Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

The pilot plant has a direct reduction shaft, where the reduction takes place, and a number of electrolyzers for the production of hydrogen using fossil-free electricity. This marks the first time that iron ore has been directly reduced with hydrogen produced with fossil-free electricity on a pilot scale.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2021

In 2020, Volkswagen Passenger Cars delivered more than 212,000 electric cars in total (+158 percent versus 2019), including nearly 134,000 battery electric vehicles (+197 percent versus 2019). 3 was the most frequently delivered BEV in Finland, Slovenia and Norway in December. 3, Volkswagen’s second all-electric model, the ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Keliber is a Finnish mining and battery chemical company which owns the Keliber project, an advanced lithium hydroxide project located in the Kaustinen region of Finland which intends to sustainably produce battery grade lithium hydroxide utilizing its own ore. Earlier post.).

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

02 September 2024 Read next How have Europe’s largest used-car markets performed in the first half of 2024? 28 August 2024 The EU new-car market grew marginally in July, driven by strong hybrid growth as other popular powertrains struggled. The EU new-car market reached a total of 852,051 registrations in July, a 0.2%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Applied in a electric two-seater electric formula race car displayed at COP26 ( earlier post ), the eLNO cathode technology helps the cylindrical 602030 cells in the battery pack to achieve 200?Wh/kg Wh/kg cell energy density for a total 47kWh capacity, and an electrical output of 585 volts.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2021

The alkaline hydroxide and carbonate processing milieu ensure very low solubilities of all the main impurity elements and compounds including Fe, Al, Mg, Ca, B, and P. The pilot tests conducted at the Metso Outotec Research Center in Pori, Finland, provided excellent results. —Pavel Galchenko, VP, Halmek Lithium.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. With this gigafactory, Umicore is leading the way in battery materials in Europe offering key ingredients for a responsible and sustainable value chain for electric transport.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Under the new Global Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (ZE-MHDVs), Austria, Canada, Chile, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Scotland, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay and Wales are setting an interim goal of 30% zero-emission new vehicle sales by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Finnish manufacturer Visedo is unveiling a new electric motor design at BusWorld 2017 that is optimized for the bus market and ready for mass manufacture. The new design is also optimized for high volume manufacture using Visedo’s facilities in both Finland and Taiwan. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2020

After a large increase of new vehicle registrations in Europe in December 2019, volumes for January decreased, marking another month of transition for the complex new car market. The European market is still showing signs of strength despite a tough environment. This is a market share of 13.3% EVs were the lifeline.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

A new study by a team from Aarhus University in Denmark has found that car dealerships pose a significant barrier to electric vehicle adoption at the point of sale due to a perceived lack of business case viability in relation to gasoline and diesel vehicles. Early adopters, however, are a minority of the total market.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released three new reports showcasing strong growth across the US fuel cell and hydrogen technologies market. According to these reports, the US continues to be one of the world’s largest and fastest growing markets for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

The high battery capacity and a new, particularly efficient electric drive axle developed in-house enable a range of around 500 kilometers without intermediate charging. The manufacturer expects that the e-truck will significantly accelerate the far-reaching transformation of road freight transport towards CO 2 -neutral drives.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The Tesla Model 3 will undoubtedly be named Europe’s best-selling electric vehicle of 2021, based on data provided by registration trackers. The Model 3 is Tesla’s first mass-market vehicle, and it was eventually followed by the company’s Model Y crossover. the Model 3 is the most popular EV in the market.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 25, 2019

Manufacturers will have to reduce emissions of their fleet significantly to meet the upcoming 2020 and 2021 targets. Moreover, the market penetration of zero- and low-emission vehicles, including electric cars, remained slow in 2018. The market share of gasoline vehicles also increased, constituting 3.6% g CO 2 /km.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 13, 2022

I’ve followed the European electric car and EV charger market for a decade. Nonetheless, I was shocked to see the figure that just came out from an EU EV charging analysis conducted by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) — “half of all charging points for electric […].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 22, 2021

There are also ambitious national targets in Sweden and Finland, for example, including separate emissions reduction mandates for the gasoline pool. Powertrain Engineering Sweden, which supplies Volvo Cars and other manufacturers with powertrains and the next-generation hybrid system, is now evaluating Neste’s renewable gasoline.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Northern Lights Energy ( NLE ), the initiator of the 2012 charging infrastructure project and provider of infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EV) based in Iceland, has signed an agreement with Reva Electric Car Company to jointly develop the electric vehicle market in Iceland. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 9, 2021

For the first time in the history of the European automotive market, electric vehicles outsold conventional diesel engine vehicles, according to new data from the European Electric Car Report. 77% of total new car registrations in September in Norway were electric , trending up from previous months.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 4, 2020

In addition to the European car market recording tepid growth in 2019, CO 2 emissions have continued to increase, despite new regulation designed to curtail this, according to JATO Dynamics. Last year, the volume-weighted average CO 2 emissions for European markets were at their highest recorded levels since 2014. —Felipe Munoz.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2018

Further improvements need to be achieved by manufacturers to reach the 2021 target of 95 g CO 2 /km. Registrations increased in all EU Member States except Finland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Compared to 2016, the registrations of diesel cars decreased in all EU Member States except in Italy (+0.6 Source: EEA.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Porsche reports that around 60% of all new Panamera models that have been delivered in Europe were equipped with a hybrid drive. The new Panamera plug-in hybrid models were launched on the European market in June 2017. In Norway, 90% of all Panamera customers order a hybrid model, while in Finland the figure is 85%.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 14, 2010

The approval paves the way for THINK to sell the all-electric THINK City in California, 12 other states and the District of Columbia that have adopted California’s ZEV requirements. These states make up more than 35 percent of the automobile market in the US and represent a significant share of the fleet market.

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All Cars Electric

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Think has finally resumed production of their Think City EV at a new manufacturing facility in Finland. Recently, both Ener1 and Valmet Automotive recapitalized Think to bring their vehicles back to the market. Ener1 supplies Think's battery packs, while Valmet Automotive assembles them at their manufacturing plant in Finland.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 11, 2010

Electric car maker THINK has completed a US$40 million equity increase to support further product development and planned expansion into North American markets. the parent company of advanced battery manufacturer EnerDel. the parent company of advanced battery manufacturer EnerDel. This is a seminal event for THINK.

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Electric Vehicles India

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Most importantly at present, it is playing an important role in electrifying vehicles including cars, buses, trucks and ferries and in electric bikes , scooters and autonomous robots. However, electric vehicles basically are emission-free at least when they are powered by electricity generated from renewable sources such as wind, solar, etc.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2010

The contract is the first result of Eltek Valere’s growth initiative for electric vehicle technologies, and shows new areas of application for the company’s core competencies. Chargers for electric vehicles represent a new and exciting business area and we have high expectations. Eltek Valere’s Chief Marketing Officer Morten Schøyen.

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Driivz

APRIL 3, 2024

EV chargers are more than just high-current electrical outlets. The beating heart of EV charging lies in the software and management systems that enable this dynamic market. EV charging software manages much more than just topping up the battery in an electric vehicle. kWs and are included with EVs manufactured in the U.S.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2010

At the Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, DC, 19-20 July, ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020.

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Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Over the past 25 years, the longest driving range of an electric vehicle on a single charge has gone from about 260 kilometers to slightly over 800 km. No wonder, then, that the global automotive battery market has surpassed US $50 billion a year and there is increasing pressure to produce greater numbers of even better batteries.

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Charged EVs

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Umicore sees the market trending toward multiple cell chemistries, and believes that its new high-manganese HLM battery technology is a strong alternative to LFP in markets outside of China. Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Polestar has released a performance-oriented software upgrade for the Polestar 2 Long-range Dual-motor in selected European markets. The software upgrade represents the first time Polestar has applied its tuning heritage to its own electric cars. Pricing is on average €1,000 with local variances in certain markets.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We will support efforts to achieve the road transport breakthrough announced by world leaders, which aims to make zero emission vehicles the new normal by making them accessible, affordable and sustainable in all regions by 2030. … The declaration is not legally binding and is focused on a global level. Unilever; Vattenfall; Zenith; Zurich.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

This is the first step towards the long term strategy of utilizing UQM electric drive products across Sinotruk’s portfolio of commercial vehicles. The PowerPhase DT provides a greater speed and torque range than direct drive systems, allowing smaller electric motors to drive large vehicles.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Umicore sees the market trending toward multiple cell chemistries, and believes that its new high-manganese HLM battery technology is a strong alternative to LFP in markets outside of China. Total emissions over the lifetime of an electric vehicle are considerably lower than those of an internal combustion engine.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2017

The EU-funded three-year NELLHI project has concluded after successfully developing a new stack design of solid oxide fuel cells, from an all-European supply chain. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) produce the highest efficiencies of any electrical generation, above combustion engines, gas turbines or other fuel cells. NELLHI received €1.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2010

At present, 17 of the 27 EU Member States levy CO 2 -related taxes on passenger cars, and 15 governments provide tax incentives for electrically chargeable vehicles, according to the newly published European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) Tax Guide 2010. New to the list is Belgium.

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