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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. The bill will allow the owners of diesel and gas vehicles to pitch fits if any amount of money from whatever product they purchase go towards the cost of providing free EV charging to customers. This will hurt small businesses.

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DOE awards ~$34M to 11 projects to advance waste and algae bioenergy technology

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Biomass feedstocks can be produced by municipal solid waste (MSW) streams and algae and converted into low-carbon fuels that can significantly contribute to the decarbonization of transportation sectors that face barriers to electrification, such as aviation and marine. Improve algae farming practices to increase production ($18.7

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Toyota says it would rather buy credits than ‘waste’ money on EVs

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As the car industry’s largest hybrid pusher, Toyota says it is better positioned to just buy credits to close the EPA gap rather than “waste” money on BEVs, its CEO said. million battery complex in North Carolina to be used in its EVs and hybrids sold in North America. Still, we have the better product.

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Piedmont Lithium selects Tennessee for second lithium hydroxide project; 30,000 metric tons per year

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Planned completion and start of production is in 2025. This process eliminates the acid-leaching of spodumene and the production sodium sulfate waste, which will make Tennessee Lithium one of the world’s most sustainable lithium hydroxide operations, according to the company.

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Mack Trucks delivers Mack LR Electric model to Republic Services to begin real-world trials

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Volvo Group’s subsidiary Mack Trucks has delivered a pre-production Mack LR Electric model ( earlier post ) to Republic Services to begin in-service trials in the demanding refuse segment. Mack and Republic made the announcement during a virtual press event at Mack World Headquarters in Greensboro, North Carolina.

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USDA closes on $105M loan guarantee to Fulcrum for biorefinery converting municipal waste to renewable jet fuel; first USDA loan for biojet

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to Fulcrum Sierra Biofuels, LLC to build a biorefinery to produce jet fuel from municipal solid waste (MSW) via a proprietary two-stage thermochemical process. This is the first loan guarantee USDA has made for the production of bio jet fuel. This is the first loan guarantee USDA has made for the production of bio jet fuel.

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Geomega to recycle rare earths from USA Rare Earth’s anticipated neodymium magnet production

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As part of its mine-to-magnets strategy, earlier this year USA Rare Earth purchased the sintered neo magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. This does not include magnets in finished and semi-finished products that are imported. Geomega Resources Inc.,

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