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Ford, Rio Tinto sign MOU for battery and low-carbon materials supply to support net-zero future

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company and Rio Tinto have signed a non-binding global memorandum of understanding (MOU) jointly to develop more sustainable and secure supply chains for battery and low-carbon materials to be used in Ford vehicles. Rio Tinto completed its acquisition of Rincon earlier this year. Earlier post.)

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Ford sources battery capacity and raw materials for 600K EV annual run rate by late 2023, 2M by end of 2026; adding LFP

Green Car Congress

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. Ford announced that Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., 150,000 F-150 Lightnings for North America.

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Ford CEO Fields elected to IBM Board of Directors

Green Car Congress

The IBM board of directors elected Mark Fields, president and chief executive officer, Ford Motor Company, to the board effective 1 March 1, 2016. Mark led the highly successful transformation of his company in a competitive industry where technology has driven innovation. Fields joined Ford in 1989.

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Ford joins voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program in India; first automaker

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company became the first automaker to join a voluntary greenhouse gas reporting program recently established in India. The company already participates in similar programs in the United States, China, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Argentina.

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Rough road for EV industry

Green Car Congress

America’s electric vehicle (EV) industry seems to have hit a rough patch of pavement in recent months. Tesla isn’t the only EV manufacturer facing these hurdles. Ford made headlines in December when the company stopped accepting customer reservations for its new, highly touted pickup, the all-electric F-150 Lightning.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

LEV manufacturing and distribution were very disorganized back then. It was like the early days of the automobile industry when everything was so scattered,” Smith explained. Students from dozens of states, Canada, and other countries, recently including Bermuda and Argentina, have traveled to Danville to take the course.

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US EV policy to boost free trade agreement nations in battery metal trade – ET Auto

Baua Electric

As the United States intensifies its focus on transitioning to electric vehicles (EVs), nations holding free trade agreements (FTAs) with the US are positioned for a trade boost in the battery metal sector, according to insights from analysts and industry observers at S&P Global Commodity Insights.

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