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Chinese Smartphone Company Previews First EV

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Chinese automotive designs have been impressively derivative for ages , so pointing that out probably won’t change anything. Foxconn has been left with a factory based in Ohio and a lot of bad memories. We know that the car is supposed to be contract-manufactured by Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co.

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Battelle wins $6M in contracts to advance carbon management and shale development

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Battelle will address the growing demand for subsurface brine disposal from oil and gas production in the Northern Appalachian Basin (in Ohio and neighboring states) during the next two years. The projects are co-funded by The Development Services Agency's Ohio Coal Development Office (OCDO) for promoting clean use of Ohio coals.

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Stellantis Investors Fume Over CEO Pay Amid Job Cuts, Plant Closures, Supplier Strife

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Lower overhead in terms of production costs are supposed to help them endure the onslaught of cheaper Chinese EVs that are assumed to flood the market as European governments effectively mandate electric vehicles. In the U.S., It doesn’t appear to have made the automaker popular with its suppliers.

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Mercedes-Benz expanding SUV production capacities in US, bringing in AM General

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In addition to the SUV models, the plant has been producing the new C-Class sedan since June 2014 as one of four global locations in a production network with the lead plant in Bremen, Germany, the South African plant in East London, and the Chinese production location Beijing Benz Automotive Co. The company has produced more than 1.5

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BASF acquires Novolyte Technologies for Li-ion battery electrolytes

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Both Chinese sites are located in the greater Shanghai area. Together with partners in industry and science BASF is developing materials and technologies for current and next-generation lithium-ion batteries as well as for future battery systems. Novolyte operates production sites in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and in Suzhou, China.

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Gotion unveils its Astroinno L600 LMFP battery

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The Chinese battery maker Gotion unveiled more details on its new LMFP battery cell and pack. addition, the Cleveland Institute in Ohio, USA, has developed a new electrolyte for LMFP, which greatly improves the high-temperature cycling and storage performance. Let’s see the press release.

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Researchers Develop New Bacterial Strain with Higher Butanol Tolerance; Potential to Double the Output of Biobutanol from Conventional Bacterial Fermentation

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Researchers at Ohio State University and Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed a method that can double the output of biobutanol compared to conventional bacterial fermentation through the use of a new strain of bacteria and a new bioreactor.

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