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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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Cobalt is an important metal in the production of EV batteries, and the cobalt processed from Australia will be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ. Rare earth materials with GE, to develop a rare earth value chain.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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The planned Megachargers for the Tesla Semi would effectively make the Class 8 all-electric truck a true long-hauler. Patel noted that state funding opportunities could be explored, or the company might try its luck again in future rounds of the CFI program. Funding hydrogen stations will go down as purely wasted money,” he noted.

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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Under the long-term agreement, MP Materials will supply US-sourced and manufactured rare earth materials, alloy and finished magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen models using GM’s Ultium Platform, with a gradual production ramp that begins in 2023.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The vehicles and infrastructure being funded include the use of natural and renewable gas, propane, ethanol, biodiesel, electricity, and hybrid technologies. The program includes the installation of 10 alternative fuel refueling sites (two B20, one Electric Recharging, and seven CNG). Total DOE award: $15,000,000.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation

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The company has won some $45 million in contracts with the US Defense Department to expand its heavy rare earth element (HREE) processing capacity. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials.

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MP Materials has an ambitious US rare earth supply chain strategy to fuel EV innovation – Charged EVs

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The company has won some $45 million in contracts with the US Defense Department to expand its heavy rare earth element (HREE) processing capacity. What’s more, the company is developing a facility in Fort Worth, Texas where it plans to manufacture alloys and magnets from Mountain Pass materials.