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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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U Alabama study finds LTE C-V2N and DSRC connected vehicle latency approximately equivalent for infrastructure messages

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A side-by-side comparison of connected vehicle technology at 85 traffic signals in the Tuscaloosa, AL area showed that latency in delivering safety messages from roadside units (RSUs) to vehicles via dedicated short range radios (DSRC) and LTE cellular (C-V2N) was “approximately equivalent,” according to a study by the University of Alabama.

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US-made Genesis Electrified GV70 EV costs much more than gas version

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The Alabama-built 2023 Genesis Electrified GV70 electric SUV will start at $66,975 with the mandatory $1,125 destination charge, Genesis announced last week. The Electrified GV70 costs a lot more than the gasoline version.

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Electric Ford Explorer, Kia EV5, made-in-US Genesis EV, battery cost and insurance: Today’s Car News

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EV battery packs could create an insurance-cost issue. Genesis is now building its Electrified GV70 EV in Alabama. Ford reveals an all-electric Explorer. Kia shows a smaller EV5 electric SUV. And Genesis ramps up American-made EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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DOE awarding $73.9M to 10 battery recycling projects

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Leveraged with recipient cost share, this funding will help to provide more than $126 million. Federal Cost share. Advanced Separation and Processing Technologies for Enhanced Product Recovery and Improved Water Utilization, Cost Reduction, and Environmental Impact of an Integrated Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling System.

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

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Westwater holds mineral rights to the Coosa graphite deposit, which is located across 42,000 acres in Alabama. The company is currently building a graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Alabama. Fast forward to today and Westwater is building a graphite plant in Alabama, and people are eager to buy our capacity.

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Alabama Graphite reports high-performance Si-enhanced coated spherical purified graphite (Si-CSPG) for LIBs

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Alabama Graphite Corp. The demonstrated increased electrochemical performance achieved with Si-CSPG was accomplished at a de minimis cost increase compared to AGC’s standard CSPG production costs (US$1,555 per tonne, average cost per tonne of secondary-processed CSPG). mAh/g and an irreversible capacity of 439.49

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