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to build the GMET4 engine—the Company’s 2.0-liter The GMET4 will be a very important engine for us as we look to deliver on the promises we made as part of our five-year plan in 2018. FCA will invest $400 million to repurpose an idled transmission plant in Kokomo, Ind., While the 2.0-liter
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Electrify America opened its first site in Chicopee, MA, in May 2018. Since then, the company has focused on building a future-proof network consisting almost exclusively of ultra-fast chargers. The network’s aggressive timeline has resulted in the addition of more than 1,700 new chargers from coast-to-coast in just 20 months.
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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. BASF’s solutions span holistic air cleaning solutions to seat fabrics, as well as materials used to build the body panels and battery pack of the electric vehicles.
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When tackling the challenge of making drive solutions sustainable for the future, we always keep our minds open to all technologies. Our approach builds on intelligent combinations of electric drives and internal combustion engines that offer the potential to be operated in a carbon-neutral manner in the future using sustainable fuels.
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Yibin Tianyi Lithium—a joint venture of Canmax, CATL and Tianyuan Group established in 2018—has formally commissioned a 20ktpy lithium hydroxide plant in Yibin, Sichuan province. Meanwhile, hydroxide prices have flattened out as there remains a build-up of hydroxide capacity in China ahead of the demand profile, Roskill says.
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