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SK On, Westwater Resources to develop anode materials; boosting raw battery material supply chain in N America

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The South Korean battery maker is also building three EV battery plants in the US with Ford Motor Co. Headquartered in Centennial, Colorado, the company holds mineral rights to explore and potentially mine the Coosa Graphite Deposit that is located across 42,000 acres in Coosa County, Alabama.

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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 addition, a battery plant will also be built near the existing passenger-car plant ensuring availability of advanced technology for future generations of Mercedes-Benz vehicles built in the US.

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New Flyer launches New Flyer Infrastructure Solutions; sustainable charging and mobility solutions for zero-emission buses

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While purchasing a ZEB is one step toward building a zero-emission fleet, developing depot or on route charging infrastructure is the second, most critical step requiring complex technical expertise to ensure successful deployment. The Infrastructure Solutions team will be based at the Vehicle Innovation Center (VIC) in Anniston, Alabama.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Southern Company: Alabama Power. The Standard for High Performance Green Buildings will consider a revision to encourage EV-ready building practices. a standard for high performance green buildings that in 2018 will become the basis for the International Green Construction Code. Orange and Rockland. PNM Resources.

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Sneak Preview: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD

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The 2023 Electrified GV70 will be the first all-electric vehicle produced by Genesis at its Montgomery, Alabama, factory that has produced the Hyundai Santa Cruz, Elantra and Sonata. It’s part of a $10 billion investment the Hyundai Motor Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) is making to build electric vehicles to be sold in North America.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. Alabama A&M University. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018.

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7 Revealing Ways AIs Fail

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A 2018 study found that state-of-the-art AIs that would normally correctly identify the school bus right-side-up failed to do so on average 97 percent of the time when it was rotated. They will say the school bus is a snowplow with very high confidence," says computer scientist Anh Nguyen at Auburn University, in Alabama.

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