Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

The latest generation MRS-2 is a modular and scalable lithium-ion battery system. It incorporates multi-layer safety measures from cell to system including its proprietary battery management system (BMS) which provides real-time access to battery status, performance and diagnostic data via a comprehensive user interface.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Cummins will provide powertrain technology, including the batteries, for the Kalmar Electric Terminal Tractor (KT2E). Kalmar has already launched the fully electric Kalmar Ottawa electric terminal tractor (OT2E) in the US in 2018. Kalmar T2 terminal tractor with container. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The share of Volvo Cars with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain—the Recharge models—amounted to 25.5% Sales of Volvo Cars’ fully electric models reached 3.1% During the month of October, Volvo Cars also started production of the fully electric C40 Recharge in Ghent.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 10, 2020

Recently the BMW Group signed a cobalt supply contract with Moroccan mining company Managem Group ; the contract has a volume of around €100 million, said Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Sustainability and security of supply are important factors for electromobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. billion (contract duration from 2020 to 2031), with €4.5 The BMW Group is the first customer of the CATL battery cell plant currently under construction in Erfurt, Germany.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

At SEMA, Ford and Webasto revealed Mustang Lithium, an ultra-high-performance battery electric Mustang fastback prototype. Under the hood are a Phi-Power dual-core electric motor and dual power inverters—all powered by an 800-volt Webasto battery system with EVDrive Technology that can discharge a megawatt of electrical energy.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

The two companies have signed a 5-year (2020 - 2024) supply contract for the lithium needed as a key raw material for battery cells. In this way, the BMW Group is securing 100% of its lithium hydroxide needs for fifth-generation battery cells in its high-voltage batteries.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

The delivery of the three e-trucks is part of a larger partnership between Volvo Trucks and Danfoss, focusing on pioneering sustainable electric transport operations. Nine fully electric Volvo trucks are set to be in operation before 2024. One of the new electric trucks at the Danfoss headquarters in Nordborg.

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APRIL 9, 2023

BMW iX3 is the first Sports Activity Vehicle with an all-electric drive system Fully electric mobility celebrates its premiere in a BMW X model – the new BMW iX3 (fuelconsumption combined in theNEDC test cycle: 0.0 l/100 km; electric power consumption combined: 17.8 – 17.5 kWh/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 0 g/km).

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Ltd ( CATL ), a leading global supplier and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery products for electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage facilities, is renewing its commitment to the US market by opening its first North American sales and service facility. In the US, this represented a rise in fully electric car sales of 47%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Volkswagen intends to sell 150,000 e-cars—of which 100,000 will be the ID and ID SUV—by 2020, according to Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the Volkswagen Brand Board of Management, E-Mobility division. Contracts with the battery suppliers have been signed. In parallel to this, the ID family will feature a range of battery sizes.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Livent will supply the lithium directly to the BMW Group’s battery cell manufacturers from 2022 on. By sourcing lithium from a second supplier, we are securing requirements for production of our current fifth generation of battery cells. The value of the multi-year contract will total around €285 million.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

family worldwide, despite the persistently strained supply situation. 3 models were handed over to customers in October 2020. We are on the right track with our electric mobility campaign and our success story continues. Volkswagen will only produce electric vehicles in Europe from 2033. The first ID.3

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The proceeds of the bond will be used to fund the design, development and manufacturing of fully electric cars in line with the company’s recently established Green Finance Framework. The settlement date is expected to be 7 October 2020 and the bonds will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2018

Seven months after opening its battery factory in China ( earlier post ), the BMW Brilliance Automotive (BBA) joint venture has laid the foundation for a comprehensive expansion of the plant. Starting in 2020, the BMW iX3 will be built at the neighboring BBA plant Dadong. Maximum utilization of plant capacity is a priority for us.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Due to growing demand for electrified vehicles, the plant expects the number of modules needed for production of high-voltage batteries to double from the previous year. The number of electric motors required will also increase significantly. Production of high-voltage batteries at the BMW Group plant in Dingolfing.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2019

ABB will supply a comprehensive integrated power and propulsion solution for the new-build vessels, including lithium-ion battery packs and an onshore charging system, enabling sustainable operation with maximum reliability.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2019

At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, Audi is showing four battery-electric drive vehicles, the series versions of which will celebrate their premiere by the end of 2020. The first member of the new quartet of battery-electric vehicles, the Audi e-tron, will be supplied to customers soon. Audi e-tron GT concept.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2020

In the first half of 2020, the proportion of green electricity as a percentage of the total electricity mix in Germany exceeded 50% for the first time. Audi and the Hager Group have developed a research and solution approach that creates financial incentives and offers greater security of supply.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With the production launch of the electric compact SUV EQA at the Rastatt plant (Germany) and the current decision to locate EQB production in the Hungarian plant in Kecskemét, the company is taking further important steps toward making its product portfolio CO? We are now beginning a real Mercedes-EQ fireworks display.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2018

Ford management gave an update on its product line plans, touting that by 2020, the company will offer “North America’s freshest lineup among all full-line automakers,” with its average showroom age dropping from 5.7 By 2020, trucks and SUVs—including electrified vehicles—are to represent 86% of Ford’s product mix.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 1, 2022

In a seamless transition, further e-drive components will be manufactured there with immediate effect in addition to producing high-voltage battery modules, which is already being done since May 2021. The 135 kW/184 hp electric motor of the BMW i3s (power consumption combined: 16.6 - 16.3 kWh/100 km according to WLTP, 14.6 - 14.0

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Volvo Trucks North America offered a first look at its Class 8 battery-electric project trucks during an exclusive event at TEC Equipment dealership in Fontana, California. Guests experienced the fully electric trucks firsthand for the first time, and learned more about electromobility and its role in freight movement solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

Hyster Europe is developing a zero-emission reachstacker featuring a hydrogen fuel cell for the Port of Valencia, as part of the European Horizon 2020 program and H2Ports project. An on-board hydrogen fuel cell will charge the battery on the forthcoming fully electric Hyster ReachStacker.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

CNH Industrial has entered into an exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement for electrification technologies with Monarch Tractor , a US-based AgTech company specializing in fully electric autonomous tractors.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is taking an equity stake in European battery cell manufacturer Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules. Joining ACC is the next step on the luxury car maker’s strategic course from “Electric first” to “Electric only”.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Volvo Cars introduced the XC40 Recharge, the company’s first fully electric car and the first model to appear in its brand new Recharge car line concept. The XC40 Recharge, based on the multi-award-winning and best-selling XC40 small SUV, is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2023

7—its first fully electric sedan based on the modular electric drive matrix (MEB). 7 follows the design language of Volkswagen’s fully electric vehicle family. At the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas, Volkswagen will showcase the ID.7—its Since the first ID.3 After the ID.3,

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 7, 2018

The brand currently has two fully-electric cars in its program. Work on converting the Zwickau plant to be run exclusively as an electric mobility site is already underway, and in addition the plants in Emden and Hanover will switch to the production of electric vehicles from 2022. With the fully-electric ID.1

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2019

Construction of Polestar 1 in Chengdu will be followed by production of Polestar 2 in Luqiao, China, in early 2020. Polestar launched in 2017 with the Polestar 1—a low-volume Electric Performance Hybrid GT with 600 hp, 1,000 N·m and an electric-only range of 150 km (93 miles)—the longest of any hybrid car in the world.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

The company’s strength lies in its skateboard vehicle platform with a modular component structure, a cost-effective base which incorporates a battery pack, electric motor and driveline components. Hyundai and Kia recently announced the development of fully-electric Purpose Built Vehicles (PBVs).

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The KBB report says nearly 500,000 fully-electric vehicles were purchased last year. Whether it would be a fully-electric car, hybrid, or plug-in hybrid, consumer data seems to show more emphasis on buying sustainable vehicle options. million, it says. “Electrified vehicle sales accounted for 9.7%

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

The grants will support the development of public transportation electrification in the Commonwealth and coincide with the company’s entrance into public transit electrification in the US with the launch of a portfolio of turnkey services, including e-bus infrastructure planning, procurement, energy supply and management, and software.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 5, 2021

General Motors knocked off nearly $1 billion from its net income in Q2 2021 because it repaired faulty battery cells in the Chevrolet Bolt EV. billion was spent on GM recalls in Q2, with $800 million going toward the recent battery bugs in the Bolt. In November 2020 , GM issued a recall of the same nature.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The company assumes that unit sales of electric models will represent a share of somewhere between 15 and 25 percent of total Mercedes-Benz sales by 2025. From 2020, the brand smart will only offer electric vehicles. The Hambach site in France features many years of experience in building fully electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

The BMW iNEXT brings together all key automotive technologies: it is fully electric, fully connected and highly automated. The plant in Dingolfing is a showcase for many future topics in automotive engineering, including the BMW Group’s center of excellence for the production of electric drive systems.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

3 1ST special edition enables electric ranges of up to 420 kilometers (261 miles) (WLTP) with initially three equipment variants. 3 1ST models feature the most popular battery variant that provides a usable energy content of 58 kWh. 3 batteries, thus safeguarding longevity. 3 will be delivered in Germany from mid-2020.

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