Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

China’s Tsingshan , the world’s largest producer of stainless steel, will invest $375 million to build a lithium plant in Argentina with French multinational mining and metallurgy company Eramet. The two companies have partnered before, with the Weda Bay Nickel project in Indonesia. Background.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The project builds on Iveco’s long-running research and development of electric propulsion, which started with the development of the first Daily with pure electric drive in 1986. The prototype, based on a crew cab Daily 55C, is equipped with three sealed Zebra Z5 sodium nickel chloride batteries. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Plug In India

MARCH 15, 2023

Work is being done to bring the battery refinement processes to India by companies such as OLA Electric. By focusing on localizing the midstream processing of lithium and partnering with Australia, Chile, and Argentina, India can build an alternate supply chain for herself. Graphite and Silicon are used in the Anode.

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Green Cars News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The company presented a prototype of the vehicle earlier this week in Brazil and now hopes to spread its wings across South America. It is based on a crew cab Daily 55C and features three sealed Zebra Z5 sodium, nickel and chloride batteries which do not produce gaseous emissions and are maintenance free.

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