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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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This rapid growth in demand has been further amplified with the passage of the “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) in the Fall of 2022, which includes mechanisms to incentivize electric vehicle manufacturers and consumers to purchase electric vehicles (EVs) that source battery metals from domestic manufacturers.

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Redwood Materials opens up new facility just miles from Tesla Giga Nevada

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Straubel, has opened up a new manufacturing facility in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Park, just miles from Tesla’s Giga Nevada production facility. The purchase of a new property expands Redwood’s potential battery recycling efforts. The expanding market of consumer products that utilize lithium-ion batteries is huge.

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Johnson Controls partners with and invests in Aqua Metals for lead-acid battery recycling technology

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Purchase AquaRefined metals produced from Aqua Metals’ facilities. These modular systems allow the lead-acid battery industry to improve environmental impact and scale production simultaneously to meet rapidly growing demand. Under the agreement Johnson Controls will: Become the first licensee for AquaRefining technology.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Power The US Initial Quality Study, now in its 37 th year, is based this year on responses from 93,380 purchasers and lessees of new 2023 model-year vehicles who were surveyed early in the ownership period. —Frank Hanley, senior director of auto benchmarking at J.D. The study was fielded from February through May 2023.

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CALSTART Small Hybrid Bus Working Group Selects StarTrans-Azure Dynamics for National Hybrid Bus Deployment

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The bus performance requirements were developed jointly by fleets in the HTUF Small Hybrid Bus Working Group, who committed to purchasing and using vehicles meeting their requirements. Co, has partnered with Azure Dynamics for the past three years and is the exclusive manufacturer for its G1 series hybrid product.

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15 essential facts and figures about the Tesla Gigafactory

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Now Tesla has the Powerwall and the purchase of Solar City is the final piece in the puzzle. The name represents the planned production capacity of 35 Gigawatt Hours (GWh). Others might say it’s outside Tahoe, or it’s in Washoe County, which it is. This factory was never about cars. It was always bigger than that.

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GM, Segway partner on two-wheel city vehicle | Green Tech - CNET News

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Reply to this comment by rossocorrecto April 7, 2009 6:23 AM PDT There are already efficient 2 wheeled transports that are available for purchase today at very reasonable prices. Id hate to see a tahoe vs one of these downtown. Reply to this comment by jwissick April 8, 2009 12:06 AM PDT Tahoe?

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