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BMW Group is electrifying Plant Araquari in Brazil

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The BMW Group is strengthening its involvement in Brazil by electrifying the Araquari plant. Following a record sales for electrified vehicles in Brazil last year, the BMW Group announced local production of the BMW X5, the very first premium plug-in hybrid model built in South America.

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BYD Will Produce Electric & Plug-In Hybrid Vehicles In Camaçari, Brazil

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BYD has announced that it has finalised an agreement to land in Bahia and will build three factories simultaneously in the Camaçari complex, 50 km from Salvador. This initial investment will be around an investment of more than R$3 billion ($620 million). The complex will consist of three manufacturing units. One of the units will […]

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Brazil's Green-Car Incentive Surprise: Electrics, Plug-In Hybrids Omitted

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Many countries have adopted green-car incentives as a way to combat air pollution and lower oil consumption, and they tend to focus on electric cars, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen-fuel cell vehicles.

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BYD will sell EVs in Brazil

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BYD will begin selling two new EV models in Brazil in November. BYD Americas President Stella Li touched upon favorable political and environmental development in Brazil, which is Latin America’s largest vehicle market. BYD shipped a total of 217,518 vehicles which included hybrids. Your feedback is welcome.

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Plug-in Hybrids Accounts for 25% of Volvo’s Sale in 2021

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In terms of plug-in electric vehicle sales, the Recharge subbrand accounts for 24.6 %t Volvo Recharge refers to the premium automaker’s electric and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) car portfolio (EV). of total volume, indicating that plug-ins accounted for the bulk of sales. But despite that, things are in Volvo’s favor.

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Stellantis is Dropping Billions on Ethanol Tech in South America

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The automaker said its investments in South America, specifically Brazil, show its confidence in the continent and a desire to reduce emissions with bio-hybrid technologies. Stellantis will eventually offer three variations on the theme, including a hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, and a full EV. percent market share.

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Cornell study examines trade-off between critical metals requirement and transportation decarbonization

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—Fengqi You, senior author Currently, critical metals and minerals are centralized in politically unstable Chile, Congo, Indonesia, Brazil, Argentina and South Africa, according to the World Bank. Zhang et al. Monotonic growth in global demand for critical metals to 2050 is the most prevalent trend. Resources Chunbo Zhang et al.