASA will use the data supplied by Uber to simulate a small passenger-carrying aircraft as it flies through DFW airspace during peak scheduled air traffic.

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Self-driving corporate Aurora Innovation closes $820M capital elevate

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The capital elevate will assistance Aurora establishing its self reliant trucking industry through the tip of 2024. It is going to get started with a direction between Dallas and Houston. Aurora anticipates spending $175 million to $185 million consistent with quarter on its approach towards a industrial establishing.

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Bosch developing sensor box for air taxis using production-tested components from automotive

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In vehicles, they supply control units with data about whether the car is currently braking or accelerating, and lets them know the direction in which the vehicle is traveling. Test flights of electric air taxis are scheduled to begin in cities such as Dubai, Los Angeles, Dallas, and Singapore in 2020. —Marcus Parentis.

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Opinion: Consumers winning with low oil prices, for now

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Columbia and Associate Director of the Maguire Energy Institute at the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University in Dallas says it has: “No question we’re seeing the effects of lower oil prices throughout the economy.”. decline curves eventually catch up with fewer rigs, oil supplies should start to fall. Source: [link].

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Opinion: Blaming Rising Fuel Prices on High Temps is Dumb

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So they dial back the production for safety purposes, but that then constrains supply.” Beyond the heat, Kloza pointed to crude supply cuts from major producing countries in the OPEC+ alliance. But Western suppliers do likewise and the practice is hardly limited to any singular industry. refining capacity on the Gulf Coast.

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