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The US Southeast is getting its first EV battery supply chain project

Baua Electric

Photo by Kindel Media on Pexels.com Japan’s UBE Corporation will build an EV battery chemicals factory in Louisiana to set up a US EV battery supply chain – and compete with China. That contributes to extended battery life and increased driving range. Get started here. –ad*

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Tesla Cybertruck braves substantial rainfall and standing water amid massive storms

Teslarati

One of the cities that felt a massive part of the storm was New Orleans, Louisiana. At least one person in Mississippi passed away. As a result, Tesla equipped the Cybertruck with Wade Mode, a feature that aims to protect the battery pack by pressurizing it. mile float.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is making a big impact on the US economy – in numbers

Baua Electric

This analysis, a collaboration with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center, gives us a look at First Solar’s spending both now and in the future, specifically looking at 2023 and what’s anticipated for 2026. In 2023 alone, with over 6 GW of capacity, it injected $2.75 billion in value and $5.32

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is taking over a Peloton factory

Baua Electric

First Solar is investing over $2 billion in new factories in Alabama and Louisiana. Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. The company expects to have 14 GW of fully vertically integrated US solar manufacturing capacity by 2026.

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Opinion: Politicians Are Lying About Biden's EPA Rule

The Truth About Cars

Now, if you want to argue that the new rule is effectively a mandate since it would likely force automakers to produce more battery-electric vehicles (or fuel-cell vehicles that use hydrogen to produce electric energy/power), that's fair. That's just three I thought of off the top of my head as I typed -- I am sure there are others.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker opens a 3.3 GW factory in India

Baua Electric

GW expansion of its Ohio manufacturing complex and new factories in Alabama and Louisiana, each of which is expected to add 3.5 Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way. The company commissioned its third US factory, in Ohio, in 2023.

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

The current line-up, a combination of gasoline-powered and battery electric sedans and SUVs, will be all-electric in 2030. As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023.

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