Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. The joint venture ELYSIS —formed by Alcoa and Rio Tinto in 2018 ( earlier post )—is now further developing this process.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. The supply will go beyond 2030. By 2027, Daimler Truck AG intends to supplement its portfolio by adding series-produced hydrogen-based fuel-cell vehicles.

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Global Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries 435

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 10, 2023

Stellantis and Australia-based Element 25 signed a binding agreement for Element 25 to supply battery-grade, high-purity manganese sulphate monohydrate (HPMSM) to Stellantis for use in electric vehicle (EV) battery packs. Liquids will be neutralised by addition of limestone and disposed into approved waste-water systems.

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Australia Supplies Batteries Battery 387

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Both companies will work towards creating a Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain to develop the region’s electric mobility market. million off a $5 million valuation, is developing a clean transport ecosystem with its fleet of electric scooters, bikes, mopeds and e-bikes. EnergyX) ( earlier post ).

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Bolivia Supplies Chile Argentina 320

Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2023

Saudi Arabia has cut a number of deals recently that coud make the country’s lithiu-ion supply chain the most developed in the Middle East, according to an analysis by Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Company will supply feedstock in the form of decant oil.

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Saudi Arabia Supplies Building Chevron 170

Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2021

In fact, Jaguar plans to become an “all-electric luxury brand” by 2025 [ 1 ] as mentioned on ABCNews. in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index. in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index. New Tungsten Production Will Open the Global Supply Chain.

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Supplies Global South Korea Production 380

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 14, 2020

AKASOL will supply battery systems for more than 40 Coradia iLint hydrogen trains ( earlier post ), which have been ordered from Alstom by the Lower Saxony Transit Authority and the Rhine/Main Regional Transport Association. Each Coradia iLint train is equipped with two high-performance battery systems with a total capacity of 220 kWh.

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Hydrogen Supplies Batteries Battery 322

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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Volvo Renewable Power Powered 389

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Thee is a growing disconnect between battery demand and raw material supply that could derail Europe’s and North America’s electrification plans, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. In general, there is a lack of understanding of just how much lithium is required to fuel electric vehicle demand going forward.

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Supplies North America Batteries Battery 225

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Limited (CATL) have entered a global battery cell modules supply agreement for electric trucks. The heavy-duty Mercedes-Benz eActros with a range of around 200 km is in intensive customer trials as part of an eActros innovation fleet in Germany and Switzerland with the first customer hand over in 2018.

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Li-ion Global Supplies Lithium Ion 207

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2020

In the first year AustroCel Hallein will supply more than 1.5 This was followed in December 2018 by the Renewable Energy Directive II (EU 2018/2001 or RED II), which establishes a new binding renewable energy target for the EU for 2030 of at least 32%, as well as a target of 14% renewables in the transport sector by 2030.

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Supplies Renewable Austria 2001 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

and a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses and emission-free technology, announced that the next generation of its zero-emission products, Axess Battery Electric Bus (EVO-BE) and Axess Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus (EVO-FC), are now in development. ElDorado National (California) or ENC, a subsidiary of REV Group Inc.

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Fuel Batteries Battery Energy Storage 435

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has selected Cummins to be the electrification solution provider for the next-generation electric terminal tractor offering for the European market. Cummins will provide powertrain technology, including the batteries, for the Kalmar Electric Terminal Tractor (KT2E). Kalmar T2 terminal tractor with container.

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Supplies Fully Electric 2018 Lithium Ion 262

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2019

According to a new report from Adamas Intelligence, China became a net-importer of several rare earth oxides (or oxide equivalents) in 2018. Among the findings of this year’s report: In 2018, total global primary rare earth oxide production increased by 20.8%

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Myanmar 2018 China Global 236

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APRIL 13, 2021

China is positioning itself to dominate the global supply of copper, a material in high demand as the world transitions to alternative energy systems, according to experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. “If China’s domestic production of copper is inadequate relative to demand, according to the authors. million).

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Electrek

JUNE 6, 2024

In a record-breaking start to 2024, renewable energy supplied 58.4% of all electricity generated in Germany during Q1 – the highest percentage since tracking began in 2018.

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Germany Renewable Power Powered 142

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. Clean growth and clean jobs.

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Canada 2018 Emissions Vehicles 310

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2019

Global energy investment stabilized in 2018, ending three consecutive years of decline, as capital spending on oil, gas and coal supply bounced back while investment stalled for energy efficiency and renewables, according to the International Energy Agency’s latest annual review. trillion in 2018, a level similar to 2017.

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2018 Global Energy Coal 191

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2020

Toray Industries concluded an agreement with Lilium GmbH to supply carbon fiber composite materials for the Lilium Jet. The Munich-based company is developing this all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft to deliver clean, regional air mobility as early as 2025. Earlier post.)

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Carbon Fiber Carbon All-Electric Supplies 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

Today’s fleet of storage resources can capture enough electricity to power up to 5 million California homes. When combined with other sources of zero-carbon energy such as large hydroelectric generation and nuclear, nearly 59% of the state’s retail electricity sales came from nonfossil fuel sources. compared to 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2019

The NRCan funding furthers the government’s commitment to renewable transit options and supports the purchase of eight electric buses for Brampton—six of which are New Flyers Xcelsior model. All participants of CUTRIC’s Pan-Canadian Electric Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial have now been funded.

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Emissions Supplies Canada Purchase 274

Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2021

From 2022 onwards, the company will purchase electricity in Germany which comes exclusively from renewable sources. A green power supply contract ensures the purchase of electricity from renewable energy sources at all times. The intelligent mix is supplemented by electricity from flexible hydropower plants.

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Wind Germany Mercedes Solar 418

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Now that the framework contract has been concluded, the two companies have formally established a long-term cooperation for a continuous supply of lithium-ion battery systems. The delivery of the first systems took place on schedule in the fourth quarter of 2019. e-troFit is a subsidiary of the technology company in-tech GmbH.

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Conversion Diesel Supplies Batteries 273

Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2019

(GFL) registered in Jiangxi (China) have signed a memorandum of understanding on long-term lithium supplies for battery cells. Under the agreement, Ganfeng will supply lithium to the Volkswagen Group and its suppliers for the next ten years. We must make sure we cover this demand at an early stage.

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Supplies Chinese Manufacturer Batteries 268

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2020

Leading Australian energy infrastructure company Jemena has signed a new deal to supply Australia’s emerging zero emission vehicle industry with renewably generated green hydrogen. The Hydrogen Council estimated that in 2018 there were over 330 hydrogen refueling stations around the world, half of which were in Japan and the United States.

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Hydrogen Green Gas Hyundai 321

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2019

The aluminum producer Hydro now supplies sustainable aluminum for the battery housing of the Audi e-tron EV. The ASI already awarded Audi a certificate for the sustainable assembly of these aluminum components in October 2018. To do that, we need a sustainable supply chain. neutral mobility by 2050 at the latest.

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Audi Supplies Batteries Battery 249

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The Milanese operator ATM has ordered another 100 electric buses from Solaris, via a framework contract signed last year. The first batch of 40 Urbino electric buses under the same contract has been already delivered. The first electric buses—25 Urbino 12 electric—appeared in Milan in 2018 and 2019.

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Electric Electrical 2018 2014 424

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2023

NFI, one of the US’ oldest and largest third-party supply chain solutions providers, is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks (BETs) in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative ( JETSI ) project.

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Fleet California North America Los Angeles 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) Executive Officer has certified the 2020 annual update to the carbon intensities (CI) of the lookup table pathways for a) California Average Grid Electricity Used as a Transportation Fuel in California and b) Electricity Supplied under the Smart Charging or Smart Electrolysis Provision.

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2020 2019 Transportation Fuel 383

Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2019

From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. Saving 161 gigawatt hours of electricity through energy efficiency projects, enough to power more than 15,000 homes for a year.

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Affordable 2018 California San Diego 304

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Supply chain demonstration framework. With the goal of making hydrogen just as common a fuel source as petroleum and natural gas, Kawasaki joined together in 2016 with Iwatani Corporation (Iwatani), Shell Japan Limited, and Electric Power Development Co., The vessel can carry 75 tonnes of liquefied hydrogen in one trip.

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Hydrogen Japan Australia Gas-Electric 532

Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2018

Tesla reported Q1 2018 vehicle production of 34,494 vehicles—a 40% increase from Q4 and its most productive quarter. Tesla was able to double the weekly Model 3 production rate during the quarter by addressing production and supply chain bottlenecks, including several short factory shutdowns to upgrade equipment.

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2018 Production Tesla Vehicles 262

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2018

Automotive applications were the largest market for Li-ion batteries in 2017, with Chinese sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) increasing by around 20% y-o-y. This placed strain on the battery supply chain which is likely to continue, with Roskill estimating that Chinese PEV sales could reach around one million units in 2021.

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Supplies Li-ion Batteries Battery 218

Green Car Congress

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. 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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Concept 2018 Auto Cars 207

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2018

BASF and Nornickel have established a strategic cooperation to meet the growing needs for battery materials in electric vehicles. This investment is part of BASF’s €400-million multi-step investment plan announced last year and builds upon initial battery materials production started in Harjavalta in 2018.

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Supplies Batteries Battery Finland 186

Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

gigawatts (GW) of new solar panel manufacturing capacity came online in the US during Q1 2024, making up 75% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the US grid in that period. Once this capacity fully ramps up, it will be enough to supply about 70% of US demand. A record-setting 11.8 GW in Q1 2024 compared to 15.6

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Solar Installation 2018 Davis 52

Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. Passerini (2018) “A cost and resource analysis of sodium-ion batteries“ Nat. Vaalma et al.

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Supplies Batteries Battery Sodium 281