Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2022

million loan to Australia-based Syrah Technologies LLC for the expansion of its Syrah Vidalia Facility in Louisiana—a processing facility that produces graphite-based active anode material (AAM), a critical material used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean energy technologies.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Location data and technology company HERE Technologies, in conjunction with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, published an interactive index that shows the developing state of electric vehicle (EV) demand and infrastructure readiness across the United States and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

Facing persistent shortages in domestic supply, the US has been forced to rely on imported materials, leaving clean energy technology production at greater risk of disruption. Selected projects fall under 12 areas of interest, corresponding to the selected US basins that have the potential to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Tesla has entered a binding offtake agreement with Magnis Energy Technologies, an Australian company that will supply the company with anode active material (AAM) for three years. Active anode material is defined as either graphite or lithium alloyed metals and is suitable for electric vehicle battery applications.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Tesla will be purchasing most of the battery-ready graphite that would be produced at a planned facility in Louisiana. The move is seen as part of the company’s efforts to acquire key materials for its vehicles from sources beyond China. So far, China produces nearly all the graphite that’s used in the production of anodes.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. BHP: For nickel supply from BHP’s Nickel West operations in Australia.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Faraday Future (FF), a new electric vehicle and future mobility startup company, announced that it will invest $1 billion in a US manufacturing facility as a phase one investment. The company has been considering several locations including California, Georgia, Louisiana and Nevada, for its facility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect. Roskill forecasts that global sales of EVs and hybrid vehicles will increase rapidly in the coming years and could account for 69% of all motor vehicle sales by 2027.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Recycling the booms will result in the production of more than 100,000 pounds of plastic resin for the vehicle components, eliminating an equal amount of waste that would otherwise have been incinerated or sent to landfills. Heritage Environmental managed the collection of boom material along the Louisiana coast. Click to launch.

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CleanTechnica EVs

AUGUST 27, 2021

Hurricane Ida could affect local energy supply and demand, especially for transportation fuels and electricity. Hurricane Ida is approaching the U.S. Gulf Coast region — home to key U.S. energy infrastructure — and is expected to make landfall on August 29.

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Push EVs

JULY 21, 2022

July 21, 2022 – Building on strong demand for its new EVs, Ford today announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. DEARBORN, Mich.,

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 3, 2024

The Biden administration has decided against purchasing oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve after promising to refill the nation’s emergency energy supply after it reached a 40-year low. Much of this hovers around the fact that oil companies were following suit and that a significant portion of the supply was sold to China.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Grievances include claims that the executive branch is unconstitutionally manipulating the marketplace by setting requirements higher than manufacturers can adhere to, effectively mandating sales of electric vehicles that have been broadly unpopular in the United States. Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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