Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2023

Dow and X-Energy Reactor Company, a developer of advanced nuclear reactors and fuel technology for clean energy generation, announced that Dow has selected its UCC Seadrift Operations manufacturing site in Texas for its proposed advanced small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear project. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

AUGUST 28, 2021

When Gigafactory Texas was starting its construction, officials in the area started to fondly describe the project’s pace as the “Speed of Elon” on account of its rapid progress. It’s difficult not to be excited, after all, considering that Giga Texas broke ground just over a year ago in July 2020. .

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Tesla applied for a permit to extend Gigafactory Texas with a building to produce cathodes for battery production. The Giga Texas cathode plant will likely contribute to Tesla’s 4680 production plans in Austin. . Tesla plans to start customer deliveries of Model Ys made in Giga Texas once it receives final certification.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 17, 2023

SpaceX may be focused on preparing Starship S24 and Super Heavy Booster 7 for their potentially imminent orbital launch debut, but the rest of the company’s Starship factory isn’t just sitting around. Assuming those tests went well, Raptor engine installation could begin at any moment. The trip is not Ship 25’s first.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 16, 2023

CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s South Texas Starship aims to build up to five of the two-stage megarockets in 2023. SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas hardware endeavors began in an empty field in late 2018, kicking off Starhopper testing in 2019. About five full stacks — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 14, 2023.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 31, 2023

SpaceX has installed a pair of rocket-catching arms on a tower meant to support the first East Coast launches of its next-generation Starship rocket. The company has been building the second of several planned Starship launch sites for more than three years. SpaceX broke ground on Starship’s first Florida OLS in late 2019.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 30, 2021

One month after SpaceX stacked Starship’s South Texas ‘launch tower’ to its full height, the company has installed the first arm on what amounts to the backbone of ‘Mechazilla.’ Enter the building-sized robot informally known as Mechazilla. NASASpaceflight – bocachicagal).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2022

announced that building solutions company Holcim US has ordered 10 units backed by deposits to secure Hypertruck ERX production slots. The trucks will replace existing diesel fuel vehicles supporting cement and concrete operations in Texas and Oklahoma, as well as for the transport of roofing materials. Hyliion Holdings Corp.

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Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2022

In a new plan from the Texas Department of Transportation, the state is setting aside $408 million for electric vehicle charging infrastructure over the next five years. Since Tesla moved its headquarters to Texas late last year, the state has made strides in EV adoption.

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Teslarati

MAY 3, 2023

Tesla has applied for a set of building permits regarding a previously unannounced “Lithium Lab,” which is likely an upcoming R&D facility. It’s no secret that Tesla has been diving head first into developing more dependable lithium supplies, even going as far as opening its own lithium refinery in Southern Texas.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Tesla Model Y vehicles were spotted leaving Giga Texas on car carriers recently. The sighting hints that Tesla’s goal to deliver Giga Texas-made Model Ys to customers by the end of the first quarter is going according to plan. Tesla plans to deliver Giga Texas Model Ys once the vehicle receives final certification.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2021

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $26 million to build infrastructure to expand the availability of higher-blend renewable biofuels by 822 million gallons annually in 23 states. million grant to install a pump, safety infrastructure and piping at its fuel distribution facility. In Ohio, United Dairy Farmers Inc.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 30, 2023

As with Ford's deal structure, Tesla would own and operate the plant while licensing technology from CATL , according to Bloomberg. | TSLA.US (Image credit: CnEVPost) Tesla is reportedly looking to build a new battery factory with CATL in the US, similar to the Chinese battery-maker giant's deal with Ford last month. Ford to build $3.5

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Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2021

Even if something is already working, and even if the company is already enjoying a wide lead against its competitors, Tesla still tends to improve its operations. This was evident in the company’s ongoing Supercharger buildout, which recently received a rather clever update. . Credit: u/ebgerday/Reddit).

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Teslarati

APRIL 1, 2021

Aerial photos show that SpaceX has rapidly begun building the first of two planned skyscraper-sized Starship ‘launch towers’ in South Texas – towers that could one day catch the Super Heavy boosters out of the air with huge arms.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Tesla plans to start building battery packs for the upcoming Cybertruck on a new cell manufacturing line in the Fremont factory, people with knowledge of the project told Teslarati. In August, we reported that Tesla had filed to build a new battery manufacturing equipment line on the second floor of the Fremont factory.

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Teslarati

APRIL 6, 2021

SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. Instead, SpaceX has decided to design and build its own propellant storage tanks.

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Green Car Congress

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 Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Ford Motor Company and Oncor announced they are coordinating efforts to help prepare North Texas for the operation of electric vehicles. Cooperation between Ford and Oncor also involves working with the state and local governments on the most efficient ways to bring EVs to north Texas.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has mentioned that he now lives in a ~$50K house at Starbase, Texas, where his private space company, SpaceX, is manufacturing its Starships. It could be installed very quickly as well. . The video was promotional in nature, with the company highlighting the advantages of building homes in a production line.

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Teslarati

JULY 5, 2023

Tesla has been preparing for Cybertruck production at Gigafactory Texas since the beginning of the year. The company already installed the equipment for Giga Texas’ Cybertruck assembly line. The employee shift will occur as Tesla pauses the Model Y line in Texas for upgrades.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

But mass-producing them requires new techniques,” Kazuo Tadanobu, the CEO of Panasonic’s new energy company recently told Nikkei Asia. Tesla 4680 cell production grows roots in Giga Texas. The company seems to have made significant strides recently based on a few updates related to the 4680 cells.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Pinto Energy LLC (Pinto), a developer of smaller scale Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) facilities, will build a 2,800 barrel per day (bpd) GTL plant at Pinto’s 80-acre industrial site to the east of Ashtabula, Ohio. The company has agreed to commercial license terms with Velocys and made a down payment towards the FT reactors.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 13, 2011

US Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced that to date, more than 1,800 electric vehicle chargers have been installed under the Recovery Act. The event marked the installation of the 500 th electric vehicle (EV) charger by Coulomb, which received a $15-million award under the Recovery Act. New York, NY; Orlando, Fla.; Redmond, Wash.;

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Teslarati

AUGUST 9, 2021

Tesla will completely cover its Nevada Gigafactory in solar panels by the end of 2022, the company said in its 2020 Impact Report. Understandably, Tesla investors and enthusiasts alike have been focused on the ramping of Tesla’s other assembly plants, like Giga Texas and Giga Berlin. However, the factory, which houses 5.3

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As stated in a report from Bloomberg News , a recent EV charger price survey indicated that it costs as low as $238 and as high as $10,000 to have 7-22 kilowatt AC chargers installed. This suggests that companies looking to expand their vehicles’ respective charging networks have a long and challenging road ahead of them.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 3, 2024

Freight management and logistics company Uber Freight and commercial truck charging network Greenlane are collaborating on the development and installation of public charging infrastructure for heavy-duty battery-electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

JUNE 22, 2022

Less than half a year after the company restarted work on a Starship launch pad located just a few hundred feet away from existing Falcon launch facilities at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) LC-39A pad, a massive new launch tower has begun to take shape. SpaceX has begun stacking Starship’s first Florida launch tower.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 25, 2022

As recently announced by the company, its 4680 team has managed to build 868,000 cells in the last seven days. Giga Texas also has a 4680 line. . He also noted that while Tesla’s 4680 pilot line in Kato Road is improving its output , Giga Texas should overtake Kato’s weekly production by the end of 2022. .

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Teslarati

JULY 13, 2021

Last week, Elon Musk announced Tesla’s first involvement in a major housing development project in Austin, Texas. The project aims to build the first Tesla Solar neighborhood, making a sustainable residential community. After the Texas power crisis, many have supported the idea of switching to a renewable power grid.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2022

The combination of our reliable engineering and best-in-class technology with Air Products’ speed, strategic investment and build-own-operate model, will be the differentiator on this new hydrogen market—which we create now. —Denis Krude, Chief Executive Officer at thyssenkrupp nucera.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

As of this week, Tesla has produced over five million cars at its Gigafactories, marking a huge milestone in the company’s production expansion efforts over the last few years. in Fremont, California and Austin, Texas. Tesla also announced the installation of its 50,000th Supercharger earlier this month.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 6, 2021

Apart from the rapid development of Gigafactory Texas, Steel Dynamics, Tesla’s supplier for the steel that would be used in the vehicle, is also making some great progress in its Sinton, TX mill. What’s quite interesting is that the Sinton steel plant is only about 167 miles away from Gigafactory Texas.

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Teslarati

JULY 13, 2022

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has reportedly decided to build its next battery plant in Kansas, USA. As noted in a recent Nikkei Asia report, Panasonic opted for Kansas due to a variety of factors, such as its proximity to Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas facility and some favorable tax deals. Back in March, the Nippon H?s?

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Teslarati

APRIL 24, 2023

Tesla submitted numerous filings over the past week that hinted toward factory improvements in the way of new tooling installments. The company filed for a tool installation on the first floor, where vehicle assembly occurs. The company filed for a tool installation on the first floor, where vehicle assembly occurs.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2020

Utility holding company Xcel Energy wants 1.5 Xcel services customers in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Texas and Wisconsin. We are already busy creating new charging options for customers, whether they are residential customers or companies and government agencies with large vehicle fleets.

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MARCH 30, 2021

Elon Musk has announced he will donate $30 million to Cameron County Schools and the City of Brownsville, Texas. The area is home to SpaceX’s South Texas launch site, often referred to as “Starbase” or the “Boca Chica Launch Site.” Elon Musk’s rocket-building entity contacted Judge Trevino Jr.

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