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APRIL 19, 2018

There is now a significant wave of interest in battery raw material supply security, mainly from Asia, to underpin the growth of Li-ion battery production over the next decade. The year 2017 saw deals between Great Wall and Pilbara Minerals, and Ganfeng Lithium’s US$172-million financing of Lithium Americas. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 23, 2021

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, in collaboration with KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. Both the carbon fiber and the aluminum foil contribute to the mechanical properties of the structural battery.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2017

The Government of Canada is moving forward with provincial and territorial partners, industry and stakeholders, to develop a national strategy to increase the number of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVS)—battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles—on Canadian roads by 2018.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

GAC R&D Center) introduced three co-developed electric concept cars at Auto Guangzhou 2018, featuring futuristic designs that address the diverse needs of China’s drivers. They also address the trend towards car sharing—one of the fastest growing urban mobility concepts worldwide.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

At IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich, Porsche is presenting the Mission R concept electric car that combines advanced technologies and sustainable materials, such as natural fibre-reinforced plastics, with a passion for racing. In qualifying mode, the all-wheel-drive car has a peak system output of more than 800 kW (1,088 PS).

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 19, 2018

It's one of the major questions for any electric-car buyer: How long will the battery pack last? Now a new video looks at that question, comparing the different thermal-management technologies in the batteries of the new 2018 Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Bolt EV.

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APRIL 25, 2018

Nissan unveiled the Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission, Nissan’s first electric car made in China for Chinese consumers, at Auto China 2018 in Beijing. The EV platform allows the battery to be placed under the seats. The Nissan Sylphy Zero Emission will go on sale later in 2018. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

This year's updated BMW i3 electric car is only just arriving at U.S. dealerships after a battery-capacity boost that gives it longer range. But already some details of the 2018 BMW i3 have leaked out, in the form of spy photos and further rumors about more battery capacity yet.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2020

Local battery production is an important success factor for Mercedes-Benz AG’s electric offensive and the key element to meet the global demand for electrified vehicles flexibly and efficiently. The company is therefore investing more than €1 billion to establish a global battery production network. Source: Daimler.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Since the beginning of 2018, Bosch has won electromobility orders worth roughly €13 billion (US$14.4 billion), including production projects for electrical powertrains for passenger cars and light trucks. Limited (CATL) for the production of battery cells. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Hyundai unveiled the redesigned 2018 Sonata Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid models at the Chicago Auto Show. The 2018 Hybrid and Plug-in will be produced in Asan, Korea, with Hybrid availability in the first quarter of 2018 and Plug-in availability in the second quarter of 2018. The heart of the 2018 Sonata Hybrid is a 2.0-liter

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JULY 19, 2022

On Monday, July 19, a Fort Lauderdale federal jury released its verdict about a 2018 Tesla Model S crash, resulting in 18-year-old Barrett Riley’s death. On May 8, 2018, the 18-year-old drove his father’s Model S with his friends. Tesla Batteries not Liable. Drivers make Cars Safe. The post Tesla to pay $10.5M

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MAY 12, 2022

Tesla will face a jury in litigation over a 2018 Model S crash, resulting in the deaths of Barrett Riley and his friend, Edgar, in Florida. On May 8, 2018, Barret Riley was driving his father’s Model S with his friend, Edgar, in the passenger seat. The suit attributes the fire to a defective design in Tesla’s battery.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Volvo Cars successfully placed its first green bond, raising €500 million from a diverse group of institutional investors and further increasing the company’s financial flexibility. As a first tangible step towards its 2040 vision the company aims to reduce its lifecycle carbon footprint per car by 40% between 2018 and 2025.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Anticipated increases in electric-car production in 2018 and later now have battery suppliers scrambling to add manufacturing capacity. One of the major players is Korean firm Samsung SDI, which is reportedly planning to open a new battery plant in Hungary.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 19, 2017

Sometime within the next few months, the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car will be unveiled to the world's media. The second generation of a pioneering plug-in vehicle that launched affordable all-electric cars on the global market. DON'T MISS: 2018 Nissan Leaf: more spy shots of electric car's second generation The.

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JULY 14, 2023

The deal includes an order for three of Wabtec’s FLXdrive battery locomotives and a collaboration to test ammonia as a potential clean, alternative fuel to replace diesel. July 2018 Landsat image of the Serra Norte complex of the Carajás Mine. Currently, the complex is responsible for 150 million tonnes of iron per year.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Nio built its first battery swap station on May 20, 2018 and saw its 1,000th battery swap station go live on July 6, 2022.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 29, 2017

While the 2018 BMW i3 will formally debut next week at the Frankfurt auto show, the company has released details ahead of time on the updates to the lineup of its compact electric car.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Chevrolet is voluntarily recalling 68,667 MY 2017-2019 Bolt EVs worldwide over the risk of battery fires; the majority of the cars affected—50,925—are in the US. The action is in response to five confirmed instances of vehicle fires that could relate to the high voltage battery in the Bolt. 2018 Chevrolet Bolt EV.

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OCTOBER 19, 2017

After an absence from the event of more than 30 years, Volkswagen is developing an all-electric race car for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado on 24 June 2018. The all-wheel-drive prototype’s goal is to set a new record for electric cars at the finish line, 14,000 feet above sea level.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Porsche has increased its stake in technology and sports car company Rimac Automobili to 15.5%. In June 2018, the Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer purchased a 10% stake in Rimac. The Croatian company develops and produces electromobility components and also produces electrically powered super sports cars in-house.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). —Klaus Zellmer, the board member responsible for Sales of Volkswagen Passenger Cars. The most popular model was the ID.3

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JUNE 14, 2021

The NIO ES8 S8 seats 6 or 7 (captain’s chairs or bench in second row), and features an NEDC range up to 580 km (360 miles) with a 100 kWh battery pack. Due to its high fracture toughness, this allows absorption of crash energy through folding deformation; the center of gravity of the car is the battery.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Analysts at the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) have reviewed recent research into the greenhouse gas emissions from the manufacturing of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. They note that the the impacts of battery production on electric vehicles’ overall emissions is “an especially complex topic”.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

With the 2018 Nissan Leaf due to arrive at U.S. dealers in four or five months, next year is shaping up to be a very interesting test of what buyers want in battery-electric cars. Much of the focus has been on the new car's range rating, projected to be 150 miles combined when it's confirmed by the EPA.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2022

The cobalt, manganese and nickel found in battery cathodes are expensive to mine; scientists have for years sought a way to create new batteries from spent ones. When a car battery reaches the end of its service life, it is collected, dismantled and shredded. Building a battery is like building a tower out of Legos.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Audi and Umicore have successfully completed phase one of their strategic research cooperation for battery recycling. The two partners are developing a closed loop for components of high-voltage batteries that can be used again and again. For Audi, battery recycling is a key element of sustainable electric mobility.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Volvo and battery giant CATL are teaming up to turn old EV batteries into new ones. The partnership aims to further reduce the carbon footprint of EVs by recycling key battery materials. In fact, Volvo’s last diesel-powered car rolled off the production line last month as the automaker looks toward a cleaner future.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Volvo Cars will introduce a front-wheel drive (FWD), 3-cylinder engine variant of its Twin Engine plug-in hybrid electric vehicle system in 2018, followed by its first production battery-electric vehicles and a new 48V mild hybrid system in 2019, according to Mats Anderson, Senior Director of Electric Propulsion Systems.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

If any electric car aside from the Tesla Model 3 can be called "long-awaited," it would be the redesigned 2018 Nissan Leaf. In the event, the second-generation Leaf has arrived as a 2018 model.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

As part of this new strategic cooperation agreement, NIO and Shell will construct and operate battery charging and swapping facilities. This includes a plan to install 100 battery swapping stations in China by 2025 and construct and operate pilot stations in Europe from 2022.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

When visiting an automaker's proving ground to drive cars still under development, security is extensive. In late June, we drove a pre-production 2018 Nissan Leaf at the company's Tochigi Test.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 4, 2017

The global debut of the 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car is just a month away, and now another teaser image has been released. This one's a design sketch showing a drawing of the car's side profile, suitably shaded to obscure some of the details.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2020

Following the production of first prototypes of battery enclosures for a Chinese automotive manufacturer in 2018, SGL Carbon has now received a substantial contract from a North American automaker for high-volume serial production of carbon and glass fiber-based composite top and bottom layers for battery enclosures.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 6, 2018

Now owners of the new 2018 Nissan Leaf are complaining that the car's "fast" charging is not always as fast as advertised. Owners have found that the car's electronic management software dials back charging speeds with each successive fast charge on any given trip. As Tesla has shown, not all fast charging is created equal.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 11, 2018

A voluntary software recall on the 2017 Chevy Bolt EV has been extended to 2018 models, a General Motors spokesman told Green Car Reports on Thursday. Last month, we reported that some owners of early 2017 Chevy Bolt EVs had failed batteries and would receive new batteries from GM.

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