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Tesla supplier Panasonic to boost productivity before adding an EV plant

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At CES earlier this month, Panasonic North America President Allan Swan highlighted the company’s potential for an additional future battery plant, in hopes to substantially boost annual production capacity between now and 2031. location at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Nevada, and the manufacturer is building a second site in Kansas.

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USDA providing $700M to provide economic relief to more than 100 biofuel producers and 195 facilities

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USDA is making payments to 195 biofuel production facilities to support the maintenance and viability of a significant market for agricultural producers of products such as corn, soybean or biomass that supply biofuel production. In Texas, White Energy Holding Company is receiving a $21 million payment for production at two facilities.

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A Midwestern utility is going to use AI to digitize its power transmission system

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Norway-based eSmart Systems , which provides AI-powered solutions for the inspection and maintenance of critical infrastructure, will work with Topeka, Kansas-headquartered Evergy , an electric company that serves more than 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, to digitize Evergy’s power transmission system. .

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6.8M gallons in new contracts for Redeem renewable natural gas

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One of the largest sweeping companies in the nation, Nationwide Environmental Services based in Norwalk, Calif. has signed a 5-year maintenance and RNG supply contract for an anticipated one million gallons of Redeem to fuel its 70 street sweepers. The company services over 2.5

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Selects Kansas City for Electric Truck Assembly Plant; Newton Model to Be First

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Smith Electric Vehicles US Corporation ( SEV US ) has selected Kansas City as the site for its US assembly plant. The new assembly plant will be located at a portion of an airline overhaul base at Kansas City International (KCI) Airport and is expected to create 120 jobs by 2010. The SEV US Newton. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.)

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Ford opens E-Transit Registration site for commercial customers; new pricing

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To date, more than 450 commercial customers in North America, including 200 top fleets and fleet management companies, have said they’re interested in purchasing the E-Transit. It will be built alongside the Transit at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant in Claycomo, Missouri.

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Tesla partners with EV charging reliability platform for Destination network

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to survey the status of various chargers in the company’s Destination Charger Network. The company offers on-demand repairs and maintenance support from local workforces, which can come and service a malfunctioning EV charger in Tesla’s Destination Charger Network. Ford Motor Company announced it will invest $3.7