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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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Mitsubishi Production Europe Mozambique 319

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JULY 30, 2022

Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Hui Zhang, Vice President of NIO Europe Office, jointly announced that NIO Power Europe Plant in Pest megye, with investment from NIO, will commence operation in September. NIO’s first battery swap station in Norway.

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Europe Power Powered Norway 329

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MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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Companies Batteries Battery Production 430

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APRIL 12, 2023

billion) in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada. The campus, to be renamed Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex, will begin to retool and modernize in the second quarter of 2024 to prepare for production of next-generation EVs. billion (US$1.3 Earlier post.)

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Canada Ford Manufacturer Kentucky 397

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Cummins will expand PEM electrolyzer manufacturing capacity at its Oevel, Belgium, factory to 1 gigawatt with the support from the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) Hy2Tech program. The expansion in Belgium adds to Cummins’ already scaling global electrolyzer manufacturing footprint.

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Belgium Manufacturer Hydrogen Spain 343

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With this partnership, the parties are setting up a world-class player in the development and manufacture of high-performance batteries for the automotive industry from 2023. Total/Saft will contribute its expertise in R&D and industrialization, and Groupe PSA its knowledge of the automotive market and its experience in production.

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Manufacturer Europe Batteries Battery 299

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MAY 18, 2022

Air Liquide, CaetanoBus and Toyota Motor Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of developing integrated hydrogen solutions. CaetanoBus, part of Toyota Caetano Portugal and Mitsui & Co, is a bus and chassis manufacturer in Portugal. Concept of hydrogen ecosystem.

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Hydrogen Europe Toyota Portugal 413

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The new joint venture company, which will manufacture best-selling NEVs including the DM-i super hybrid models and related parts, is anticipated to be based in Uzbekistan. Founded in 1995, BYD is a leading NEV (plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles] manufacturer.

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Uzbekistan BYD Azerbaijan Production 458

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MARCH 7, 2023

The new technology center will focus on technical collaboration with customers in order to accelerate application innovation for Cabot’s battery materials product lines within Europe. The EMEA Technology Center is expected to commence operations by April 2023, with a planned expansion to be completed in 2024.

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Corporation Europe Batteries Battery 210

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JUNE 17, 2022

After its 2019 appearance at TOC Europe—the tradeshow for port and terminal technology and operations—as a proof of concept ( earlier post ), Volvo Penta’s purpose-built electric driveline is now powering a series of TICO’s electric terminal tractors as well as Rosenbauer’s electric fire trucks.

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Volvo Europe Los Angeles Production 293

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

BWP, LiCAP and Siemens have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture and commercialize innovative dry electrode manufacturing systems for the battery cell industry. BW Papersystems (BWP), a division of Barry-Wehmiller, is a capital equipment manufacturer for multiple industries. VP Global Product Lines.

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Manufacturer Production Lithium Ion Asia 150

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DECEMBER 25, 2023

BYD, Chinese leading electric vehicle manufacturer, announced the next stage of its European strategy with the construction of a brand-new manufacturing and production centre in Szeged, Hungary.

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Hungary BYD Europe Building 105

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ballard Power Systems announced its strategy ‘local for local’ whereby it plans to deepen its global manufacturing footprint in Europe, the United States and China to support global market demand growth through 2030. Current Ballard global manufacturing capacity.

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Manufacturer China Hydrogen North America 293

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MARCH 17, 2023

Volvo Buses is changing its business model in Europe and will apply the same successful model as it has in several other markets. Our business in Europe has been loss-making for years. The bodybuilding manufacturing in Wrocław is planned to continue until the first quarter of 2024.

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Volvo Europe Poland North America 259

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Ford in Europe announced next steps in the transformation of its business. The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio.

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Fully Electric Europe Ford Romania 210

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Australia-based Avass Group recently signed an agreement with Saudi Arabia to jointly manufacture electric vehicles and lithium batteries. The agreement bolsters Avass Group’s plans to mass manufacture full electric buses and lithium batteries in Saudi.

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Saudi Arabia Manufacturer Batteries Battery 284

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

The electrolyte additive Trinohex Ultra , manufactured and marketed exclusively by Ascend Performance Materials, is now approved for import into the EU in quantities up to 100 metric tons annually per REACH, the regulation for registration, evaluation and authorization of chemicals in the region.

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Li-ion Europe Batteries Battery 195

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APRIL 2, 2021

A team from Fraunhofer IPT is developing a continuous production line that will be able to process fuel cell components in cycles lasting just seconds. The aim of the three institutes, which specialize in the field of manufacturing, is to accelerate the economic breakthrough of fuel cells and electrolyzers both nationally and internationally.

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Fuel Production Hydrogen Europe 496

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DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Dürr Group is delivering technology for the sustainable manufacture of lithium-ion batteries to be used in CATL’s plant that is currently being built in Arnstadt, Germany. The order comprises several systems based on an eco-friendly process for solvent recovery in production. Dürr’s Sorpt.X

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Germany Production Lithium Ion Exhaust 284

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MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Volvo Manufacturer Batteries Battery 530

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MAY 12, 2023

Advent is the largest manufacturer of HT-PEM fuel cell systems targeting emerging markets in the field of sustainable and decentralized energy such as stationary power that can replace diesel generators, marine power from e-methanol fuel cells and heavy-duty mobility.

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Supplies Europe Fuel Macedonia 259

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MARCH 5, 2022

The Volkswagen Group’s Supervisory Board has approved a new manufacturing facility for the Trinity electric model. The net carbon-neutral Trinity model, built using the most innovative manufacturing methods, is to roll off the assembly line from 2026. Earlier post.) The platform debuts in the volume segment with Trinity. Earlier post.)

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Manufacturer Standards Building All-Electric 333

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DECEMBER 8, 2020

To maximize the opportunities for hydrogen in Europe, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has established a Fuel Cell Business Group to oversee its hydrogen activities across the region. —Thiebault Paquet, Director of the Fuel Cell Business Group.

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Europe Toyota Fuel Hydrogen 418

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Rimac Technology has partnered with EVE Energy, a leading manufacturer of lithium batteries and pioneer of the 46xx cylindrical cell format. The partnership was formally initiated during the IAA Mobility event in Munich.

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Europe Energy Batteries Battery 105

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MAY 31, 2022

and Toyota Motor Europe N.V. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. Stellantis N.V. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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Europe Commercial Toyota Poland 321

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China’s success results from its large domestic battery demand—72GWh—and control of 80% of the world’s raw material refining, 77% of the world’s cell capacity and 60% of the world’s component manufacturing, according to data from BNEF. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively.

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Li-ion Supplies Europe China 459

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MAY 18, 2022

ŠKODA AUTO has started manufacturing battery systems for all-electric vehicles based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mladá Boleslav. This makes the car manufacturer’s main plant the only production facility for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany.

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Auto Batteries Battery Production 273

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DECEMBER 24, 2020

The last e-Golf has rolled off the production line at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. A total of 50,401 vehicles have been manufactured in Dresden since March 2017. At the beginning of the new year 2021, the production area of the Transparent Factory will be reconstructed for three weeks before the first ID.3

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Production Kits Conversion 2017 435

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MARCH 27, 2022

This positions Critical Metals and Neometals on the cusp of becoming major producer of vanadium in Europe late in 2024. The Vanadium Recovery Project (VRP) is targeting a 1.5 million tonne reduction of CO 2 emissions to the atmosphere over 10 years compared to conventional mining.

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Europe Emissions South Africa Production 243

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value chain. —Mathias Miedreich, CEO of Umicore.

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Poland Europe Batteries Battery 273

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DECEMBER 8, 2022

The compact electric car will be leaving the assembly line in Wolfsburg from 2023—initially in partial production, with full production slated from 2024. 3 ramp-up, a further all-electric model for the booming SUV segment is to boost Wolfsburg’s capacity utilization for EV production over the long term.

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Convert Production Re-Charge All-Electric 352

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NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Under the terms of contracts in 2018-2019, domestic manufacturers GAZ and KAMAZ supplied 300 electric buses to Moscow. Moscow’s electric fleet is thus the largest in Europe. The first electric buses took to the streets of the city in autumn 2018.

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Fleet Lithium Titanate Europe Electric 521

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MAY 14, 2023

Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium.

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France Building Taiwan Batteries 540

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Meta Materials , a developer of high-performance smart materials and nanocomposites, entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in partnership with DuPont Teijin Films and Mitsubishi Electric Europe. PLASMAfusion uses a pulsed electron beam in a mid-range vacuum to ablate a solid-state target containing the source material(s).

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Mitsubishi Europe Batteries Battery 300

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JANUARY 11, 2023

British electric vehicle manufacturer Tevva has hit another major milestone after securing European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 7.5 electric truck in the UK and Europe appeared first on Electric Cars Report. electric truck in the UK and Europe appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Europe For Sale Sale Production 139

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The truck manufacturer will support its customers to ensure easy operability and highly competitive uptime. The two companies remain fully committed to working with the consortium, a key vehicle to support the rollout of hydrogen-powered transport in Europe in the coming decade.

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Hydrogen Transportation Europe Belgium 393

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MAY 15, 2023

Volvo Trucks leads the market in Europe and in North America for heavy electric trucks after the first quarter of 2023. In total, the manufacturer has sold almost 5,000 electric trucks in about 40 countries. Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa.

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