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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. In 2023 around 30 providers of products from the e-mobility sector are expected to exhibit at The smarter E South America. The smarter E South America creates opportunities to address all key areas along the value chain.

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

Green Car Congress

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. POSCO Group’s lithium brine demo plant in Argentina. POSCO Holdings plans to expand salt lake lithium production in Argentina up to 100,000 tons by 2028 with additional investments.

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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

Green Car Congress

With our strategy we will ACCELERATE towards the digital future. Future vehicle generations will be produced with a much small number of versions. Volkswagen has earmarked around €16 billion for investment in the future trends of e-mobility, hybridization and digitalization up to 2025. Increasing profitability.

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First orders for MAN G80 dual-fuel methanol engine

Green Car Congress

The newbuildings will be delivered to HMM from 2025 and will operate on routes to North and South America as well as India. At MAN Energy Solutions, we expect further projects for this size of container vessel to be specified with our G80 methanol engine within the near future.

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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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MAN Truck & Bus will offer an eBus chassis for the global market; NMC and LFP battery options

Green Car Congress

MAN Truck & Bus will in future be offering an eBus chassis for the global market. We are relying on our long-standing partnerships and are working intensively with our global network of bodybuilders so that we can also serve markets in Asia, Africa, South America, Australia and New Zealand in the best possible way.

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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. Future plans include electric buses, vans and tractors. Octillion and FNM announced their partnership in October 2020. Earlier post.). The FNM 833 is being deployed by Ambev.

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