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NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Battery manufacturer SK On signed a lithium hydroxide supply deal with Chile’s SQM, a move that will further strengthen SK On’s supply chain for critical battery materials in coping with the US “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) following its recent deals with Australian lithium developers. million electric vehicles (EVs). Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Cuomo announced the availability of $3 million in state funds to help municipalities purchase zero-emission vehicles and install related infrastructure. DEC will accept applications until 24 July 2020, or until funding is exhausted, whichever occurs first. NY Governor Andrew M. ZEV Infrastructure Grants: $2,500,000.

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DECEMBER 10, 2021

General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. This strategic collaboration seeks to accelerate the restoration of the US rare earth supply chain at commercial scale with high resiliency and environmental sustainability.

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JUNE 3, 2020

The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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DECEMBER 1, 2020

announced it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding with Nikola Corporation for a global supply agreement to provide GM’s Hydrotec fuel cell system for Nikola’s Class 7/8 semi-trucks. The MoU replaces the previous agreement announced 8 September 2020. General Motors Co. Earlier post.). Nikola disputed the report.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Piedmont Lithium ( earlier post ) has amended its earlier agreement with Tesla to supply the US automaker with spodumene concentrate (SC6) from North American Lithium (NAL). In 2020, Piedmont had entered into a binding agreement with Tesla for the supply of SC6 from Piedmont’s planned wholly-owned Gaston County, North Carolina operation.

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APRIL 23, 2020

Second, the question of how to transform traditional supply chains without facing challenges from politicians and unions. In China, the Ministry of Commerce recently outlined policy measures which include further consumer support to purchase electric vehicles. This is mainly due to supply disruptions. Around 1.8%

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APRIL 10, 2020

Current analysis by Strategy Analytics (SA) indicates that the severity of the COVID-19-induced 2020 Recession as measured by change in Real GDP will be unprecedented looking back to the Great Depression. For 2020, the Deep U scenario drops real GDP in the US by -11.1% while the more severe DeepXL U drops real GDP by -14.2%.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

British luxury yacht manufacturer Sunseeker International and Rolls-Royce will present the first yacht fitted with an MTU series-production hybrid propulsion system in 2020. Sunseeker and MTU are presenting the new hybrid propulsion system at Boot Düsseldorf until 27 January.

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Teslarati

JUNE 28, 2021

Tesla battery partner Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced on Monday that it had extended its battery supply deal with American electric car maker Tesla. As per CATL, it would now be supplying lithium-ion batteries to Tesla from January 2022 to December 2025. . Do you have anything to share with the Teslarati Team?

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JANUARY 5, 2023

This partnership in the urban air mobility industry will leverage each company’s respective strengths and competencies to bring the Midnight aircraft to market. Stellantis also intends to increase its strategic shareholding through future purchases of Archer stock in the open market.

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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. Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network. Supply contracts will ensure the company’s security of supply up to 2025 and beyond.

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JANUARY 11, 2023

ArcelorMittal Europe – Flat Products and Gonvarri Industries have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate more closely on reducing CO 2 emissions and strengthening both companies’ sustainability performance in the automotive market. In 2021, the company launched XCarb, an umbrella brand for all its low and zero-carbon initiatives.

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JUNE 22, 2018

Automotive applications were the largest market for Li-ion batteries in 2017, with Chinese sales of plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) increasing by around 20% y-o-y. This placed strain on the battery supply chain which is likely to continue, with Roskill estimating that Chinese PEV sales could reach around one million units in 2021.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Renewable diesel net supply to California’s fuel market has increased since the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) program went into effect in 2011, reaching 100 million gallons during the second quarter of 2018, or 10.1% Source: US Energy Information Administration, based on California Air Resources Board.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

The purchase orders have a combined value of almost US$60 million. Every station will be manufactured to comply with the local content requirements, including the Buy America Act for the US Hydrogen Hub market. In 2020, CE&IG expanded its capabilities further with the acquisition of what was GP-Strategies’ Alternative Fuels Division.

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DECEMBER 11, 2019

FCA has joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), an industry collaboration using blockchain technology to support sustainable, responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market. Simultaneously, FCA will work with RSBN to launch a global audit and trace of cobalt in its supply chain.

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JULY 7, 2022

Despite constant media attention on recessions and or other poor market behavior, some indicators show that the automotive sales market remains fairly strong. In a recent report released by Cox Automotive , chief economist Jonathan Smoke outlines multiple reasons that Cox believes the automotive market is still fairly strong.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

As part of its effort to erect a double-digit number of wind turbines by the middle of the decade, Mercedes-Benz is also planning a long-term power purchase agreement with a partner, equivalent to a triple-digit million euros amount. The large-scale installation of photovoltaic systems on the test site is also under examination.

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DECEMBER 17, 2019

Ballard Power Systems announced receipt of a purchase order from Weichai Ballard Hy-Energy Technologies Co., million, to be delivered in 2020 under a long-term MEA supply agreement. Weichai-Ballard JV) for Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEAs) valued at $19.2 Weichai Power Co., —Randy MacEwen, Ballard President and CEO.

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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. Electric Vehicles in Construction - 1 GWh.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The KBB report says nearly 500,000 fully-electric vehicles were purchased last year. “Yet sales might have increased even more last year if inventory and supply issues had not been as problematic. In the fully-electric segment, Tesla stayed atop the leaderboard in terms of market share, owning 72 percent of all EVs sold in 2021.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The millionth battery electric vehicle (BEV) reached the road in the UK in January 2024, while the new car market grew 8.2% The first month of the year saw 142,876 new cars registered, an increase of 10,882 units on January 2023, making last month the strongest January for the UK market since the pandemic struck in 2020.

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JANUARY 7, 2020

JetBlue will offset carbon dioxide emissions from jet fuel for all domestic JetBlue flights beginning in July 2020, making it the first major US airline to take this measurable step toward reducing its contribution to global warming. All of JetBlue’s purchased carbon offsets are audited, verified and retired on the airline’s behalf.

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APRIL 14, 2021

Proterra Inc has been selected by the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services as a vendor to supply zero-emission battery-electric transit buses and charging infrastructure under the state’s regional Cooperative Purchasing Contract.

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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. billion, contract period: 2020 to 2031) and Samsung SDI (order volume: €2.9

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

U-Haul—the largest US retailer of propane—has purchased one million gallons of renewable propane to sell at its company-owned and -operated stores across California for the second year in row. to continue supplying the fuel at more than 60 propane-dispensing stores in the state. Earlier post.)

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JULY 23, 2018

Yet, despite ambitious pledges and investments by governments and automakers, it is by no means clear that these vehicles will ultimately reach mass-market consumers. Carbon pricing alone is insufficient to bring low-carbon vehicles to the mass market, though it may have a supporting role in ensuring a decarbonized energy supply.

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MARCH 3, 2022

The roadmap builds on Kia’s successful Plan S strategy first announced in 2020. Becoming the number one brand in the global purpose-built vehicle (PBV) market by 2030. A first for Kia, the EV9 will also feature OTA (Over the Air) and FoD (Feature on Demand) services that will allow customers to selectively purchase software functions.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2022

California’s EV adoption rate exceeds the global trends according to the International Energy Agency showing that the global EV market share jumped from 4.11% in 2020 to 8.57% in 2021. From CEC New ZEV Sales dashboard. However, the same report finds that California is still falling behind Europe where EV sales exceeded 20%.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Since Danfoss has signed Power Purchase Agreements for its sites in Denmark, a substantial part of the power will be sustainable. According to the International Energy Agency, heavy trucks accounted for 1,776 Mt CO 2 in 2020. Danfoss technology in the trucks.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

GM is aggressively scaling battery cell and EV production in North America to reach our target of more than 1 million units of annual capacity by 2025, and we plan to eliminate tailpipe emissions from all our new light-duty vehicles by 2035—so we are building a supply chain and recycling strategy that can grow with us.

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DECEMBER 13, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars has entered into a power purchase agreement with Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, enabling Mercedes-Benz Cars to source electricity directly from wind farms in Germany, whose subsidies from the Renewable Energy Act (EEG) expire after 2020. Statkraft is an important player in energy trading.

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MARCH 18, 2022

The path to transparent and sustainable supply chains leads directly to the mine. —explains the Volkswagen Group’s Board Member for Purchasing, Murat Aksel. By joining, the Volkswagen Group commits itself to gradually applying the IRMA standards in its battery supply chains.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

The UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has agreed to recommend adoption of a final Resolution text on a new global market-based measure (GMBM) to control CO 2 emissions from international aviation. The buying and selling of eligible emissions units happens through a carbon market.

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JANUARY 23, 2016

Further airlines including Scandinavian national carrier SAS and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines confirmed they will also purchase jet biofuel at Oslo. Air BP anticipates this will lay the foundations for the increased adoption worldwide of jet biofuel supply. Avinor will also support Air BP in its assessment of market demand.

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DECEMBER 21, 2022

ECM has granted BMW the first right to purchase 100% of the LiOH produced from the identified resources at Wolfsberg. The supply of lithium hydroxide product is expected to begin in 2026 and continue for 6 years until 2031, at which time the Offtake Agreement can be extended for 3 years. GSM spent a further €1.83

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