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Umicore inaugurates CAM plant in Poland; complete battery materials value chain in Europe

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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.

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Geely Holding and ElectroMobility Poland sign agreement to license pure electric SEA architecture for Izera brand

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China’s leading privately-owned automotive technology group, has signed an agreement to license its pure electric Sustainable Experience Architecture (SEA) to ElectroMobility Poland (EMP), an electric vehicle manufacturer backed by the Polish government.

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Impact Clean Power to build gigafactory in Poland

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Poland-based Impact Clean Power Technology S.A. ICPT ), a manufacturer of battery systems for transportation, robotics and stationary energy storage in Europe, has begun construction of GigafactoryX. For 2021, Impact held about 15% of the European electric bus battery market. has been in the market since 2007.

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17 Solaris e-buses to join public transport fleet in Grudzi?dz, Poland; 25% of fleet electric

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dz, Poland signed a contract for the delivery of 17 Solaris electric buses. Solaris is now one of the biggest manufacturers in Europe of zero-emission public transport vehicles. Poland is an extremely important market for the bus maker when it comes to sales of its electric buses. Transit operator Miejski Zak?ad

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bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe

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bp pulse, one of the leading rapid and ultra-fast public EV charging networks in the UK and APCOA Parking Group, the UK’s leading provider of tailored parking solutions with an established presence in Europe, have signed a strategic pan-European frame agreement to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.

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Toyota starts production of 5th-generation hybrid powertrain in Europe for new Corolla

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started production of its 5 th -generation hybrid powertrains for the new Corolla. The start of production of 5 th -generation hybrid engines and transmissions follows the upgrade of seven production lines supported by new investments of €77 million and €541,000 at the plants in Poland and the UK respectively.

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Volvo Buses changing business model in Europe; closing bodybuilding factory in Wroc?aw in 2024

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Volvo Buses is changing its business model in Europe and will apply the same successful model as it has in several other markets. Consequently, Volvo Buses has decided to close its bodybuilding factory in Wrocław, Poland, during the first quarter of 2024. Our business in Europe has been loss-making for years.

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