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Tesla quietly secures new facility, but its purpose remains unclear

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The idea of a small component supplying facility becoming part of Tesla’s production fleet in the United States certainly fits its MO, especially as it looks to expand battery manufacturing in North America to maintain its EV incentives. Other locations include a roughly 600,000-square-foot facility just outside St.

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DEED sets records

Electric Auto Association

Members of the Gateway Electric Vehicle Association at the St. Louis DEED event. From established events to first-timers Gateway Electric Vehicle Association ’s (GEVA), participation in the St. Community Partners included Climate Action Reserve , Forth , and Virginia Clean Cities.

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$12+M awarded to 4 projects seeking to design crops with ability to fix their own nitrogen; no artificial fertilizers

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The US National Science Foundation (NSF) and UK’s Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) made the awards following an “Ideas Lab” that focused on new approaches for dealing with the challenges of nitrogen in the growing global food demand. Researchers led by Washington University in St. Louis; and Costas D.

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APRA-E awards WUSTL $2M to develop predictive battery management system for plug-in vehicles; targeting more efficient use

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A team of engineers at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) will receive $2 million from the US Department of Energy’s ARPA-E to design a predictive battery management system for lithium-ion batteries to guarantee their longevity, safety and performance. The School of Engineering & Applied Science is providing $1.2

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Electrify Your Fleet Faster With Incentives and Rebates

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Not long ago, the idea that major corporations around the world would make the bold move of switching to all-electric vehicle fleets would have seemed far-fetched, if not inconceivable. Luke Daugherty is a freelance writer, editor and former operations manager based in St. Nowadays, it’s a different story. Make the transition today.

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What Is Hyperloop? And What Does It Offer?

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Potential routes include New York-Washington DC, Pune-Mumbai, Kansas City-St. Louis, Bratislava-Brno, Vijaywada-Amaravati, and many others. Is it really a novel idea? Nobody has gotten very far with the teleportation idea, alas, but a number of companies have seized on the potential of the Hyperloop. Let’s inspect.

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Iowa State to manage biorefinery projects for new Manufacturing USA Institute

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The big idea is to develop small, efficient biorefineries that can process local biomass, saving the cost and trouble of transporting and storing biomass from a larger region. Louis; the State of Iowa; the Iowa Energy Center; and Iowa State.

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