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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers

Green Car Congress

Texas-based Universal EV Chargers has been awarded $3.2 million in grants to provision and install 105 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports in 21 locations around the state of Texas. The pressure on Texas EV charging infrastructure will be even higher, however, when estimates include non-Texans driving EVs in the state.

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Tesla builds 50 million 4680 battery cells at Giga Texas

Teslarati

Tesla announced today that it has built 50 million 4680 battery cells at its Giga Texas plant in Austin. The company made its announcement through a post on X, along with a collage of team members at Giga Texas who contributed to the goal: Congrats 4680 Cell Manufacturing team on building their 50 millionth battery cell at Giga Texas!

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Company With “Skateboard” Electric Vehicle Platform Sets Up Headquarters In … Austin, Texas? (With A Koch Twist)

CleanTechnica EVs

The electric vehicle startup REE Automotive is staking out new territory in the US, and Texas --yes, Texas -- is a perfect place to start.

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Energy ECS company McDermott joins H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond

Green Car Congress

McDermott International, a premier, fully-integrated provider of engineering and construction solutions (ECS) to the energy industry, has joined a consortium of public, private and academic partners collaborating on a US Department of Energy (DOE) project—Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond.

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Octopus Electric Vehicles launches DriveFree EV leasing program in Texas – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

UK-based EV leasing company Octopus Electric Vehicles has launched its DriveFree plan in the Houston area. With DriveFree, we wanted to address all the concerns people have about switching to electric vehicles,” said Octopus EV US Co-lead Chris George.

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Tesla produces 1,000 Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 cells at Giga Texas last week

Teslarati

As per a recent post on social media, Tesla noted that Giga Texas has been able to produce 1,000 Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 battery cells in one week. Produced over 1k Cybertrucks’ worth of 4680 cells at Giga Texas last week!” the electric vehicle maker noted. GWh per year run rate.

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Direct lithium extraction company EnergyX secures $20M in funding commitments

Green Car Congress

Direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology company Energy Exploration Technologies Inc. The company said that the funding makes it the highest-valued direct lithium extraction technology company on the market. Some in the electric vehicle (EV) industry have likened lithium mining to the early days of oil exploration.

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