Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Hyundai Mobis has operated a manufacturing facility with almost 1,200 employees in West Point since 2009 as the largest Tier 1 supplier to Kia Georgia. The plant supplies automotive manufacturers with complete cockpit modules, chassis modules, as well as bumper assemblies.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

With demand for critical battery minerals, such as lithium and graphite, projected to increase by as much as 4,000% in the coming decades, this latest round of funding supports the recycling and reuse segment of the domestic battery supply chain. The University of Alabama. Second Life Scale-Up Demonstration Projects. Element Energy.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP. The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia. 4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn., 4 and Atlas SUV family.

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Charged EVs

AUGUST 1, 2023

Q&A with Jon Jacobs of Westwater Resources Everyone in the EV industry is talking about the IRA and the BIL, two sets of federal regulations that include strong incentives for automakers to establish domestic supply chains for EV raw materials and components. Produced” refers to the percentage of value added during production.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

Germany represents the largest market for both battery manufacturing scrap and the expected supply of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries in Europe. The Spoke is strategically located near key manufacturing centers to support the accelerating demand from Li-Cycle’s growing European customer base.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2021

As the first of the 10 models, the mass-production model based on the Honda SUV e:prototype is scheduled to go on sale in spring 2022. Honda will also further pursue the utilization of local resources, which includes strengthening our collaboration with CATL for the supply of batteries. Honda SUV e:prototype shown at Shanghai 2021.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2022

Volkswagen of America announced earlier today it has started production of its flagship electric vehicle in the United States, the ID.4, The factory is the sixth EV production site for VW vehicles. The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia,” VW said. 4, at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Mercedes-Benz is realigning its global passenger cars manufacturing activities and is strengthening its German passenger cars locations with investments worth billions of euros. “ We want to continue to grow and will significantly increase our production capacities in the coming years. billion) this year. —Markus Schäfer.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota is embarking on a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post ), a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever-better vehicles more efficiently. TMMK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

Germany-based Evonik Industries is building a new plant for manufacturing catalysts for biodiesel production in Argentina. The plant, which is expected to be operational by the end of 2012 at the latest, will supply ready-to-use alcoholates as catalysts for the production of biodiesel from renewable resources.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2023

The key parts of the company’s strategy include introducing a next-generation modular architecture for EVs, strengthening EV production capacity, battery development capabilities and future businesses. Production. The proportion of global EV production is set to increase from 8% this year to 34% in 2030. New EV platform.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2019

The new investments include adding Toyota RAV4 Hybrid and Lexus ES 300 Hybrid vehicle production at its Georgetown, Ky. manufacturing plant; expanding engine capacity at its Huntsville, Ala. million engine blocks a year, which supply every Toyota and Lexus manufactured in North America, and 580,000 transmission cases and housings.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 1, 2022

The global chip shortage’s effect on current products is clear in just about every consumer market in the developed world, reflected in half-empty car dealerships and shuttered manufacturing lines. The supply/demand imbalance has helped to push MCU costs significantly higher, but that’s not the only reason for the price spike.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2012

This investment will increase engine production at the Kentucky plant to more than 500,000 annually and will increase total engine production in the United States to more than 1.2 Toyota also has engine plants in Alabama and West Virginia.The approximately $30-million project will create about 80 new jobs. million per year.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 23, 2022

Lithium, nickel, and cobalt will be supplied as part of the deal. Too many companies have had issues getting their hands on EV battery materials, which has stagnated production for some automakers. Mercedes-Benz is scaling nearly every part of the electric vehicle supply chain currently. I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market. Remy manufactures hybrid motors with both types of rotor construction, offering its customers options in performance and cost.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The two CEOs cited the joint production of Mercedes-Benz four-cylinder gasoline engines in Decherd (Tennessee, USA) as a good example of how the partners profit from the cooperation. Production machinery is now being installed and the start of production is planned for mid-2014. tons) is supplied to Mitsubishi Fuso.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2014

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their cooperation with joint development of premium compact vehicles and joint production in Mexico. Start of production is planned for 2017 with Infiniti models. The production of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles will follow in 2018.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has opened its new battery plant in Bibb County, Alabama, a few months ahead of the start of production of all-electric Mercedes-EQ vehicles in the United States. The opening of our new battery plant in Alabama is a major milestone on our way to going all-electric. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2016

GE Aviation will enter the Farnborough Air Show on Monday with a wave of new product and technology introductions while expanding its factory network to deliver on a record $154-billion industrial backlog of product and services. We are creating the first integrated supply chain for CMC components in the jet propulsion industry.”

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. The global Mercedes Benz production network is sustainable, digital and flexible.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2009

Alabama Power of Birmingham, Ala.; Johnson Controls-Saft, the battery supplier for Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid vehicle coming to market in 2012. Ford’s key partners in this effort include: Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). US Department of Energy. Southern California Edison. New York Power Authority. Pepco Holdings.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

To meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of climate change, we need to increase our supply of nuclear power and today’s announcement helps to move us down that path. and Alabama Power’s Plant Farley nuclear facility near Dothan, Ala.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2009

Ford has into a partnership with Johnson Controls-Saft (JCS) to develop advanced lithium-ion battery system to power Ford’s first production plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV) beginning in 2012. Initially the cells will be produced at the supplier’s production facility in France, but the system will be assembled in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

billion to expand SUV production in the US and turn the Mercedes-Benz plant Tuscaloosa into a high-tech location. Advanced technologies and an end-to-end digitization of production processes enable a highly flexible production. Mercedes-Benz was the first major automaker to open a passenger car facility in Alabama.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 22, 2021

For several years, Georgia Economic Development Department Commissioner Pat Wilson has pitched this massive piece of beautiful real estate to various automakers, with nobody willing to bring another massive vehicle manufacturing facility to the heart of the Southeastern United States. That was until Rivian came to town. billion, 2.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

substantial increase in production of fuel per acre of planted. production of oil, which is stored in seeds and is convertible to. Synthetic Crop for Direct Biofuel Production through Rerouting the Photosynthesis Intermediates and Engineering. biomass production. transferred into highly productive energy crops such as.

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Bernie Glaser, head of product management at Mercedes-Benz USA said the company was “ready” to help Tesla owners find a new home. That recycling operation will take place at Mercedes’ Tuscaloosa, Alabama, manufacturing plant. In addition, we are often invited to manufacturer events highlighting new vehicles or technology.

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Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

With 65% of the global cobalt supply coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many EVs today don’t meet the new standards. Ed note: GM and Tesla have already hit the manufacturer sales cap so their models are off the incentive list. New Tax Credits Could Spur American EV Production. EV production could surge.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

Grievances include claims that the executive branch is unconstitutionally manipulating the marketplace by setting requirements higher than manufacturers can adhere to, effectively mandating sales of electric vehicles that have been broadly unpopular in the United States. Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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