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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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Cobalt is an important metal in the production of EV batteries, and the cobalt processed from Australia will be used in GM’s Ultium battery cathodes, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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UPS makes largest purchase of renewable natural gas yet in the US: 170M gallon equivalents over 7 years

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This is equivalent to planting 17,000,000 trees, removing 228,000 cars off the road or recycling 374,000 tons of waste that would otherwise be sent to the landfill. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.; UPS fueling stations in Albuquerque, N.M.; Atlanta, Ga.; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Commerce City, Colo.; Orleans, La.;

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Cummins/Peterbilt SuperTruck shows 54% improvement in fuel economy, 61% improvement in freight efficiency

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During the reported test, the Class 8 Peterbilt 587 powered by a Cummins ISX15 engine averaged 9.9 l/100 km) during testing last fall on US Route 287 between Fort Worth and Vernon, Texas. Parasitic power reductions addressed cylinder kit friction and cooling pump power. Source: Cummins. Click to enlarge.

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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. Rare earth magnets are the most efficient, and they have the highest power density of any kind of magnet. And it has customers. Mountain Pass is a zero-discharge facility.

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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 project will deploy refueling stations and alternative fuel vehicles in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. A CNG fueling station will be constructed at 2 of the recipient’s, Allied Waste, locations. North Central Texas Council of Governments’ North Central Texas Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology.

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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. Rare earth magnets are the most efficient, and they have the highest power density of any kind of magnet. And it has customers. Mountain Pass is a zero-discharge facility.