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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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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. Power 100-point index , bringing the total Adoption score to 21.

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GM Spring Hill to run on 100% solar power by 2022

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General Motors expects its Spring Hill Manufacturing plant will be powered by 100% solar energy beginning in late 2022. The energy will be supplied by a solar farm in Lowndes County, Mississippi, currently under development by Origis Energy. Spring Hill Manufacturing is the largest GM facility in North America, totaling 2,100 acres.

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Rolls-Royce announces new hydrogen engine program; updates on hybrid-electric research

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Rolls-Royce is launching a new leading-edge hydrogen program and also given a further update on its research into hybrid-electric power as it continues to pioneer new forms of aviation sustainability. The company has further ambitions to move this on to a flight test phase as part of the program in the long term.

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easyJet and Rolls-Royce partner on hydrogen engine development for range of aircraft; H2ZERO

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easyJet and Rolls-Royce are partnering to develop hydrogen combustion engine technology capable of powering a range of aircraft, including those in the narrow-body market segment. The objective of the partnership is to demonstrate that hydrogen has the potential to power a range of aircraft from the mid-2030s onwards.

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Chevron / Toyota road trip demonstrates renewable gasoline blend

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The road trip will run from Mississippi through Louisiana before concluding in Texas. The company produces and markets biodiesel, renewable diesel, and renewable natural gas, and is currently building hydrogen fueling infrastructure in California.

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Cellulosic fuels company KiOR reveals “substantial doubts” about its viability; funding needed by 1 April

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In its Form 10-K (annual report) filed with the SEC on 17 March, cellulosic renewable fuels company KiOR said it has “ substantial doubts about [its] ability to continue as a going concern ”. As of 28 February 2014, the company had aggregate indebtedness of $279.5 million under its loan with the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA).

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