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QuantumScape and Volkswagen to select location for solid-state battery JV pilot-line facility; 1GWh to start

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The pilot-line facility, QS-1, will initially be a 1-gigawatt hour (GWh) battery cell commercial production plant for electric vehicle batteries. QuantumScape and Volkswagen intend to expand production capacity by a further 20 GWh at the same location. The companies currently contemplate Salzgitter, Germany for the location.

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Stellantis-LG Energy Solution battery joint venture named NextStar Energy; 45 GWh plant in Windsor

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NextStar Energy will be Canada’s first large-scale lithium-ion battery production plant. The manufacturing facility is targeted to have an annual production capacity in excess of 45 gigawatt hours (GWh) and will create an estimated 2,500 new jobs in Windsor and the surrounding areas.

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Lyten exceeds 90% yield in lithium-sulfur battery production – Charged EVs

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Lyten, a supermaterials application company, reports that its automated battery production line consistently exceeds 90% yield, confirming the viability of manufacturing its lithium-sulfur battery using a sulfur cathode and lithium metal anode.

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Lucid Motors opening 20 sales and service locations in N America through 2021

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San Jose Studio: Located at Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose, CA. A new website will soon launch in conjunction with the Global Reveal of the Lucid Air with comprehensive information about the product. The production version of the Lucid Air will debut in an online reveal on 9 September 2020.

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Velodyne LiDAR more than quadruples production for autonomous vehicle surge

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Velodyne LiDAR has more than quadrupled production for its high-performance LiDAR sensors to meet strong global demand. has bolstered this aggressive production expansion by doubling the number of its full-time employees over the past six months. Velodyne leads the market in real-time 3D LiDAR systems for fully autonomous vehicles.

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Audi to announce EV production plans in Mexico: report

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German luxury carmaker Audi is reportedly set to announce its intentions to start electric vehicle production in Mexico. Audi’s announcement regarding the expansion of its electric vehicle production will take place on July 18 at the San Jose Chiapa plant in Puebla, as per insiders who reportedly provided information to Reuters.

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Building materials recycler switches fleet to Neste renewable diesel

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We absolutely love the renewable nature of this product. All of the renewable products Neste distributes in North America are made from 100% renewable and sustainably sourced waste materials such as used cooking oil, rendered fats and greases. Western States Oil, headquartered in San Jose, Calif., —Bill Crotinger.

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