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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Materials production and refining, battery module production and manufacturing at Volvo Cars for a C40 Recharge results in nearly 70% higher GHG emissions compared to an XC40 ICE (E5 gasoline). Therefore, care should be taken when comparing results from this report with those from other vehicle manufacturers.

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Recharge Volvo Clean Cleaning 433

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AUGUST 24, 2023

billion) investment in its domestic battery production base in Seosan, South Korea, paving the way for the completion of a core infrastructure that will fortify Korea’s domestic electric vehicle battery industry. The third plant is slated to achieve a maximum production capacity of up to 14 GWh sequentially by 2028. trillion (US$1.1-billion)

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Manufacturer South Korea Batteries Battery 150

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APRIL 14, 2020

a division of GCL Poly, in China to make the final modifications to the solar cells required to manufacture the Gen 1 hydrogen production panels to be used in demonstration pilot plants. Gen 2 will use easily scalable low-cost electrochemical processing for manufacturing multi-junction nanoparticles for PEC production of hydrogen.

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Solar Hydrogen Manufacturer Renewable 379

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APRIL 16, 2019

Manufacturers have been adopting technologies that improve the efficiency of light-duty vehicles and allow them to achieve greater fuel economy. Eight of the largest manufacturers installed GDI in more than 75% of the vehicles they produced, with several near or at 100%. Manufacturer use of emerging technologies for model year 2018.

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2018 Gasoline Fuel Gasoline-Electric 288

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APRIL 25, 2020

Researchers at Virginia Tech have demonstrated a green and more sustainable manufacturing method for LIBs in which no hazardous organic solvent is used during electrode manufacturing and recycling. Mass production of LIBs can result in environmental concerns during battery manufacturing and disposal. —Li et al.

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Li-ion Virginia Manufacturer Green 286

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APRIL 3, 2018

Tesla reported Q1 2018 vehicle production of 34,494 vehicles—a 40% increase from Q4 and its most productive quarter. Tesla was able to double the weekly Model 3 production rate during the quarter by addressing production and supply chain bottlenecks, including several short factory shutdowns to upgrade equipment.

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2018 Production Tesla Vehicles 262

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. The plant has been a model for sustainable production since the production of the Audi e-tron began. 2018 saw the birth of the Audi e-tron.

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Audi Production Belgium Hungary 195

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The 2022 estimate is $153/kWh on a usable-energy basis for production at scale of at least 100,000 units per year. The decline in cost is due to improvements in battery technologies and chemistries, and an increase in manufacturing volume. That compares to $1,355/kWh in 2008. Source: DOE.

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2008 Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 475

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

Bosch plans to start full-scale production of distributed power stations based on solid oxide fuel-cell (SOFC) technology; hence its agreement to intensify its alliance with Ceres Power. For SOFC systems, Bosch is aiming for an annual production capacity of some 200 megawatts.

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Production Fuel 2018 Gas-Electric 459

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JANUARY 16, 2019

Sales of diesel light-duty vehicles (Class 1-3) in the US in 2018 reached their highest annual level, coming in at more than 500,000 units—just over 3% of total vehicle sales—according to figures by Baum & Associates provided by the Diesel Technology Forum. Sales from these vehicles in 2018 increased by 9% as compared to 2017.

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2018 Light Diesel Sale 268

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DECEMBER 12, 2021

VERBIO has commenced production at its new plant in Nevada, Iowa. VERBIO acquired the mothballed cellulosic ethanol plant from DuPont, the previous operator, at the end of 2018. The successful launch of the production plant in the American Midwest is the starting point for VERBIO’s further expansion plans in the US.

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Iowa Production Climate Protection Nevada 393

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MARCH 12, 2019

According to a new report from Adamas Intelligence, China became a net-importer of several rare earth oxides (or oxide equivalents) in 2018. Among the findings of this year’s report: In 2018, total global primary rare earth oxide production increased by 20.8%

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Myanmar 2018 China Global 236

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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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Motor Motors Motoring Production 259

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The production Mack LR Electric model will fulfill the needs of refuse customers, whether commercial or municipal, seeking a zero-emissions truck that aligns with their own environmental goals and local emissions regulations. Orders for the Mack LR Electric will open in Q4 2020, with deliveries beginning in 2021.

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Production Lithium Ion Pennsylvania North America 459

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JANUARY 18, 2023

Leclanché SA has reduced the cobalt content in NMCA as cathode material from 20% to 5% and manufacture the electrodes using an environmentally friendly water-based process. In doing so, Leclanché completely dispenses the use of the highly toxic organic solvents (NMP) that are otherwise common in the production process.

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Water Li-ion Energy Lithium Ion 221

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JULY 13, 2022

More than 40 years ago, Bosch brought the world’s first production-ready ABS for cars into the market. Bosch has been manufacturing anti-lock braking systems for motorcycles since 1995 and launched the world’s first ABS for pedelecs in 2018.

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Production Motorcycles Manufacturer Dealers 448

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JANUARY 29, 2022

The official start of production of the Volkswagen ID.5 5 GTX marks the completion of Volkswagen’s successful transformation of its Zwickau plant into a dedicated electric vehicle production facility. 4) will be added to the electric vehicle production network this year. The start of production of the ID.5

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Production Audi Manufacturer All-Electric 321

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MARCH 4, 2021

All car manufacturers seem to be following in the same footsteps as Tesla. 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% in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index.

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Supplies Global South Korea Production 380

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APRIL 26, 2023

Siro , a joint venture between Farasis Energy and Turkish global mobility technology brand Togg ( earlier post ), has started production at the new Gemlik site in Turkey on 31 March. Siro battery module and pack production, Gemlik Annual capacity of the production facility will increase to 20 GWh/annum by 2031.

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Turkey Energy Li-ion Production 259

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APRIL 9, 2020

ABB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hydrogène de France to manufacture jointly megawatt-scale fuel cell systems capable of powering ocean-going vessels (OGVs). With the use of renewables to produce the hydrogen, the entire energy chain can be clean.

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France Manufacturer Mariner Fuel 397

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

The Cellforce Group, a joint venture of Porsche and battery specialist CUSTOMCELLS, successfully built up the mass production process for coating its electrodes over the past twelve months, relying on the knowledge, technology, and direct proximity to machinery and plant manufacturer Dürr. Earlier post.).

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Production Porsche Lithium Ion Exhaust 243

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

At the IAA 2018, MAN Truck & Bus is presenting the MAN CitE 15-tonne electric truck concept, designed specifically for city cargo traffic. MAN engineers developed the concept in 18 months, leveraging the concepts of the short product development cycles of the software industry.

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2018 Concept Electric Electrical 285

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Dürr is positioning itself in the growing Li-ion battery market as a supplier of production technology and is expanding its market access to battery manufacturers through a cooperation with Techno Smart, a leading Japanese manufacturer of coating systems. That is why Dürr is bringing the coating specialists technology on board.

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Lithium Ion Manufacturer Batteries Battery 243

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

Established manufacturers and start-ups alike can thus eliminate long and expensive development processes. Production of the battery is scheduled to start in late 2018. Bosch said that it is already in talks with over a dozen customers for the 48V battery and has secured a considerable number of production projects.

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Li-ion 2018 Hybrid Volt 186

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DECEMBER 11, 2022

On December 12, 2022, the 300,000th electric car of NIO rolled off a production line at its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base. Since the production of its first smart EV in May 2018, NIO has been breaking records of production speed and dedicated to building up its production capacity.

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Electric Cars Production Cars 2018 143

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has launched the Battery Cell Research Production Center, a new R&D and large-scale industrial manufacturing plant for lithium-ion cells; the center will receive an investment of €500 million. The BMZ Group is a global player in the production of lithium-ion system solutions.

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Li-ion Germany Lithium Ion Manufacturer 312

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Methanol fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies ( earlier post ) is starting limited production—the first step in commercializing its methanol fuel cell technology. Methanol fuel cell production. Now the company is starting a limited methanol fuel cell production.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen DC 418

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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. Once completed, the cessation of engine manufacturing at Melrose Park is expected to affect about 170 employees and reduce Navistar’s operating costs by approximately $12 million annually.

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2018 Engine Production North Carolina 170

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JUNE 29, 2021

The ICCT study finds that the United States’ share of cumulative global EV production decreased from 20% to 18% since 2010 and only 15% of the approximately $345 billion in global automaker EV investments are flowing to the US. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017.

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Global Production 2020 South Korea 397

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FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. They note that the the impacts of battery production on electric vehicles’ overall emissions is “an especially complex topic”.

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Manufacturer Emissions Batteries Battery 270

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APRIL 16, 2018

This technology can be applied to manufacturing to quickly find the best design for a product or the most efficient production process. The traditional approach to optimizing the design of a new product involves much experimental testing and evaluation of many prototypes.

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Manufacturer Design Engine Production 186

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JULY 25, 2019

Magna and the BAIC Group have signed a framework agreement governing their electric vehicle manufacturing joint venture ( earlier post ) in Zhenjiang, China, which marks another milestone of their continued cooperation. The first production of electric vehicles, BJEV’s ARCFOX models, is expected for launch in late 2020.

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Manufacturer China Vehicles 2019 218

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JUNE 26, 2017

Continuous expansion of the plant with extensive additions and the decision to build the successful BMW X models in Spartanburg have made the plant the largest manufacturing facility in the BMW Group production network within the space of 25 years. Maximum production capacity is 450,000 vehicles per year. More than 1.5

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BMW South Carolina Manufacturer Production 186

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NOVEMBER 2, 2017

In its third-quarter 2017 financial results update, Tesla Motors reported that it is delaying its expected start of volume production—defined here as 5,000 Model 3 vehicles per week—to “late Q1 2018”. Cell production at the Gigafactory also continues to ramp. Cell production at the Gigafactory also continues to ramp.

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2017 2018 Production Tesla 170

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FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Amprius Technologies’ high-energy-density battery cells have enabled groundbreaking capabilities in long endurance, communications, and high-resolution imaging for cutting-edge stratospheric platforms since 2018. Amprius says that it has a product roadmap that further leverages 100% Silicon Nanowire anodes.

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Available Commercial Li-ion Batteries 440

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

For the third quarter of 2018, Tesla reported GAAP net income of $312 million; free cash flow of $881 million, supported by operating cash flow of $1.4 Q3 2018 was a truly historic quarter for Tesla. To increase the affordability of Model 3, Tesla is accelerating its manufacturing timeline in China.

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2018 Tesla China Chinese 230

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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. The manufacture of battery packs for a European bus maker has already commenced at the company’s Schierling site in the district of Regensburg. Entry into the Chinese market is in preparation.

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Germany Production Batteries Battery 223