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Fisker and Foxconn confirm Fisker PEAR production in Ohio; expected base price below $29,900

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recently acquired in Ohio from Lordstown Motors ( earlier post ). Both the Fisker and Foxconn teams are fully engaged and expect to build a minimum of 250,000 Fisker PEAR units a year at the plant after a ramp-up period. Fisker has designed and engineered the vehicle to reduce parts for rapid, simplified manufacturing.

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Ohio State named first-year champion in 4-year EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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The Ohio State University has been named The EcoCAR Mobility Challenge Year One champion, taking the lead in the premier four-year collegiate engineering competition. Throughout the year, the students strived to conceptualize and build the framework for their redesigned Chevrolet Blazers. Year One is for the big thinkers.

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GM building new center for next-generation battery cell technology

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The facility will build on more than a decade of advanced battery development at GM Research and Development. Designed for expansion, the facility is projected to grow up to at least three times its initial footprint, with room for additional investments, as demand for EVs increases.

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DoD selects BWXT to build Project Pele prototype advanced microreactor; delivery to INL in 2024

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BWXT) will build the first advanced nuclear microreactor in the United States under a contract awarded by the US Department of Defense (DoD) Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO). The transportable design consists of multiple modules that contain the microreactor’s components in 20-foot long, ISO-compliant CONEX shipping containers.

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Intel Invests $20-billion in Ohio for Advanced Fabs

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Intel has chosen to expand its advanced manufacturing in a U.S. state neither the company nor any other chipmaker has a presence in, Ohio. Intel announced today that it will build two leading edge logic fabs east of Columbus at a cost of $20 billion. According to Intel's manufacturing roadmap under the IDM 2.0

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U.S. Universities Are Building a New Semiconductor Workforce

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The CHIPS and Science Act , aimed at kick-starting chip manufacturing in the United States, only began taking requests for pieces of its US $50 billion in March, but chipmakers were already gearing up beforehand. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing C o. Take Intel, which wants to create a “Silicon Heartland” in Ohio.

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Ohio workshop seeks ideas for National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

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NASA and the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) are sponsoring the second in a series of regional public workshops to gather ideas and suggestions on the design of the proposed National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI). They also will support education and training of an advanced manufacturing work force.

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