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SK On, Westwater Resources to develop anode materials; boosting raw battery material supply chain in N America

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SK On, a leading electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US graphite company Westwater Resources (WWR) as part of efforts to strengthen its battery raw material supply chain in North America following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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SK On takes 10% stake in Australia’s Lake Resources; battery-grade lithium supply deal

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SK On, a global electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a lithium supply deal with Australia’s Lake Resources ( earlier post ), a move that will further strengthen its key battery materials supply chain in response to robust business growth and geopolitical risks. million electric vehicles (EVs). Earlier post.).

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Toyota ups investment in Kentucky plant set to make 3-row electric SUV

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billion investment in its Georgetown, Kentucky, assembly plant to prepare for production of a 3-row electric SUV. This additional money, which brings the plant’s total investment to nearly $10 billion, “supports the previously announced future BEV assembly at Toyota Kentucky,” according to a company press release.

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Toyota to use landfill gas to generate power for Kentucky plant

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Toyota estimates the locally-generated landfill gas will supply enough power each year for the production of 10,000 vehicles. Since 2006, the Kentucky plant has been a zero-landfill facility. As solid waste naturally breaks down in a landfill, it creates biogas.

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DOE LPO gives conditional $9.2B commitment to BlueOval SK for 3 battery plants for Ford EVs

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billion to BlueOval SK LLC (BOSK) for the construction of three manufacturing plants to produce batteries for Ford Motor Company’s future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles. Together, the plants, one located in Tennessee and two in Kentucky, will enable more than 120 GWh of US battery production annually. Earlier post.)

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Toyota to increase 4-cylinder engine capacity in Kentucky

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This investment will increase engine production at the Kentucky plant to more than 500,000 annually and will increase total engine production in the United States to more than 1.2 Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky (TMMK) currently assembles engines for the Avalon, Camry and Venza, all built at TMMK.

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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.