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UAW Announces Volkswagen Workers Filing for Unionization Vote in Tennessee

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Germany’s IG Metall has been extremely skeptical of global electrification efforts and the same appears to be true of the American workforce. Keeping the above in mind, one wonders what is in store for Volkswagen’s operations in Tennessee.

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LeMond Carbon obtains independent verification of its carbon fiber rapid oxidation technology

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For the audit of LeMond’s technology, BV measured total oxidation times of sub-15 and sub-20 minutes over two separate production campaigns of 24K standard modulus (SM) carbon fiber, achieving fiber tow properties in excess of 270 GPa tensile modulus and 3,500 MPa tensile strength.

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Urbix and SK On in joint development agreement for high-performance anode materials

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US-based graphite processor Urbix ( earlier post ) announced a Joint Development Agreement with global EV battery developer and manufacturer SK On (SKO). Headquartered in Seoul, SKO is a global Tier 1 cell-maker, with major battery plants operating and under construction across Asia, the US and Europe.

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The EV Transition Explained: Local Policies Shape Global Competition

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This is to try to meet the Paris Agreement of limiting global warming to 1.5 This new approach is not merely an incremental sub-system level change, like setting new vehicle mileage or emission standards, but a whole system change. 4 compact all Electric SUV on a assembly line in their new factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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General Fusion and UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announce collaborative agreement to advance commercial fusion energy

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General Fusion benefits from the UKAEA’s expertise in building polychromators, which are used in an industry-standard diagnostic called Thomson Scattering that measures electron temperature. General Fusion is based in Vancouver, Canada, with locations in London, UK, and Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.

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PPG receives $2.2M from DOE to study coatings applications in automotive lithium-ion batteries

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million project—one of 13 selected through a DOE initiative focused on addressing engineering challenges for advanced battery materials and devices—will be conducted in collaboration with Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. The three-year, $2.2-million

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General Motors plans to be carbon-neutral by 2040; eliminate LDV tailpipe emissions by 2035

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GM plans to become carbon-neutral in its global products and operations by 2040 and has committed to setting science-based targets to achieve carbon neutrality. C, an urgent call to action from a global coalition of UN agencies, business and industry leaders. The company has also signed the Business Ambition Pledge for 1.5?C,