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Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

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Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. InoBat is actively pursuing plans to build a number of gigafactories, including one in Serbia. Rio Tinto’s $2.4-billion

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. Europe must act or risk losing it all. A central fund accessible to all member states should prioritise battery value chains, renewables and smart grids.

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Rio Tinto to invest ~$200M to progress the Jadar lithium project to feasibility study stage; jaderite

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Rio Tinto has approved an additional investment of almost $200 million to progress the next stage of the development of the lithium-borate Jadar project in Serbia. The unique mineral— jadarite —was discovered by Rio Tinto geologists in 2004 near the city of Loznica in Western Serbia.

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ZF has produced 2M electric motors; mild-hybrid to full-electric drives

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ZF has reached the milestone of two million electric motors produced. The technology company supplies automotive manufacturers with electric motors for different vehicle types—from hybrid and electric axle drives for electric passenger cars to electric central drives for commercial vehicles.

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ZF’s first zero-emission factory is model plant for global production network | Autocar Professional

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The plant, which is part of the Electrified Powertrain Technology division, supports the company’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality across all value chains by 2040. It will be used as the blueprint for all ZF plants worldwide. Customers include international car manufacturers.

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How Fiat joined Toyota, Hyundai in key metric

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To underline this level Fiat on July 4, a hour that marked the 66th annualannually of the foundation of the primary 500 minicar, unveiled two electrical fashions that leverage generation coming from the French aspect of Stellantis, which used to be created in January 2021 when PSA Crew merged with FCA.

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ZF opens first zero-emission factory in Klasterec, Czech Republic – ET Auto

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The plant, which is part of the Electrified Powertrain Technology division, supports the company’s efforts to achieve climate neutrality across all value chains by 2040. It will be used as the blueprint for all ZF plants worldwide. Customers include international car manufacturers, the company said in a media release.