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Intel to invest $20B to build two processor factories in Ohio

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Intel announced plans for an initial investment of more than $20 billion in the construction of two new leading-edge chip factories in Ohio. A rendering shows early plans for two new leading-edge Intel processor factories in Licking County, Ohio. Ohio will be home to Intel’s first new manufacturing site location in 40 years.

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Honda opens new $124M wind tunnel in Ohio

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Honda opened its new $124-million wind tunnel facility in Ohio, ushering in a new era of development testing capabilities for Honda and Acura products, as well as the company’s race vehicles. The new Honda Automotive Laboratories of Ohio (HALO) facility, located at the independent Transportation Research Center Inc. Investment.

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Xcel Energy, INL to use nuclear energy for clean hydrogen production; HTSE

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It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. This is a game-changer for both nuclear energy and carbon-free hydrogen production for numerous industries.

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Fisker and Foxconn confirm Fisker PEAR production in Ohio; expected base price below $29,900

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recently acquired in Ohio from Lordstown Motors ( earlier post ). The Fisker PEAR will enter production in 2024. The Fisker PEAR follows the company’s first vehicle, the Fisker Ocean, which starts production in Austria on 17 November 2022. —Fisker Chairman and CEO Henrik Fisker.

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Ohio State team wins EcoCAR2 competition with E85 series-parallel plug-in hybrid Malibu

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announced that the Ohio State University (OSU) team was the overall winner of the EcoCAR 2: Plugging In to the Future finals. Over the course of three years, The Ohio State University consistently met incremental goals that strengthened their position against the other university teams, the organizers said. OSU’s series-parallel PHEV.

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Fisker provides first look at $29,900 urban EV, confirms Ohio production

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Fisker confirmed Thursday that production of its compact electric vehicle, the $29,900 Pear EV, will enter production in 2024 at the former GM plant in Lordstown, Ohio. It’s not a niche affair, either.

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Honda announces next steps in preparation for EV production in US

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Honda announced key next steps in the establishment of its EV Hub in Ohio. In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026.

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