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Volkswagen workers in Tennessee have voted to join the UAW

Teslarati

Volkswagen workers at the company’s factory in Tennessee have officially voted to join the United Automotive Workers (UAW) after the union launched campaigns at Tesla, Volkswagen, and others last year. UAW President Shawn Fain also responded to the news, calling Volkswagen “the first domino to fall.”

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

Electrek

EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee.

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

Baua Electric

Photo: Waffle House EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee. Tennessee has $88 million in federal grant money for TDOT and TDEC to dole out over five years to expand its EV charging network. Get started here. –ad*

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This company wants to turn a Tennessee coal plant into a fusion reactor

Electrek

Type One energy has announced its intention to use a retired TVA coal plant site, the Bull Run Fossil Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the site for a prototype fusion reactor with the hope to eventually commercialize fusion power – and maybe even find a neat way to use old EV batteries to help power the process.

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LG Chem breaks ground $1.6B on Cathode Plant in Clarksville, Tennessee

Electric Cars Report

The facility, located in Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee, will locally produce cathode materials optimized for North American electric vehicles and collaborate with key partners from development to supply chain. on Cathode Plant in Clarksville, Tennessee appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Volkswagen workers at Tennessee plant file to hold UAW election

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Volkswagen workers at the automaker’s Tennessee factory have filed to hold a union election, as the United Auto Workers (UAW) continues its drive at multiple U.S. The UAW announced last month that a majority of workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, signed union cards. ” (via Automotive News ).

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Magna to invest $790 million to build three new facilities in Tennessee

Electric Cars Report

to build three new supplier facilities, two of which will be housed at Ford’s BlueOval City campus in Tennessee. Magna International Inc., one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, is investing more than US$790 million in the U.S.