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Tesla to source battery materials from a new Vidalia, LA processing plant
Posted on 4/22/22 at 8:55 am
Posted on 4/22/22 at 8:55 am
Kind of neat to see that Louisiana isn't losing out entirely on EV production.
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The company that runs a Vidalia graphite processing plant that makes materials used in electric vehicle batteries has received a $107 million federal loan that could be used to further expand the facility.
Syrah Resources said the $107 million from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program will be paid out over 10 years. The company hopes to receive its first loan payment in September. Syrah applied for the loan in June.
The Australian company announced in February it would spend $176 million to expand the Vidalia plant. The work involves adding 180,000 square feet of space to the existing 50,000-square-foot plant so the facility can process graphite into active anode material used in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, or EVs. In December, Syrah reached an agreement with Tesla to provide AAM for use in its batteries.
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Posted on 4/22/22 at 8:59 am to member12
The irony of it all just astounds me. Do you know how they get the massive amounts of graphite for all of these electric car batteries? Using machines like this. This is an actual graphite mine by the way. What do you think these machines run on? Good ol' dirty diesel.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:05 am to member12
quote:just wait until JBE gets his hand in that pocket. Elon gonna walk away.
Kind of neat to see that Louisiana isn't losing out entirely on EV production.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:08 am to member12
Good for Vidalia. Hopefully it creates some jobs.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:16 am to member12
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Syrah Resources
Supposed to be creating a few permanent good paying jobs for that area.
This post was edited on 4/22/22 at 9:17 am
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:29 am to member12
LED nuts [ON] off
Posted on 4/22/22 at 9:41 am to member12
The Butt Hutt tGOAT
Posted on 4/22/22 at 10:31 am to member12
Concordia Parish Trucknuts: [ON] OFF
Posted on 4/22/22 at 11:09 am to member12
Elon thinking ahead. Gonna be right on I-14 in 75 years.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 1:07 pm to member12
Not a fan that the only way jobs in North LA are created is a rival to O&G. At the end of the day, high paying jobs in very poor regions of LA is good.
Glad it’s in Vidalia and not a part of the state that is already over crowded.
Glad it’s in Vidalia and not a part of the state that is already over crowded.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 1:09 pm to member12
Worley in BR is doing some of the Engineering on this project.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 1:40 pm to member12
I've always heard Bill Gates owns a lot of land near Vidalia through various companies. Not sure if true, but always found that quite odd.
Posted on 4/22/22 at 3:36 pm to member12
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The company...has received a $107 million federal loan
"We need to quit subsidizing oil and gas! It's corporate welfare!!1!"
Posted on 4/23/22 at 5:49 am to member12
Can Vidalia supply the workforce needed for this expansion? I’m sure most of the new employees needed for this will come from Natchez. I doubt neighboring Ferriday has enough skilled laborers. But I think this is huge for the area
Posted on 4/23/22 at 9:35 am to member12
Mmmmmmmm….. onion rings
This post was edited on 4/23/22 at 9:36 am
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