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GM to invest $760 million to shift Ohio plant to EV-part production
Toledo, OHIO/WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) – Basic Motors Co (GM.N) mentioned Friday it’s going to make investments $760 million at its Toledo, Ohio manufacturing facility to construct drive items for electrical vans, the automaker’s first U.S. powertrain facility repurposed for EV-related manufacturing.
Th largest U.S. automaker at the moment builds GM’s six-speed, eight-speed and 10-speed rear-wheel drive and nine-speed front-wheel drive transmissions in quite a lot of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac at its 2.82-million sq. foot Toledo, Ohio, transmission plan that it has renamed Toledo Propulsion Methods.
Congress in August authorised vital monetary incentives for automakers to transform vegetation producing components for gasoline-pore autos to electrical fashions.
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“As soon as the plant is transformed, it’s going to produce GM’s household of EV drive items, which convert electrical energy from the battery pack to mechanical movement on the wheels,” GM mentioned, including the plant will produce transmission merchandise whereas constructing drive items concurrently throughout GM’s EV transition.
The Toledo facility at the moment employs roughly 1,500 folks. Many autoworkers have expressed issues in regards to the shift to EVs and if it might affect present auto employment.
“This funding helps construct job safety for our Toledo group for years to return and is the subsequent step on our journey to an all-electric future,” mentioned GM govt vp of World Manufacturing and Sustainability Gerald Johnson.
GM mentioned final yr it might enhance its EV and autonomous car investments from 2020 by means of 2025 to $35 billion, a 75% enhance because it vows to cease promoting gas-powered autos by 2035.
GM and LG Vitality Resolution (373220.KS) mentioned final month they’re contemplating a web site in Indiana for a fourth U.S. battery cell manufacturing plant for the businesses’ three way partnership.
Final week, GM mentioned it might make investments $491 million at its Marion, Indiana steel stamping operations to organize the power to provide quite a lot of metal and aluminum stamped components for future merchandise, together with electrical autos.
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Northern Lights put on a show over Northeast Ohio Friday. Will we see them tonight?
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohioans got lucky Friday night with a rare show of the Northern Lights in the sky, thanks to a massive geomagnetic storm.
Can we see it again tonight?
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PHOTO GALLERY: Northern lights visible across northern Ohio
TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) – A strong solar storm made the Northern Lights visible Friday night, including in Northwestern Ohio and Southeast Michigan.
13 Action News viewers have been submitting amazing pictures of the aurora borealis. You can view hundreds of photos, and submit your own, in the photo album below.
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Ohio Gov. DeWine signs bill banning spousal rape into law
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill into law Friday that bans all forms of spousal rape. Up until now, drugging and sexually assaulting your partner wasn’t a crime as long as they had a ring on their finger.
Former Democratic state Rep. Jessica Miranda and state Rep. Brett Hillyer (R-Uhrichsville) introduced House Bill 161, which makes it clear that all sexual assault is prohibited — no matter marital status. The bill allows victims to testify against their spouse, as well.
“We have just rewritten history,” Miranda told me. “Decades in the making, Ohio’s journey to close the spousal rape loophole reaches the finish line. I am so proud to have used my personal story of surviving sexual violence to usher in this necessary change.”
Miranda, a survivor of child sexual abuse, spent her time in the legislature as the face of the fight against sexual and domestic violence. She recently left her position in the House to become the Hamilton County Auditor.
Hillyer, an attorney, consistently sponsors bipartisan legislation.
“An individual does not lose the right to dignity and protection under the law simply by saying ‘I do’ at the altar,” Hillyer told me. “I will continue to spearhead efforts that make Ohio safer and a place where all can flourish in the vein of safer communities and healthier families. My career in the General Assembly has been to fight for public safety and this is another step in that direction.”
Both chambers finally passed her bill in late April. It was nearly unanimous — with only one lawmaker voting no. State Rep. Bill Dean (R-Xenia) said it could cause problems in a marriage.
The bill will go into effect 90 days after DeWine files the legislation with the secretary of state’s office.
It was legal?
Twenty years ago, Ohio outlawed “forcible” spousal rape — but lawmakers left in a provision that says purposely impairing your spouse’s mental state with alcohol or drugs or waiting until they are unconscious to assault them is legal.
A woman who suffered for a decade because the law didn’t see her abuse as rape cried with joy as she talked with us, reacting to the vote.
Survivors rejoice as Ohio lawmakers vote to make it illegal to drug, rape spouse
Survivors rejoice as Ohio lawmakers vote to make it illegal to drug, rape spouse
“No person shall engage in sexual conduct with another who is not the spouse of the offender or who is the spouse of the offender but is living separate and apart from the offender, when any of the following applies…” according to section 2907.02 of the state’s Revised Code.
Other than drugging and then raping, a spouse can “have sex” with their partner if the victim is substantially impaired because of a mental or physical condition — or due to advanced age. Also, a spouse can “have sex” with their child bride, as the law doesn’t count sex with a kid less than 13 years old as rape.
The exceptions to the sex offenses that currently apply are rape, sexual battery, unlawful sexual conduct with a minor, gross sexual imposition and sexual imposition.
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