Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 28, 2009

The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2022

American electric vehicle maker Tesla has shown some remarkable foresight as it reportedly secured an undisclosed nickel supply deal with Brazilian mining firm Vale. Nickel is an essential component for the batteries of the company’s flagship vehicles, such as the Model S and the Model X.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Mt to 3.22 Mt (7% year-on-year growth).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2020

Researchers from the Skoltech Center for Energy Science and Technology (CEST) in Russia have developed a new cathode material based on titanium fluoride phosphate which enabled achieving superior energy performance and stable operation at high discharge currents in potassium-ion batteries. —Professor Stanislav Fedotov.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2022

We are currently operating in a period of economic uncertainty, capital markets disruption, and supply chain interruptions, which have been significantly impacted by geopolitical instability due to the ongoing military conflict between Russia and the Ukraine. The company mentioned risks in battery cell pricing and availability.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2021

Johnson Matthey also has signed a term sheet for the supply of nickel and cobalt from Russia-based Nornickel, and an agreement for the supply of lithium hydroxide from SQM—both agreements supporting a long-term sustainable supply of critical raw materials for battery materials production.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The most notable new policies include the US “Inflation Reduction Act”, legislation providing more than $369 billion in funding for clean technologies, and the European Union’s REPowerEU plan, which sets ambitious targets to reduce reliance on gas from Russia. Meanwhile, projects face long lead times to finance, develop and commission.

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2022

For years, Tesla has invested heavily in its supply chain and battery strategy. So focused was the company in these endeavors that it even decided to design and produce its own batteries, the 4680 cells. But while nickel is a critical ingredient of lithium-ion batteries, experts have predicted an upcoming shortage for some time.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with KAMAZ for the development of electrified power solutions for a new product line of KAMAZ battery-powered vehicles. Cummins intends to develop and supply to KAMAZ high-voltage fully electric powertrain prototypes with applications for city buses and medium range delivery trucks.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2022

Critical has executed a 10-year slag supply agreement with Scandinavian steel giant SSAB to access approximately 2Mt of stockpiled high-grade vanadium-bearing Slag from three operating steel mills. Vanadium is a critical raw material according to the European Commission and features superior energy density compared to other battery materials.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Products from the new plant in Russia will be supplied to the growing European and Asian markets for use within the automotive sector and renewable energy markets, said Georgy Kolpachev, Managing Director of Rusnano. Under the terms of the investment agreement, Kolpachev will join Nesscap’s board of directors. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Overall sales have been disrupted by supply chain issues and the suspension of exports to Russia. Lexus sold 35,116 vehicles in the same period, with its overall electrified mix at 79% of total brand sales. The brands’ extensive SUV line-up of RX,NX,UX,GX and LX represented 89% of total sales.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2017

BASF and Russia-based PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel ( Nornickel ) signed a Memorandum of Understanding and entered exclusive negotiations to cooperate on the supply of raw materials for future battery materials production for lithium-ion batteries in Europe. —Kenneth Lane, President of BASF’s Catalysts division.

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Teslarati

MAY 5, 2022

The automaker highlighted that the pandemic has caused logistics and supply chains challenges, including increased port congestion and supplier delays. It also mentioned a continued “shortfall” in semiconductor supply. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2011

and Russia’s JSC Mobile GTES (MGTES), a whole-owned subsidiary of the Federal Grid Company (FGC) of Unified Energy System, have signed a strategic framework agreement to contemplate the manufacture of lithium-ion-based uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems as part of a five-year engineering and framework agreement.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect. Meanwhile, needle coke is being increasingly diverted into the battery market. Batteries underpin growth in natural graphite. ROW still far from developing a spherical graphite supply chain.

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Baua Electric

MAY 3, 2024

Manufacturers may temporarily exclude certain impracticable-to-trace battery materials from FEOC compliance until 2027 as long as they demonstrate how they plan to comply by then, Treasury said. 1 restricting Chinese content in batteries eligible for EV tax credits of up to USD 7,500, which sharply cut the number of eligible vehicles.

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Teslarati

MARCH 9, 2022

With electric vehicles becoming more prolific, raw materials used in battery packs have become hot commodities. Several reasons are behind nickel’s price surge, which saw the material go up 250% in the past two days, though it is believed that a driving factor is Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. .

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2010

The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RusNano) and Thunder Sky Group Limited (China) have signed an agreement establish the joint venture Lithium-ion Technology for the first Russia-based production of high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. Battery production will begin in 2011. Battery production will begin in 2011.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2022

Canada-based battery materials company Euro Manganese (EMN) reported that the first shipment of the components of its demonstration plant to be sited in Chvaletice, Czech Republic is underway from China, where the components of the plant are being assembled. Delivery of the initial shipment is expected on site in June.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic reported its earnings this morning, stating it took a 39 percent drop in first-quarter earnings due to COVID-19 lockdowns in China and rising materials costs. While the COVID shutdowns hindered Panasonic’s production, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected battery material availability.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Liotech , a joint venture between RUSNANO and Chinese holding company Thunder Sky, has launched the world’s largest high-capacity lithium-ion battery factory near Novosibirsk. The Liotech plant will produce batteries of various capacities (200 Ah, 300 Ah, and 700 Ah) using nanostructured cathode material of lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO 4 ).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK. The company’s strength lies in its skateboard vehicle platform with a modular component structure, a cost-effective base which incorporates a battery pack, electric motor and driveline components.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 2, 2020

The Group’s electrified lineup, which consisted of 24 models in 2019, will be expanded to 44 models by 2025, including 13 hybrids, six plug-in hybrids, 23 battery electric vehicles and two fuel-cell electric vehicles. In 2019, the Group signed an agreement with Cummins Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

We face a supply problem. Electrification, the EU’s self-sufficiency and independence from Russia and China will begin in the mine. Europe is 90% dependent on imports of phosphorus and Russia has accounted for a significant share of phosphorus production. Without mines, there can be no electric vehicles.

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Cars That Think

JUNE 17, 2023

On 6 May Ukrainians shot down a Kinzhal outside Kiev using a Patriot air-defense system, supplied by the United States just weeks before. The sixth Kinzhal damaged , but did not destroy, a Patriot battery. Russia is carefully guarding the secrets of its hypersonic program. It seems, in fact, far from it.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Most investment in nickel processing in Indonesia is for nickel pig iron (NPI), the main feedstock for stainless steel, but the government wants to develop local production of batteries and EVs. The contract had surged in 2022 to a record high above USD 100,000 after expectations of reduced supplies from major producer Russia.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 6, 2010

Ener1 has signed up two new customers for its Li-ion batteries: Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and Toro. Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea will receive Li-ion battery packs for electric buses; the packs are similar configurations as packs currently in operation in California with AC Transit. Tags: Batteries. million and 136.0

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Li-ion battery manufacturer Ener1, Inc. An equipment-supply, business and technical consulting contract has been signed for $40 million. This is a unique opportunity for an American company to get in on the ground floor of Russia’s historic shift toward energy efficiency as a full-fledged partner.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The Smart Mobility Device business will supply products optimized for the services and lay the groundwork to help foster the service business. In particular, Hyundai aims to secure leadership in electrification and become one of the world’s top three manufacturers of battery and fuel cell EVs by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2016

A total of more than 6,000 Wille multi-function machines have been sold so far with its main markets in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia and North America. Vilakone Oy is Northern Europe’s largest manufacturer of environmental management machinery such as leaf collectors, snow ploughs and city sweepers. Click to enlarge.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The adoption of electric vehicles has continued to skyrocket over the past several years despite challenging supply chain conditions, less-than-ideal geopolitical scenarios, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the soaring cost of EV materials. manufactured battery. automakers do not adopt domestic supply chain strategies.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2022

It was rumored earlier this week that Biden was considering invoking the Act to end reliance on foreign materials for things like large-capacity batteries. Biden could use Defense Production Act for EV battery material production boost. ” The Act will help secure a reliable and sustainable supply of critical materials.

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Teslarati

MARCH 10, 2022

While Tesla did not specify the reasons behind its latest round of price increases, it is believed that the recent adjustments were due to the rising price of nickel, which is used in the Long Range Model 3 and Model Y’s battery packs. The base Model 3 RWD is equipped with a lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery, which uses no nickel. .

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 2, 2023

Like many Western nations, Germany cut ties with Russia when war broke out in Ukraine. The security bloc incorporates China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. The Corona period has shown how fragile the supply chains are. influence.&

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

China last year overtook Japan as the world’s biggest car exporter ­– but most of those were ICE vehicles sold to Russia. Still, it’s no surprise that China-made EVs and batteries are becoming a big business outside of China, with BYD alone selling 1.6

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