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Frito-Lay debuts pilot for upcoming electric fleet in Carrollton, TX

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Frito-Lay announced a new electric fleet that will serve the Dallas Fort Worth area, specifically Carrollton. Frito-Lay North America is the $19-billion convenient foods division of PepsiCo, Inc., The first pilot Ford eTransit truck has arrived just in time for Earth Day, with 40 arriving later this summer.

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GM and POSCO Chemical to process cathode active material at new $400M joint venture plant in Québec

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It is so exciting to see GM Canada and Québec playing a key role in building the emerging ‘mines to mobility’ EV battery ecosystem in North America. The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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MP Materials owns and operates the Mountain Pass rare earth mine and processing facility in California, the only active and scaled rare earth production site in America. Our work with MP Materials is another bold step forward that will help ensure that we meet our goal to lead the EV industry in North America in more than just sales.

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US DOD awards MP Materials $35M heavy rare earth processing contract

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MP Materials owns and operates Mountain Pass, the only integrated rare earth mining and processing site in North America. In addition to its mining and processing operation at Mountain Pass, MP Materials is developing a rare earth metal, alloy and magnet manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. MP Materials Corp.

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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By the end of 2025, GM plans to have capacity to build 1 million electric vehicles in North America, and has announced a series of actions to create a new and more secure EV supply chain, including projects targeting key EV materials and components: Cathode Active Material (CAM) with POSCO Chemical.

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New “50 by 50” Commission seeks to halve US transportation energy use by 2050

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—Scott Keogh, president, Audi of America. Scott Keogh, President, Audi of America (Co-Chair); Dean Seavers, President, National Grid U.S. Passek, President, Copper Development Association; William Peduto, Mayor of Pittsburgh, Pa.; White, Acting President & CEO, American Public Transportation Association.

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SwRI-led team achieves 20% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency with connectivity, automation; ARPA-E NEXTCAR

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Working with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Toyota Motor North America, the team is sponsored by the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) as part of its Next-Generation Energy Technologies for Connected and Automated On-Road Vehicles (NEXTCAR) program. Earlier post.).

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