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Saft launches industrial production at Jacksonville Li-ion battery plant

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Saft inaugurated an advanced automated lithium-ion battery factory in Jacksonville, Florida. This high-volume production facility will build advanced lithium-ion cells and batteries for energy storage for renewable energy, smart grid support, broadband back-up power, transportation and defense.

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Saft begins deliveries of first lithium-ion batteries produced by new Jacksonville plant

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Jacksonville, Florida. The first deliveries from Jacksonville have included hundreds of cells for battery assembly for European customers. —Dan Miller, Jacksonville operations manager. Saft also received incentives from the state of Florida and the city of Jacksonville.

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

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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

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Mayor Lenny Curry from Jacksonville, Florida extended an invitation. Mayor Curry argued that Jacksonville was a haven for tech talent. The post Twitter discouraged from building HQ in Florida by Governor DeSantis appeared first on TESLARATI. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Volkswagen Group of America opens new Tradepoint Atlantic vehicle terminal at Port of Baltimore; formerly site of Bethlehem steel

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Tradepoint Atlantic Terminal is VWGoA’s eighth port in the US, which includes locations in Benicia, CA, Davisville, RI, Houston, TX, Jacksonville, FL, Midlothian, TX, San Diego, CA and the Volkswagen Assembly Plant in Chattanooga, TN.

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Retro Styling Kit Appears for the Toyota Tacoma

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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. & Figure on a two- to five-month build time, which is one heckuva range estimate. Sometimes the old-school rectilinear lines don’t flow with contemporary cues.

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Fisker adds new US dealer and several more in Europe as extreme price cuts take effect

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Fisker Ocean electric SUV (Source: Fisker) The EV maker announced Monday it signed Fisker Miami as a dealer partner, its second in Florida following Jacksonville. After building zero EVs in January, Fisker built about 1,000 from February 1 to March 15. Meanwhile, the EV maker’s cash has dwindled to just $120.9

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