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Cummins, Daimler, Paccar battery JV picks Mississippi factory site

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The JV announced plans to open its new battery plant in Marshall County, Mississippi. The JV will localize battery cell production for commercial electric vehicles and is expected to create more than 2,000 U.S. The post Cummins, Daimler, Paccar battery JV picks Mississippi factory site appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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A $2-3 billion battery factory for electric trucks is headed to Mississippi

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Daimler Trucks, Accelera by Cummins, and truck maker PACCAR will build a huge battery cell factory for electric trucks in Mississippi. The companies have selected Marshall County, Mississippi, southeast of Memphis, for the joint venture’s factory, which will localize battery cell production for commercial electric trucks.

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Accelera, Daimler Truck, PACCAR select Mississippi as site for battery cell plant | Autocar Professional

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Accelera by Cummins, the zero-emissions business segment of Cummins Inc, Daimler Trucks & Buses and PACCAR have selected Marshall County, Mississippi, as the future site of advanced battery cell manufacturing for their planned joint venture. manufacturing jobs, with the option for further expansion as demand grows.

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Accelera, Daimler Truck and PACCAR plan to produce battery cells in Mississippi – Charged EVs

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Marshall County, Mississippi, is the future site of a planned joint venture of Accelera, the zero-emissions segment of Cummins; Daimler Trucks & Buses US Holding, a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks ; and US commercial truck maker PACCAR , which produces diesel and electric models under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF brands.

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Velocys receives FONSI from USDA for planned Mississippi biorefinery; wood waste to drop-in fuels

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Velocys plc announced that the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) on the environmental assessment report for Velocys’ planned Bayou Fuels biorefinery in Natchez, Mississippi. Velocys technology is in use at ENVIA, the world’s first commercial smaller scale gas-to-liquids plant.

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Ryder 1st commercial fleet provider to surpass 100M natural gas vehicle miles

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announced that its fleet of natural gas vehicles (NGVs) has surpassed 100 million miles of operations, making it the first commercial fleet outsourcing provider to reach this milestone. Ryder plays an important role in advancing the environmental sustainability of commercial transportation and logistics. Ryder System, Inc.

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KiOR halts cellulosic fuels production at Columbus in Q1 to optimize production; need for R&D to boost yield and cut costs

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Earlier post.) “We do not believe that it is prudent to fund the production of cellulosic fuels out of Columbus at a significant loss to prices…these losses are driven by the operating state—low volume cannot absorb the cost of production.” —Fred Cannon. billion gallons, with 17 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel.

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