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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. —Shilpan Amin, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. MP Materials is the largest producer of rare earth materials in the Western Hemisphere.

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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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—Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain. The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas. POSCO Chemical is a global advanced materials company dedicated to battery for future mobility.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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It is now Vietnam’s largest corporate entity by far — with loads of global business partners, an insatiable appetite for growth, and serious political influence. But the ultimate goal is for VinFast to become a globally recognized EV manufacturer offering competitively priced vehicles. But it’s plotting to expand its U.S.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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Taken together, all of our alternative fuel vehicles represent 6% of the more than 100,000 UPS global fleet, and have driven a 10% annual reduction in use of conventional fuel. —Mark Wallace, UPS senior vice president global engineering and sustainability. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.;

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Rivian invaluable advice on manufacturing

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based automotive plant potentially landing in Fort Worth, Texas , Musk stated it might be more beneficial to ramp its first plant before committing to a second one, as unit costs can be difficult to keep affordable in the early manufacturing stages. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast VF 8/Source: VinFast Vietnamese EV maker VinFast has announced a new CEO at the helm, and an aggressive new strategy to expand globally while gaining a foothold in the US. And while the company has huge global ambitions, sales volumes have been small – so it has a lot to prove. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Landsat Proved the Power of Remote Sensing

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It was a difficult time in global politics, and much of his speech focused on the war in Vietnam, disputes in the Middle East, and strategic arms control. Ground stations in California and Alaska received the data and then sent the tapes to the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland for processing. On 18 September 1969 , U.S.

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