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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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For example, many people believe water is dangerous around an EV battery, when in fact a large volume of water is the recommended method to suppress a lithium-ion battery fire. First and second responders can go to gmEVFirstResponderTraining.com to learn more about this hands-on training opportunity.

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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 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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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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MP Materials is in the enviable position of having a mine and processing facility already up and running in California, and it has big ambitions. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials.

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

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The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The project will deploy 262 heavy-duty LNG trucks in Southern California and construct two LNG refueling stations in San Bernardino and South Gate (South Los Angeles) to support J.B. Total DOE award: $10,125,000.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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MP Materials is in the enviable position of having a mine and processing facility already up and running in California, and it has big ambitions. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials.