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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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The company is increasing line speed at its Kentucky Truck Plant to build more Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition SUVs, boosting production targets approximately 25% since last fall when the SUVs hit the market. Kentucky Truck Plant assembly line workers are working overtime and voluntary weekend shifts.

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Toyota 3-row EVs, Tesla price cuts, electric G-wagen, airless tires: The Week in Reverse

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Which EV brand has the lowest ownership costs of any automotive brand? With it, the base Model Y rear-wheel drive could cost just $37,130, with other state incentives yet to be deducted. That complements the other Toyota 3-row electric SUV set to be made in Kentucky in 2025. Toyota confirmed a second 3-row U.S.

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DOE awarding $6.5M to 9 large-scale Phase I pilot coal projects

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This FOA, issued in August 2017, is a $50-million funding opportunity for projects supporting cost-shared research and development to design, construct, and operate two large-scale pilots to demonstrate transformational coal technologies. DOE funding: $741,194 Non-DOE: $188,333 Total: $929,527. University of Illinois. Echogen Power Systems.

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Westwater Resources is building a facility in Alabama to process one of the largest graphite deposits in the US

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The company is currently building a graphite processing plant in Kellyton, Alabama. Fast forward to today and Westwater is building a graphite plant in Alabama, and people are eager to buy our capacity. Charged : Tell us about the processing plant Westwater is building in rural Alabama.

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Toyota is already offering $10k off a lease for its fully electric 2024 bZ4X

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Lease cash is a manufacturer incentive that lowers the cost of a new vehicle when it’s leased. to build EVs at its Kentucky plant Click here to find a local dealer that may have the Toyota bZ4X in stock. But CarsDirect reports that the EV is available in the Greater New York area with a lease cash discount.

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University of Tennessee to head $250M advanced composites manufacturing institute; Ford, Honda and Volkswagen members

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IACMI is dedicated to overcoming these barriers by developing low-cost, high-production, energy-efficient manufacturing and recycling processes for composites applications. In the wind energy industry, advances in low-cost composite materials will help manufacturers build longer, lighter and stronger blades to create more energy.

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DOE awarding $72M to 27 projects to develop and advance carbon capture technologies, including direct air capture

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Under this cost-shared research and development (R&D), DOE is awarding $51 million to nine new projects for coal and natural gas power and industrial sources. The project team will develop a cost-effective method for synthesizing sufficient quantities of solvent to perform a 0.5 ION Clean Energy Inc.

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