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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Daimler plans a fundamental change in its structure, splitting into two independent pure-play companies: Mercedes-Benz Cars & Vans, and Daimler Truck, which will be a spin-off the current Truck and Bus business. It represents the start of a profound reshaping of the company. This is a historic moment for Daimler.

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JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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APRIL 13, 2023

To build on a partnership first announced in October 2022, VinES and Li-Cycle will also continue to explore global recycling solutions for VinFast (also part of Vingroup), the first global electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Eleven companies have formed Hydrogen Forward , a new coalition focused on advancing hydrogen development in the United States. These companies believe that accelerating investment in hydrogen will help the US deliver on its climate goals while creating a stronger economy with new, good-paying jobs.

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JULY 30, 2023

The parties have now agreed to set up a joint venture company by the end of 2023, of which Beijing Easpring Material Technology will own 70% and Finnish Minerals Group 30%. The goal of the company is a state-of-the-art production plant capable of offering precursor cathode active material with an unprecedentedly low carbon footprint.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

The results showed that just more than 70% of ride-hailing trips were completed in Asia alone, with the next biggest markets being North America and Latin America, with only 5% of trips being completed in Western Europe due to stricter regulation. It hasn’t been all success stories for those operating in Asia, however.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 7, 2024

Japanese automaker Honda is considering locations to build an electric vehicle (EV) factory in Canada featuring the use of in-house battery cells. Honda would be aiming to have the facility operational by 2028, and the company is planning to decide on a specific location by the end of this year. million sales per year by 2030.

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Canada Honda Building Electric Motorcycles 117

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MARCH 1, 2021

BYD Japan, Keihan Bus and Kansai Electric Power announced a tripartite deal in Kyoto, Japan, which will see the three parties work together to help the city achieve Japan’s 2050 carbon neutrality target and build a carbon-free society.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

VW Anhui Components Company is the first battery system plant to be wholly owned by the Group in China. Volkswagen Anhui and VW Anhui Components Company, alongside our two strong Joint Ventures, are crucial to our electrification strategy and to achieving our goal of the Volkswagen Group China fleet reachingover 40% NEVs by 2030.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Ford Motor Company and Volvo Cars are the first automakers to support the program directly, but Redwood will accept all lithium-ion (Li-ion) and nickel metal hydride (NiMH) batteries in the state. When the first major wave of EVs begins to retire from roads, it will happen in California.

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Volvo Nickel Metal Hydride Ford Companies 199

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AUGUST 9, 2019

Tier 1 Musashi invests in solid-state battery company KeraCel; long-term partnership. In April, KeraCel announced it was able to 3D-print the very thin ceramic layers essential to building high energy density batteries. Musashi is a global auto parts Tier 1 company for automobiles and motorcycles. has invested in KeraCel Inc.,

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Companies Batteries Battery Li-ion 230

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JULY 31, 2014

Tamarind Energy, a new exploration and production company headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, announced its formation with a commitment from Blackstone Energy Partners. The Tamarind team comprises senior executives with experience across a range of basins in South East Asia.

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Asia Oil Energy Gas 240

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APRIL 20, 2018

Ahead of Beijing International Motor Show, INFINITI announced it will build five new vehicles in China in the next five years, beginning with the all new QX50 SUV, and electrify its portfolio ( earlier post ). Together with our partner Dongfeng Motor Company Ltd., Earlier post.) DFL), China’s largest automotive joint venture.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Polestar 3 production in US passes initial tests According to an update from Polestar this morning, production of the 3 SUVs is now underway in Chengdu, with additional builds to follow in the US by mid-2024. The post Polestar 3 production kicks off in China, US builds will soon follow appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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South Carolina China Building Production 52

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Under the terms of the agreement, BioAmber and CJCJ plan to establish a joint venture in China to produce up to 36,000 metric tons of bio-succinic acid annually and commercialize the output in Asia. It would also serve as a blueprint for the build-out of additional bio-succinic acid production with very limited capital investment.

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Clean Fleet Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Additionally, Ford has just announced a ‘resizing’ in plans to build a $3.5 Tesla has maintained its market lead Despite these efforts, the uptake of EVs has been uneven: The segment is growing most rapidly in Asia Pacific, significantly in Europe, but less so in the Americas. The post Are Auto Companies Ready for the Future?

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Future Auto Companies Connect 84

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JUNE 23, 2021

Although in 2017, Bosch gave up SEEO and was selling the company, and Dyson abandoned the technologies of Sakti3, the interest in solid-state batteries never vanished. As well as the companies just mentioned, Honda, Fisker, Panasonic, CATL also got involved in this area. Ford, Samsung, and Hyundai invested in Solid Power.

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Market Batteries Battery Li-ion 418

Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2021

Dan Brady stated that the Samsung battery factory is expected to employ up to 3,200 people if it chose to build in Illinois. If Samsung does choose to build a battery manufacturing plant in Illinois, it would be an advantage for Rivian. Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner.

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Building Fort Worth Illinois Batteries 139

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JULY 10, 2012

GSR is honored to lead this round of investment in a disruptive technology that we believe has great promise for the Chinese automotive market and potentially building a global EV platform. The city of Liyang is partnering to provide prototype manufacturing support, with favorable industrial policy. million units.

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MAY 24, 2019

BASF plans to build an engineering plastics compounding plant and a thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) plant at the company’s proposed integrated chemical production (“Verbund”) site in Zhanjiang, China. The new plants will bring the total BASF capacity of these products in Asia Pacific to 290,000 metric tons per year.

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Engine Building China Asia 186

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JULY 25, 2023

Li-ion battery recycling technology company Aqua Metals ( earlier post ) entered into a strategic partnership with Yulho Co., a storage solution and battery materials company based in South Korea. The parties have entered into a securities purchase agreement and expect to close on the investment on or about 4 August 2023.

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South Korea Batteries Battery Li-ion 150

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MARCH 5, 2021

billion) over the next five years to create a domestic hydrogen ecosystem—production, distribution, and consumption—through creation of domestic hydrogen infrastructure and also through partnerships with global companies. Korea-based SK Group will invest about 18 trillion won (US$16.4

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Now, as the company looks to expand outside of Asia, it is doubling down on its Chinese production capabilities. The post BYD to build new $1.2B BYD has seen rapid growth in its automotive business over the past two years. Just last year, BYD tripled its annual vehicle sales, with the vast majority of those being sold in China.

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BYD China Building Batteries 100

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

Daimler Insurance Services and Swiss Re have entered into a strategic partnership for automotive and mobility insurance and launched a new company called Movinx. By connecting to the MGA’s platform, insurers benefit from not having to build tailored and quickly changing insurance programs. Offices opened in Berlin in October.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

will market energy-efficient coal-fired power plants in Asia, leveraging a bilateral emissions offset mechanism between Japan and other countries that enables Japan to receive carbon reduction credits in return for providing low-carbon technologies and equipment. Japan’s Marubeni Corp.

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Asia Coal Vietnam Power 210

Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

Malaysia’s leader on Monday announced plans to build a massive semiconductor design park , aiming to boost the Southeast Asian nation’s role in the global chip industry. Now it wants to go beyond production and emerge as a chip design powerhouse too, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday.

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Malaysia Design Building Auto 40

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JULY 17, 2020

EIT InnoEnergy, the European innovation engine for sustainable energy, announced a partnership with Vulcan Energy Resources Limited (Vulcan), a start-up lithium exploration company, to produce the world’s first completely carbon-neutral lithium in Germany.

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Germany Carbon Lithium Ion Europe 491

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

Asia is one of the most important growth regions. With our safe vehicle software platform, MotionWise, we provide the series-proven core building block to develop the necessary software-defined car - safe from the start. Software has become a key competitive advantage for automotive companies around the world.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

SEA Electric Asia-Pacific chief Bill Gillespie flew back into Australia last weekend fresh from discussions with Toyota in Thailand that included a proposal to build a battery electric version of Australia’s top-selling vehicle. So if someone said ‘can you build 200 in the second half of next year?’ the answer is ‘absolutely;’.

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Toyota Building Thailand Indonesia 125

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Southeast Asia’s leading O2O (online to offline) mobile platform, announced an agreement under which Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation will invest an additional US$250 million into Grab and establish a partnership to pilot EV programs across Southeast Asia. Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc., —Dr.

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OCTOBER 10, 2020

Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company, HYZON Motors, and Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, the venture capital arm of European energy giant Total SE, announced a strategic investment led by Total and other specialist hydrogen investors. By 2025, Hyzon’s expected turn-key capacity will be more than 40,000 fuel cell vehicles annually.

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Hydrogen Commercial Motor Motors 435

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JULY 31, 2022

In the past year alone, the company announced future plans to lease 100 Vertical Aerospace VX4 eVTOL aircraft from Avolon, launched its drone training programme, and most recently, extended drone-related training to the high-technology related sectors.

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Malaysia Taxi Los Angeles Singapore 284

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AUGUST 16, 2021

Mitsui OSK Lines has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for a joint study to build a supply chain of renewable energy-derived ammonia (green ammonia) with Australian energy company Origin Energy.

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Supplies Green Energy Mariner 221

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Kia Corporation has begun to lay the groundwork for its innovative Purpose-Built Vehicle (PBV) business, partnering with cold chain startup ‘S.lab Asia Inc.’ S.lab Asia is a startup that produces special boxes for cold-chain fresh product deliveries and offers advanced delivery services.

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Singapore Kia Miles Future 236

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MARCH 1, 2010

The agreement grants Mitsui the right to build a number of biomass refineries in Southeast Asia using Inbicon’s technology. With the agreement, we have taken an important step towards the establishing of a plant engineering business for the production of second-generation ethanol in Southeast Asia. Earlier post.).

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APRIL 15, 2013

Cobalt Technologies announced a strategic relationship with two prominent Asian chemical companies for the development of a complete biomass-to-butadiene solution, to be followed by construction of a commercial-scale biorefinery in Asia. In support of the relationship, the partners made an equity investment in Cobalt.

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