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The launch of Power2Drive South America Exhibition and Conference 2024 – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

Power2Drive highlights the significance of electric cars for the energy mix and transport of the future. Electric vehicle trend picks up in Brazil The world of mobility is part of a system of tightly knit sectors: The key to powering our mobile lives is the smart combination of photovoltaics (PV), storage and e-mobility.

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POSCO begins construction of S Korea’s first lithium hydroxide plant

Green Car Congress

The establishment of the lithium hydroxide plant is part of POSCO Holdings’ investment in Argentina’s lithium resources, which was announced in October last year. A pilot plant was manufactured in South Korea in 2017 with a capacity of 2,500 tons / year of lithium; this was then brought to and installed in Argentina. Earlier post.)

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Volkswagen investing €560M in Argentina plant for new MQB-based SUV

Green Car Congress

From 2020, the plant will deliver the new model built in Argentina to the entire South American continent. Under its Transform 2025+ future strategy, Volkswagen is taking measures to successfully realign business on world markets. The new vehicle project will create some 2,500 jobs.

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Octillion to supply high-density batteries to FNM for 1,000 electric trucks for beverage maker Ambev

Green Car Congress

Ambev will use the electric trucks to deliver beverages throughout South America. As a part of this launch, they are partnering with FNM and Ambev to invest in clean technologies for fleet vehicles. Future plans include electric buses, vans and tractors. Octillion and FNM announced their partnership in October 2020.

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Ballard and HDF Energy sign development agreement for multi-megawatt fuel cell systems

Green Car Congress

In the initial HDF Energy project, an installation is planned in French Guiana, an overseas department and region of France located off the northern Atlantic coast of South America, under the Centrale Electricité de l’Ouest Guyanais (CEOG) project. HDF Energy is planning to establish a manufacturing facility in Bordeaux, France.

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Audi, Airbus and Italdesign present flying, driving model prototype of flying taxi/autonomous EV concept

Green Car Congress

In future senior citizens, children, and people without a driver’s license will want to use convenient robot taxis. To see what an on-demand service of this kind could be like, Audi is conducting tests in South America in cooperation with the Airbus subsidiary Voom. Flying taxis are on the way. We at Audi are convinced of that.

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Confirmed! China’s Leapmotor to go on-sale in Australia in 2024 with C10 SUV

EV Central

The Chinese electrified vehicle maker Leapmotor will launch in Australia in late 2024 as part of an international expansion backed by global auto giant Stellantis. Leapmotor International future product plan. How many of them would come to Australia remains to be seen. Leapmotor T03.

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