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Lithium-ion battery recycler ABTC expands operations and capacity with newly purchased facility

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Most recently in November 2022, ABTC was selected for a competitive US DOE grant for a $20-million project to develop and commercialize a set of next-generation battery recycling technologies to even further enhance the recovery of recycled products and reduce the cost of operations.

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Redwood Materials shares plans to ramp copper foil production to 100 GWh

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In a recent press release , Redwood noted that in a matter of months, its anode copper foil facility at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center would be completed, and it could start producing and delivering recycled battery products to customers. These travels end up affecting the environmental impact and cost of battery production.

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Fulcrum Bioenergy breaks ground on Phase 2 of Sierra Biofuels plant; 1st garbage-to-fuels project

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Sierra, located in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center approximately 20 miles east of Reno, will utilize Fulcrum’s proprietary thermochemical process to convert household garbage into low-carbon transportation fuels.

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USDOT announces $84.9M through Lo-No program to expand advanced bus technologies

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Lextran will receive funds toward the design and construction of a covered storage area and the incremental cost of additional zero emission vehicles. Tahoe Transportation District. Transit Authority of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government (Lextran). Capital Area Transit System. 2,125,000.

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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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l/100 km)—17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway—outperforming the Chevy Tahoe 5.3L Manufacturing a prototype part using traditional methods can take eight to 16 weeks at a cost of more than $250,000 in tooling alone. The full-size SUV features a high-strength, aluminum-alloy body and redesigned high-strength steel frame.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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Lucid names the Air Touring interiors after California destinations of Santa Cruz, Tahoe and Mojave. Tahoe gets Black and Saddle and with Carbon Oak trim, and Mojave gets seats in Black and Graphite with Carbon Oak trim. Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

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Flash Drive: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe Duramax Diesel. Flash Drive: 2021 Chevrolet Tahoe 5.3L Because of this we don’t address issues such as long-term reliability or total cost of ownership. Road Test: 2020 Kia Telluride. Road Test: 2020 Ford Expedition. Road Test: 2020 Ford Explorer Hybrid. Three-Row SUV Comparison.

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