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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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By co-locating these critical activities and collaborations, the company expects ATP will become a lithium innovation hub that anchors technology leadership in the Southeast US, where the EV industry is rapidly expanding. The company anticipates creating at least 200 jobs at the site, with an average salary of $94,000 per year.

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Ferguson collaborates with Ford on F550 Fuel Cell Prototype

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Ferguson Enterprises is collaborating with Ford Motor Company to place a first-of-its-kind F550 Fuel Cell Prototype Chassis Work Truck in service within Ferguson’s daily fleet operations for six months.

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Zap&Go bringing C-Ion technology to Williams Advanced Engineering-led consortium as part of ?246M Faraday Battery Challenge

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The project is part of the UK Government’s Faraday Battery Challenge, a £246-million (US$326-million) commitment to battery development for the electric vehicle market. Zap&Go Ltd is a technology company based at the Harwell Research Campus, Oxford with a US office in Charlotte, NC.

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BP seeks stranded Tesla Supercharger sites in $1B EV charging buildout

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BP is eying Tesla Supercharger sites as part of a planned expansion of the oil giant’s U.S. The company said it “is aggressively looking to acquire real estate to scale our network, which is a heightened focus following the recent Tesla announcement.” charging network, Bloomberg reports.

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Duke Energy partnering with Ford in V2G pilot

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Duke Energy and Ford Motor Company are partnering on a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) pilot. As part of the pilot program, Duke Energy will enroll up to 100 customers who lease electric vehicles including the Ford F-150 Lightning. Additionally, customers will need Ford’s software package to enroll in the program.

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France courts Elon Musk with Tesla Gigafactory offer, even as it mulls Twitter ban

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While speaking with CNBC ‘s Charlotte Reed at the Viva Tech conference in Paris, the minister noted that there has been a lot of effort that’s been done to make the idea of a potential Gigafactory France feasible. France wants to become the home of Tesla’s next Gigafactory.

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Raven Transport to deploy 115 additional heavy-duty LNG trucks; Clean Energy expands refueling network

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Florida-based truckload carrier Raven Transport is expanding its clean-burning natural gas fleet with 115 Peterbilt Model 579s, equipped with sleepers and powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG) to haul goods for a leading consumer packaged goods company. Charlotte, N.C.; Birmingham, Ala.; Pearl, Miss.; and Theodore, Ala.

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