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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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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. From the late 1800s through the 1950s, the Alabama Graphite Belt was home to significant graphite production.

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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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Navistar to end production of proprietary medium-duty 9/10-liter diesel engine by 2018

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by the second quarter of fiscal 2018. As we approach future regulatory requirements, the low volume nature of the platform could not justify further product development investments on it. Navistar will cease all engine production at its plant in Melrose Park, Ill., —Persio Lisboa, Navistar chief operating officer.

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NASA and Virgin Orbit 3D print, test rocket combustion chamber

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The company partnered with NASA experts in combustion and additive manufacturing (3D printing) at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama; Glenn Research Center in Cleveland; and Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Virgin Orbit air launches rockets carrying small satellites to space.

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

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The Infrastructure Solutions team will be based at the Vehicle Innovation Center (VIC) in Anniston, Alabama. We look forward to working with agencies in helping overcome hurdles in electric bus and Bus Rapid Transit adoption. —Chris Stoddart, President, New Flyer.

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Honda targeting 2/3 of unit sales from PHEVs, HEVs and ZEVs by ~2030; PHEVs the core of electrification

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At a press event in Tokyo to lay out his future vision and direction for the company, Honda Motor President & CEO Takahiro Hachigo said that the company will strive to make two-thirds of its overall unit sales from plug-in hybrid/hybrid vehicles and zero-emissions vehicles such as fuel cell vehicles and battery EVs by around 2030.

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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. Road Test: 2018 Genesis G90 The post Sneak Preview: 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 AWD first appeared on Clean Fleet Report. Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80.