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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Seeking to slash CO 2 emissions from its North American manufacturing operations, Honda has entered into long-term virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for renewable wind and solar power that will cover more than 60% of the electricity that Honda uses in North America. will deliver to the grid by the end of 2020.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Tesla has hired an experienced semiconductor manufacturing executive to help ramp up its battery cell production. The automaker was able to ramp up production to support its Model Y production at Gigafactory Texas, and more recently, it switched its 4680 production line to produce a new version of the battery cell for the Cybertruck.

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JULY 28, 2022

. “Our capital expenditures are typically difficult to project beyond the short-term given the number and breadth of our core projects at any given time, and may further be impacted by uncertainties in future global market conditions,” Tesla said in the filing. Today, Model 3 is one of the 10 best selling cars globally.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Global Equities Research analyst Trip Chowdhry forecasted that Tesla is slated for a “Super Record Quarter” this year. Based on observations from the Fremont Factory and Giga Texas, the TSLA analyst estimated that Tesla would deliver 500,000 units in Q4 2022. . Chowdhry on Tesla Giga Texas.

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JULY 2, 2021

The Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) revealed the first Club Car Current vehicles being produced under a contract manufacturing agreement with AYRO. Texas-based AYRO, Inc., engineers and manufactures purpose-built electric vehicles to enable sustainable fleets.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

General Motors has invested nearly a half billion dollars into stamping and new press lines for electric vehicle manufacturing at its Marion, Indiana, metal stamping operations plant. This investment is another example of the company bringing everyone along and investing in the people who make manufacturing a competitive advantage for GM.”.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

For the first half of 2021, the semiconductor shortage issue was mainly that of wafer, front-end capacity, caused by a variety of factors, including disruptions due to the fire at Renesas’s Naka facility and the ice storm in Texas that impacted NXP, Infineon and Samsung fabs. Global Light Vehicle Production Forecast Implications.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

The plant is expected to be located in Texas. Should that contract proceed to the next phase, the Texas facility would house both Heavy Rare Earths and Light Rare Earths processing facilities. The Texas plant will ensure the US has a secure domestic source of high quality separated Rare Earth materials.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, has begun construction at its Arlington, Texas manufacturing facility, the company’s first US-based EV charger manufacturing facility. million chargers per year by the end of this year.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

Under the long-term agreement, MP Materials will supply US-sourced and manufactured rare earth materials, alloy and finished magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen models using GM’s Ultium Platform, with a gradual production ramp that begins in 2023.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave electric vehicle startup Rivian a bit of invaluable advice regarding manufacturing efforts that could help the company’s longevity. Additionally, it may take some time to have the manufacturing staff trained up on the finer points of the job. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based

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APRIL 15, 2022

Tesla recently applied for a series of grants through a program in the State of Texas that would cover up to 70 percent of an electric vehicle charging stall installation. The robust network of global charging stations for Tesla, which recently eclipsed 30,000 worldwide, provides energy for the industry’s best EVs.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The US Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas approved Valence’s exit from Chapter 11 on 13 November. Valence Technology develops and manufactures safe, long-life modular lithium iron magnesium phosphate energy storage solutions. Applications range from commercial electric vehicles to industrial and marine equipment.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

They’ll be deployed in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia. Source: Beam Global The post Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Airbus and Arconic, a global technology, engineering and advanced manufacturing company, have achieved a 3D printing first—the installation of a 3D printed titanium bracket on a series production Airbus commercial aircraft, the A350 XWB.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Linear Labs has raised an additional $6 million in funding to further develop manufacturing capabilities and grow its employee base. million partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Texas, was announced, which includes an incentive package involving Linear Labs’ plans to develop an advanced manufacturing facility.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

However, it told investors in its Shareholder Deck released on Wednesday that the growth rate it experienced in 2023 should be lower this year as it gears up to offer its next-generation vehicle at Gigafactory Texas. This platform will revolutionize how vehicles are manufactured,” the company also stated.

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JUNE 16, 2023

SK Signet is a top global manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) chargers and a leader in fast and ultra-fast charging, featuring the first UL-certified ultra-fast charger (350 kW) in the US. The option for NACS, CCS, CHAdeMO and MCS connectors will be offered to customers on SK Signet’s full line-up of chargers made at the Texas plant.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Cabot plans to add conductive carbons capacity at its existing facility in Pampa, Texas, which is part of an approximately $200-million planned investment program over the next five years focused on expanding the company’s CCA production in the United States.

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OCTOBER 3, 2014

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit to Natgasoline LLC to construct a new motor-grade gasoline production facility in Texas that uses natural gas as feedstock (gas-to-gasoline, or GtG).

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford plans to make the largest US investment in electric vehicles at one time by any automotive manufacturer so far and, together with its partner, SK Innovation, plans to invest $11.4 In central Kentucky, Ford plans to build a dedicated battery manufacturing complex with SK Innovation—the $5.8-billion An all-new $5.6-billion

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MARCH 18, 2015

Texas is famous the world over for two things on a massive scale: oil and droughts. Not only does Texas have the Permian Basin and the Eagle Ford shale, but it also has the Gulf of Mexico and its massive oil deposits and endless gallons of seawater that are now economically treatable thanks to next generation water processing technology.

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OCTOBER 5, 2022

Global carriers offering roll on roll off cargo services at Port Freeport are Hoegh Autoliners, Glovis, Liberty Global Logistics, Sallaum and Grimaldi Lines. Port Freeport will allow utilization of low-emission LNG vessels, supporting Volkswagen Group’s goal to improve the environmental footprint of its global logistics.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

It stated this in its Q4 2023 and Full-Year Earnings Shareholder Deck: “Our company is currently between two major growth waves: the first one began with the global expansion of the Model 3/Y platform and the next one we believe will be initiated by the global expansion of the next-generation vehicle platform.

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MARCH 8, 2022

GM and our supplier partners are creating a new, more secure and more sustainable ecosystem for EVs, built on a foundation of North American resources, technology and manufacturing expertise. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Tesla’s importance as an automotive company is undoubtedly one of the most crucial in the storied history of car manufacturing. “Too many Tesla discussions still revolve around EVs when the topic should be how much global share Tesla will gain this year and through 2023,” Houchois wrote in a note to investors on Tuesday.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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AUGUST 10, 2021

a manufacturer of fully electric Class 5 to Class 8 commercial vehicles has signed agreements with FedEx Ground operators to deliver 120 zero emission electric trucks across 35 different FedEx Ground operators based in California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Texas. Xos, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2016

At an event in Washington, President Obama announced that the Smart Manufacturing Leadership Coalition (SMLC) will lead the new Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute, in partnership with the Department of Energy. The Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute is the ninth manufacturing hub awarded by the Obama Administration.

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JULY 18, 2023

a global manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging solutions, has entered into a long-term EV charger supply agreement with Francis Energy, owner of the fourth-largest electric vehicle fast-charging network in the US. The announcement follows the grand opening of SK Signet’s EV charging manufacturing facility in Plano, Texas.

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MAY 3, 2021

Rising global demand for electric vehicles and economic energy storage systems has led to projections showing an orders-of-magnitude increase in demand for lithium. In 2020 global supply was roughly 315k tons; this is expected to rise to 5.5M Earlier post.) EnergyX and Orocobre plan to deploy their pilots in the near future.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota is embarking on a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post ), a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever-better vehicles more efficiently. TMMK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Darling and Valero jointly announced that their 50/50 joint venture, Diamond Green Diesel (DGD), has received approval from both companies’ Boards of Directors to proceed with the construction of the renewable diesel production facility to be located at Valero’s Port Arthur, Texas refinery. The current estimated construction cost is $1.45

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MAY 17, 2022

Earlier, REE announced progress towards commercial production, having proven its robotic assembly capabilities—the core of its CapEx-light and highly-automated integration center manufacturing approach. The Integration Center is approximately 130,000 square feet, includes industry 4.0

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JULY 11, 2023

Analysis of a study by S&P Global Mobility shows the number of new near-zero emission diesel trucks on the road in the US increased 10.2% Near-zero emission trucks are advanced diesel technology manufactured in the 2010 and later model years. between 2021 and 2022, according to the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). are CNG, 0.3%

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JULY 26, 2021

The company announced that it would be moving towards Cybertruck beta production later this year in Gigafactory Texas. In its Q2 2021 Update Letter , Tesla stated it was making progress on the industrialization of the Cybertruck and plans to start production on the electric pickup truck in Giga Texas, after Model Y production.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Unifrax, a manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, introduced its Battery Advisory Board, which will meet regularly to provide strategic guidance as Unifrax grows its battery portfolio and enters the silicon anode market with its new SiFAB Silicon Fiber Anode Battery Technology. Earlier post.).

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