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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

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By picking Slovakia as the location for its new plant, Volvo Cars is creating a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region—complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2

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Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

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This investment will support the completion of InoBat’s research and development center and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia. It has the potential to produce approximately 58 thousand tonnes of battery-grade lithium carbonate and position Rio Tinto as the largest source of lithium supply in Europe for at least the next 15 years.

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Rio Tinto and InoBat partner to explore full life-cycle lithium battery initiative

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InoBat, a battery manufacturer with a battery research and development facility and pilot plant being developed in Slovakia intends to scale up its future production through gigafactories to be built in the EMEA region.

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Honda targets new Guinness World Records title for fuel efficiency with 8,500-mile diesel drive across Europe

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The unit will provide journey information in real-time to ensure that Honda can supply robust and reliable automated data-evidence to meet the requirements stipulated by Guinness World Records. The car which attempts the record must be a standard model in every respect, with no modifications to give an advantage.

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SEAT pushes forward with CNG line-up

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All the TGI versions comply with the highest crash safety standards. The Ibiza, the Arona and the Leon are produced at the SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain, while the Mii Ecofuel is manufactured at the Bratislava plant in Slovakia.