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Li-Cycle opens its fourth Li-ion battery Spoke recycling facility in Alabama

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Li-Cycle has started commercial operations in its Alabama Spoke located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The Alabama Spoke utilizes Li-Cycle’s patented and environmentally friendly technology to recycle and to process directly full EV battery packs without any dismantling through a submerged shredding process that produces no wastewater.

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Alabama-built Mercedes-Benz EQE electric SUV to start at $77,900

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The EQE SUV is produced in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, while the battery factory in nearby Bibb County supplies the batteries for this model as well as for the EQS SUV. Starting from $77,900, the 2023 EQE SUV will arrive in US dealerships in spring.

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Genesis starts Electrified GV70 production in Alabama

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Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama (HMMA) celebrated the launch of the first-ever Genesis Electrified GV70 SUV. and the first-ever Genesis assembly to take place […] The post Genesis starts Electrified GV70 production in Alabama appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Toyota Alabama sole producer of hybrid-electric twin-turbo V6 and twin-turbo V6 for new Tundra

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) held an event to mark the first of Toyota’s latest engine products for the all-new 2022 Tundra ( earlier post ) to come off the production line. These additional engines push the total capacity for Toyota Alabama engine production to up to 900,000 engines per year. The standard i-FORCE 3.5L

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Start of Production for the new EQS SUV at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama

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The full-size EQS SUV is integrated in series production at the Mercedes-Benz Tuscaloosa plant in Alabama, which has been the production site for large Mercedes-Benz SUVs since 1997. Since the 1990s, Mercedes-Benz has invested a total of more than seven billion dollars in Alabama.

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Hyundai plans to build Santa Fe Hybrid, fully electric Genesis GV70 in Alabama

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The Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid and an all-electric version of the Genesis GV70 will be built in Alabama, Hyundai confirmed last week. Both vehicles will be built at the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama plant near Montgomery, which currently builds gasoline versions of the Santa Fe, as well as the Hyundai Elantra, Santa Cruz, and Tucson.

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Alabama believes it can become an EV hub – here’s why

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Alabama officials are gearing up for one of the biggest transformations in the state’s history. With every automaker in the state planning to release an electric model, Alabama believes it can become the next EV hub. The post Alabama believes it can become an EV hub – here’s why appeared first on Electrek.

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