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Toyota Motor Europe starts transporting vehicles by cross-channel rail freight to reduce emissions

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-channel rail services between its Valenciennes Vehicle Logistics hub in France and Toton (UK). As part of TME’s goals to achieve Carbon Neutrality in Europe, Toyota plans to convert some of its main European logistics routes to rail by 2024.

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey to become Toyota’s first European plant to produce plug-in-hybrid vehicles and batteries

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The 100% electrified powertrain line-up of the new Toyota C-HR reflects Toyota’s commitment to offer what it terms appropriate carbon reduction opportunities to the largest and most competitive market segment in Europe. Its eight European manufacturing plants are located in Portugal, the UK, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey.

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Czech government, ?EZ sign MOU on $2.4B, 40GWh gigafactory; ?EZ lithium mine project progressing

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Electromobility is a reality and it is very important that one or more battery cell factories are established in our country in the Czech Republic. The Cínovec project, located on the German border of the Czech Republic, is the largest hard-rock lithium resource in Europe, containing lithium-bearing mica known as zinnwaldite.

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Rheinmetall wins orders for innovative fuel tank isolation valve for plug-in hybrids

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FTIV is usually positioned between the fuel tank and the carbon canister within the pressurized EVAP systems. It controls the flow of fuel vapors from the fuel tank towards the carbon canister. Production of the FTIVs is scheduled to commence in early 2022 at Pierburg’s plant in Ústí nad Labem in the Czech Republic.

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Ford Pro and Deutsche Post DHL Group collaborate on electrification of last-mile delivery; > 2,000 electric vans by end of 2023

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Ford is targeting zero emissions for all vehicle sales and carbon neutrality across its European footprint of facilities, logistics and suppliers by 2035, and carbon neutrality globally no later than 2050. The order volume concentrates on the E-Transit panel vans designed for handling express shipments in the Americas and Europe.

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Teijin completes acquisition of Czech composite and component supplier Benet Automotive

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Benet), a leading automotive composite and component supplier in the Czech Republic, from Jet Investment. Benet’s Toolshop Department creates its own tools for carbon and plastic production in-house. Teijin Limited completed the acquisition of Benet Automotive s.r.o. billion (US$2 billion) by 2030.

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Euro Manganese enters offtake term sheet with battery-maker Verkor

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Euro Manganese has entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor , a low-carbon battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) from the company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) The term sheet is non-binding.