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Ford to build next electric truck Project T3 at BlueOval City in Tennessee

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Ford’s BlueOval City EV and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee ( earlier post ) begins production in 2025, will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code-named Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Ford and partner SK On are investing $5.6

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

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Photo: Waffle House EV charging company EnviroSpark is installing National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program DC fast chargers at Waffle House in Lakeland, Tennessee. Tennessee has $88 million in federal grant money for TDOT and TDEC to dole out over five years to expand its EV charging network. Get started here. –ad*

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Wabtec and GM to develop advanced Ultium Battery and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell solutions for rail industry

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Wabtec Corporation and General Motors will collaborate to develop and commercialize GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives. The rail industry is on the cusp of a sustainable transformation with the introduction of batteries and hydrogen to power locomotive fleets.

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Australia’s Tritium DCFC to build electric vehicle charger production plant in Tennessee

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Australia’s Tritium DCFC ( NASDAQ: DCFC ) has officially announced plans to expand its footprint of American manufacturing with a new facility in Lebanon, Tennessee that will house up to six production lines for the company’s DC fast chargers. Federal government and the State of Tennessee on this initiative.

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DOE awarding $71M to 20 RD&D projects to cut GHG emissions, expand EV infrastructure; $5M to Achates for opposed-piston 2-stroke hybrid

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Projects will work to lower emissions by leading the expansion of EV charging stations to facilitate the transition from fossil fuel-powered vehicles to electric vehicles. Fiscal Year 2021 Low Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Vehicle Technologies RD&D DE-FOA-0002475. Tennessee Technological University. DE-FOA-0002475, earlier post.).

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SK Innovation Q2 profit tops forecast, battery unit eyes EV demand recovery – ET Auto

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SK Innovation Co Ltd said on Monday its SK On battery-making unit is on target to breakeven in the second half of this year after it posted a forecast-beating operating profit in the first quarter, sending its shares up over 6.0%. billion won in the previous quarter due to fewer EV battery shipments. rise as of 0336 GMT.

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Report: EV factories may be leading utilities to dirtier decisions

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New factories producing EVs and their batteries are bringing more jobs to the Southeast, but utilities are trying to meet the power demands of these factories with natural-gas power plants rather than renewable energy, reports Energy News Network. for the past decade and a half.

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