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BMW i Ventures invests in Kodiak Robotics; autonomous long-haul trucking technology

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The company delivers freight daily in Texas, and also tests in California. Kodiak delivers freight daily for its customers between Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston, operating autonomously on the highway portion of the route. The maps contain just enough information about the highway to make autonomy possible.

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EV Connect announces certification of LG chargers for operation on its platform – Charged EVs

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California-headquartered EV Connect , a provider of EV charging management software, has certified the Level 2 AC charging stations manufactured by South Korea-based LG Electronics to operate on its end-to-end EV Connect Platform and within its charging ecosystem.

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Tesla restarts Magic Dock installations by bringing them to new area

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A further examination from Teslarati showed that New York and California were where Tesla was putting the Magic Dock Superchargers. A new set of Tesla Superchargers equipped with the Magic Dock was spotted near Fort Worth, Texas (via Reddit ). It’s official @TeslaCharging @Tesla magic docks were installed near me Fort Worth, TX.

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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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MP Materials owns and operates the Mountain Pass rare earth mine and processing facility in California, the only active and scaled rare earth production site in America. MP’s domestic supply chain spanning California and Texas will provide certainty of provenance, supply and sustainability.

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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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Following successful pilot events that have taken place in southeast Michigan, training and outreach events will expand across Michigan and in Fort Worth, Texas followed by metro New York City and Southern California later this summer.

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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Lithium with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to secure lithium produced by the first stage of its Hell’s Kitchen Project in California. The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Rare earth materials with GE, to develop a rare earth value chain.

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GM and POSCO Chemical to process cathode active material at new $400M joint venture plant in Québec

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GM has announced a series of actions to create a new and more secure EV supply chain, including projects targeting key EV materials and components: Lithium with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR) to secure lithium produced by the first stage of its Hell’s Kitchen Project in California.

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