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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Global Power Synergy PLC (GPSC) is building a battery manufacturing facility in Thailand using 24M’s novel SemiSolid lithium-ion technology ( earlier post ). In May 2019, 24M delivered 40 grid-scale, 110 Amp-Hour (Ah) li-ion cells to GPSC. In the first phase, production capacity will be 30 MWh. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Thailand Building Li-ion Batteries 362

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Valmet Automotive has started the series production of battery systems in Kirchardt, the Finnish company’s first battery plant in Germany. The current first program for the Kirchardt plant is a small-series production of modules, packs and the battery management system (BMS) for the PHEV version of an exclusive sports car brand.

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Batteries Battery Production Finland 273

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MAY 24, 2022

Nidec Corporation will build a flagship factory to produce its E-Axle traction motor system in the city of Pinghu, Zhejiang Province in China. The new factory to be built will be Nidec’s fifth traction motor-related production site, and the fourth E-Axle assembly plant, in China. Rendering of the plant.

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China Building Motor Motors 259

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JUNE 23, 2022

The end product is a transportation fuel suited for aircraft, ships as well as heavy and light road vehicles. VTT and Neste have agreed to build a technology demonstration facility at VTT Bioruukki Pilot Centre, Espoo. Neste is actively building technology solutions and business to realize commercial production of sustainable e-fuels.

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Building Power Powered Fuel 186

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APRIL 29, 2020

billion in its US battery business to build two plants at its site in Commerce, Ga., SK Innovation broke ground on the first plant at the Georgia site in March 2019 and is expected to begin mass production in 2022. SK Innovation has increased investment plans for its Georgia EV battery site, shown here in a rendering.

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Georgia Building Batteries Battery 394

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

As of 2026, Audi will only launch all-electric models onto the global market, gradually phasing out production of its combustion models by 2033. Based on this clear decision made as part of its Vorsprung 2030 corporate strategy, Audi is now taking steps to prepare its global facilities for the production of all-electric cars.

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All-Electric Audi Manufacturer Electric Vehicles 307

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JANUARY 28, 2019

Saudi Aramco and Air Products signed an agreement to jointly-build the first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fueling station in Saudi Arabia. The hydrogen refueling station, the first in the Kingdom, is expected to be operational in the second quarter of 2019. —Ahmad O. Al Khowaiter, Chief Technology Officer of Saudi Aramco.

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Saudi Arabia Hydrogen Fuel Building 283

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

It builds on a project launched last year to demonstrate how hydrogen production facilities could be installed at operating nuclear power plants. This is a game-changer for both nuclear energy and carbon-free hydrogen production for numerous industries.

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Hydrogen Energy Production Clean 497

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JANUARY 27, 2021

The Cummins electrolyzer system is installed at the Air Liquide hydrogen production facility in Bécancour, Québec. The HyLYZER PEM electrolyzer technology is the result of more than 20 years of development by Hydrogenics, a Canadian company that was acquired by Cummins in September of 2019, a company which Air Liquide retains a 19% stake.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Nearly half—48%—of rail tank cars carrying Class 3 flammable liquids in 2019 in the US met the new safety requirements, up from 33% in 2018, according to Fleet Composition of Rail Tank Cars Carrying Flammable Liquids: 2020 Report released today by the US Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

By 2022, electric car capacity at the Ghent plant will have more than tripled from today’s levels and will amount to around 60% of the plant’s total production capacity. The share of Recharge cars as a percentage of total sales more than doubled in 2020, compared to 2019. Volvo XC40 Recharge production in Ghent, Belgium.

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JULY 29, 2021

The joint venture will secure fast delivery to local customers, who demand high-performance catalysts for energy-efficient methanol production. Together, the two companies will build a production facility in Shaanxi Fupin in China to produce methanol synthesis catalysts.

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China Building Coal Chinese 243

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JANUARY 4, 2021

The goal is to start serial production of the first of three new passenger car models for the group’s brands in the second half of 2022. The FCA Poland plant (Tychy) is one of the largest FCA production plants. million m² is allocated to production halls and service buildings. It covers an area of 2.4

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Poland Jeep Building Hybrid 334

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MARCH 14, 2021

has launched China’s first automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR production line and will start mass production and delivery of the automotive-grade solid-state LiDAR RS-LiDAR-M1 for contract projects in Q2 this year. RoboSense (Suteng Innovation Technology Co.,

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MARCH 16, 2018

General Motors will build production versions of its Cruise AV ( earlier post ) at its Orion Township assembly plant in Michigan. We’re continuing to make great progress on our plans to commercialize in 2019. Roof module production has already begun and production of the fourth generation Cruise AV is expected to begin in 2019.

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GM Building San Francisco Production 170

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JULY 28, 2019

Stora Enso is investing €10 million to build a pilot facility for producing bio-based carbon materials based on lignin. Lignin is one of the main building blocks of a tree. With the pilot facility we will continue to build on our long-term work in extracting lignin from biomass to create more value from it.

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Carbon Building Finland Energy Storage 359

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

INEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. In doing so, we must make the company even more efficient and, in this respect, the optimization of our global production network is a very decisive lever.

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Mercedes Production Manufacturer Sale 435

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JULY 22, 2021

By 2030, the Rolls-Royce business unit is to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 35% compared to its 2019 level through the use of new net zero and zero carbon technologies. This near-term target plays a significant role in Rolls-Royce Group’s ambition to achieve net zero by 2050 at the latest. Switch to alternatives for combustion engines.

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JUNE 1, 2020

ITM Power is establishing ITM Motive as a separate, wholly owned subsidiary for building, owning and operating a portfolio of hydrogen refueling stations in the UK. In October 2019, the Company announced the completion of a £58.8-million

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Building Power Powered Hydrogen 210

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of building out hubs for the production of electric vehicles and batteries around the globe. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain said that Mercedes-Benz will build its electric vehicles in six plants on three continents.

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JUNE 10, 2020

During the construction, which included a 72,000 square-foot building expansion and new equipment installation, TMC doubled the production capacity in early 2019 to 240,000 yearly and nearly doubled the project investment to $226 million.

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West Virginia Virginia Toyota Hybrid 291

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The BMW Group will invest more than £600 million (US$751 million) in the MINI factories at Oxford and Swindon for all-electric MINI production. With this new investment we will develop the Oxford plant for production of the new generation of electric MINIs and set the path for purely electric car manufacturing in the future.

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All-Electric Production BMW Electric 150

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JANUARY 29, 2022

The official start of production of the Volkswagen ID.5 5 GTX marks the completion of Volkswagen’s successful transformation of its Zwickau plant into a dedicated electric vehicle production facility. 4) will be added to the electric vehicle production network this year. The start of production of the ID.5

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JULY 30, 2020

With a new pilot plant that will produce lithium-ion battery cells, the company is taking the next step in addressing all aspects of the battery cell value chain: from selection of materials, to battery cell composition and design, all the way to near-standard production and recycling. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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Li-ion BMW Building Sweden 338

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JANUARY 13, 2018

At CES, Cisco and Hyundai Motor Company announced the coming production of a next-generation, hyperconnected car. Hyundai will feature this new in-vehicle network in their premium 2019 vehicles. It’s highly configurable and secure, and offers the flexibility to design and build new services. Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Together with E.ON, Audi is building a solar energy park on the roofs of the two logistics centers of its plant in Gy?r This will create Europe’s largest photovoltaic system installed on a building at the Audi Hungaria plant in Gy?r. r covering about 160,000 square meters. The system will have a peak output of 12 megawatts.

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Audi Hungary Building Solar 359

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. We are now ready to engage the site’s development in the best conditions with initial production expected from 2024.

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Argentina Building Chinese Financing 335

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

In addition, the company is confirming investments in five Michigan plants, including the Lansing Delta Township Assembly and Flint Assembly for future crossover and full-size pickup production. Production of the Cadillac XT6 and XT5 will continue at Spring Hill. The all-new Cadillac LYRIQ will be the first EV produced at Spring Hill.

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Cadillac GM Building Yukon 248

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JULY 7, 2020

Volkswagen has begun conversion of its Emden, Germany plant to support the production of Evs; the first electric cars are to roll off the production line there from 2022. With the conversion of our plant at Emden into a production location for electric vehicles, Volkswagen is forcing the pace of system change.

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Conversion Production All-Electric Germany 389

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JUNE 3, 2023

General Motors and POSCO Future M announced the second phase of their Ultium CAM joint venture, an investment projected to exceed US$1 billion to increase production capacity of cathode active materials (CAM) in North America and integrate precursor materials production. Site selection will be announced later.

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JANUARY 14, 2019

EV production at the site will begin in 2022. Volkswagen is establishing a worldwide production network for electric cars and intends to have eight MEB plants on three continents by 2022. Volkswagen will also add EV-production at facilities in Anting and Foshan, in China, in 2020, and in the German cities of Emden and Hanover by 2022.

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Building 2020 SUV America 286

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Two new Tesla Cybertruck builds were spotted under wraps at Giga Texas by a drone operator. Tesla is working toward the initial production phases of the Cybertruck at Giga Texas after several production delays. The Cybertruck is set to begin production in mid-2023 , Tesla said earlier this year. Check these out!

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Texas Building Tesla 2019 142

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DECEMBER 4, 2018

billion to build a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in Georgia. SK innovation is fitted with the entire value chain for mid/large-sized battery production from electrodes and separators to battery cells and packs. Construction will occur in two phases, beginning in early 2019.

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Georgia Manufacturer Building Lithium Ion 285

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MAY 6, 2022

Located inside Montana State University’s (MSU) Innovation Campus, New Horizons Studio’s all-new Bozeman facility will focus on: Product design and development. End-user/commercial production and smart assembly. Elevate concept revealed in Las Vegas, Nevada at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2019. Testing operations.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Valmet Automotive has started the production of EV battery packs in its new plant in Salo, Finland. The battery plant project has progressed on schedule, and with the ramp up of production volumes, Valmet Automotive will continue recruiting more employees to the Salo plant.

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Production Batteries Battery Finland 243

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

As the first Mercedes-Benz model to be launched under the new product and technology brand EQ, the EQC features an all-new drive system development with compact electric drivetrains at each axle. Series production of the EQC will start in 2019 at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen.

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Mercedes 2019 SUV Production 210

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APRIL 24, 2024

American automaker Ford, whch is known to be working on an affordable EV platform, is set to build more electric vehicle (EV) software capabilities at its Ford Business Solutions India operation, based in Chennai. This information is as per a tweet by TN Investment today.

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