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Umicore to Build Battery Recycling Plant in Belgium

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Umicore will build an industrial scale recycling facility for end-of-life rechargeable batteries in Hoboken, Belgium. The investment will enable Umicore to deal with the expected growth in the availability of end-of-life Lithium-ion, Lithium-Polymer and Nickel Metal Hydride rechargeable batteries.

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Peugeot sells out limited production run of 3008 HYbrid4 Limited Edition

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With a production run of 300 units, the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 Limited Edition special series ( earlier post ), exclusively available since 3 March 2011, was sold out in just 9 days. Peugeot called this a highly promising start for the 3008 HYbrid4 which will be delivered as of summer 2011.

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Umicore introducing new generation Li-ion battery recycling technologies; partnering with ACC

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Umicore, a global materials technology group, is a pioneer in the recycling of rechargeable batteries; its battery recycling plant in Hoboken, Belgium, has an annual capacity of 7,000 tons of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries and battery production scrap, the equivalent of 35,000 electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

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Ballard fuel cell modules to power fleet of 10 buses in Aberdeen, Scotland

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In December 2011, Ballard announced an equipment supply agreement (ESA) with Van Hool for 21 latest-generation 150 kW FCvelocity-HD6 modules, with an expectation that the majority of these would be shipped in 2012. This will bring the total number of modules shipped to Van Hool to 22 since December 2011. City program.

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The importance of considering non-exhaust traffic emissions; the role of EVs

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reported in their paper on a policy workshop convened in 2011 on the relevance of traffic-related wear emissions for air quality policy development, with the focus on non-exhaust PM emissions. in Belgium. earlier post ). Background. The pan-European team of van der Gon et al. Hooftman et al. Hooftman et al.

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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

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Three-quarters of European consumers surveyed (74%) said that before they would consider purchasing an EV, they would expect it to be able to travel 300 miles between charges—much higher than what is currently available—and 67% said the battery must take no longer than two hours to charge.

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Ford planning to cut 18% of production capacity, 13% of workforce in Europe; anticipating more than $1.5B loss in Europe in 2012

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New car registrations in the EU, 1990-2011. Ford Europe posted net revenue in 2011 of $34 billion, representing 26% of Ford Automotive revenue. The new Mondeo, available with the award-winning 1.0-litre Source: ACEA. Click to enlarge. —Stephen Odell, chairman and CEO, Ford of Europe.

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