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Vianode invests US$194M in battery anode graphite plant in Norway

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Vianode , a company owned by Elkem, Hydro and Altor, has decided to invest in its first industrial scale plant for sustainable battery materials at Herøya in Norway. The decision is an important step towards establishing a complete battery value chain in Norway for the European market. Plant concept. Source: Vianode.

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Starrt-up Elinor Batteries and SINTEF sign MoU for gigafactory in Norway

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Elinor Batteries , which officially launched 12 January 2023, and Norway-based independent research organization SINTEF have entered into a Memorandum of understanding on strategic cooperation, aiming to establish a giga-scale factory for production of sustainable batteries in Central Norway. —Elinor Batteries CEO Terje Andersen.

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

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Norway, more ambitiously still, aims to eliminate sales of new ICE vehicles by 2025. It stands to reason that Norway is far ahead of the rest of the world in terms of EV adoption. Norway has been working, with a consistent program of government funding and incentives, toward getting EVs on its roads since the 1990s. degrees F).”

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Tesla leads EV charge in Norway, 3/4s of September new car sales are electric

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Tesla is leading an electric offensive in Norway as new data from the Opplysningsrådet for Veitrafikken (The Road Traffic Information Council of Norway, or OFV) reveals that 77.5% According to OFV statistics , the Model Y was Norway’s most popular vehicle, regardless of powertrain. With 3,564 sales, making up 19.8%

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Tesla opens a milestone Supercharger in Norway open to all EV makers

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Tesla opened its 100th Supercharging station in Norway earlier this week, bringing the country’s pile total to over 1,500 individual Supercharging stalls. The new station is a part of the company’s Pilot Program to charge non-Tesla EVs, as Norway is heavily concentrated with EV brands and models. percent of sales.

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Global demand for charging piles explodes

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According to the latest “Global EV Outlook 2021” report released by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the scale of global charging piles in 2030 has been predicted: based on the latest policies and sustainable development plans of various countries, by 2030, the number of charging piles in the world is expected to be retained.

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Mer, Hubject and Driivz to demonstrate seamless EV Plug&Charge at Intercharge Network Conference 2023

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Three EV industry collaborators—Mer Germany, Hubject, and Driivz—will demonstrate ISO 15118-based Plug&Charge technology at the Intercharge Network Conference ( ICNC23 ) in Berlin later this month. Demonstrating Plug&Charge to ICNC23 attendees shows that the vision of seamless charging for all EV drivers is now a reality.

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