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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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With plans to have the capacity to build more than 1 million EVs by 2025, GM continues to ramp investments in the ecosystem that will enable mass adoption and support those who play a vital role in the responsible deployment of electrified technology.

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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Rare earth materials sourced from Mountain Pass will be transformed into metal, NdFeB alloy and magnets at a new production facility MP Materials today announced it will build in Fort Worth, Texas, delivering an end-to-end US supply chain. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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But it has been building momentum quickly thanks to being a subsidiary of the multinational concomorate Vingroup. Originally founded in Ukraine as the Technocom food processing firm in 1993, Vingroup has branched out into just about every industry relevant in Southeast Asia. The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017.

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This 408-MW solar farm will be one of the largest in Texas

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Photo: Primergy Solar Solar developer Primergy Solar has closed commitments for $588 million in debt financing for a 408-megawatt (MW) solar farm south of Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas. But it’s all going to Microsoft – the tech giant has signed a power purchase agreement with Primergy for 100% of Ash Creek Solar’s power.

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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

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The effect that access to reliable electricity has had on the village is amazing,” says Morgan Kiani , an engineering professor at Texas Christian University , in Fort Worth. The project in Nepal was supported by funds Kiani raised through the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles. The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The project also includes construction of a B20 station. Total DOE award: $14,983,167.