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Ford to build new EV and battery plants in Tennessee & Kentucky; $11.4B total investment in two mega-sites; 129 GWh/year total

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a small town between Memphis and Jackson), called Blue Oval City, will create approximately 6,000 new jobs and reimagine how vehicles and batteries are manufactured. Ford’s new Tennessee assembly plant is designed to be carbon-neutral with zero waste to landfill once fully operational. An all-new $5.6-billion Ford Blue Oval City.

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xAI receives more Tesla Megapacks for Colossus 2

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xAI is bolstering its Colossus 2 data center in Memphis with 168 Tesla Megapacks, enhancing the energy infrastructure for its ambitious AI supercomputer expansion. The first Colossus site is connected to a 150 megawatts (MW) substation powered by MLGW and TVA. By fall 2025, xAI expects the second substation to come online.

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Axion supplying PbC batteries to Norfolk Southern for all-battery switcher and working on line-haul hybrid locomotives; micro-hybrid and stationary expansion

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In April, Axion Power International Inc received an order from Norfolk Southern Corp (NS) for PbC lead-carbon batteries for use in an all-battery-powered switcher locomotive. PbC batteries are multi-celled asymmetrically supercapacitive lead-acid-carbon hybrid batteries. The battery-electric NS-999, “under the long hood”. Source: NS.

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xAI supercomputer faces lawsuit over air pollution concerns

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According to AP , critics argue the turbines emit smog, carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and formaldehyde, worsening health risks in an area with cancer rates four times the national average. It is actively working on demobilizing the gas turbines. xAI brought Tesla Megapack batteries and a 150-megawatt substation online earlier this year.

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Einride partners with PepsiCo to deploy its electric trucks and reduce tons of annual emissions

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We’ve been following the sustainable freight mobility specialist for six years now and have witnessed its rise to prominence as one of the leaders in scalable electric semi trucks, digitally connected fleets, and autonomous and remote driving operations.

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Brightline Brought High-Speed Rail to Florida. Can the Public Sector Follow?

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where riders can connect with the California Metrolink to L.A. That should cut travel times for passengers and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by some 325,000 tons a year, company officials say, and also make money. I have lost so many hours of my life driving the highway between Little Rock and Memphis, Mr. Gates said.

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