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VinFast to build EV and battery factory in North Carolina

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Vietnam-based VinFast and the government of North Carolina signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the establishment of VinFast’s first North American manufacturing plant. The North Carolina Department of Commerce coordinated the state’s recruitment of VinFast, which also involved state, regional, and local organizations.

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Piedmont Lithium increases North Carolina lithium resources by 40%

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Piedmont Lithium Limited released an updated Global Mineral Resource estimate (MRE) for its flagship Piedmont Lithium Project in North Carolina. Increasing the scale of our North Carolina mineral resource to 39.2 The total MRE for the project is 39.2 The Mineral Resource estimate is reported in accordance with JORC Code.

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VinFast gets the green light to begin construction on its first US-based EV plant in North Carolina

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Vietnamese EV maker VinFast hit a massive milestone Friday after receiving the green light to begin construction on its first US-based EV manufacturing plant in North Carolina. more… The post VinFast gets the green light to begin construction on its first US-based EV plant in North Carolina appeared first on Electrek.

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Toyota says North Carolina battery plant will pave the way for US-built EVs

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A Toyota battery plant in North Carolina will make cells starting in 2025, bound for American-built hybrid and electric vehicles, the company confirmed on Monday. billion plant in Randolph County, North Carolina, will provide 1,750 jobs and builds on a commitment to U.S.-built built batteries that.

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Vinfast opens California stores, gets $1.2 billion boost from North Carolina for EV plant

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billion in incentives from North Carolina for a planned factory in the state. Vinfast on Thursday opened its first United States retail stores in California, and announced $1.2

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Electric Vehicle Incentives in North Carolina

Electric Driver

What electric vehicle incentives are available in North Carolina? You may already be aware of the federal tax credits available for electric or clean vehicles.

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Mining Giant Albemarle Announces Advanced Lithium Tech Park In North Carolina

CleanTechnica EVs

For the state of North Carolina, that […]. Electrifying transport relies on massively scaling up mining & processing of a handful of minerals. The most famous of those minerals is lithium. The #1 provider in the world of lithium for EV batteries is Albemarle Corporation.

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Vinfast plans to build EVs in North Carolina starting in 2024

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Vietnamese automaker Vinfast on Tuesday announced a North Carolina EV factory, aiming to start production in 2024. First reported by local newspaper The News & Observer and subsequently confirmed by Vinfast, the factory will be located at Triangle Innovation Point "megasite" in Chatham County, near the state capital of Raleigh.

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Tesla’s lithium supply delayed as North Carolina project falls behind schedule

Electrek

Tesla is seeing a delay in its lithium supply for next year as a North Carolina mining project from a new supplier is falling behind schedule. more… The post Tesla’s lithium supply delayed as North Carolina project falls behind schedule appeared first on Electrek.

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Duke Energy will install 1,000 EV charging ports in North Carolina

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Duke Energy has filed a $56 million proposal of Phase II programs to continue the advancement of transportation electrification in North Carolina. more… The post Duke Energy will install 1,000 EV charging ports in North Carolina appeared first on Electrek.

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EGEB: North Carolina sets first-ever targets for offshore wind

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In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): North Carolina’s governor issued an executive order that sets the state’s first-ever offshore wind targets. more… The post EGEB: North Carolina sets first-ever targets for offshore wind appeared first on Electrek.

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VinFast receives the largest economic incentive package in the history of North Carolina, US

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billion incentive package from the State of North Carolina for its electric vehicle manufacturing project in the US. The largest economic incentive package in state history was signed this week by Governor Roy Cooper, making VinFast the first car maker to locate in North Carolina.

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Arrival to build high-voltage battery plant in North Carolina capable of 350k modules a year

Electrek

million High Voltage Battery Module (HVBM) assembly plant in Charlotte, North Carolina. more… The post Arrival to build high-voltage battery plant in North Carolina capable of 350k modules a year appeared first on Electrek. EV automaker Arrival has announced plans to build a $11.5

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Duke Energy proposes $76M electric transportation program in North Carolina; Southeast’s largest utility EV initiative yet

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Duke Energy is proposing a $76-million initiative to spur EV adoption across the state of North Carolina—the largest investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure yet in the Southeast US. Currently, North Carolina has more than 10,000 plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.

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North Carolina wants to spend $50K to trash free public EV chargers

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North Carolina wants to spend $50,000 to trash public EV chargers. It’s a waste of money and I hope that for North Carolina’s sake, the state doesn’t pass the senseless bill. The post North Carolina wants to spend $50K to trash free public EV chargers appeared first on TESLARATI.

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VinFast Commits To $2 Billion Factory In North Carolina, Or Is It $4 Billion?

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VinFast is coming to North Carolina and promising thousands of new jobs.

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Bill tries to eliminate free charging for electric cars in North Carolina with poor argument

Electrek

A new bill has been introduced in North Carolina to try to eliminate free charging for electric cars at businesses, and their logic to justify it is unsurprisingly poor. The post Bill tries to eliminate free charging for electric cars in North Carolina with poor argument appeared first on Electrek.

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Toyota selects North Carolina Greensboro-Randolph Site for new US automotive battery plant; 1.2M electrified vehicles/year

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Toyota Motor North America has selected Greensboro-Randolph Megasite as the location for Toyota’s new $1.29-billion billion automotive battery manufacturing plant, to be named Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC). million vehicles per year.

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Vietnamese EV brand Vinfast announces North American manufacturing site will be built in North Carolina

Electrek

Following entry into the North American market and plans for an HQ on American soil, Vietnamese EV automaker Vinfast, announced that North Carolina will be its new home for US manufacturing.

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VinFast receives $1.2B in incentives from North Carolina to build US plant, the largest economic package in state history

Electrek

Earlier today, before its simultaneous opening of six stores in California, VinFast announced it has received a massive incentives package to build its EV manufacturing facility in North Carolina. billion (with a “b”) to be exact – the largest incentive package in the history of The Old North State.

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Albemarle lithium net sales up 410% in Q4 2022 to $2.1B

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In December 2022, Albemarle acquired a location in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it plans to invest at least $180 million to establish the Albemarle Technology Park, a facility designed for novel materials research, advanced process development, and acceleration of next-generation lithium products to market.

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VinFast Gets $1.2B In Incentives From North Carolina, Opens First US Stores

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Vietnamese automaker secures the largest economic incentive package in the history of the State of North Carolina.

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Biofuels Center of North Carolina to close due to state’s elimination of its funding

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The Biofuels Center of North Carolina has begun to shut down operations over a 90-day period and will close its doors by Thursday, 31 October 2013, due to the North Carolina General Assembly’s elimination of its funding in the state budget signed recently by Gov. Pat McCrory.

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Audi of America to pilot shared fleet service in North Carolina before 2017 debut

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Audi of America is piloting the new service “Audi shared fleet” at a technology incubator in Durham, North Carolina ahead of a national rollout of the corporate car-sharing service in 2017. The test fleet will be housed at American Underground, a 115,000 square-foot technology incubator created on the former American Tobacco Co.

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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers

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Universal EV Chargers has also won grants in Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. The pressure on Texas EV charging infrastructure will be even higher, however, when estimates include non-Texans driving EVs in the state.

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Toyota to invest up to $5.6B in battery production in Japan and US

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billion will be newly invested in Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC; owned 90% by Toyota Motor North America, Inc. Scheduled to begin production in 2025, the North Carolina facility will produce batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) and BEVs. In the United States, approximately US$2.5

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Wolfspeed to build largest silicon carbide materials facility; Phase 1 for $1.3B

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Wolfspeed, a global leader in Silicon Carbide technology, will build a new multi-billion-dollar Materials manufacturing facility in Chatham County, North Carolina. The company’s talent development strategy is complemented by its continued partnership with North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T).

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VinFast receives $1.2B in incentives for US manufacturing hub in North Carolina, opens six retail stores in California

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billion incentive package from the State of North Carolina for its electric vehicle manufacturing project in the US. The largest economic incentive package in state history was signed this week by Governor Roy Cooper, making VinFast the first car maker to locate in the North Carolina. […] The post VinFast receives $1.2B

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Wolfspeed to supply SiC devices for future Mercedes-Benz electric vehicle platforms

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The Silicon Carbide power devices for Mercedes-Benz will be produced at Wolfspeed’s facilities in Durham, North Carolina and its new 200mm Mohawk Valley Fab in Marcy, New York. This Mohawk Valley Fab is the world’s largest Silicon Carbide fabrication facility and is significantly expanding Wolfspeed’s production capacity.

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Albemarle to build $180M lithium materials research facility in N Carolina

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Albemarle was awarded a nearly $13-million incentive package from the State of North Carolina to develop the advanced lithium materials research, process development, and product innovation facility in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. —Kent Masters, Albemarle CEO.

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LG Chem investing $75M in Piedmont Lithium; 200,000mt spodumene concentrate offtake agreement

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Piedmont has also agreed to provide LG Chem priority negotiation rights for 10,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide produced by the Company at either of its proposed facilities in Tennessee or North Carolina. NAL is a project of Sayona Québec, a joint venture between Piedmont and Sayona Mining Limited.

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VinFast to Build EV Factory in North Carolina

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VinFast, the Vietnamese manufacturer of a new line of electric vehicles, announced that Chatham County, North Carolina has been named as the location for its first electric vehicle manufacturing site in North America.

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Vingroup member VinES and Li-Cycle launch global battery recycling partnership

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In addition to a significant manufacturing complex in Vietnam, VinFast has announced plans to build a large EV manufacturing facility in North Carolina in March 2022. Earlier post.) VinFast was granted an incentive package of $1.2

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Toyota's accelerated battery plan suggests future US-built EVs

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billion expansion of a planned North Carolina battery factory to add manufacturing capacity for EV batteries. Then in December it announced a North Carolina battery plant that it said would make hybrid batteries but would. Toyota on Wednesday announced a $2.5

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Piedmont Lithium amends agreement with Tesla; sourcing SC6 from Québec operation

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In 2020, Piedmont had entered into a binding agreement with Tesla for the supply of SC6 from Piedmont’s planned wholly-owned Gaston County, North Carolina operation. Piedmont plans to deliver SC6 to Tesla from NAL under Piedmont’s offtake agreement with Sayona Québec.

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A North Carolina Legislator Thinks Free EV Charging Should Be Discouraged & Banned

CleanTechnica EVs

TANSTAAFL (There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch) is an established economic principle. In short, if a business or other organization is giving you something, you’ll probably end up paying for it sooner or later. It dates back to the once common practice of saloons offering people free lunch if they’d purchase at […].

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Continental to boost production of electronic integrated parking brakes at North Carolina facility

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Continental plans to invest more than $35 million in its Henderson, North Carolina facility to meet the increased demand for Electronic Integrated Parking Brakes (e-IPB).

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USDA invests $26 million in biofuel infrastructure to expand availability of higher-blend renewable fuels in 23 states

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The announcement includes investments in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Wisconsin.

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Tesla Loses Legal Battles To Texas, North Carolina Dealers

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In North Carolina, a Senate.' Tesla''s had a very good year thus far, but it was recently dealt legislative defeats in two states where it had hoped to sell its electric cars. In Texas, the state legislature declined to make an exception to existing rules that make it illegal for automakers to sell cars to retail buyers.

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North Carolina’s Governor Highlights Cleantech Progress In The State

CleanTechnica EVs

Yesterday, Governor Roy Cooper spoke at the North Carolina Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MHD) Electric Vehicle State Policy Bootcamp to highlight how crucial electrifying MHD vehicles is for North Carolina. He showcased the policies the state has put in place to make this happen.

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North Carolina Wants To Make It Illegal For Tesla To E-Mail Customers

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In North Carolina, a new law passed by the state Senate would apparently make it illegal for Tesla to e-mail its customers. In other words, if you''re a North Carolina resident who has a.' A long, long way.

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Li-ion Separator Supplier Celgard Expanding Production in North Carolina

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., and a leading supplier of microporous separators used in lithium-ion batteries, plans to expand capacity at its existing Charlotte, North Carolina facility and build a new manufacturing site in Concord, North Carolina. In the first phase, Celgard will add capacity at its existing Charlotte, North Carolina facility.

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DOE awards $200k to support NCSU project on extreme fast charging for EVs

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A $5-million research project led by North Carolina State University’s (NCSU’s) FREEDM Systems Center focused on improving the efficiency of, and reducing the cost of, extreme fast charging (XFC) for electric vehicles (EVs) ( earlier post ) has been awarded an additional $200,000 grant from the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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