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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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EPA awards Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Tennessee Assembly Plant a first annual Rain Catcher Award

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The award was given at an award ceremony during the Environmental Protection Agency, Region 4/International Erosion Control Association Municipal Wet Weather Stormwater Conference, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Volkswagen Group’s Chattanooga facility is the world’s first LEED Platinum Certified Automotive Facility.

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UQM Technologies to display new PowerPhase HD electric drive system at 2012 HTUF

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will display the new PowerPhase HD 220 electric drive system at the upcoming Hybrid, Electric and Advanced Truck Users Forum (HTUF) national conference and expo in Charlotte, NC. UQM Technologies, Inc.

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‘The Plane Is Fine’: An Airline Course Looks to Overcome Fear in the Skies

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Listening to the captain Standing onstage in a conference room at a hotel at Heathrow and using props like slides, a plastic plane and a replica of a human ear to explain how airplanes work, Capt. I just don’t want to be afraid anymore,” he said. Steve Allright, the B.A. pilot who led the program, provided his go-to anti-anxiety tip.

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Charlie represents EV Driver in India

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A lot has happened since 2019 started and one of the most exciting things has got to be Charlie’s recent trip to India to represent EV Driver at various electric mobility conferences around the country. Interview by Charlotte Dautzenberg

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How Remote Sensing Technologies Increase Food Production

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Another, who at the time was a junior faculty member at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, recalled the thoughtful, critical input and encouragement Dresselhaus provided about her research during a visit to the faculty member’s lab. More than 50 of her papers are in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library.

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MIT team developing 1MW motor for electric aviation

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The MIT team is composed of faculty, students, and research staff from GTL and the MIT Laboratory for Electromagnetic and Electronic Systems: Henry Andersen Yuankang Chen, Zachary Cordero, David Cuadrado, Edward Greitzer, Charlotte Gump, James Kirtley, Jr.,

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