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SK On signs MOU with Global Lithium Resources to bolster key battery materials supply chain

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South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

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Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. Construction work on Szombathely II, the Schaeffler Group’s second plant in western Hungary, started in 2020. The new facility is located about three kilometers from the first one, which opened in 1996.

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Audi building 160,000 m2 photovoltaic system for Gy?r, Hungary plant

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We are committed to the economical use of resources and therefore want to keep the environmental impact of our production as low as possible. In addition, AUDI AG, together with its partners, is committed to feeding resources into closed cycles and reusing them as completely as possible. gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity.

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BMW Group to invest more than €2B in Hungarian plant Debrecen by 2025; new high-voltage battery assembly

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The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The BMW Group is particularly focused on keeping the carbon footprint and consumption of resources for production as low as possible, starting in the supply chain.

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BMW Group investing €800M in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for NEUE KLASSE and battery assembly

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The first cars of the NEUE KLASSE will come off the production line at our plant in Debrecen, Hungary, starting in 2025, followed by the main plant in Munich. Plant San Luis Potosí is characterized by its responsible resource management and measures to reduce CO 2. In such a dry region, conserving water is particularly important.

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Audi Hungaria starts operation of Europe’s biggest solar roof installation

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The focus lies on the challenges that are key to Audi: decarbonization; water utilization; resource efficiency; and biodiversity. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary. In addition, the site at Gy?r

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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—Julia Poliscanova, senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the UK stand to lose the most if battery-makers change their plans. Europe’s global share of new investment in Li-ion battery production dropped from 41% in 2021 to a meagre 2% in 2022, according to BloombergNEF.

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