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Superchargers in Ireland, Romania and Hungary open to non-Tesla EVs

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Tesla has opened select Superchargers to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland, Romania and Hungary, as announced earlier this month. Not far from these are the non-Tesla EV-compatible stations in Romania, which include sites in Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Sibiu, Pitesti, Constanța, Craiova and two in Bucharest.

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Ford unveils battery-electric E?Tourneo Courier

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Ford revealed the all-new E‑Tourneo Courier in Copenhagen, Denmark. E-Tourneo Courier is a five-seat multi-activity vehicle with an SUV-inspired design. E-Tourneo Courier is one of 10 all-electric vehicles Ford has committed to offering in Europe by 2024, as it targets zero emissions for all vehicle sales in the region by 2035.

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Rock Tech Lithium signs MoU with Romanian Government for second lithium hydroxide plant

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Government of Romania. The converters are designed to process all available forms of material: freshly minded raw material, intermediate products, and secondary (recycled) raw material. Earlier post.).

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Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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Ford announced that it intends to invest up to £230 million (US$316 million) at its Halewood vehicle transmission facility to transform it to build electric power units for future Ford all-electric passenger and commercial vehicles sold in Europe. Production capacity is planned to be around 250,000 units a year.

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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Building on its commitment to grow an all-electric vehicle range, Ford has invested a further £125 million in its Halewood Plant, on Merseyside in the UK—increasing capacity by 70%—plus £24 million in the supporting E:PRiME product development center. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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Ford eliminating 3800 jobs in Europe; driven by transition to fully electric powertrains

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The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio. These changes are driven by the transition to fully electric powertrains and reduced vehicle complexity.

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Non-Tesla EVs to get free first Supercharging session in 18 countries

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Tesla is offering a free first Supercharging session to non-Tesla electric vehicles (EVs) over the next week, as announced by the company over the weekend. Tesla first launched a pilot program for other EV brands to use its Superchargers in 2021, starting with select locations in the Netherlands.

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