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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. Mercedes-Benz will set up electric vehicle production in the United States.

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Get Ford F-150 Raptor Power for Much Less Coin

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An Alabama Ford dealer has a solution , however, in the form of a base F-150 XL with a Roush supercharger and other upgrades. The looks on Mustang owners’ faces when they get gapped by what looks like a general contractor’s work truck is worth the money, and the kit even comes with a three-year/36,000-mile warranty.

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This USC Professor is Developing an Artificial Brain

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after her parents bought her chemistry kits. At the time, her father was a professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her parents also bought her older brother engineering kits, and Parker helped him complete them. While an undergraduate EE student there, she got an internship at Southern Services Co. , in Charlotte.

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Lockheed Martin invests in Peloton Technology and truck platooning

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To date, the Peloton System has logged more than 15,000 platooning miles and been showcased in on-highway demonstrations, government, private and fleet tests in Nevada, Utah, Texas, Ohio, Florida, Alabama and Michigan. Demonstrations and fleet pilot deployments in additional states will be held later this year.

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ULA set to ship Vulcan rocket to Florida for Moon lander launch

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The aptly named RocketShip will ferry the booster from ULA’s Decatur, Alabama factory to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where it will enter the final stages of launch preparation at the company’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) LC-41 pad. Looks like Centaur V is feeling a little left out.

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