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Lucid has built almost 800 Lucid Air sedans in its Saudi facility: exec

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To accomplish this target, Lucid would need a workforce in Saudi that could build its cars according to the company’s standards. In a comment to Reuters , Sultan noted that the nearly 800 Lucid Air sedans that have been built in the Saudi plant were actually already fully assembled in the company’s Arizona plant.

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Heliostat Consortium announces 7 projects to receive combined $3.5M in funding; DOE launches Heliostat Prize

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The University of Arizona will integrate a DOE Small Innovative Projects in Solar (SIPS)-type reflector with a high-accuracy mount and tracking camera to demonstrate an accurately focused and centered image of the solar disc. The Heliostat Prize builds on the DOE roadmap to expand production and deployment of heliostats in the United States.

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GM Shanghai GM Sign $600M Agreement to Export Vehicles, Machinery and Equipment from US to China

Green Car Congress

In the presence of Chinese National People's Congress Chairman Wu Bangguo and Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Ma Xiuhong, representatives from GM and Shanghai GM formalized an agreement for the purchase of complete vehicles, vehicle kits, machinery and equipment by the GM joint venture from its parent company. Group (SAIC).

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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“Being on a team with such a diverse collection of engineering disciplines really provides a well-rounded engineering experience,” says Mitzu Walkifucazaki, a junior studying computer science at Arizona State University and a member of the group working on the Project Hydration Station , one of the winning projects.

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Solar Energy - A Way To Cut Down On High Energy Costs

DIY Electric Car

Cutting our energy usage by using energy efficient appliances is one option, cutting wasteful energy usage is another, building green homes that use lower energy is yet another option. You can build your own solar panels and generate solar power for less than $200 dollars for the materials costs and maybe 6 hours of your time.

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Lucid quadruples size of its Arizona assembly plant for Gravity SUV launch – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

assembly plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. That first iteration of the Arizona plant (which Lucid calls AMP-1) had a run rate of six cars an hour, according to Steve Inglis, director of vehicle assembly. Today, the first section of that plant assembles Semi-Knocked Down (SKD) Lucid Air kits shipped from Arizona.

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"Spirit of DC" PHEV All Around America Update. from EVJerry back in DC with the "Spirit" Hanging out at the Beach!

Spirit of DC - PHEV3A

The basis for the "Spirit of DC" staying over in Arizona through the winter results from the gifting of a state-of-the-art Li-ion battery pack and charger from Delaware Power Systems out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Arizona: Flagstaff EAA and Phoenix EAA. Now, the basic building block is 48Ah/24V UBM (19.6V ~ 29.4V

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