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The US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery will be in Oklahoma

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Stardust Power , a lithium refiner supplying the EV sector, is going to build the US’s largest battery-grade lithium refinery in Oklahoma. The refinery will be in Southside Industrial Park in Muskogee, Oklahoma, southeast of Tulsa, and is expected to be capable of producing up to 50,000 metric tonnes of battery-grade lithium annually.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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These include hydrogen fuel cells, battery electric engines, and related infrastructure investments such as charging stations. The Anaheim Transportation Network will receive funds to purchase advanced battery-electric buses. LYNX will receive funds for battery electric buses for the Downtown Orlando Circulator. Project Sponsor.

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Canoo continues rapid production expansion with yet another new facility

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While the company was at one point looking down the barrel of bankruptcy, Canoo has since then secured massive orders for their Lifestyle Vehicle (LV) electric van, expanded battery production capabilities with several new facilities , and now plans to double down and expand vehicle production further with a new facility in Oklahoma City.

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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Just recently, reports emerged that Tesla battery partner Panasonic has decided to acquire a factory site in the United States for the production of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. Initiatives such as HB 3994, which could result in automakers with no dealerships getting the short end of the stick, are counterproductive. .

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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INCOG Tulsa Area. Program and State Implementation Plan; and creating a program with the. region’s community colleges to train fleet managers and mechanics, first. responders, and permitting and code officials. Clean Cities. The I-40 Collaboration of Clean Cities, a partnership across Arkansas and. infrastructure inspection. 750,000.

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3 of Oklahoma’s first NEVI EV charging stations will be Tesla Superchargers

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This first round of awards will complete the buildout of I-35, I-40, and I-44 as Alternative Fuel Corridors: In addition to Tesla, the other two participating private companies are Oklahoma City-headquartered Love’s Travel Stops and Tulsa-based DC fast charger installer Francis Energy.

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DOE announces more than $65M in public and private funding to commercialize promising energy technologies

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Nu:Ionic (Tulsa, Oklahoma). Continuous Stirred Tank Reactors for The Scale Up of High Energy Density Cobalt-Free Cathodes for Advanced Lithium ion Batteries, $1,200,000. Development of Rechargeable Energy Dense Long Cycle-life Zinc/Copper Oxide Batteries, $250,000. Julia Computing, Inc. Newton, Massachusetts).