Batteries, Building, Companies and Fort Worth

LG opens its first EV charging equipment factory in the U.S.

Teslarati

JANUARY 15, 2024

According to a press release shared by the company on Monday, LG has opened the EV charger plant in Fort Worth, Texas, set to eventually have an annual capacity of over 10,000 units. The news also came alongside a ribbon-cutting event featuring LG executives, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, and other local officials.

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Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

Samsung SDI has narrowed down the locations for its potential battery manufacturing plant in the United States. We’re competing for a major Samsung battery facility,” U.S. Having a battery facility will also create thousands of jobs,” he elaborated. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner.

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

Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Cobalt is an important metal in the production of EV batteries, and the cobalt processed from Australia will be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ. Cobalt is a metal that makes up only 0.001% of the earth’s crust.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

Green Car Congress

JULY 13, 2022

While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks. Canoo’s agreement with Walmart builds on the company’s existing commitments in the state of Arkansas.

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Linear Labs to begin mass production of high-torque M200 e-mobility motor in September

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2020

million economic incentive deal with the City of Fort Worth. The company will start with an allocation of production that is distributed between itself and several Tier One sub-contractors in order to expedite the manufacturing ramp rate and delivery of motors to early customers. The announcement comes on the heels of a $68.9-million

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

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Rare earth materials sourced from Mountain Pass will be transformed into metal, NdFeB alloy and magnets at a new production facility MP Materials today announced it will build in Fort Worth, Texas, delivering an end-to-end US supply chain.

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Rivian’s 2nd plant most likely to land in Georgia, stock responds

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

The automaker’s stock responded with a slight increase on Monday morning, bringing its total rise as a publicly-traded company to over 44% since it started trading last Wednesday. Rivian to build second U.S. As a result of Kemp’s push, SK Battery America will build a $2.6 billion plant in Commerce, Georgia.

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Fort Worth approves $68.9M incentive package for Linear Labs for electric motor manufacturing

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2020

The City of Fort Worth, Texas has approved a $68.9-million Fort Worth is our home and we can see the strategic moves the city is making to shape its infrastructure into the next major technology hub. —Brad Hunstable, Co-Founder and CEO of Linear Labs.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 5, 2024

Also on display will be the full-size VF9 SUV, which the company said will integrate a new streaming service CES attendees can experience personally, and an all-new electric bike. The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017. sales, with this year apparently being no different. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Having a robust charging infrastructure helps build range confidence, which boosts interest in and use of electric vehicles. NRG currently operates similar networks in Houston and the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and has announced networks in the San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Joaquin Valley areas.

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Nissan Charging Washington Fort Worth

MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

Charged EVs

MARCH 11, 2024

There’s much hand-wringing in the press these days about battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. The company has won some $45 million in contracts with the US Defense Department to expand its heavy rare earth element (HREE) processing capacity. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Initial construction is planned to allow the EV charger and energy management company to manufacture over 250,000 units in 2022, and over 500,000 in 2025. Investing approximately US$11 million into initial construction, Wallbox expects to begin production within the facility by early Fall 2022.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2024

There’s much hand-wringing in the press these days about battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. The company has won some $45 million in contracts with the US Defense Department to expand its heavy rare earth element (HREE) processing capacity. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe?

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Supplies Fort Worth Charging Fuel

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2009

The fleets include two utility fleets, five cities and towns, three counties, ten private companies, two state fleets, ten school districts, and two universities. The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The vehicles will be deployed across the state.

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Alternative Fuels Clean Cleaning Grant

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LG opens its first EV charging equipment factory in the U.S.

Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

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

GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

Linear Labs to begin mass production of high-torque M200 e-mobility motor in September

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

Rivian’s 2nd plant most likely to land in Georgia, stock responds

Fort Worth approves $68.9M incentive package for Linear Labs for electric motor manufacturing

VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

Nissan plans to add at least 500 quick-charging stations to US in next 18 months, tripling the quick-charging infrastructure

MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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