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JULY 6, 2022

The Renault Group inaugurated the new “ePT-160kW” electric motor production line at its plant in Cléon. Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In September 2018, Volkswagen and Microsoft announced a strategic partnership to. develop the Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, one of the largest dedicated automotive industry clouds for all future Volkswagen digital services and mobility offerings. Volkswagen is preparing its digital ecosystem for the core markets of the future ID.

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APRIL 15, 2022

As the next step in Honda’s electrification strategy in North America, the company will focus on increasing hybrid volume of core models: CR-V, Accord and, in the future, Civic. To make room for these moves, Honda will conclude Insight production in June. Honda Electrified Future.

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JULY 6, 2017

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a proposed rule setting the minimum amount of renewable fuels that must be supplied to the market in calendar year 2018 under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program. The biomass-based diesel standard for 2019 would be maintained at the 2018 levels of 2.1 Proposed 2018.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Toyota Ventures launched its third global “call for innovation” today to search for early-stage companies that can help make the factory of the future a reality sooner. We take a founder-first approach to investing, partnering with entrepreneurs to help them bring disruptive technologies and business models to market more quickly.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

China-based technology company LeEco and Aston Martin have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) towards the creation of a partnership that will develop a production version of the Aston Martin RapidE electric vehicle concept—a fully electric version of the Rapide S four-door sports sedan. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JUNE 10, 2021

Industrial gases leader Air Products, and its subsidiary Air Products Canada Ltd., Aligned with that vision, Air Products began work in 2018 on the core of this world-scale energy complex in Edmonton, which will begin with a transformative $1.3

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NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The BMW Group and Great Wall Motor have launched a new joint venture—Spotlight Automotive Limited—and are building a joint plant in China, where the BMW Group will produce future fully-electric models of its MINI brand. The joint venture will not be creating an additional sales organization in China for future electric vehicles.

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MARCH 4, 2021

and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% As manufacturers set to ramp product back up to produce everything from automobiles, airplanes and construction tools, they will begin to return to normal production cycles.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Rendering of Geely Future Mobility Constellation. These first satellites are part of a planned constellation—the “Geely Future Mobility Constellation”—that will comprise 240 satellites, with the first phase of 72 satellites expected to be placed in orbit by 2025. —Tony Wang, CEO and Chief Scientist of Geespace.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The new joint venture, which has initially been concluded for a term of 25 years, will develop electric vehicles and launch them on the hotly contested Chinese mass market. The objective is to deliver 400,000 electric vehicles to the Chinese market in 2020 and 1.5 —Matthias Müller, CEO of the Volkswagen Group.

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AUGUST 12, 2017

Navistar will cease all engine production at its plant in Melrose Park, Ill., by the second quarter of fiscal 2018. Ceasing production of engines at Melrose Park is a difficult decision, but represents another important step on our journey to strengthening the company’s competitiveness.

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JULY 20, 2017

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler will create an independent E-Mobility business division as of January 1, 2018 to bring together all the products and system solutions for hybrid and pure battery electric vehicles. Schaeffler Group is focused on three key opportunities for the future: E-Mobility, Industry 4.0,

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MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. trillion in 2018, a level similar to 2017.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. There are relatively few strong market drivers for electric vehicles in construction. Electric Trucks - 4.3

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APRIL 25, 2018

Nissan unveiled the Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, Nissan’s first electric car made in China for Chinese consumers, at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission will go on sale later in 2018. More information will be available at a later date, including service and financing options. Earlier post.).

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MARCH 22, 2021

The company plans to keep its own water consumption to a minimum and stop using drinking water in vehicle production in the future. In the long term, Audi plans to implement closed water cycles at all production locations. Water is also essential in automotive production, for example in the paint shop or for leak tests.

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MARCH 29, 2021

This estimate is a significant increase from the market analysis firm’s 2018 forecast, due to upwards revisions in its EV sales forecasts. Nickel demand will be supported by the metals persisting popularity in battery cathode chemistry, with downside risks caused by concerns over future supply availability, Fitch said.

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OCTOBER 17, 2018

Under the terms of the agreement, Anjie Wireless will license WiTricity’s patented magnetic resonance technology and industry-leading designs to develop and commercialize highly efficient wireless electric vehicle (EV) charging systems for sale to leading carmaker brands in the China market.

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JANUARY 25, 2020

Consumers continue to lack confidence in the future mobility technologies that automakers are eager to bring to market, according to the J.D. New product announcements and battery development are positive drivers for this improvement. Power 2019 Q4 Mobility Confidence Index Study fueled by SurveyMonkey Audience.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2019

In 2018, 4.28 Not only is the EV market growing extremely rapidly, the modern EV itself is also undergoing a rapid technological evolution, from model to battery pack to cell and cell chemistry, Adamas says. At the model level, scalable modular platforms are the future. kWh in December 2018. kWh in January 2010 to 24.8

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Webasto, a global systems partner to the automotive industry, has started the production of batteries for electric vehicles in Germany. For this purpose, Webasto has invested €11 million in a multi-product line. Entry into the Chinese market is in preparation. Holger Engelmann, Chairman of the Management Board of Webasto SE.

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MAY 7, 2018

Using only one side shaft allows for a lighter, more compact product, while offering a significant cost reduction. Punch Powertrain has carried out major investments to meet the requirements of a project of this magnitude, including the acquisition of the power electronics expert Apojee in January 2018. were produced. were produced.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

Electric vehicle startup Faraday Future (FF) has signed a lease on its new 1 M ft 2 manufacturing facility, and has begun the process of clean-up to prepare the new site for the move-in of manufacturing equipment. Dag Reckhorn, Faraday Future’s VP of Global Manufacturing is spearheading all strategy and execution behind the new Hanford site.

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MARCH 14, 2019

From 2017 to 2018, PEV sales doubled in North America, and sales in Europe and China increased 39% and 77%, respectively, according to a new report from Navigant Research. Though PEV market growth has been considerable, challenges remain. —Scott Shepard, senior research analyst with Navigant Research.

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MAY 26, 2022

The facility can scale its battery cell capacity in the future to support the growing needs for storage solutions offered by the company. We are committed to growing our business in the energy storage market, as well as our investment in battery cell technology and cell manufacturing, further strengthening our storage product portfolio.

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MAY 18, 2018

Despite some fallback during the winter months, prices remained above US$15,600/t through February and March 2018. Outokumpu reported in its interim report for Q1 2018 that high graphite electrode costs were still having a negative impact on steelmaking profits in Europe. Batteries underpin growth in natural graphite.

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MARCH 19, 2020

This also expresses our confidence for the future business development. Those companies capable of developing and combining hardware and software in equal measure will shape the future of the automobile. At that stage, the BMW Group will offer five all-electric series production vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

What is currently the world’s largest pilot plant for the CO 2 -neutral production of hydrogen has successfully commenced operation at the voestalpine site in Linz, simultaneously setting an international milestone in the advancement of new energy supply options. It creates the basis for future projects on an industrial scale.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2018

General Motors on Monday outlined a series of major restructuring steps that it said would accelerate its transformation for the future, building on the strategy it laid out in 2015 to strengthen its core business, to capitalize on the future of personal mobility and to drive significant cost efficiencies. Optimizing product portfolio.

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Thierry Koskas the global CEO of Citroën brand and Stellantis Chief Sales and Marketing Officer says “India can become its second biggest market worldwide”, for the French car brand in the next five years. Our biggest market is obviously our home country, France, where we sell 200,000 cars per year. Citroen is not well known.

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MARCH 26, 2019

to 33 Gigatonnes (Gt) in 2018. These findings are part of the International Energy Agency’s latest assessment of global energy consumption and energy-related CO 2 emissions for 2018. Electricity continues to position itself as the “fuel” of the future, with global electricity demand growing by 4% in 2018 to more than 23,000 TWh.

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JULY 24, 2019

BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina has doubled its capacity for production of high-voltage batteries. These are intended for the plug-in hybrid models of the new BMW X5 and the future BMW X3, also produced in Spartanburg. This means we could double the number of batteries produced if needed to meet market demand.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

CATL ) signed a cooperation agreement with Honda Motor in Tokyo to cooperate formally to develop electric vehicles for the future market. Also, at the Beijing Motor Show in 2018, it officially announced that more than 20 electric vehicles would be launched in China by 2025. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Earlier post.).

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

START will help customers meet the demand from consumers for transparency on where and how the products they purchase are made. START is a significant step forward for the aluminum industry as the first offering of this kind, setting a new standard on transparency, traceability and responsible production from mine to market.

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APRIL 1, 2020

IHS Markit Crude Oil Markets service expects up to 10 MMb/d of world oil production will be cut or shut-in from April to June 2020 as oil storage fills up and output from financially strapped companies begins to fall. —Jim Burkhard, vice president and head of oil markets, IHS Markit. bbl on the physical market.

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MARCH 31, 2021

Based on a new platform announced at the end of 2020, the next generation of the eSprinter targets new customer segments and markets, including the USA and Canada. We have decided to expand the next generation of the Mercedes-Benz eSprinter to a total of three locations in our strong global production network, thus creating optimal synergies.

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