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GM Ventures, the automaker’s investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Lithion Recycling’s Series A financing round, supporting a new GM-Lithion strategic partnership agreement to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion’s advanced battery recycling technology.

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JULY 11, 2017

The combination will make Hydro the only global company in the aluminum industry that is fully integrated across the value chain and markets. Sapa will enable us to assume global leadership, establish a platform for growth, and provide responsible operations and sustainable solutions for the future low-carbon economy.”

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JULY 6, 2021

Bugatti is contributing a tradition-rich brand, iconic products, a loyal customer base and a global dealer organisation to the joint venture. In the future also, all Bugatti models will still be produced at the Bugatti factory in Molsheim, France. —Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance.

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JULY 25, 2023

The parties have entered into a securities purchase agreement and expect to close on the investment on or about 4 August 2023. We believe our recently announced public equity raise, alongside our strategic financing and proposed partnership with Yulho, signifies a transformative moment for Aqua Metals.

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APRIL 16, 2019

The investment forms part of Sila Nano’s $170-million Series E financing, which was led by Daimler. We’re excited to be working with Daimler to bring better, more energy-dense batteries to their fleet and bring our shared vision for the future of electric vehicles to life for more people.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

opened reservations for the Ocean electric luxury SUV, arriving in 2022, through its website and native mobile app—available globally on the App Store and Google Play store. The Fisker app offers a flexible lease program, maintenance and repair on demand, insurance purchase to easy finance options. Fisker Inc.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2010

million and 4 million vehicle sales respectively), according to research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The second step models the proportion of consumers within the addressable market that might actually purchase such a vehicle. —Glen Walker, lead transportation analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance.

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JUNE 10, 2022

The global transition to a low-carbon electrified economy will require millions of tonnes of battery materials, so it is critically important to produce these materials efficiently and with the lowest environmental footprint. Each Warrant shall entitle Rio Tinto to purchase one Share at an exercise price of C$4.00

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MARCH 6, 2021

With our strategy we will ACCELERATE towards the digital future. Future vehicle generations will be produced with a much small number of versions. The individual configuration will no longer be set through the hardware when the vehicle is purchased. E-mobility was just the beginning: the real disruption has yet to come.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

ChargePoint acquired ViriCiti for a total purchase price of approximately €75 million (US$88 million) in cash, subject to adjustments. The future of fleets is electric, and integrating charging solutions with the many business systems already in place in today’s depots is essential to successful electrification. Goldman Sachs & Co.

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MARCH 3, 2022

Ford is continuing to transform its global automotive business, accelerating the development and scaling of electric, connected vehicles, while leveraging its nameplates to strengthen operating performance and take full advantage of engineering and industrial capabilities. —Ford President and CEO Jim Farley. billion to $12.5

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JANUARY 8, 2014

During 2014, the global plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) industry is poised to grow by 86% and will surpass more than 346,000 new vehicles sold, according to a new white paper—“ Electric Vehicles: 10 Predictions for 2014 ”—published by Navigant Research. By 2022, not even California will meet the 10% ZEV requirement. More than 2.2

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JUNE 23, 2022

If the law were to establish negative bids in offshore wind tenders, financing wind farms would be more challenging and send the wrong pricing signals to the market by making wind power unnecessarily expensive, the companies said. RWE and ArcelorMittal intend to conclude long-term purchase agreements for both wind power and green hydrogen.

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MARCH 4, 2022

The main emphasis is on a complete redesign of the development process, making it interdisciplinary, focused squarely on software, customer requirements and SSP (Volkswagen’s electric platform of the future), and centered on functions rather than individual components. Software first rather than hardware first.

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MAY 21, 2020

California’s largest owners and operators of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) are in negotiation to purchase the plant’s output to supply current and future HRS to be built in the state over the next ten years. As the world, and our city, cope with the coronavirus crisis, we are looking for ways to ensure a better future.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

Cavnue, a subsidiary of Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners (SIP) with a focus on building the future of roads, has been selected by the state to serve as Master Developer of the corridor project. Subsequent construction and implementation would be part of future phases of the project, to be determined following the initial 24-month period.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Continental has concluded an agreement with The Carlyle Group relating to the purchase of Veyance Technologies Inc. Veyance operates globally in the field of rubber and plastics technology and in 2013 recorded sales of approximately €1.5 ContiTech itself will achieve some 60% of its sales outside the automotive OE sector in future.

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OCTOBER 29, 2014

America’s dependence on oil ties our national and economic security to a highly-unpredictable, cartel-influenced global oil market. Diversifying the types of vehicles and fuels available to our drivers offers our city protection from often-volatile oil prices and better prepares us for the future. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard.

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JUNE 5, 2014

A new report from Frost & Sullivan, “Strategic Analysis of Inductive Charging for Global Electric Vehicles (EV) Market,” finds forecasts the total market for inductive (wireless) charging will experience a compound annual growth rate of 126.6% from 2012 to 2020, with approximately 351,900 units likely to be sold.

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APRIL 26, 2022

Lucid Group announced today that it had reached an agreement with the Government of Saudi Arabia to purchase up to 100,000 electric vehicles from the automaker over ten years. The deal will start with an initial commitment of at least 50,000 vehicles with the option to purchase 50,000 additional cars over the same period.

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The agreements not only solidify the plans for the manufacturing plant, which is Lucid’s first outside of the United States, but also locks in funding, financing, and incentive plans to make the project possible. The Saudi Arabian government will then have the option to purchase an additional 50,000 cars.

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Green Car Congress attended the Renewable Energy Finance Forum - Wall Street (REFF-Wall Street) conference (23-24 June) sponsored by Euromoney Energy Events and the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). by Bill Cooke. Billion vs. $28.3 Billion in 2008). Many participants at the conference expect a 30% decline for the year overall.

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Rajesh Jejurikar, ED and CEO, Automotive and Farm Business at Mahindra & Mahindra says the Indian market has “very functional EVs,” and not products that can, “wow the customers,” and the company is banking on its Born EVs to build excitement with its future EVs and building penetration. It’s just a very emotional wow purchase.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Total purchase price is a small fraction of the tangible asset value. Financing is planned through debt and grants. This large volume facility and its seasoned management team will drive key energy storage revenues globally. Revenue capacity of up to $250 million to $550 million for battery systems with 0.5

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AUGUST 26, 2011

a US-listed and South American-based global exploration company in the lithium and minerals sector, executed a Securities Purchase Agreement with POSCO Canada Ltd., POSCO has been actively evaluating, pursuing and partnering on leading lithium projects globally. Li3 Energy, Inc.,

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JANUARY 23, 2014

Under the terms of the 15-year master off-take agreement, Vinmar has committed to purchase 100% of the BDO produced in a 100,000-ton-per-year capacity plant that BioAmber plans to build in North America and commission in 2017. The current size of the global BDO market is approximately $4 billion.

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MARCH 21, 2016

Last year, China accounted for more than one-third of the company’s global deliveries. The China market will also benefit from GM’s global initiatives to accelerate the refreshing of its portfolio. GM announced last July that it will invest $5 billion over the coming years in a family of vehicles for global growth markets.

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JULY 27, 2016

Founded in 1994, Broad-Ocean is a global manufacturer of motors that power small and specialized electric machinery for electric vehicles (EVs), including buses, commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles, and for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). Zhongshan Broad-Ocean Motor Co., of the company following the transaction.

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JANUARY 3, 2019

a manufacturer of electric-mobility solutions to the transportation sector ( earlier post ), closed a $35-million financing with Marathon Asset Management. The remaining $25 million will function as a revolving credit facility from which Workhorse may draw down as necessary to meet existing and future purchase orders.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2010

However, because the such a model is currently not envisaged in the Business Plan, additional financing to develop this model could be required. With this financing in place, the business plan does not envisage any future funding being required, neither from Spyker or elsewhere, for Saab to return to profitability.

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JULY 31, 2011

According to the study, historically, approximately one of every five vehicles sold is financed by home-value appreciation, a ratio that’s likely to decrease with the continuing stagnancy in home values. House appreciation historically has been used to finance the purchase of a new vehicle about 20% of the time. million in 2006.

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JUNE 2, 2016

One week after the Volkswagen Group announced a US$300-million strategic investment in global ride hailing provider Gett ( earlier post ), the two companies laid the cornerstone for their strategic partnership at a kick-off event at the DRIVE Volkswagen Group Forum in Berlin. —Ole Harms.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2009

The negotiations, which will be conducted in December under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), are scheduled to produce an international agreement on future climate change reductions to be implemented after the expiry of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Financing Emissions Reductions.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Hertz, still fresh off of its hefty purchasing agreement with Tesla, is expanding its EV commitment with the UFODRIVE partnership to make renting a Model 3 even easier than it was before. Hertz and Certares, a Manhattan-based investment firm, led UFODRIVE’s Series A financing round in partnership with Knighthead Capital Management.

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OCTOBER 27, 2015

The investment will be made through a subscription and purchase of 3,322,479 common shares issued from treasury at a price per share of US$1.5049 (based on a 10-day volume weighted average price calculation). Earlier post.).

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MAY 22, 2013

Elon Musk, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer and cofounder, purchased $100 million of common equity, the least secure portion of the offering. The Department first offered loans to Tesla and other auto manufacturers in June 2009, when car companies couldn’t get other financing and many people questioned whether the industry would survive.

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CSIRO researchers have enabled the production of oil in the leaves and stems of plants as well as the seeds—a potential game-changer in the global production of renewable oils. Starch granules are white, oil droplets green. Source: CSIRO. Click to enlarge. Dairy cattle require around 7% fat in their diet to produce milk. 2015.00164.

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