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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward. The Chinese plant in Dadong also began producing the BMW iX3 this year. Rendering of the new assembly hall.

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Ansys releases pre-lockdown global survey on vehicle electrification

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Conversely, 39% of respondents would only buy an EV if gasoline-powered vehicles were no longer available. Global findings reveal more optimism for EVs—just 6% of Chinese respondents and 4% of Indian respondents will wait to buy an EV until gas-powered vehicles cease production.

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Tesla added 20 new Supercharging stations with 79 new chargers in China in April

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Tesla’s current Supercharging infrastructure in China amounts to more than 1,100 stations and over 8,600 individual chargers available to drivers in the country. With over 30,000 Superchargers globally, Tesla has the most robust electric vehicle charging infrastructure available. percent, to be exact. I’d love to hear from you!

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AVL Presenting Fuel Cell Commuter at Expo Shanghai 2010

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AVL is presenting an electric vehicle with a fuel cell range extender at the Austria Tec Week within the scope of Expo Shanghai 2010. The first project with a Chinese customer started in 1974 and in 1987 the first AVL office opened in Beijing. AVL has been engaged in business activities in China for more than three decades.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

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In 2020, after performing a comparative study of network providers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, umlaut adapted its testing methodology to the US market , where testing took place in EV hotspot California in early September 2020. Ionity secured victory among the CPOs in Austria, Switzerland and Belgium.

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Roskill: graphite prices could push higher on tightening markets for batteries & electrodes

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At the same time, consumption of graphite electrodes in electric arc furnaces (EAFs) began to rise as the Chinese government took steps to halt production of poor quality induction furnace steel. Scrap steel was banned from sale to such furnaces in early 2017, becoming available for use in EAFs. Mt in 2017.

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Hyundai delivers first 7 XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks in Europe; plans for North America and China; 2,000 units per year by 2021

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The delivery of XCIENT Fuel Cell marks the official entry of Hyundai’s commercial vehicles in the European market, a touchstone for the company’s expansion into the North American and Chinese commercial markets. kg H 2 (available hydrogen amount at SOF 100%). Fuel Cell Stack. 190 kW (95 kW x 2 EA). 661 V / 73.2 kWh – by Akasol.