Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

Direct sourcing critical EV raw materials and components from suppliers in North America and free-trade-agreement countries helps make our supply chain more secure, helps us manage cell costs, and creates jobs. This relationship underscores our commitment to develop a sustainable domestic lithium supply chain for electric vehicles.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The cost of battery packs has been a significant factor in the adoption of these technologies, and recent developments show that we’re moving in the right direction as prices drop. In 2008, the cost per kilowatt-hour (kWh) was $1,355, but by 2022, it had dropped to $153 per kWh.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2023

X-energy manufactures its own proprietary version (TRISO-X) to ensure supply and quality control. The four-reactor Xe-100 nuclear plant will provide a Dow facility with cost-competitive, low carbon process heat and power to make essential products used by consumers and businesses every day.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2013

US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz announced more than $22 million in new investments to help develop cost-competitive algae fuels and streamline the biomass feedstock supply chain for advanced biofuels. Based in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii Bioenergy will develop a cost-effective photosynthetic open pond system to produce algal oil.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2022

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has provided $700 million to help lower costs and support biofuel producers who faced unexpected market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investments include more than $486 million for 62 producers located in socially vulnerable communities. billion gallons as a result of COVID–19.REVP.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The joint venture will process Cathode Active Material (CAM), a key battery material that represents about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. Our work with POSCO Chemical is a key part of our strategy to rapidly scale US EV production and drive innovation in battery performance, quality and cost.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The South Korean battery developer agreed to reimburse the traditional automaker for $2 billion in estimated costs and expenses related to the Bolt EV recall. The battery factories cost $2.3 GM aims to open the Lordstown plant next year and the Tennessee battery factory by 2023.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2020

The projects will feature collaborations with EERE’s Advanced Manufacturing Office on manufacturing reliable and affordable electrolyzers and with EERE’s Vehicle Technologies Office on developing low-cost, high-strength carbon fiber for hydrogen storage tanks. Carbon Composite Optimization Reducing Tank Cost. Proton Energy Systems Inc.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2014

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $7 million for two projects aimed at developing and demonstrating ways to reduce the cost of delivering bioenergy feedstocks to biorefineries. The University of Tennessee of Knoxville, Tennessee will receive up to $3.5

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2020

Diakont’s team members for this program includes project leader Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, and LifeLast. The project is to develop a cost-effective and efficient smart structural coating deposition system and advanced high-end technology tools to inspect and rehabilitate gas distribution pipelines.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The selected projects will address critical bioenergy needs through two topic areas: Improving the production of environmentally sustainable and low-carbon feedstocks for bioenergy through climate-smart agricultural practices; and The following projects were selected: Selectee Project Title Federal Cost Share Aequor Inc. 4,551,944 .

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2015

If finalized, the loan would support the company’s Alcoa, Tennessee, manufacturing facility (Tennessee Operations), where the company will produce high-strength aluminum for North American automakers looking to lightweight their vehicles. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Separately, Ford today also announced a cash tender offer to repurchase up to $5 billion of the company’s higher-cost debt. Ford was one of the first full-line US automakers to pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from its vehicles, operations and supply chain in alignment with goals of the accord.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. —Tennessee Gov. An all-new $5.6-billion

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2014

Alcoa has completed a $300-million expansion at its Davenport, Iowa facility dedicated to supplying aluminum sheet products to the automotive industry. Automakers are increasingly choosing aluminum as a cost-effective way to improve the performance, safety, durability and fuel efficiency of their vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

JULY 27, 2022

It is steadily increasing its localized supply chain. . It has an Ultium Cells plant in Ohio and another in Tennessee. In her letter, Barra also stated that the company plans to continue mitigating risks and driving down costs. GM estimates that auto margins will grow as it scales EV production and battery costs decline.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

As Ford creates a new EV supply chain that upholds its commitments to sustainability and human rights, the company continues to plan for more than half its global production to be EVs by 2030 and achieving carbon neutrality globally no later than 2050. BHP: For nickel supply from BHP’s Nickel West operations in Australia.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2021

Redwood’s ultimate goal is to create a “closed-loop supply chain for electric vehicles and energy products, making them truly sustainable and continuing to drive down the costs for batteries,” the company said. Credit: Redwood Materials. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund portfolio manager Joe Fath said. “In

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2010

Leaders from DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol (DDCE), University of Tennessee and Genera Energy cut the ribbon on a cellulosic ethanol demonstration facility in Vonore, Tenn. UTBI, with the support of Genera Energy, is also establishing a supply chain for the development of fuel.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

The announcement builds on GM’s initial commitment announced in March 2020 to invest $20 billion from 2020 through 2025, including capital, engineering expenses and other development costs, to accelerate its transition to EVs and AVs. Separately, GM will supply HYDROTEC to Navistar, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2013

The Tennessee expansion is scheduled to begin this month and be completed by mid-2015. Much of the volume for the automotive expansion is already secured under long-term supply agreements. When completed, the plant will be a key supplier to both the packaging and automotive markets. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Charged EVs

MARCH 17, 2023

Tritium is currently revamping its supply chain to make the sleek liquid-cooled DC fast chargers built at its new Tennessee factory compliant with NEVI and Build America regulations. The best companies work closely with their customers to help them choose the most cost-effective hardware for their specific needs.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Technology collaborators also include the Renewable Bioproducts Institute at Georgia Tech and the University of Tennessee,Knoxville. Patented technologies and intellectual property will be provided by AVAPCO, Byogy and Petron. —Kevin Weiss, CEO of Byogy Renewables.

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Teslarati

MARCH 21, 2022

CATL’s plans to build a battery plant in North America might be instrumental in avoiding costly trade tariffs while supplying customers, like Tesla, in the west. It supplies lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for the base Model 3 and Model Y to Tesla China. LGES and GM plan to invest $2.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2016

The organization is designed to help accelerate the commercialization of SMRs by creating an industry-driven entity whereby potential reactor owners/operators would be a unified voice in a variety of policy and regulatory issues and in creating cost-share funding structures. SCANA; and Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2014

Students must also consider cost and explore innovation, while retaining the vehicle’s performance, safety and consumer appeal. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. EcoCAR 3 challenges university students across North America to design, build and optimize eco-friendly powertrains over the course of the next four years. Virginia Tech.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2023

Ford’s BlueOval City EV and battery manufacturing campus in West Tennessee ( earlier post ) begins production in 2025, will be home to Ford’s second-generation electric truck, code-named Project T3, and will be capable of producing 500,000 EV trucks a year at full production. Ford and partner SK On are investing $5.6

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Baua Electric

APRIL 16, 2024

“Finding external capital for a new lithium project could prove difficult at current lithium prices, though it will help that Carolina Lithium is very low on the cost curve,” said brokerage TD Cowen. Piedmont must still obtain a local zoning variance and financing for the project, estimated to cost more than USD 1 billion.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2014

If not, B&W will focus on targeted areas of Nuclear Steam Supply System (NSSS) technology and key licensing issues. The support provided by DOE, Congress, the Tennessee Valley Authority and our other partners has been critical and valuable.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 17, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding more than $7 million to four projects that will help bring cost-effective, advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies online faster for both mobile and stationary applications. FedEx Express ($3 million DOE investment): Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

University partners from the states of Washington, Louisiana, Tennessee, and Iowa will lead the projects, which focus in part on developing aviation biofuels from tall grasses, crop residues and forest resources. The grants announced by Vilsack in Seattle today came through USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Nine HES cabinets are in-service with 3 systems deployed by EPRI for the Tennessee Valley Authority SMART Station Program and 6 storage-only systems deployed as part of a complete EV charge station by Oak Ridge National Labs’ US Department of Energy EV Charger trial program.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

for nearly $2 billion in estimated costs and expenses associated with the Chevy Bolt EV recall. It will supply battery cells to GM’s Orion Assembly plant , where the legacy automaker produces the Chevy Bolt and other electric vehicles in the future. In 2021, LG agreed to reimburse General Motors Co. Both companies invested $2.6

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

4 manufactured in Chattanooga, Tennessee (in addition to the ID.3 After repeat markdowns, it now costs just 145,900 yuan (about $20,000 USD) while the U.S. This wouldn’t be an issue if Western consumers had an endless supply of money or if Chinese markets didn’t have so much cheap competition. Both the ID.3 For example, the ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2011

Fleets in the following states are welcome to submit proposals: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi and Washington DC. Fueling infrastructure will be provided by Alliance AutoGas, and co-founding partner Blossman Gas will supply fleets with propane autogas fuel.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this year, the two partners also signed a three-way agreement with Ford for the joint development of a common fuel cell system to speed up availability of zero-emission technology and significantly reduce investment costs. tons) is supplied to Nissan and the Nissan Atlas F24 light-duty truck (payload 1.5 Earlier post.).

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 25, 2021

Just six companies —BYD, CATL, LG Energy Solution, Panasonic, Samsung SDI, and SK Innovation—were responsible for supplying 87 percent of batteries and battery metals in passenger EVs in the second half of 2020. CATL), now the world's largest battery company, supplies LFP packs for Tesla's Model 3 Standard Range. Big Players Dominate.

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