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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 dike ranges up to 16m in ture thickness and has been traced for 750 meters along strike.

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VinFast Sets Kickoff Date For North Carolina Factory

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That’s not what’s happening, however, as the automaker recently announced a groundbreaking date for its new manufacturing facility in North Carolina. The Vietnamese automaker builds its vehicles on its home turf, but the North Carolina plant will give it a North American manufacturing presence starting in 2025.

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North Carolina Level 2 EV Chargers Incentive

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North Carolina is funding Level 2 EV charging projects with almost $750,000 up for grabs, but applications are due September 1st! VW Settlement Plan North Carolina state agencies have an exclusive opportunity to expand their community services with the N.C. Round 2 of Funding for State Agencies Open Now!

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Jaguar Land Rover sees EV range gains with Formula E tech

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will use Formula E racing tech to improve efficiency and range in future production electric vehicles, with a partnership announced Monday. North Carolina-based Wolfspeed will provide silicon carbide semiconductor tech in future EVs, the automaker confirmed.

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Cummins investing more than $1B in US engine manufacturing network

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In addition to recent investments in Fridley, Cummins is investing more than $1 billion across its US engine manufacturing network in Indiana, North Carolina and New York. Information on additional investment in Indiana and North Carolina will be made public later.

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

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By leveraging Wolfspeed’s expertise and Silicon Carbide devices to improve vehicle range and power, Mercedes-Benz plans to have some of the most efficient EVs on the road. 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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