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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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So far in 2014, LEAF sales in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex have grown by about 50% over the previous year, with that growth set to accelerate faster thanks in part to the introduction of a new state tax rebate of up to $2,500 on the purchase or lease of a new Nissan LEAF.

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

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Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. 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. MP Materials aims to establish all three stages in the US. And it has customers.

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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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Recycling rare earth materials is vital to the cost-competitiveness of magnet manufacturing. 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. MP Materials aims to establish all three stages in the US. And it has customers.

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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 US Department of Energy (DOE) has selected 25 cost-share projects under the Clean Cities program that will be funded with nearly $300 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Click to enlarge.