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

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These vehicles rolling off the line is a key step in Mercedes-Benz Cars’ global initiative to produce eight all-electric vehicles at seven sites on three continents this year. With the new plant, Bibb County is now a part of the global Mercedes-Benz battery production network, which comprises factories on three different continents.

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Mercedes-Benz opens Bibb County battery plant, ready for production of EQ vehicles in US; partnership with Envision AESC

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Mercedes-Benz has opened its new battery plant in Bibb County, Alabama, a few months ahead of the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the United States. The opening of our new battery plant in Alabama is a major milestone on our way to going all-electric. Earlier post.)

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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. Final details of the plans are still being worked on in partnership with the State of Alabama. The announcement was part of the 20-year celebration at MBUSI.

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DOE awarding $1.6B to 11 battery materials separation and processing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. As part of the fluorinated solutions business group of Orbia, a publicly traded global corporation with total revenues of $8.7 Materials Separation & Processing (Precursor). Koura , LiPF 6 Manufacturing Plant in St.

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International bioenergy research team sequences miscanthus genome

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An international research team has sequenced the full genome of an ornamental variety of miscanthus, a wild perennial grass emerging as a prime candidate for sustainable bioenergy crops. Led by Swaminathan, scientists measured gene expression in the leaves, stems, and rhizome (the underground part of the stem).

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Hyundai ‘Metaplant’ facility highlights global discomfort with U.S. policy

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Together with Hyundai’s pre-existing production facility in Montgomery, Alabama, a facility that regularly produces over 300,000 vehicles annually, this new facility will double Hyundai’s current vehicle output in the U.S. billion Georgia production facility is part of Hyundai’s pledged $10 billion investment into the U.S.

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Study: annual climate impact of wild pigs could be greater than 1.1M cars

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million cars, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Canterbury. Their study appears in Global Change Biology. Using existing models on wild pig numbers and locations, the team simulated 10,000 maps of potential global wild pig density.

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