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Hitachi Energy invests $1.5 billion to ramp up transformer production for grid transmission – Charged EVs

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Hitachi also announced an investment of around $180 million in a new 30,000-square-meter transformer factory in the Vaasa region of Finland. billion to ramp up transformer production for grid transmission – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The company recently announced plans to invest $1.5

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UPM and VTT begin fleet tests of BioVerno wood-based renewable diesel in Golf 1.6 TDIs

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Finland-based forestry-industry company UPM, VTT and VV-Auto Group will start fleet tests of renewable diesel produced mainly from crude tall oil, which is a residue of chemical pulp production, UPM BioVerno. Advanced, sustainable biofuels are a great opportunity for Finland. Earlier post.) Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Diesel'

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Fleet testing shows UPM renewable diesel from wood biomass performs as well as petroleum diesel

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The fleet tests, conducted by the VTT Technical Research Center of Finland, were started in May last year and ran until early 2014. TDI cars, provided by the VV-Auto Group, and gathered data for analysis during an altogether 80,000-kilometer (50,000-mile) test drive with four cars. Earlier post.). Bio-hydrocarbons Biomass Diesel'

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Elkem develops new powder for 3D printing of electric motors – Charged EVs

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The 3D printing and part qualification has been done at VTT in Finland and Siemens in Germany. Source: Elkem The post Elkem develops new powder for 3D printing of electric motors – Charged EVs appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. The final use case was to produce a motor for an electric scooter.

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2023 EV registrations in Europe surpass two million units, setting new record – Charged EVs

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In 2023, Europe’s auto market achieved its best sales since the pandemic, spurred partly by strong demand for EVs. Market share grew fastest in established EV markets Finland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. New passenger vehicle registrations totaled almost 13 million units, up 14% compared to 2022.

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Karma gets approval to build electric cars in China

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The original production run of the Fisker Karma luxury sedan was contracted to Valmet Automotive in Finland. Karma, which was created when Chinese auto-parts giant Wanxiang purchased the remains of bankrupt Fisker Automotive, plans to handle production itself.

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Fisker Karma Finnish Production To Resume Following Fixes, New Model Later

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The new owners of the Fisker luxury car brand will resume production of the Karma range-extended electric sedan initially at a contractor''s factory in Finland--but not until the company has fixed "about 250 bugs" in the vehicle.

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