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Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin in 2021, the most of any company

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Tesla has already created 5,000 new jobs in Austin, Texas, so far in 2021, according to a report from the Austin Chamber of Commerce. Companies expanding or relocating to the city pledged to create 20,840 jobs from January to September, with 150 companies contributing to the growth. Credit: @JoeTegtmeyer/Twitter).

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Advent Technologies to collaborate with Los Alamos, UT Austin, RPI, UNM and Toyota in the development of next-generation HT-PEM fuel cell technology

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Drawing on our leadership team’s decades of experience, we intend to commercialize and scale-up membrane electrode assembly (MEA) production while working closely with Tier-1 manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers.

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Tesla to expand START training program to Austin, funneling talent for Giga Texas

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Tesla is expanding its START Training Program to Austin Community College in Texas. The move is timely with the company’s current construction of its next U.S.-based based Gigafactory in Austin, more commonly known as Giga Texas. Manufacturing today isn’t what it used to be. Tesla believes strongly in collaboration.

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DOE awarding $46M to 8 companies to support commercial fusion energy development

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced $46 million in funding ( DE-FOA-0002809 ) to eight companies advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants. It will show both the plasma physics and many of the technologies and data required for the company’s fusion power plant, called ARC. Austin, TX).

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VW’s Diess says Berlin and Austin Gigafactory ramp should slow Tesla

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Volkswagen AG’s CEO Herbert Diess said Tesla’s production ramps at both the Berlin and Austin Gigafactories should slow the company down enough for the German automaker to catch up. Tesla has another hurdle to jump through, and that’s ramping production of two new manufacturing plants that it opened this year.

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Brine-to-battery company EnergyX secures $450M funding agreement with Global Emerging Markets

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Lithium and battery technology company Energy Exploration Technologies announced a $450-million investment commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM). The proceeds from this capital investment will further the company’s commercialization efforts of its direct lithium extraction and refinery technologies.

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VW CEO Talks American Feedback On ID BUZZ, Tesla Giga Texas, & His Trip To Austin

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Volkswagen (VW) CEO Herbert Diess recently shared his thoughts on LinkedIn about his visit to Austin, Texas, for the South by Southwest festival. In his post, Diess highlighted the tremendous response from American consumers to the VW ID BUZZ, a refreshed electric version of the company’s iconic microbus.

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