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JANUARY 25, 2023

Statevolt , a battery startup seeking to build hyperlocal gigafactories, has acquired a 135-acre site in Imperial Valley, California, as the location for its 54 GWh Gigafactory. The business will manufacture batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and storage applications using resources and supply chains sourced entirely in the US.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

General Motors and POSCO Chemical plan to form a joint venture through which the parties will construct a factory in North America to process critical battery materials for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2021

The SiC design builds on BorgWarner's proven cooling technology that enables a reduced semiconductor area for cost-effectiveness. In North America, BorgWarner has secured a contract with a major OEM to supply high voltage inverters for battery electric vehicle (BEV) platforms including a variety of passenger cars and trucks.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. For SK On, the new facility is part of its efforts to secure a stable supply of key battery materials in North America. million EVs a year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The Nikkei reports that Japan-based motor maker Nidec is planning to invest an estimated ¥100 billion (US$715 million) to build an e-axle plant in Mexico. The company is currently producing e-axles in China and Europe but will start making them in North America as well ahead of an expected surge in demand. million e-axles.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

and Sumitomo Corporation announced an agreement to diversify and strengthen rare earth supplies in Japan. Further, the companies will collaborate on the supply of rare earth metals and other products. MP Materials owns and operates Mountain Pass, the only integrated rare earth mining and processing site in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

Our customers are looking for tangible actions on sustainable supply chains—not just conceptual. Today’s order is an important step in building our end-to-end, landside decarbonization foundation while also addressing customers’ inland transportation pain points.

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Innovation News Network

APRIL 2, 2024

The US Government has announced $4bn in tax credits for over 100 projects across 35 states to accelerate a domestic clean energy supply chain. The post US Government announces $4bn in tax credits to build clean energy supply chain appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2023

The Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo SE aims to build its largest gigafactory to date in St. The decision to expand PowerCo SE’s cell production network to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Volkswagen Group in North America. Furthermore, the cell factory will be supplied with 100% CO 2 -free energy.

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APRIL 21, 2022

Both companies will work towards creating a Bolivian domestic lithium battery supply chain to develop the region’s electric mobility market. The company plans on being active throughout South America and identified EnergyX as a strategic partner capable of helping it enact its vision. EnergyX) ( earlier post ).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Developing lithium from the Salton Sea in California can help anchor a multi-billion dollar domestic electric vehicle battery supply chain and inject thousands of jobs and billions of dollars into California’s economically disadvantaged Imperial Valley, according to a new report from New Energy Nexus.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 19, 2024

Funded Projects Will Lower EV Technology Costs, Increase Driving Range, and Build a Sustainable, Secure Domestic Battery Supply Chain WASHINGTON, [continued] The post U.S.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Currently, anode and cathode components are not produced in North America, and battery cell manufacturers have to source them via a 50,000+ mile global supply chain. billion in the local community.

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Green Car Congress

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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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 26, 2024

Japanese automaker Honda announced plans to build a comprehensive EV value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of CAD$15 billion (USD$11 billion), including investment by joint venture partners, to strengthen its EV supply system and capability to prepare for a future increase in EV demand in North America.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The wave of popularity is building, but there are dark clouds ahead if we don’t take notice. The US battery supply chain risks being caught flat-footed and is in danger of being run over by overwhelming demand as thousands of new electric vehicles are hitting American streets every year. We cannot afford to miss this opportunity.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Our environmental track record and continual efforts to help our customers build more sustainable communities played a major role in our decision to use renewable diesel in our fleet. We decided to switch to renewable diesel once our quality and availability concerns were satisfied. We absolutely love the renewable nature of this product.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2022

Heliox, a global leader in DC charging systems for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, announced a supply agreement with PACCAR Parts to support the rollout of PACCAR’s electric vehicles. Heliox will supply mobile 25kW and 50kW chargers to PACCAR’s dealers and customers who are building their electric truck fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2021

Building on the SEMI Smart Mobility initiative, which fosters collaboration across the global automotive electronics supply chain, the MOU lays the foundation to connect microelectronics manufacturing and design stakeholders with the automotive and mobility ecosystems through programs and events that advance both industries.

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JUNE 14, 2023

GM and Samsung SDI, which announced their joint venture in April, will build the plant just east of New Carlisle at Larrison Boulevard and Indiana 2 to supply GM’s growing EV production needs. GM plans to install more than 1 million units of annual EV capacity in North America in 2025 and accelerate from there.

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MAY 3, 2023

announced that its subsidiary SoCal Biomethane will supply renewable natural gas (RNG) as facilitated by renewable fuels marketer Anew Climate to FuelCell Energy’s Tri-gen system to produce carbon-negative hydrogen and electricity for Toyota Motor North America, Inc.’s Anaergia Inc. Anaergia Inc.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2022

More than 55,000 Plug fuel cells are in daily service across North America, serving fleets both small and large. On the Axess EVO-BE platform, BAE Systems’ Gen3 technology will integrate with a battery system supplied by Proterra Powered, providing zero-emission operation under the same common powertrain.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

LG Energy Solution (LGES) signed an offtake agreement with WesCEF to expand its lithium supply chain for the North American market. According to the agreement , WesCEF will supply the South Korean battery supplier with up to 85,000 tons of lithium concentrate. The South Korean company is a longtime Tesla supplier.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Chevron USA, a subsidiary of Chevron Corporation, and Iwatani Corporation of America (ICA), a wholly owned subsidiary company of Iwatani Corporation will co-develop and construct 30 hydrogen fueling sites in California by 2026. Iwatani Corporation of America has headquarters offices in Houston, Texas and Santa Clara, California.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2022

billion) in Queen Creek, Arizona to build a new cylindrical battery plant with a total capacity of 11 GWh. Among Korean battery makers, LG Energy Solutions is the first to build an independent production plant for cylindrical batteries in the North American market. LG Energy Solution will invest 1.7 trillion won (US$1.39

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

a US-based technology company focused on providing sustainable and cost-effective electric drone-integrated vehicles to the last-mile delivery sector, announced newly-formed strategic agreements with both Hitachi America, Ltd. and Hitachi Capital America Corp. Workhorse Group Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2023

Anovion chose this location for its initial 1,500,000 square foot facility based on its proximity to existing and planned low- and carbon-free energy sources for power, short supply chains, access to existing rail infrastructure, highly valuable skilled workforce, and business-friendly environment. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

GM and Vacuumschmelze (VAC) of Germany announced plans for VAC to build a plant in the US that will manufacture permanent magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen other models using GM’s Ultium Platform. Earlier post.). Magnets are at the heart of an EV motor.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

The decision to expand the PowerCo cell production ramp-up from Europe to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Group in North America. —Oliver Blume, CEO Volkswagen Group After Salzgitter and Valencia, this will be the third Group-owned plant worldwide and PowerCo’s first cell factory in North America.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Honda Motor Co plans to build a comprehensive EV value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of CAD$15 billion / US $11 billion (Rs 91,275 crore), including investment by joint venture partners, to strengthen its EV supply system and capability to prepare for a future increase in EV demand in North America.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2022

Sparkz will be focused on creating a strong and diverse workforce capable of competing against foreign batteries made in China and securing the supply chain. We look forward to working with Sparkz to build on this initiative as traditional energy workers meet the challenges of the ongoing energy transition.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Panasonic Energy parentheses with Novonix for a supply of sustainable graphite for electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Panasonic Energy aims to strengthen its supply chain in North America while reducing its environmental impact. Panasonic Energy is partnering with other companies besides Novonix to boost its supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

MAN Energy Solutions has won the order to supply six MAN B&W 9S50ME-C9.6 —will build the engines in Korea, while Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China will construct the vessels. Tier II-compliant main engines for three 238-meter hybrid RoRo vessels intended for operation in the Baltic Sea.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Honda is finally joining the EV race after announcing a massive $11 billion (CAD$15 billion) investment to build four new EV plants in Canada. The historic investment will be used to build Canada’s first EV supply chain, enabling 240,000 Honda EVs to be made for the US and Canada annually.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

Scott Keogh, President and CEO, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. Currently, more than 90% of Volkswagen’s vehicle portfolio for North America is assembled in North America, including the Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport SUVs in Chattanooga, TN, as well as Tiguan, Taos and Jetta in Puebla, Mexico.

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