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Mercedes-Benz first automotive company to certify SAE Level 3 automated driving system for US market; Nevada first state

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Mercedes-Benz is the world’s first automotive company to bring SAE Level 3 conditionally automated driving to the US, with Nevada being the first state to confirm the compliance of the system with state regulations. The map data is stored in backend data centers and updated constantly. Tesla’s FSD is still considered SAE Level 2.)

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries.

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AECOM awarded contract to build Faraday Future’s $1B N American EV manufacturing plant

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AECOM has been selected to construct the $1-billion, 3-million square foot electric car manufacturing plant for Faraday Future (FF) in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The current demolition work includes the digging of water retention pools to store water for compaction and use in the building’s cooling towers.

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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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Mercedes-Benz’s system for conditionally automated driving (SAE-Level 3) builds on the vehicle sensing technology of the Driving Assistance Package and includes additional sensors that the manufacturer considers indispensable for safe operation. The map data is stored in backend data centers and updated constantly.

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Tesla secures long-term battery materials deal with China’s Huayou, CNGR: report

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The arrangements are for ternary precursor materials or chemical cocktails that are crucial for storing energy in lithium-ion batteries. . As noted in a Bloomberg report, separate stock-exchange statements from Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. and CNGR Advanced Material Co. revealed the battery materials suppliers’ deal with Tesla.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The company is building a new plant in Nevada, and aims to be processing 10,000 tons of black mass (equivalent to about 150,000 EV battery packs) annually by 2025. Aqua Metals works with companies that are really good at collecting, safely transporting, storing, crushing and separating spent lithium-ion batteries.

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4 companies jointly propose $8B green energy initiative for LA area; Wyoming wind, Utah storage, transmission

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The proposed project would generate more than twice the amount of electricity produced by the giant 1930s-era hydroelectric dam in Nevada: 9.2 Key components of proposed project are: Wind farm: Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy would build, own and operate the $4-billion wind farm near Chugwater, Wyo., million megawatt-hours.

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