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Biden: U.S. electric car charging pile factory will have a “ripple effect”

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The factory, located in Lebanon, east of Nashville, Tennessee, is expected to produce as many as 30,000 electric vehicle chargers a year and create 500 jobs, the White House said. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm expected to announce later this week how much each state will receive.

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ECOtality installs first DC fast charger in Tennessee

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ECOtality and Cracker Barrel Old Country Store unveiled the first Blink Direct Current (DC) Fast Charger in Tennessee at the Lebanon Cracker Barrel location. With real time communication capabilities, the Blink DC Fast Charger supports energy usage data evaluation with an internal energy meter.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. Holland, MI Lebanon, OR (Entek). Honeywell International Inc.

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Syrian oil ministry announces oil shale tender

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The General Establishment for Geology and Mineral Resources has carried out the primary exploration studies which included digging wells as well as chemical and metallic lab studies to test the thermal energy content and the oil content in the crude shale. In 2005, Syria reactivated the effort.

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