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Smartville introduces 360 BESS using 2nd-life Li-ion EV packs; Nissan first customer

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an EV battery-repurposing company, is unveiling the Smartville 360 Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) during the RE+ 2023 conference in Las Vegas. The Smartville 360 is expected to be installed and operational at Nissan’s Tennessee headquarters by the second quarter of 2024. Smartville Inc.,

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UPS plans to build 9 additional LNG stations at cost of ~$50M

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Construction is already underway at previously-announced UPS facilities in Tennessee and Texas. Currently, UPS operates LNG tractors in Las Vegas, Nev., The expansion will include on-site fueling stations in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Phoenix, Ariz.,

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Nissan Announces Dates for US LEAF EV Tour

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Las Vegas: Jan. Middle Tennessee: Jan. Seattle: Dec. Vancouver, Canada: Dec. Portland, Ore.: Phoenix/Tucson: Dec. Midwest/East Coast. Detroit: Jan. Knoxville/Chattanooga, Tenn.: Washington, D.C.: Raleigh, N.C.: Orlando: Feb. Houston: Feb. New York.

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Local Motors introduces first 3D-printed car series; pre-sales to begin in 2016

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Debuting at the SEMA show in Las Vegas this year, the LM3D Swim was designed by Kevin Lo, a Local Motors community member who won the company’s Project Redacted challenge in July. Local Motors plans to begin taking orders next year. Roughly 75% of the LM3D is printed.

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ARPA-E awards $130M to 66 “OPEN 2012” transformational energy technology projects

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The University of Tennessee will develop a technology that. Nevada Las. The University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) will develop a new, fire-resistant electrolyte to make today’s Lithium-ion (Li-ion). If fully implemented by industry, such a new. class of membranes could reduce US energy consumption by as. much as 3%.

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