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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

Green Car Congress

A more recent trend with Europe’s lithium-ion battery build out is the emergence of auto majors as pseudo-battery producers seeking to secure cell supply through joint-venture plants. ACC (Total/Stellantis) (Germany, France, Italy): 64 GWh. Northvolt (Sweden x 2): 92 GW. CATL (Germany): 80 GWh. LGES(Poland): 67 GWh.

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In Memoriam: Marcello Gandini, an Automotive Design Master

The Truth About Cars

Born on August 26th, 1938 in Turin, Italy, Marcello Gandini was the son of a conductor. The studio worked exclusively on concept cars and prototypes, and before long auto manufacturers hired Bertone so Gandini could pen their design. The Innocenti Mini, an Italian take on the Austin Mini debuted in 1974.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Caroline Reichert, an RWE spokeswoman, noted that the idea here is to ensure that "a car can be recharged in Italy in exactly the same way as in Denmark, Germany or France." 7, 1990) Emissions from cars dwarfs that from power plants. excluding coal power in china. lol BUT everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

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Where Plug-In Hybrid Conversions (mostly Priuses) Are

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Ryan Fulcher of Seattle Electric Auto Association, April 2006 CalCars and Maker Faire team ("PriusBlue" EAA-PHEV method later modified by Manzanita Micro as "PiPrius" testbed) King County, WA Contact Ryan Fulcher at webguy2007(at)eaa-phev(dot)org. Calcars/Felix Kramer, March 2006 EnergyCS San Mateo County, CA info@calcars.org 9. Jim Tech Ltd.

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