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JANUARY 17, 2022

Yamaha Motor will supply Subaru Tecnica International Inc. STI) with hyper-EV electric motor units ( earlier post ) for the STI E-RA EV the company is developing for future motorsport. The commissioned development of prototype electric motors is one of the company’s initiatives toward achieving this goal.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Deepsea mining company TMC The Metals Company ( earlier post ) announced a strategic partnership with Low Carbon Royalties Inc. to finance the development and production of low-carbon fuels and energy transition metals. TMC and LCR have agreed to a purchase and sale agreementwhereby LCR has acquired a 2.0%

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2022

Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance presented top vehicle manufacturers, including Volvo, GM, Daimler and Toyota, with a roadmap for developing the types of electric vehicles that companies plan to acquire in the US over the next five years. Key findings include: Preference for BEVs. LDV ZEV Preferences by Vehicle Type.

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JUNE 28, 2023

SAE International will standardize the Tesla-developed North American Charging Standard (NACS) connector. Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Rivian, Volvo Cars ( earlier post ) and a number of EV charging companies recently announced plans to adopt the NACS connector through adaptors or future product offerings.

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Teslarati

APRIL 9, 2024

A former Tesla intern has shared his thoughts on his time at the company’s Gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, calling the experience a “journey into the heart of innovation,” among other things. The post Tesla intern shares experience at Gigafactory Berlin appeared first on TESLARATI. What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2023

General Motors plans to invest $632 million in Fort Wayne Assembly to prepare the plant for production of the next-generation internal combustion engine (ICE) full-size light-duty trucks. This investment will enable the company to strengthen its industry-leading full-size truck business.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2021

South Korea-based EnerTech International is a leader in delivering lithium-ion cells using state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities to produce high-performance, large format batteries. This production license agreement with EnerTech is the next milestone in Enevate’s technology roadmap that leads to commercialization scheduled for 2022.

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Electrek

MARCH 3, 2023

The company is reportedly raising the bar with a new internal EV production goal. more… The post After disappointment with 50,000 EV production goal, Rivian (RIVN) ups the ante internally appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2022

Tesla seems to be getting ready to expand the products in its energy business, and it may be happening sooner than expected. As per recent reports, the company teased updated and new Tesla energy products that will be coming later this year during a recent “internal meeting.”

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

MAN Truck & Bus is accelerating the production of heavy-duty e-trucks in Munich to as early as the beginning of 2024 with prompt delivery of an initial 200 units. MAN presented a near-production prototype of the new electric truck at an event in Nuremberg. This is almost a year earlier than originally planned.

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JUNE 27, 2022

Airbus and Munich Airport International signed a Memorandum of Understanding at ILA Berlin Air Show to start marketing turnkey solutions to cities and regions interested in developing advanced air mobility (AAM) ecosystems globally. In September 2021, the Company unveiled its fully electric eVTOL prototype, CityAirbus NextGen.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

Infinium Electrofuels have the potential to help investor Amazon and other companies to decarbonize their operations and meet their net-zero carbon goals. The funding round was led by AP Ventures, a leader in venture capital related to the hydrogen economy.

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JULY 14, 2021

Cummins has begun testing a hydrogen-fueled internal combustion engine. Following the proof-of-concept testing, the company plans to evaluate the engine in a variety of on- and off-highway applications, supporting the company’s efforts to accelerate the decarbonization of commercial vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2020

Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft for regional air mobility ( earlier post ), completed an internal funding round worth more than $240 million. The round was led by Tencent, with participation from other existing investors including Atomico, Freigeist and LGT.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2023

NGHC has also concluded the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) agreement with Air Products as the nominated contractor and system integrator for the entire facility. Air Products has already awarded major contracts to various technology and construction partners.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2016

Toyota Motor Corporation and its fully owned subsidiary Daihatsu Motor plan to establish an internal company that will be responsible for compact vehicles for emerging markets, from product planning to production preparation. Toyota and Daihatsu will work toward establishing the internal company in January 2017.

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Teslarati

MAY 15, 2024

The Biden Administration is considering penalties for Chinese electric vehicle (EV) automakers who are moving production to Mexico. The tariffs are estimated to affect $18 billion products from China including steel, aluminum, computer chips, and solar cells. I will do it by following international trade laws,” Biden said.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. The “Sixth-Generation Battery Project” will play a key role in production of vehicles for the NEUE KLASSE and create around 2,000 new jobs in the region.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) will increase the production capacity of natural graphite anode material from 2,000 tons/year to 12,000 tons/year at its Chinese subsidiary Qingdao Anode Kasei and affiliated company Qingdao Lingda Kasei. The production line is scheduled to start operation in the first half of fiscal 2023.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 2, 2024

Stellantis isn’t ignoring EVs, but it isn’t ready to move on from internal combustion if that’s what its customers want. So, the majority of our products are either ICE vehicles or intended to utilize those multi-energy platforms that we have.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Valmet Automotive has started the series production of battery systems in Kirchardt, the Finnish company’s first battery plant in Germany. The current first program for the Kirchardt plant is a small-series production of modules, packs and the battery management system (BMS) for the PHEV version of an exclusive sports car brand.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026. Following are key next steps involving several of Honda’s US production facilities.

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JULY 27, 2023

announced the formation of Beaver Lake Renewable Energy, LLC (BLRE), which will construct a new green methanol production facility in Central Louisiana. SunGas Renewables anticipates BLRE will invest approximately $2 billion to construct the project at the former International Paper facility in Rapides Parish. SunGas Renewables Inc.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Companies to retain independent corporate structures. The collaboration will be overseen by a new governance model, supported by Geely Holding, the lead shareholder in both companies. Volvo Cars and Geely Auto confirmed the combination of their existing powertrain operations into a new standalone company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

Ahead of the Paris Air Show held in Le Bourget, TotalEnergies is doubling production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at Grandpuits, bringing the site’s annual production capacity to 285,000 tons—almost double the capacity announced in 2020. and also e-fuel synthetic fuels for aviation.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Kia EV6 ( earlier post )has achieved product carbon footprint certification and ‘ Carbon Measured ’ label from the global climate change and sustainability consultancy the Carbon Trust, becoming the first Korean vehicle manufacturer to achieve the certificate. The EV6 is the first model to be launched under this new strategy.

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MARCH 5, 2021

billion (assuming no redemptions) for the combined company, which will be renamed “TMC the metals company Inc.” and operate as The Metals Company upon closing. We looked at over 100 companies, many of them in the EV and renewable energy space. DeepGreen Metals Inc., Earlier post.) DeepGreen stands above the rest.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2023

BMW i Ventures announced an investment in Canada-based Cyclic Materials , a circular supply chain company focused on recycling rare earth elements (REE) ( earlier post ). Cyclic Materials’ efficient, proprietary technologies cost-efficiently recycle these materials from a diverse supply of end-of-life products.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 7, 2022

Porsche is investing US$75 million in HIF Global LLC, a holding company of internationally active project developers of eFuel production facilities. Among other projects, the Santiago de Chile-based company is building the Haru Oni eFuel pilot plant in Punta Arenas (Chile). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2022

Inceptio Technology, an autonomous driving truck technology and operation company ( earlier post ), closed a US$188-million Series B+ equity financing. Co-investors include Chow Tai Fook Enterprises Limited, Cedarlake Capital, supply chain solution & finance provider Wuchan Zhongda Group, and an international equity fund.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

International Battery Metals on Thursday said it leased its portable direct lithium extraction (DLE) plant to a customer that aims to begin producing the metal needed for electric vehicle batteries inside the United States within six months. The facility will be able to recycle more than 98% of the water it uses, the company said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2021

billion) over the next five years to create a domestic hydrogen ecosystem—production, distribution, and consumption—through creation of domestic hydrogen infrastructure and also through partnerships with global companies. billion) by 2025 in a hydrogen production plant. In the second phase, SK will invest 5.3

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

PEM electrolyzer company Ohmium International closed a $45-million Series B financing round. The company has research and development facilities in the United States and India; manufacturing operations are in India. —Arne Ballantine, CEO of Ohmium International.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2022

Berg joins Amogy Norway from his most recent position as Director of Business Development for Yara Clean Ammonia, a decarbonization-focused subsidiary of leading global ammonia producer, Yara International ASA.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Bosch has begun production of electric motors at its Charleston, S.C. Additionally, the company plans to invest more than $260 million to expand further the production of electrification products at the site, which is expected to create at least 350 net new jobs by 2025. manufacturing facility.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

German automaker BMW has finally called it a wrap on the production of internal combustion engines, in its own country at least. Now its main Bavarian plant will be converted for the production of EVs only, while the company relocates its ICE production to the UK and Austria.

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MAY 8, 2024

The joint venture is expected to be announced very soon as Leapmotor International. At the time, we reported the plan was to call the new joint venture with Leapmotor “Stellantis International,” in which the latter would help sell the former’s EVs in new markets outside of China , including Europe and possibly the US.

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