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Mercedes-Benz to set up EV production in US, battery plant; $1B investment in Alabama

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The company plans to produce EQ-branded SUV models at MBUSI (Mercedes-Benz US International), its Tuscaloosa, Alabama facility. In total, Mercedes-Benz plans to invest $1 billion in the expansion of its industrial footprint in the region, most of which is slated for the electric initiative. With an earlier investment of $1.3

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All New Flyer facilities now capable of manufacturing Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric buses

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the US subsidiary of New Flyer Industries Inc. NFI Group), the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, announced that its Anniston, Alabama facility has successfully completed its first full build of an Xcelsior CHARGE battery-electric heavy-duty transit bus.

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Daikin to begin producing Li-ion electrolytes

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Japan-based Daikin Industries Ltd. will soon start producing electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries, initially at its Daikin America plant in Alabama, and begin selling them in January. The Alabama plant will have an annual production capacity of around 2,000 tons.

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New Flyer of America investing additional $25M in Anniston, AL; capacity for zero-emission bus production

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New Flyer of America Inc, the largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer and parts distributor in North America, will invest $25 million in major building renovations and expansions at its Anniston, Alabama production campus.

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US DOE awards KiOR loan guarantee supporting a more than $1B biofuels project; drop-in fuels from wood biomass

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This project is designed to complement an earlier Mississippi agreement, which requires KiOR to build three plants in Mississippi before 2015. KiOR also has additional projects in various stages of development in Arkansas, Alabama and other southern states. Earlier post.)

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Orbital ATK and ECAPS partner on high performance green propulsion system; bringing LMP-103S to market

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In September 2015, Orbital ATK announced the successful completion of the first US test of a 22 Newton (N) thruster using LMP-103S. The company designs, builds and delivers space, defense and aviation systems for customers around the world, both as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Venkatachalam, S., Santhosh, G. 200400043.

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Project Titan: Apple’s Electric Car Project

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Back in 2015, there were rumours and suspicions about Apple working on a car project and plans to enter the highly competitive automobile sector. It makes a lot of sense now than back in 2015 because, Now the automobile industry has changed a lot over a short span of time. We were not aware of the potential electric cars had.