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Cummins, Daimler, Paccar battery JV picks Mississippi factory site

Baua Electric

The JV announced plans to open its new battery plant in Marshall County, Mississippi. Each of those companies will own 30% of and jointly control the resulting battery business, with the remaining 10% will go to Chinese battery-maker EVE Energy. manufacturing jobs, with the option for further expansion as demand grows.

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GreenTech Auto shutters its doors, closes Mississippi factory

Green Car Reports

The harsh reality of high costs and the inexorable heft of the auto industry have claimed another electric-car startup. GreenTech Automotive opened a plant in Mississippi in 2014, first saying it would manufacture a small, two-seat electric vehicle called the MyCar there.

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Mullen Automotive labeled ‘Another Fast Talking EV Hustle’ in new Hindenburg Research report

Teslarati

.” Founded in 2014, Mullen has been attempting to build competitive electric vehicles and develop new battery technology that would revolutionize the increasingly-saturated industry. Other claims in the report state that the two electric cargo vans Mullen said it will manufacture are actually Chinese EVs rebranded with a company logo.

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New hybrid sweetgum trees could boost paper, bioenergy production

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have crossed American sweetgums with their Chinese cousins, creating hybrid sweetgum trees that have a better growth rate and denser wood than natives, and can produce fiber year-round.

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One Atmospheric Nuclear Explosion Could Take Out the Power Grid

Cars That Think

In July, Chinese researchers urged their government to increase the country's readiness for defending against a high-altitude electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attack. covering portions of Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee.