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Mercedes-Benz will be producing 8 all-electric EQ models in 2022

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In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. kWh/100 km) started in Vitoria, northern Spain.

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BMW Group launches battery component production in Leipzig and Regensburg

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We expect at least 50 percent of the vehicles we deliver to our customers worldwide to be fully electric by 2030. And we are systematically expanding our production network for electric drive trains in response to this. Now, the location will also produce electric drivetrain components.

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Second battery module line goes on stream in BMW plant Leipzig; supplying the i4

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Further expanding e-component production in the German state of Saxony, the new system manufactures modules for the fully electric BMW i4, made in Munich. The crossover model will be available with combustion engines as well as an all-electric drive.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. The BMW Group’s fifth-generation electric drive trains from 2021 on will also be produced entirely without using rare earths. The contract, with value of €2.9

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Daimler battery subsidiary Accumotive doubles the amount of employees to approximately 1,000

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Mercedes-Benz cars will invest €10 billion in the expansion of its electric fleet. By 2022, Daimler will electrify the entire portfolio of Mercedes-Benz, offering customers at least one electrified alternative in all segments. The company is planning to offer more than 130 electrified vehicle variants.

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BMW Group sources sustainable cobalt worth around €100M from Morocco for fifth-gen batteries

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With this order the BMW Group will cover about one-fifth of its cobalt needs for the fifth generation of electric drive trains. By 2023, we aim to have 25 electrified models in our line-up—more than half of them fully-electric. The company will source the remaining four-fifths of its cobalt needs from Australia.

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BYD EV sales grew nearly 50% in January as exports reached a new high

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BYD EV sales momentum continues in January BYD sold 105,304 fully electric cars last month, up 48% from the 71,338 handed over last year. Interestingly, BYD’s all-electric vehicles are beginning to outpace its plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). Production was also up significantly, with 114,365 EVs built last month, up 64% YOY.

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