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Magna to engineer and produce new off-road EV for INEOS Automotive in 2026

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Magna has been awarded a contract to manufacture an all-new INEOS Automotive electric off-road vehicle, expected to start production in Graz, Austria in 2026. In addition to manufacturing, Magna will also be responsible for the engineering of the complete vehicle.

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Cummins fuel cell technology powers Coradia iLint fleet in Germany

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Cummins and Alstom successfully launched the very first hydrogen-powered Coradia iLint train in Germany in 2018. The Coradia iLint has also been successfully tested in Austria, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. The facility opened earlier this year, enabling accelerated adoption of hydrogen technologies across Europe and globally.

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Alstom reports successful 1.5y trial operation of Coradia iLint fuel cell trains, next project phase begins

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Two pre-series trains of Alstom’s Coradia iLint model have been in passenger service since September 2018. —Jörg Nikutta, Managing Director for Germany and Austria of Alstom Transport Deutschland GmbH. Here, we are witnessing the first competitive product of hydrogen mobility at industrial level. Earlier post.).

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MAN and Austria’s CNL partnering on medium- and heavy-duty electric trucks; trials this year, production 2018

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As part of its partnership with CNL—a group of fifteen of Austria’s largest companies in the retail, logistics and production sectors—MAN will be making test vehicles available to nine CNL member companies for practical trials from the end of 2017. Series production of eTrucks will start in early 2021.

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GlobalData: Global lithium production to triple over the next four years

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High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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Kreisel’s battery pack receives Frosts & Sullivan Tech Leadership award; new production facility opening in September

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Consultancy Frost & Sullivan recently selected Austria-based Kreisel Electric ( earlier post ) as the winner of the 2017 European Electric Vehicle Technology Leadership Award. Kreisel will open a new 7,000 m 2 production facility in Rainbach (Austria) in September this year. —Frost & Sullivan Industry Manager Prajyot N.

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AustroCel Hallein supplying OMV with celluosic ethanol

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The bioethanol is extracted from the wood sugars left over in cellulose production before being fermented and distilled. This product will thereby help reduce the carbon intensity of the OMV product portfolio and aid in meeting OMV’s 2025 Sustainability Targets. Background.

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