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Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

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plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner. EV battery will improve profitability as the supply to the new model begins, and sales go up, and ESS battery will also see increased sales in Europe and Asia,” the battery supplier noted in its 2H 2021 Market Outlook. This Samsung facility, we hope, would be located next door to Rivian.

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INRIX and Parkmobile bring end-to-end parking solution to the connected car

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Los Angeles, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Fort Worth, Indianapolis and Houston. The company was recently recognized by SBD for its comprehensive and accurate parking data in the US and Europe. Parkmobile’s solutions are available in 35 of the top 100 U.S. cities, including Washington D.C.,

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Rivian launches jobs in Germany, Netherlands ahead of European expansion

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Rivian has posted five new job opportunities in Europe, four in the Netherlands, and one in Germany, hinting toward an expansion of its electric vehicle business to a new continent as the first deliveries of its R1T pickup are set to begin next month. ” Rivian Automotive’s Normal, IL factory. Photo: Rivian). or the U.K.,

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Video Friday: The Coolest Robots

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yesterday announced that it has launched the latest version of its Lite3 robotic dog in Europe. In future research, the team wants to explore how to program reactions from the swipe or pinching motions used on a touchscreen. [ CMU ] DEEP Robotics Co. Lite3’s announced price is US $2,900.

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

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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. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe? We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022. And it has customers.

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

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The Arlington facility is Wallbox’s fourth manufacturing site, additive to two facilities in Europe and one in China. Between all facilities, Wallbox is expected to have a global production capacity of more than 1.1 million chargers per year by the end of this year.

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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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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. How many companies are providing rare earths from within the US or Europe? We broke ground at the Fort Worth site in April of 2022. And it has customers.