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South Carolina becomes battery hotbed with $1.6 billion in investments

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A series of massive investments from Albemarle and Cirba Solutions is set to make South Carolina a hotbed for lithium battery production. With the exponential growth in demand for electric vehicles, the need for lithium-ion batteries to fuel them has grown in parallel. Shoot me an email at william@teslarati.com.

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Oshkosh selects Spartanburg, S.C. to build next-generation USPS delivery fleet

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Oshkosh Defense has selected Spartanburg, South Carolina to be the home of its efforts to build the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) for the US Postal Service. Earlier post.) The NGDV is the USPS’ first large-scale fleet procurement in three decades.

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SGL Group is development partner for GDLs in high-performance fuel cells in the automotive sector

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The GDL in polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cell provides a steady supply of gas to the catalyst layers, which are located on both sides of the ion exchange membrane and which convert hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy and water. W/cm 2 at 0.6 CNRS Montpellier, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd.,

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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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ARPA-E Selects 37 Projects for $106M in Funding in Second Round; Electrofuels, Better Batteries and Carbon Capture

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The second round was focused specifically on three areas of technology representing new approaches for advanced microbial biofuels (electrofuels); much higher capacity and less expensive batteries for electric vehicles; and carbon capture. Medical University of South Carolina. of South Carolina). Clemson Univ.,

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

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Earlier this year, Nissan Nissan North America (NNA) selected AeroVironment to supply electric vehicle home-charging stations and installation services supporting the introduction of the LEAF. Better Place, perhaps better known for its battery swap model, had on display its Level 2 charging stations ( charge spots ). Source: Ecotality.

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DOE to Award $41.9M in Recovery Funds to Spur Growth of Fuel Cell Markets

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This project will deploy 35 fuel cell systems as battery replacements for a complete fleet of electric lift trucks at FedEx’s existing service center in Springfield, Missouri. Fuel will be supplied by Nuvera’s natural gas reformer, storage, and dispensing system. Jadoo Power (Folsom, CA). Anheuser-Busch (St. Louis, MO). million.

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