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Saft launches industrial production at Jacksonville Li-ion battery plant

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Saft inaugurated an advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory in Jacksonville, Florida. This high-volume production facility will build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for energy storage for renewable energy, smart grid support, broadband back-up power, transportation and defense.

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Saft begins deliveries of first lithium-ion batteries produced by new Jacksonville plant

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the production lines at its advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory, in. Jacksonville, Florida. The first deliveries from Jacksonville have included hundreds of cells for battery assembly for European customers. —Dan Miller, Jacksonville operations manager.

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Volkswagen Group of America opens new Tradepoint Atlantic vehicle terminal at Port of Baltimore; formerly site of Bethlehem steel

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Tradepoint Atlantic Terminal is VWGoA’s eighth port in the US, which includes locations in Benicia, CA, Davisville, RI, Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Midlothian, TX, San Diego, CA and the Volkswagen Assembly Plant in Chattanooga, TN. Tradepoint Atlantic is the largest private terminal within the Port of Baltimore.

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Raven Transport to deploy 115 additional heavy-duty LNG trucks; Clean Energy expands refueling network

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Jacksonville, Fla.; Raven purchased its expanded natural gas truck fleet from Rush Truck Center – Jacksonville, Fla., The fleet will operate on irregular routes originating from production plants and distribution centers in the Southeast and is forecasted to consume approximately 2.4 .; Charlotte, N.C.; and Valdosta, Ga.,

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Fisker adds new US dealer and several more in Europe as extreme price cuts take effect

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Fisker adds new dealers as price cuts roll out After missing an interest payment and expressing “substantial doubt” in its ability to continue operations in March, Fisker announced it paused production for six weeks last month. The move is to “align inventory levels and progress strategic and financing initiatives,” according to Fisker.

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General Dynamics NASSCO launches first LNG-powered containership

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Upon delivery in late-2015, the Jones Act-qualified ships will operate between Jacksonville, Florida and San Juan, Puerto Rico. Each of the five 50,000 deadweight ton product carriers to be constructed by NASSCO will be LNG-conversion ready and will carry 330,000 barrels of cargo.

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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These investments will have a major impact on Saft’s medium term growth and give Johnson Controls-Saft potential production capacity in the US to meet the needs of Ford and I hope other customers. Jacksonville. Production capacity is being expanded to meet demand in 2010. reduction in Q3 sales year-on-year to €123.2

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