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Center for Automotive Research awarded Federal grant to study automotive bio-based materials cluster

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Michigan-based Center for Automotive Research will be the lead in a recently funded project focused on the intersection of automotive production and agriculture. The $1,471,800 grant will be shared amongst CAR and its partners, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC), Macomb/St.

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Dow Kokam Breaks Ground on Li-ion Battery Manufacturing Plant in Michigan

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Dow Kokam’s Chief Executive Officer Ravi Shanker was joined by Vice President Joe Biden, Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, The Dow Chemical Company Chairman and CEO Andrew Liveris and others at a groundbreaking ceremony in Midland, Michigan for Dow Kokam’s new advanced, large-format battery production facility.

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Sodium batteries from Michigan to challenge lithium’s grip – ET Auto

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But as dominant as they’ve become, there are other ways to build a battery. The plant situated near Michigan’s western shore has already started making cells and plans its first shipments in June. Natron’s facility in Holland, Michigan, is funded in part by a nearly USD 20 million federal grant. Natron Energy Inc.

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Chrysler unveils new electric minivan for the US Postal Service

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Department of Energys Transportation Electrification stimulus program for a federal grant that would enable a nationwide demonstration fleet with the United States Postal Service (USPS) * Potential partnership with USPS to include infrastructure support from ConEd, Duke Energy, DTE Energy and Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) Washington, D.C.,

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