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

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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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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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Cumulative Nissan LEAF sales in the US hit the 50,000 mark this month, with the delivery of a black LEAF SL in Dallas, Texas. With No Charge to Charge, the new EV tax credit and enthusiastic new owners like the Bolt family, Dallas is poised to climb the ranks of leading LEAF sales markets.

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

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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. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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It is now Vietnam’s largest corporate entity by far — with loads of global business partners, an insatiable appetite for growth, and serious political influence. But the ultimate goal is for VinFast to become a globally recognized EV manufacturer offering competitively priced vehicles. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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That all changed this year, after a team of IEEE volunteers traveled to the village and installed photovoltaic panels, a battery storage system, and a solar water heater at the Shree Batase Secondary School in Melamchi, which is about 45 kilometers from the capital city of Kathmandu. kWh battery bank of 16 200-amp batteries and a voltmeter.

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

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The US-based facility will play a vitkeyal role in expanding the company’s presence in North America, a market that is making a big push into automotive electrification with the Biden Administration targeting 50% of all new car sales to be electric by 2030. million chargers per year by the end of this year.

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