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Honda reaches agreement with Ascend Elements toward procurement of recycled Li-ion battery resources in N America

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Honda Motor has reached a basic agreement with Ascend Elements , a US-based company with expertise in technologies for recycling of battery resources. The companies intend to collaborate toward stable procurement of resources from recycled lithium-ion batteries in North America necessary for Honda electrified vehicles, including EVs.

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US to investigate imported thermoplastic encapsulated electric motors for potential patent violations

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The US International Trade Commission (USITC) is instituting an investigation of certain thermoplastic encapsulated electric motors, their components, and products and vehicles containing them. This includes motors (e.g., of Southfield, MI; Honda Motor Co., of Tokyo, Japan; Honda North America, Inc.,

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Toyota adopts Tesla’s NACS

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Several large automakers have already adopted Tesla’s NACS connector, including Ford , General Motors , Honda, BMW, and Rivian, among others. Tesla has gotten two new adoptees of the North American Charging Standard (NACS) in Toyota and Lexus, the companies announced on Thursday.

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Majority of workers at Mercedes-Benz plant sign up for UAW

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” Last year, the UAW successfully launched a historic, six-week strike against the “Big Three” automakers of Michigan, Ford, General Motors (GM) and Dodge-Chrysler parent company Stellantis, garnering record pay increases. He also called workers at companies like Tesla, Toyota and Honda “UAW members of the future.”

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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The new institute pairs leading carbon fiber producers and suppliers—such as Materials Innovation Technologies, Harper International, and Strongwell—with key end users such as TPI for wind turbines and Ford, Honda and Volkswagen for automobiles. Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; Honda R&D Americas, Inc.; TPI Composites, Inc.;

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

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That complements the other Toyota 3-row electric SUV set to be made in Kentucky in 2025. According to reports, the Indiana-built EV could be a Highlander EV, while the Kentucky model might incorporate all the leading-edge manufacturing methods Toyota has suggested in recent years are on the way.

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UAW and Big Three ratify contracts with 64% of workers voting in favor

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Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union at Ford, General Motors (GM), and Stellantis have voted to ratify the recently proposed contracts following a historic six-week strike that began when the previous contracts expired. Ford has estimated that the new contract will increase labor costs by around $850 to $900 per vehicle.

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