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China’s CALB wants lithium battery factory in Portugal – ET Auto

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Portugal has the largest reserves in Europe of lithium, the main element in the batteries that power electric cars. It will “serve the strong customer demand, mainly in the automobile industry,” APA said on its website. A public consultation on the project is due to run until the end of February.

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Auto sector sourced 50% parts locally, says minister – ET Auto

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However, in FY23 only 1% of the passenger cars sold was electric at 48,000 units, Qureshi said. The Indian automobile sector was able to source almost 50% of required auto parts from domestic markets under the INR 26,000 crore Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme, said Union minister for heavy industries Mahendra Nath Pandey on Tuesday.

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CEO’s Take On 2024: Demand for feature-rich, safe, connected and electric vehicles to drive auto parts industry, says Bosch India chief – ET Auto

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In the upcoming years, India will also emerge as a key auto component export hub and that’s a great opportunity for the industry. Q: Do you think the Indian auto component industry has the potential to become a global manufacturing hub and play an important role in the global value chain?

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EV special III / Opinion / Hybrid & Electric / Themes / Welcome - Minds in Motion

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Cartoon Welcome > Themes > Hybrid & Electric > Opinion > EV special III Experience the electric future Annick Driessen, MindsinMotion.net Thursday 16 April 2009 Electric cars will soon be booming, claimed Professor Pier Vellinga in the first of our series on the future of electric vehicles on the Dutch roads. nk herself.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

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This is from "Commercializing Plug-In Hybrids" (pdf), the current CalCars 24-slide presentation about PHEVs available along with other documents at CalCars Downloads. Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. Slide and summary table last modified February 2, 2009.

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