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Proterra to build EV battery system factory in South Carolina

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Rendering of factory concept. acre Carolina Commerce Center in Greer, South Carolina near Proterra’s electric bus manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina and adjacent to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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Clemson is a leading public research institution in South Carolina. The University’s International Center for Automotive Research brings together world class faculty, state-of-the art facilities, and graduate students to lead basic and translational research with an emphasis on industry relevance.

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DOE to award up $2.4M to four new solid oxide fuel cell projects

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The four projects advancing to phase 2 were chosen from phase 1 awards made under the FOA Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Innovative Concepts and Core Technology Research Program, which was issued in fiscal year 2015. Four projects have been selected to receive up to $2.4 million for phase 2 research, while an additional $13.5

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Tesla Giga Texas 360-degree video previews an upcoming revolution in EV production

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These include Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, BMW’s facility in South Carolina, and Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan hub. . Being a factory that was initially built to create internal combustion cars , the Fremont Factory is not fully optimized to produce EVs.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

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Hankook and Bridgestone are among the several others that have presented airless tire concepts, and Goodyear has a prototype. Then it showed what appeared to be an evolution of the tires in its 2023 Lunar Cruiser EV concept. Tesla Model 3 with prototype Goodyear airless tires There have been other attempts at airless tire designs.

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US DOE invests $60 million in nuclear energy technology research and training

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The Energy Department is awarding nearly $42 million to support 61 university-led nuclear energy research and development projects to develop innovative technologies and solutions across three fields: Fuel Cycle Technologies; Reactor Concepts Research, Development & Demonstration; and. Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling & Simulation.

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DOE announces small modular reactor technology partnerships at Savannah River Site

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The US Energy Department (DOE) and its Savannah River Site (SRS) announced three public-private partnerships to develop deployment plans for small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) technologies at SRS facilities, near Aiken, South Carolina. SMR, LLC, a subsidiary of Holtec International; and NuScale Power, LLC. Earlier post.).