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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Li-Cycle Holdings, the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions ( VinES ), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, launched a global recycling partnership. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 9, 2023

(Toyota) will invest nearly $50 million to construct a new laboratory facility at its North American R&D headquarters in York Township, Mich. to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in North America. Operations at the new battery lab are expected to begin in 2025.

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MARCH 31, 2023

Umicore and Blue Current , a manufacturer of silicon elastic composite solid-state batteries, have agreed to strengthen their collaboration on the development of solid-state battery technology, with Umicore investing a minority stake in the US-based start-up. In June 2022, Umicore and Idemitsu Kosan Co.,

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Siemens will invest and expand the company’s US manufacturing operations to support electric vehicle infrastructure in America. The company will bolster its existing manufacturing footprint of EV infrastructure with the VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line of commercial and residential EV chargers.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

billion expansion of a planned North Carolina battery factory to add manufacturing capacity for EV batteries. Last October Toyota announced that it would make batteries in the United States by 2025. Toyota on Wednesday announced a $2.5

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MAY 19, 2023

In December 2023, it will become the sole manufacturer of dual-stacked hydrogen fuel cell modules for use in commercial heavy-duty trucks. Toyota continues to invest heavily in its North American manufacturing operations, nearly $3 billion in 2022 alone, mainly supporting the company’s electrification efforts.

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EV Specifications

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in its first North American electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility, announced the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, adding another 3,000 jobs. The project, dubbed "Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina" (TBMNC) was first announced as a $1.29

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JUNE 22, 2022

Toyota Motor North America has embarked on a mission to create a sustainable, closed-loop battery ecosystem for its electrified powertrains. In connection with these goals, Toyota and Redwood Materials will explore a series of end-of-life battery solutions for Toyota’s proposed battery ecosystem.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Of that, $1.6

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

GILLIG announced that it received the highest-ever score for a battery-electric bus tested at Altoona, with a total score of 89.5. GILLIG Battery Electric Bus by Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS), Charlotte, North Carolina. During more than 15,000 miles of testing, the GILLIG Battery Electric Bus required only 15.2

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Teslarati

MAY 31, 2023

The veteran automaker plans to invest more in its North Carolina battery plant in preparation for a new battery-electric SUV. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc (TMMK) will produce the all-electric, three-row SUV starting in 2025. billion in the battery plant for a total investment of $5.9

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Albemarle’s vision for the ATP spans from novel lithium materials and manufacturing processes to new product commercialization in close partnership with strategic customers. Albemarle expects initial occupancy of the new facility by early 2025 and completion of the ATP campus by late 2026. —Kent Masters, Albemarle CEO.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 8, 2023

billion in a battery plant in Marshall, Mich., The unutilized Toyota battery lab will backup the automaker store date with electrification in North The us, Jordan Choby, team vice chairman of powertrain at Toyota North The us’s R&D unit, stated within the observation. .

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JANUARY 21, 2010

and a leading supplier of microporous separators used in lithium-ion batteries, plans to expand capacity at its existing Charlotte, North Carolina facility and build a new manufacturing site in Concord, North Carolina. Celgard will implement its lithium-ion battery separator capacity expansion in two phases.

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Electrek

AUGUST 31, 2022

In a strange series of events, Toyota is changing its stance on electric vehicles as the Japanese automaker announced Wednesday it will be tripling its planned investment in its new battery manufacturing plant in North Carolina.

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JANUARY 16, 2014

President Obama announced the selection of a consortium of businesses and universities, led by North Carolina State University, to lead a manufacturing innovation institute for next-generation power electronics. Applied in an EV, WBG materials could cut electricity losses by 66% during vehicle battery recharging, the DOE says.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Duke Energy has filed for North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) approval of a new demand response pilot program expected to launch in 2023 for customers in the Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) service area. Duke Energy Carolinas serves about 2.1

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JULY 3, 2021

Specialty chemicals company Albemarle Corporation opened a Battery Materials Innovation Center (BMIC) at its Kings Mountain, North Carolina, site. Moving from conventional graphite battery anodes to lithium metal offers the potential to double energy density and reduce cost by as much as 50%.

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JANUARY 9, 2021

The total value of the contract is reported to be US$630-880 million, with Yahua Lithium to provide battery-grade lithium hydroxide to Tesla from 2021 to 2025. Yahua Lithium commissioned the Ya’an plant in May 2020 with 20ktpy of capacity for battery-grade lithium hydroxide.

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JULY 27, 2022

4 will be available in either rear-wheel- or all-wheel-drive 82kWh battery form. In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP. The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia. Initially, the American-assembled ID.4

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

This, combined with advanced manufacturing and cooling technologies, achieved a record-high 50kW/liter volumetric power density for traction applications such as electric vehicles (EV). An open frame lab prototype was designed and manufactured by QM Power. Ionel, FIEEE, who serves as the inaugural L.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

With this funding, industry and DOE national laboratories will partner to advance lab-developed clean transportation technologies towards commercialization in technology areas, including vehicle electrification, batteries, materials, decarbonized off-road vehicles, and energy efficient mobility systems.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Mack and Republic made the announcement during a virtual press event at Mack World Headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina. Republic will test the LR Electric model in Hickory, North Carolina on one of its residential recycling collection routes.

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APRIL 15, 2020

USA Rare Earth, LLC, the funding and development partner of the Round Top Heavy Rare Earth and Critical Minerals Project in West Texas, has purchased the neodymium iron boron (NdFeB) permanent magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd.

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MARCH 13, 2021

Hino plans to redirect engineering and other resources to accelerate the development of the battery electric vehicle (BEV) portion of Project Z, the company’s development path to zero emission vehicles (ZEV). The company had previously announced plans to develop and produce a full range of class 4 through 8 Battery Electric Trucks by 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2022

The project will convert spodumene concentrate sourced principally from Piedmont’s international project investments to expand significantly the US supply of lithium hydroxide, a key component in the manufacturing of EV batteries. Conceptual design of the 30,000 TPY Tennessee Lithium plant.

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MAY 20, 2023

Designed, developed and manufactured in North America, the initial five sizes include fitments for Tesla Model 3, Model S, Model X, Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E, with 13 additional sizes launching in early 2024.

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MAY 10, 2022

Fontaine will offer application engineering, integration, and installation of eNow’s proprietary renewable Rayfrigeration eTRU technology on refrigerated trailers from all manufacturers. The system can be powered by any combination of solar, e-axle and shore power.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 15, 2023

Mullen Automotive, an emerging EV manufacturer, announced the signing of a vehicle purchase agreement with MGT Lease Company, a national fleet leasing provider, to purchase 250 all-electric commercial class 3 cab chassis EV trucks. The contract is valued at $15,755,000.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Piedmont has also agreed to provide LG Chem priority negotiation rights for 10,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide produced by the Company at either of its proposed facilities in Tennessee or North Carolina. NAL is a project of Sayona Québec, a joint venture between Piedmont and Sayona Mining Limited.

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Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Toyota to build battery factory for electric vehicles creates 1,750 jobs . Toyota announced that it is planning to build a battery factory to support electric vehicles production in North Carolina. Read further to know more about the Toyota battery factory. . Toyota battery factory. It plans for a $1.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2022

On 29 March, VinFast and the state of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding on the construction of the plant with an investment of up to $2 billion in Phase I at the selected mega site in Chatham County, North Carolina.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The fab will be designed for manufacturing processes to produce the future generation of Silicon Carbide devices. As separately announced , Wolfspeed plans to construct a fully automated, highly advanced 200mm wafer fabrication facility in Saarland, Germany—the company’s first fab in Europe.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

Toyota Motor North America is expanding its battery recycling network with Cirba Solutions, a battery recycling materials and management company. This facility will extract critical minerals from scrap and end-of-life batteries with an up to 95% recovery rate, and supply battery-grade metals back into the supply chain.

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APRIL 26, 2022

Wolfspeed is also expanding its operations in North Carolina with the creation of a materials factory in Durham, scheduled to be completed later this year. with the strong technology base, rich manufacturing heritage, and high-quality talent in NY’s Mohawk Valley.

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JULY 30, 2019

The Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus, powered by Proterra electric vehicle technology, will be assembled in High Point, North Carolina, in Thomas Built Buses’ zero-waste-to-landfill facility. Proterra’s battery systems are designed and manufactured in Burlingame, California.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said in March 2021 that it would invest $5 billion into potential electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing sites in North America. CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun said earlier this week that the company was looking to localize production for the companies it supplies batteries for overseas.

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