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Piedmont Lithium increases North Carolina lithium resources by 40%

Green Car Congress

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 total MRE for the project is 39.2 The Mineral Resource estimate is reported in accordance with JORC Code.

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Toyota says North Carolina battery plant will pave the way for US-built EVs

Green Car Reports

A Toyota battery plant in North Carolina will make cells starting in 2025, bound for American-built hybrid and electric vehicles, the company confirmed on Monday. billion plant in Randolph County, North Carolina, will provide 1,750 jobs and builds on a commitment to U.S.-built built batteries that.

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Duke Energy proposes $76M electric transportation program in North Carolina; Southeast’s largest utility EV initiative yet

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Duke Energy is proposing a $76-million initiative to spur EV adoption across the state of North Carolina—the largest investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure yet in the Southeast US. Currently, North Carolina has more than 10,000 plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles.

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Vinfast EV sales pivot to dealer model, starting in North Carolina

Green Car Reports

While Vinfast already has a few company-operated showrooms, its first franchised dealership opened this week in Cary, North Carolina, in partnership with the Leith Automotive Group. .—starting in the state where the company also plans to build a factory. As of Thursday, the.

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Vinfast opens California stores, gets $1.2 billion boost from North Carolina for EV plant

Green Car Reports

billion in incentives from North Carolina for a planned factory in the state. Vinfast on Thursday opened its first United States retail stores in California, and announced $1.2

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AISIN to invest more than $200M in new production lines for two-motor hybrid transmissions in N Carolina

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AISIN Corporation, the fifth-largest Tier 1 auto supplier in the world, announced today that it will launch two new production lines with a total anticipated investment of more than $200 million at its AISIN North Carolina Corporation (ANC) facility in Durham, North Carolina.

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North Carolina is getting a $1.4B sodium-ion battery gigafactory

Electrek

Natron Energy has announced it will build the first sodium-ion battery gigafactory in the US, in North Carolina.