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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

One of the first in line to capitalize on this new technology is Nissan North America, which recently executed a contract with Smartville to install a 500 kWh Smartville 360 BESS using second-life Nissan LEAF battery packs at the global automaker’s North American headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

The 2021 Nissan Rogue is the company’s first global model built using a “closed-loop” recycling system for aluminum parts. The model is built in Kyushu, Japan, and Smyrna, Tennessee. The system helps reduce CO 2 emissions compared with using parts made with primary alloys from raw materials. and UACJ Corp. and Novelis Inc.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In an effort to increase sales, localize production and expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the United States, Tritium DCFC Limited announced plans for expansion of its US footprint with a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee. million high-power charging sessions across 41 countries that it has already provided.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

Piedmont Lithium , Tennessee Lithium, $141,680,442. Piedmont is designing Tennessee Lithium to be a world-class lithium hydroxide facility and a large, low-cost contributor to the battery manufacturing supply chain with a sustainability footprint that is superior to incumbent producers. Materials Separation & Processing (Precursor).

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. We are honored that the EPA has recognized us with a Green Power Leadership award for the renewable energy generated by the Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park at our LEED Platinum certified factory in Tennessee.

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DECEMBER 5, 2017

That availability came in an announcement that the second-generation electric car officially went into production the same day at Nissan's sprawling assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. It's one of three locations globally that will build.

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MARCH 6, 2019

In launching the first-generation LEAF, Nissan pledged to become a global leader in producing and promoting vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions. The Nissan LEAF is available in more than 50 markets globally. The Nissan LEAF is built at three factories: Oppama, Japan; Sunderland, England; and Smyrna, Tennessee.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Lie, who will be based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, brings extensive vehicle engineering experience that will help advance Volkswagen’s commitment to mobility innovation. Notably, this includes the design, development and launch of multiple battery electric vehicles (BEVs), as well as developing and launching advanced driver assistance systems.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 22, 2023

intending to establish a production hub for the global battery material market. The facility, located in Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee, will locally produce cathode materials optimized for North American electric vehicles and collaborate with key partners from development to supply chain.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

The California plant joins the company’s growing national network of plants in New York, Tennessee, and Georgia that will supply 500 tons per day of liquid green hydrogen by 2025, replacing 4.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions, and 1,000 tons per day globally by 2028.

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DECEMBER 22, 2010

This new global emission estimate is startling. The global warming potential of nitrous oxide is 300-fold greater than carbon dioxide; nitrous oxide accounts for some 6% of human-induced climate change, scientists estimate. —Henry Gholz, program director in NSF’s Division of Environmental Biology, which funded the research.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

billion, which will include the creation of nearly 11,000 new jobs at two mammoth manufacturing complexes in Tennessee and Kentucky. The announcement was coordinated with a somewhat stepped-up target: Ford now plans for 40 to 50 percent of its global vehicle.

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

With 30 all-new EVs planned globally through 2025, two-thirds of which will be available in the North America, Ultium will be the key driver of GM’s expansion and next phase of growth. The Chevrolet Silverado EV officially debuts next month at CES.

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APRIL 23, 2009

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is partnering with Nissan in Tennessee to promote the development of zero-emission vehicles and a complementary charging infrastructure. This expands the scope of an existing partnership between Nissan and the State of Tennessee, which also includes the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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JULY 26, 2022

4 models has started at its Chattanooga, Tennessee, plant. 4 electric crossover SUV have been delivered globally, but only a small fraction of that has. Volkswagen on Tuesday confirmed that production of customer-bound ID.4 The occasion marks the first electric model the automaker has produced in the U.S.

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MARCH 4, 2014

Tenneco produces the aftertreatment components at its manufacturing facilities in Smithville, Tennessee and Puebla, Mexico. Engineering and development was conducted at the company’s global emissions control technical center in Grass Lake, Mich.

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DECEMBER 30, 2010

The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that the US will incorporate 310 quick charges using Japan’s standardized CHAdeMO system ( earlier post ) in its large scale EV tests being held in Arizona, California, Texas, Tennessee, Oregon and Washington State. In March, 158 companies, including Nissan Motor Co., Mitsubishi Motors Corp.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Tritium DCFC Limited, a Brisbane-based manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles, has opened its new EV fast charger manufacturing facility, and its first US-based EV fast charger manufacturing facility, located in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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OCTOBER 12, 2022

SK On, a global electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a lithium supply deal with Australia’s Lake Resources ( earlier post ), a move that will further strengthen its key battery materials supply chain in response to robust business growth and geopolitical risks. They are expected to be operational from 2025. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 28, 2023

intending to establish a production hub for the global battery material market. The facility, located in Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee, will locally produce cathode materials optimized for North American electric vehicles (EVs) and collaborate with key partners from development to the supply chain.

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OCTOBER 15, 2021

In addition to Plug Power’s new green hydrogen production facility in California, Plug Power maintains a network of plants in New York, Tennessee, and Georgia that will help the company realize its goal of producing more than 1,000 tons per day of green hydrogen by 2028. —Andy Marsh, CEO for Plug Power.

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MARCH 15, 2019

Toyota’s Kentucky vehicle plant, the company’s largest globally, will begin production of the Lexus ES 300 Hybrid in May 2019 with annual capacity of 12,000 units while RAV4 Hybrid production will start January 2020 with an annual capacity of 100,000 units. Bodine will add 13 new jobs to its facility in Tennessee.

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DECEMBER 22, 2019

My team and I are excited to bring our high-performance low-cost carbon fiber to the global market, and look forward to expanding into new markets where the current high cost of carbon fiber has been a significant barrier to adoption. Having our technology independently verified by BV validates the revolutionary nature of our technology.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

billion in investments in electric vehicle and battery production in the United States since 2019, as part of the company’s commitment to invest more than $50 billion in electric vehicles globally through 2026. With this $3.5-billion billion investment, Ford and its battery tech collaborators have announced $17.6

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OCTOBER 29, 2021

At launch, Einride will implement electric transportation solutions at three of GEA’s locations in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Georgia. Einride also recently announced a partnership with Bridgestone aimed at co-creating innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for electrified and autonomous Class 8 vehicles.

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MAY 22, 2015

In the future, Berlin will be a global center of competence for the production of the CAMTRONIC engine management system, giving it a unique position within the production network. The plant is the center of competence in the global powertrain production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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JULY 27, 2022

4 is Volkswagen Group’s most popular all-electric model, with 190,000 units delivered to customers globally since its launch in 2021. The factory in Tennessee is now the sixth global site to produce vehicles for Volkswagen’s electric line-up. Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4

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South Korean battery supplier SK Innovation will host its Global Forum on July 13, 2024, in San Jose, California. The SK Innovation Global Forum will help the company learn about future growth drivers from global energy experts. BlueOval SK is currently hiring for factories in Kentucky and Tennessee.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Ultium Cells LLC, GM’s joint venture with LG Energy Solution, is currently constructing battery cell plants in Ohio and Tennessee. HYDROTEC fuel cell systems will be assembled from globally sourced parts by Fuel Cell Systems Manufacturing, LLC in Brownstown, Michigan, the manufacturing joint venture between General Motors and Honda.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Within 24 months, Ford will have the global capacity to produce 600,000 battery electric vehicles annually. Ford is building the largest, most advanced, most efficient auto production facility in its 118-year history in Tennessee, where it will assemble next-generation F-Series electric pickups. Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Nissan reported last week that its Rogue crossover is the first global model from the automaker to use a new “closed-loop” recycling system for aluminum that helps reduce carbon dioxide emissions due to manufacturing.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

The Wallace Center will be located on the campus of GM’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The facility will connect GM’s network of battery development sites located on its Global Technical Center campus. The facility will build on more than a decade of advanced battery development at GM Research and Development.

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JULY 8, 2013

Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) will conduct a field campaign this summer and fall in the skies over the Pacific Northwest and Tennessee to measure the evolution of aerosols in wildfires and prescribed agriculture burns, respectively.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Such camera systems do exist—including one produced by GRIDSMART , a company located just a few miles from the ORNL campus in East Tennessee. The least efficient of these vehicles are the large, heavy trucks used for hauling goods—they burn much more fuel than passenger cars consume when not moving.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

US-based graphite processor Urbix ( earlier post ) announced a Joint Development Agreement with global EV battery developer and manufacturer SK On (SKO). Headquartered in Seoul, SKO is a global Tier 1 cell-maker, with major battery plants operating and under construction across Asia, the US and Europe.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2013

From 2014, Daimler and Nissan will also start the joint production of four-cylinder gasoline engines based on a Mercedes-Benz design at the Nissan plant in Tennessee. With Daimler’s €2-billion (US$2.7-billion) billion) investment, BBAC is increasing its production capacities to more than 200,000 units by 2015.

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JULY 14, 2014

The Board of Directors of Volkswagen Group of America has decided to award the production of its new midsize SUV to the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. About US$600 million (€432 million) will be invested in Tennessee. The CrossBlue made its global debut at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

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