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Toyota West Virginia rolls its first hybrid transaxle off production line; $226M investment

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After more than two years of preparation, Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia (TMMWV) produced Toyota’s first hybrid transaxle in North America this previous week.

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Toyota investing $240M in new, dedicated hybrid transaxle line in West Virginia plant

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Toyota West Virginia (TMMWV) will invest $240 million to add a dedicated production line of hybrid transaxles. Toyota West Virginia is preparing for future market needs as demand increases in the area of vehicle electrification. —Srini Matam, president of TMMWV.

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UGI and Vertimass in 15-year agreement to produce renewable fuels in the US and Europe; $500M investment; propane and SAF

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Through subsidiaries, UGI operates natural gas and electric utilities in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, distributes LPG both domestically (through AmeriGas) and internationally (through UGI International), manages midstream energy assets in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia and electric generation assets in Pennsylvania, and engages in energy (..)

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Battery startup Sparkz, United Mine Workers of America announce labor-management agreement for W Va Gigafactory

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Sparkz announced in March it will begin construction in 2022 of a Gigafactory in West Virginia to commercialize their zero-cobalt battery which will initially employ 350 workers and could grow to as many as 3,000. We have lost thousands of mining jobs over the last decade in West Virginia. Earlier post.). Roberts.

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Constellium signs multi-year contract with Airbus to supply aerospace aluminum products and solutions

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Seven different Constellium Airware alloys are flying today for applications such as bare exterior fuselage skin, stringers, floor structure and seat tracks, window frames, and large internal wing and fuselage components. When combined with advance welding and redesign of aircraft aerostructure, Airware delivers up to 25% weight reduction.

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J.D. Power: US growing increasingly divided on EV adoption

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Power, EV adoption in the US is growing increasingly divided, with the most active states for EV adoption already on the path to parity with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles and consumers steadily pulling back on EV purchases in the least-active states. According to the latest data from J.D. of the total new-vehicle retail market.

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These engineers uncovered the VW diesel emission scandal

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It was discovered by independent researchers from West Virginia University (WVU), working with the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Volkswagen's use of illegal "defeat device" software in its TDI diesel cars wasn't uncovered by the Environmental Protection Agency—or by any other regulatory agency.