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GM leaps ahead in lithium mining race, secures next-gen extraction deal

Teslarati

This has pushed many, including GM, further down its supply chain, buying up companies and securing supplies for the future. These facilities will be built in Argentina, Chile, California, Arkansas, and Utah, respectively.

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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

Catmull and Blanchard had been involved with software designed to build 3D geometric objects at the University of Utah. Steve, who had just been ousted from Apple , proposed that he buy us from Lucasfilm and run us as his next company. Note that Jobs did not buy Pixar. And he agreed. Pixar Image Computer.

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

Green Car Congress

Utah Clean Cities Coalition’s Clean Cities Transportation Sector Petroleum Reduction Technologies Program. The stations will allow the fleets to lower their costs by buying fuel in bulk, access federal motor fuel excise tax credits, refuel at the times most convenient to their schedules, and model successful use of propane to nearby peers.

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Arc 1 Conversion Journal 3/3/2012

DIY Electric Car

The air conditioning evaporator is now able to be converted to my cold water heat exchanger. I will be using a GPS speedometer and odometer (The state of Utah does not care about ODO readings after the car is 10 years old). I attempted to buy a manual rack, but the company said they don't actually have one to sell.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

Green Car Congress

The Office of Federal Sustainability is inviting State, county and municipal government fleets to join forces with Federal agencies to maximize their collective buying power, and aggregate their EV and charging infrastructure purchases. Eugene Water & Electric Board. Utah Valley Hospital. Expanding the EV fleet. Con Edison.

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DOE awards $54M to 13 projects for transformational manufacturing technologies and materials; top two awards go to carbon fiber materials and electrodes for next-gen batteries

Green Car Congress

This project will develop a Protected Lithium Electrode , a solid electrolyte and a scaled up manufacturing process for high energy density lithium-air, lithium-water and lithium-sulfur batteries. The PolyPlus lithium-water battery has achieved the highest energy density ever recorded at 1,300 Wh/kg. System for Industrial Water Reuse.

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Inside The Green Task Force

Creative Greenius

Pasadena has its own city water and power company which means Pasadena can give its residents the option of buying green power - while at the same time the city has an agreement in place that forces them to buy coal-generated electricity from Utah power plants until the year 2026. Talk about a dichotomy.

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