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Mitsubishi Motors to supply 635 Outlander PHEVs to National Police of Ukraine

Green Car Congress

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) announced that through its local importer and distributor MMC Ukraine, MMC will supply the National Police of Ukraine with 635 units of the Outlander PHEV. The supply stems from an emissions trading agreement signed by a number of Japanese companies with the Government of Ukraine.

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LKAB identifies Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth metals in Lapland; Per Geijer

Green Car Congress

This is good news, not only for LKAB, the region and the Swedish people, but also for Europe and the climate. We face a supply problem. Access is today a crucial risk factor for both the competitiveness of European industry and the climate transition. Without mines, there can be no electric vehicles. —Jan Moström.

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

Teslarati

German regulators were quick to point out that the new facility will also be a vital part of the country’s efforts to limit dependence on rare earth imports, which were particularly affected on the European continent due to the COVID pandemic, COVID restrictions in China, and the Rissian invasion of Ukraine.

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Interview: Arnd Franz, Chairman and CEO, Mahle Group | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Franz, who was in India for a review, says the country will play a much bigger role in Mahle’s future global growth and it will be an integral base for supplying parts for both electric vehicles and internal combustion engines for the future. Between supply and demand, they will find solutions. Share your thoughts on the Indian market.

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UK To Add 300,000 New EV Chargers By 2030

EV Info

Clean transport isn’t just better for the environment, but is another way we can drive down our dependence on external energy supplies. It will also create new high-skilled jobs for our automotive and energy sectors and ultimately secure more sustainable and affordable motoring for all.”.

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Manganese Could Be the Secret Behind Truly Mass-Market EVs

Cars That Think

But they’re up against the challenge of our global-warming time: dauntingly tight supplies of both batteries and the ethically sourced raw materials required to make them. Limited (CATL) , which supplies both VW and Tesla— blindsided its current suppliers of pouch-style batteries, South Korea’s LG Energy Solutions and SK Innovation. (VW

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We Need More Than Just Electric Vehicles

Cars That Think

Our 2020 study , published in Nature Climate Change , found that manufacturing a typical EV sold in the United States in 2018 emitted about 7 to 12 tonnes of carbon dioxide, compared with about 5 to 6 tonnes for a gasoline-fueled vehicle. This concentration is problematic because it can lead to volatile markets and supply disruptions.