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Brine-to-battery company EnergyX secures $450M funding agreement with Global Emerging Markets

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Lithium and battery technology company Energy Exploration Technologies announced a $450-million investment commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM). Founded in 1991, GEM (Global Emerging Markets) is a $3.4-billion A tech-heavy ESG company mining in the emerging markets is a rare find.

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Toyota says diesels aren’t dead, might pair with hybrid tech

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Diesel engines may still have a future at Toyota, in some markets at least. In a recent interview with Australian publication Drive , Toyota Australia sales and marketing boss said diesel is “not going to die off anytime soon,” adding that it remains viable as part of hybrid powertrains, “particularly for heavy vehicles.”

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Audi vehicles with the MIB 3 infotainment system will be holoride-capable from June 2022

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Founded in 2018 by Nils Wollny, Marcus Kuehne, Daniel Profendiner, and Audi, holoride connects Extended Reality (XR) content in real-time with motion and location-aware vehicle data, such as physical feedback and navigation, to create hyper-immersive XR content and experiences for passengers. Other markets will follow successively.

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DOE awards Virginia Tech $3M for EV charging cybersecurity project

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The US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded Virginia Tech a $3 million grant for research on electric vehicle charging infrastructure cybersecurity as part of a larger $80 million investment by the department on advanced technologies research ( earlier post ). Ralph Northam signed the 2018-20 budget that includes $25 million for CCI.

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Roskill: record cobalt deals in Q1 2018 show raw material procurement for Li-ion batteries revving up

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At least 12 recorded lithium and six cobalt transactions have been closed between downstream manufacturers and mining companies since 2016, signalling a changing trend in procurement strategy. In March 2018, Chinese high-tech recycling giant GEM signed a three-year cobalt supply agreement with Swiss miner Glencore.

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Buick debuts V2X technology in China; first V2X vehicle to roll out by year end

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Later this year, Buick will become the first brand in China officially to roll out the market-ready technology on a production vehicle, a Buick GL8. In August at Tech Day in Shanghai, GM announced that in 2022, 5G will be available on all new Cadillac models and most Chevrolet and Buick vehicles going forward.

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Renault Group inaugurates new production line for electric motors at Cléon plant

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Renault Group has invested €620 million since 2018 at the Cléon site to industrialize the group’s motors for 100% electric and hybrid vehicles. To accelerate this transition and to support the rapidly growing electric market, this new assembly line for the ePT-160 kW motor has been set up after the renovation of approximately 8,000 m 2.

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