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Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., In order to be able to meet increasing demand for German Mercedes-Benz plants in the future, Farasis is building a plant for battery cells in Bitterfeld-Wolfen; creating up to 2,000 new jobs.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

CAGR between 2010 and 2019, accelerating since 2016, according to Roskill Information Services. However, the spike in vanadium prices (ferrovanadium prices increased by about 200% in 2018) caused Chinese mills to substitute niobium to vanadium and Chinese niobium imports increased 30% year-on-year both in 2018 and 2019.

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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. Cell Manufacturing and R&D Dec. Cell Manufacturing and R&D Dec.

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JULY 26, 2018

Under the new structure Daimler plans to give its divisions greater entrepreneurial freedom, position them even closer to their markets and customers, while empowering them to enter partnerships more easily and quickly. The steps toward implementation will be taken in 2018 and 2019.

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JULY 20, 2020

Solid-oxide-fuel-cell manufacturer Bloom Energy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing hydrogen-powered fuel cells and electrolyzers that produce renewable hydrogen. The Bloom Energy Servers are a proven market leader in clean, reliable, and resilient on-site power. —Jason Ahn, CEO of SK E&C.

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OCTOBER 2, 2020

Dürr is positioning itself in the growing Li-ion battery market as a supplier of production technology and is expanding its market access to battery manufacturers through a cooperation with Techno Smart, a leading Japanese manufacturer of coating systems.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

In a new report—“ Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets 2021-2041 ”—IDTechEx forecasts that market value for hybrid electric vehicles will peak at $792 billion in 2027. The European car market is expected to see a significant drop in sales for 2020 due to COVID-19 related shutdowns.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Porsche is further expanding its involvement in the rapidly growing market for e-bikes by acquiring a stake in Fazua , an innovative manufacturer of e-bike drive systems, and establishing a strategic partnership with Ponooc Investment B.V. In 2019, the company presented the Taycan as the brand’s first all-electric sports car.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

While the lithium-ion battery is dominant in battery-electric vehicles, NiMH batteries are still the most common in full hybrid vehicles (HEVs), according to a new report—“ Full Hybrid Electric Vehicle Markets 2021-2041 ”—from IDTechEx. Toyota is the ruling OEM in the global HEV car market, with more than 60% market share in 2019.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

In the future, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim will manufacture and assemble parts of electric powertrains (eATS). The power-transmission wheelset and other components such as the electrohydraulic control system will also be manufactured in Untertürkheim.

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APRIL 9, 2019

Siemens is intensifying its cooperation with the EDAG Group —a leading global independent engineering company for the automotive industry—further to promote industrial applications of additive manufacturing (AM) and to make engineering and production processes more efficient. The “NextGenerationSpaceframe 2.0” Industry 4.0

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million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity.

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APRIL 22, 2020

The German Bioethanol Industry Association (BDBe) has published the 2019 market data for the production and consumption of certified sustainable bioethanol. Sales of bioethanol were roughly on par with the previous year, with the market share of Super E10 rising by almost one percentage point to 13.7%. million tonnes.

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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. The acquisition secures the future of the site and safeguards many jobs that might otherwise have been lost.

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MARCH 19, 2020

This also expresses our confidence for the future business development. Those companies capable of developing and combining hardware and software in equal measure will shape the future of the automobile. In paving the way for the future of mobility, a substantial level of upfront expenditure was required.

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JUNE 22, 2017

The consultancy says that China will dominate both the market and the industry in the foreseeable future. The index assess the relative competitive position of the seven leading automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three key indicators: technology; industry; and market.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2020

and Nikola Motor Company will manufacture , through their European joint venture, the Nikola TRE in Ulm, Germany, at the IVECO manufacturing facility. In the first stage of the project, €40 million will be invested by the joint-venture company to upgrade the manufacturing facility, which will focus on final assembly of the vehicle.

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OCTOBER 30, 2022

While electric cars will remain the largest electric vehicle market for the foreseeable future in terms of battery demand and market revenue generation, most transport sectors are facing a transition. There are relatively few strong market drivers for electric vehicles in construction.

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MARCH 16, 2021

All data in this report for model years 1975 through 2019 are final and based on official data submitted to EPA and NHTSA as part of the regulatory process. Other major highlights from the Trends Report include: MY 2019 new vehicle estimated real-world CO 2 emissions increased slightly from the record low for MY 2018.

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Thierry Koskas the global CEO of Citroën brand and Stellantis Chief Sales and Marketing Officer says “India can become its second biggest market worldwide”, for the French car brand in the next five years. Our biggest market is obviously our home country, France, where we sell 200,000 cars per year. Citroen is not well known.

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JULY 27, 2020

The MIT Task Force on the Work of the Future has released a new research brief examining the future of autonomous vehicles. The crucial role of public transit for connecting workers to workplaces will endure: the future of work depends in large part on how people get to work. The automated vehicle transition will not be jobless.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium.

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JANUARY 7, 2019

BYTON revealed more about the interior of its first production model, the M-Byte SUV ( earlier post ), at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 in Las Vegas. Positioned as the next generation smart device, BYTON is designed for the future of autonomous driving in which the automobile will become a mobile digital lounge.

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APRIL 7, 2021

BNEF now forecasts that green hydrogen from renewables should be cheaper than natural gas (on an energy-equivalent basis) by 2050 in 15 of the 28 markets modeled, assuming scale-up continues. These countries accounted for one-third of global GDP in 2019. MMBtu) by 2050 in most modeled markets.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Lucid Motors announced completion of the first phase of construction at the new Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) factory in Casa Grande, AZ, with the commissioning of production equipment and processes underway ahead of start of production for Lucid Air in Spring of 2021. —Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Motors.

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The automotive turbocharging industry will generate $12 billion in revenue by equipping 49 million vehicles with turbochargers annually by 2019, according to Honeywell Turbo Technologies’ 2014 Global Turbo Forecast. million turbocharged vehicles by 2019. Regional growth projections.

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APRIL 16, 2020

With 860,000 electric vehicles sold in China in 2019, China is by far the largest EV market in the world. EV sales are expected to reach 25% of the Chinese market by 2030. Chinese ICE passenger car market. The Renault City K-ZE, introduced in 2019, was the sixth all-electric vehicle in the Renault range.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

This transaction will give LiveWire the freedom to fund new product development and accelerate its go-to-market model. LiveWire will be able to operate as an agile and innovative public company while benefitting from the at-scale manufacturing and distribution capabilities of its strategic partners, Harley-Davidson and KYMCO.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group also expects to reduce complexity of its EV assembly line, allowing for rapid response to changing market demands and customer preferences. With this collaboration, Hyundai Motor Group doubles down on its recent commitment to invest US$87 billion over the next five years to foster future growth. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 10, 2019

Future FCmove products will offer various power outputs to suit a broad range of commercial vehicles including trucks, coaches and trains. With a 35% reduction in lifecycle cost, the FCmove-HD module represents a major advancement in the cost competitiveness of fuel cell solutions for this market. Earlier post.). Earlier post.)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Sales of fuel-cell electric vehicles) (FCEVs in the first quarter have already been nearly as much as all of 2019. CARB projects future development of stations to exceed prior expectations.

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DECEMBER 12, 2020

To propel this transformation, Hyundai Motor Group has invested substantially in development of future technologies, including in fields such as autonomous driving technology, connectivity, eco-friendly vehicles, smart factories, advanced materials, artificial intelligence (AI), and robots. Earlier post.). Boston Dynamics’ Spot and Atlas.

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JUNE 19, 2017

Yu said that GAC plans to introduce seven new energy vehicle models—including both electric and hybrid plug-in designs—to the market this year. GAC has already established its first North America R&D Center in Silicon Valley, and plans to to enter the US market no later than 2019. It shall be up to the market.

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In a recent press release, diesel engine giant Cummins announced that it was acquiring Meritor, a company that makes drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket, and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicle and industrial markets. Even EV leaders like Tesla are seeing challenges in entering the trucking market.

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AUGUST 21, 2018

South Korean lithium-ion battery (LIB) cell manufacturer LG Chem recently announced it will increase cell manufacturing capacity to 90 GWh in 2020 from a previous forecast of 70 GWh. If producing at capacity, LG Chem’s LIB output and raw material consumption would be greater than the entire LIB market in 2015.

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JUNE 9, 2020

Driven by demand from the automotive and energy storage markets, NCM/NCA type cathode materials are expected to remain dominant though other cathode types will take market share in niche environments or applications. In 2019, Li-ion battery capacity reached 180GWh, as the market shifted to increase demand from the automotive industry.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

That represents a 5x growth rate over 2019’s 4% figure. Gelsinger predicted the total addressable market (TAM) for automotive semiconductors will nearly double by the end of the decade to $115 billion, accounting for more than 11% of the entire silicon TAM. This comes amid increasing demand for semiconductors generally.

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