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Nissan, Frost & Sullivan study finds 37% of Southeast Asian consumers open to buying EV

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Thirty-seven percent of Southeast Asian consumers planning to buy a car are open to purchasing an electric vehicle, according to a Nissan-commissioned study by Frost & Sullivan. Customers in the Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia emerged as the most enthusiastic about electric cars. Range anxiety is the main barrier.

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Daimler buying more than €20B of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030

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The company purchases the cells on the world market, ensuring the best possible technology; the company focuses on the core competence of battery assembly. Two more factories will be built in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, one at the company’s Sindelfingen site, and one each at the sites in Beijing (China), Bangkok (Thailand) and Tuscaloosa (USA).

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BMW Group enters long-term €2B supply contract with Northvolt for battery cells from Europe

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—Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. The BMW Group recognised Northvolt’s potential and expertise early: In mid-2018, the BMW Group entered a cooperation to develop battery cells with the company formed in 2016.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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The original CATL order volume of four billion euros announced in mid-2018 will now be increased to €7.3 Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. The BMW Group has also localized battery production in Thailand and is working with the Dräxlmaier Group in this area.

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Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio

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A second battery factory at the site commenced operations in 2018 and has been producing the battery systems for the EQC since 2019 followed by the batteries for the compact electric SUVs since 2021. A green electricity supply contract ensures the purchase of electricity from renewable energies at all times.

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How do Chinese language EV makers roll out unutilized merchandise so temporarily?

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The corporate introduced 8 industrially produced fashions (ES8, ES6, EC6, EC7, ES7, ET7, ET5, ET5 Traveling) in 5 years between 2018 and July 2023. So in China, you’ll be able to’t purchase, for instance, a Volkswagen Passat, however it’s important to purchase a SAIC-Volkswagen Passat. 4 and FAW-VW ID.4

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