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Saft Confirms Location for Li-ion Battery Factory in Jacksonville, Florida

Green Car Congress

Following receipt of a $95 million grant from the US Department of Energy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and successful negotiations between Saft, the state of Florida, and the city of Jacksonville, construction will soon begin in Jacksonville for a lithium-ion battery factory.

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Twitter discouraged from building HQ in Florida by Governor DeSantis

Teslarati

Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville, Florida extended an invitation. Mayor Curry argued that Jacksonville was a haven for tech talent. He speculated that moving Twitter’s HQ to Florida would drive up the cost of living for the community. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Retro Styling Kit Appears for the Toyota Tacoma

The Truth About Cars

The new kit is made solely for the American market, which makes sense since the Tacoma can be in short supply in Japan compared to Jacksonville. Given the prices those things tend to command, especially in the SoCal market, it’s not entirely clear how much the kit itself costs. Image: Flex] Become a TTAC insider.

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

Green Car Congress

Saft remains very focussed on its exciting medium term growth prospects, with high performance Li-ion batteries and is delighted that its projects have been chosen by the US Government to receive grants to build new factories in North America. Jacksonville. reduction in Q3 sales year-on-year to €123.2 Johnson Controls-Saft.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Green Car Congress

Eligible projects included those that replace, rehabilitate, lease, and purchase buses and related equipment as well as projects to purchase, rehabilitate, construct or lease bus-related facilities, such as buildings for bus storage and maintenance. The Jacksonville Transportation Authority. FY2017 Low-No projects. Broward County.

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GM Files Voluntary Chapter 11; Agreements with US Treasury and Canada; New GM Expected in 60-90 Days

Green Car Congress

The New GM will incorporate only the “best brands” and operations, and benefit from shedding much of the older debt burden and operating cost structure. Jacksonville, Fla. These totals reflect GM’s recently announced plans to build a future small car in the US. Close: Dec 2010. Massena Castings, N.Y. Closed: May 2009*.

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Help! An Employee of Budget Kept My Phone and I Can Prove It.

Baua Electric

After my flight home, I began tracking the phone using Apple’s Find My application, and after a trip through western Massachusetts and New Hampshire, the phone began traveling back and forth from an apartment building in Lynn, Mass., John, Jacksonville, Fla. Based on that, I would like to cover the costs of your replacement iPhone 15.”

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