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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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MARCH 13, 2023

United States Steel Corporation and CarbonFree Chemicals Holdings, LLC (CarbonFree) recently signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) jointly to pursue the capture of CO 2 emissions generated from US Steel’s Gary Works manufacturing plant using CarbonFree’s SkyCycle technology. million net tons of raw steel per year.

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MAY 2, 2023

Collins Bus , a subsidiary of REV Group, and an industry leader in manufacturing Type A School Buses, Multi-Function School Activity Buses (MFSAB), childcare buses and electric/alternative fuel buses announced that its zero-emissions Ford E-Transit Type A School Bus is available to order.

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Available Ford Indianapolis Indiana 353

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AUGUST 11, 2021

a Berkshire Hathaway company and the largest shuttle bus manufacturer in North America, entered into a strategic partnership agreement to deploy up to 7,500 zero-emission shuttle buses. The Elkhart, Indiana-based company has plans to dedicate 100,000 square feet to install Lightning eMotors’ powertrains. —Tim Reeser.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

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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Indiana Battery Batteries Eaton 231

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

Alcoa officially opened the world’s largest aluminum-lithium plant in Lafayette, Indiana where it produces advanced, third-generation aluminum-lithium alloys for the aerospace industry. Alcoa supplies aluminum-lithium products to all major airframe manufacturers.

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MARCH 7, 2023

EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. A green industrial policy focused on batteries with EU-wide support for scaling up production is urgently needed to react to US subsidies and China’s years of dominance. Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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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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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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DECEMBER 17, 2012

ArcelorMittal has inaugurated a new, energy recovery and reuse boiler that recycles waste gas generated through its blast furnace process (for ironmaking) and uses it to generate electricity to help power the ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel manufacturing plant in East Chicago, Indiana—the largest steelmaking complex in North America.

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Manufacturer Gas Indiana Chicago 246

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JULY 13, 2021

Electric Last Mile Solutions (ELMS), a designer of intelligent, e-mobility workstations for the last mile, signed a binding, long-term supply agreement with Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., A Class 1 vehicle has a GVWR of 6,000 less or less.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

million, with an industry match of $3.6 With this funding, industry and DOE national laboratories will partner to advance lab-developed clean transportation technologies towards commercialization in technology areas, including vehicle electrification, batteries, materials, decarbonized off-road vehicles, and energy efficient mobility systems.

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AUGUST 22, 2012

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), in cooperation with Duke Energy and non-profit industry initiative Energy Systems Network (ESN), will participate in a joint smart-grid pilot project in Indiana, the United States. and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. are also to participate in the project.

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JULY 25, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized eight Toyota manufacturing sites in North America for achieving a 10% reduction in energy intensity through its ENERGY STAR Challenge For Industry program. The ENERGY STAR Challenge For Industry program is only awarded to individual industrial sites.

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JANUARY 8, 2014

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. A newly-released report by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) concludes that the automotive industry is not only “high-tech,” it is frequently a leader in technological developments and applications. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

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APRIL 12, 2019

Brightmark Energy , a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company, closed a $260-million financing package for the construction of the US’ first commercial-scale plastics-to-fuel plant, which will be located in Ashley, Indiana.

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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. the prediction of weld residual stresses in the dissimilar welds of nuclear piping systems.

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Manufacturer EPRI Lithium Sulfur Carbon Fiber 150

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MAY 15, 2009

The State of Indiana is offering $4.6 million in tax credits and up to $200,000 in training grants to Electric Motors Corporation (EMC), based on the company’s plans to establish an electric vehicle industrial development park the state. Earlier in May, Electric Motors Corporation was acquired by Optimax Industries, Inc.,

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Indiana Corporation Motors Motoring 150

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MARCH 20, 2021

EV Connect, a California-based software-as-a-service company, is collaborating with the Indiana-based Battery Innovation Center (BIC) and Energy Systems Network (ESN) to deploy Indiana’s first large-scale Vehicle-to-Grid capable charging system to support school bus fleet, HD truck, and other customer segment applications.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

EnerDel’s proven performance and its production capacity are an important supplement to our in-house battery manufacturing operation as we gear up for growth at scale. The company’s Vigor+ product line is Buy America Compliant and manufactured in Indianapolis, Indiana. EnerDel Inc.

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Battery Batteries Indianapolis Lithium Ion 236

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JULY 11, 2023

Near-zero emission trucks are advanced diesel technology manufactured in the 2010 and later model years. Indiana ranks first of the states for the highest percentage of registrations of 2010 and later model year near-zero emission diesel trucks (73.2%). between 2021 and 2022, according to the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). That’s a 10.2%

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JULY 14, 2011

Ten of 14 Honda manufacturing plants in North America are now operating with zero waste to landfill, while the remaining four plants are functioning with “virtually zero” waste to landfill. Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, in Lincoln, Ala., Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, in Lincoln, Ala., pounds (28.5 pounds (0.8

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JANUARY 9, 2015

The new Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (IACMI), announced today by President Obama, will focus on advanced fiber-reinforced polymer composites that combine strong fibers with tough plastics to yield materials that are lighter and stronger than steel. PolyOne Corporation; PPG Industries, Inc.;

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AUGUST 12, 2016

A new high-level white-paper from clean transportation industry group CALSTART shows that US companies that develop and manufacture high-efficiency, low-carbon technologies for heavy-duty vehicles are ready to support more efficient trucks and buses. Our industry can meet aggressive efficiency targets at affordable prices.

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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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Indiana Wind Universal Manufacturer 150

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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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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 Earlier post.).

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Indianapolis Commercial Manufacturer Hybrid 225

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MAY 3, 2021

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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APRIL 28, 2022

The new projects will engage the expertise of the University of Massachusetts – Amherst, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Iowa, Virginia Tech and Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

General Motors (GM) has shut down a manufacturing plant in Kansas and laid off the site’s roughly 2,000 workers after the automaker stated plans to do so last week. The UAW strikes have targeted key manufacturing plants, asking workers to leave the premises without any notice to affect the automakers’ larger supply chains.

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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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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

the Indiana-based diesel and herbal fuel engine producer, will spouse with two truck producers and China’s EVE Power Co. to manufacture a battery plant in the USA. be expecting to speculate $2 billion to $3 billion within the joint-venture manufacturing facility, the corporations mentioned Wednesday. Cummins Inc.,

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APRIL 30, 2024

Grievances include claims that the executive branch is unconstitutionally manipulating the marketplace by setting requirements higher than manufacturers can adhere to, effectively mandating sales of electric vehicles that have been broadly unpopular in the United States. Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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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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APRIL 26, 2021

For the procurement of batteries, Honda will strive to realize a “local production and local procurement” approach in Japan, which also will contribute to the growth of domestic industries in Japan.

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JUNE 26, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $30 million in federal funding, matched by more than $35 million in private sector funds, for 68 projects that will accelerate the commercialization of promising energy technologies—ranging from clean energy and advanced manufacturing, to building efficiency and next-generation materials.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. Industry officials expect that this $2.4 DOE Award ($mil.).

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