Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2022

From 2025 onwards, the next generation of BMW e-drives will be manufactured in its engine plant in Steyr, Austria—with both production and development on site—with eventual annual production capacity of more than 600,000 units. The BMW Group’s largest engine plant: Steyr plant in Upper Austria.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2022

The company will invest €60 million in the construction of its first production facility, called “Plant One”, of which €30 million comes from a European Investment Bank (EIB) loan facility. The plant will have a production capacity of 100 MWh. LeydenJar has demonstrated production of its anode material at pilot plant scale.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2020

Porsche Digital has spun off its own company in the field of e-mobility, thereby expanding its digital business portfolio. The “&Charge” platform is currently available in Germany, Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands. &Charge” has been a climate-neutral company since its foundation. Other countries are to follow shortly.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 10, 2023

Fisker is pointing to supplier issues as the reason behind a slow production ramp-up of its Ocean electric SUV. The company on Friday reported that just 1,022 Oceans were produced in the second quarter at contractor Magna's facility in Austria.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2021

The BMW Group has created a closed-loop material cycle for tungsten used in drill and milling bits for industrial machinery used in producing cars; the company is collecting old drill and milling bits at its plants in Germany and Austria for recycling. About half of this comes from the BMW Group plant in Steyr, Austria.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The company is investing €400 million in a new vehicle assembly at the main plant in Munich. The new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production.

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Teslarati

MAY 1, 2023

A Rivian R1T has been spotted with manufacturer plates in Austria, hinting at the possibility of European parts suppliers aiding the American automaker. With considerable manufacturing headwinds , which have significantly limited Rivian’s production ramp, some believe Rivian is reaching out for third-party help.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Electric vehicle maker Fisker stated that it is ramping the production of its all-electric Ocean crossover SUV to 300 units per day. The company also expressed its intentions to expand its retail operations in North America and Europe. The production of the Fisker Ocean currently stands at about 180 units per day.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 30, 2023

The Mercedes EQG, an electric version of the infamous G-Wagon, is finally nearing production readiness, as evidenced by numerous sitings, information revealed by Mercedes executives, and more. Would the company have the technology ready in time? Would its production facilities be prepared for the all-new platform?

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 21, 2022

European Lithium signed a binding long term lithium offtake agreement via its wholly-owned Austrian subsidiary ECM Lithium AT GmbH with BMW to secure the company’s first offtake of battery grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) from its Wolfsberg Lithium Project underground mine in Austria. Background.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 20, 2022

Phillips 66 and H2 Energy Europe have closed on a 50-50 joint venture to set up and operate a network of hydrogen refueling retail sites in Germany, Austria and Denmark. The new company plans to develop approximately 250 hydrogen refueling stations by 2026.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

Fisker has paused production of its Ocean electric SUV for six weeks as it seeks to draw down inventory and secure additional financing. The company has about 4,700 vehicles in inventory worth about $200 million, according to the same company statement.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2021

Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding, the two companies are evaluating infrastructure initiatives to enable the use of hydrogen in the transport sector in Italy and potentially in other countries. Key competences will be the storage and management of process software for compression, temperature control and dispensers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2020

The Local Transport Authority of Lower Saxony (Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen, LNVG) was the first company to believe in hydrogen, investing in it with the order of 14 Coradia iLint trains and thirty years of maintenance and power supply. From 2022, 14 Coradia iLint series trains will replace existing diesel multiple units.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2023

As initial call-off orders from the framework agreements, ARST and FdC signed two contracts with Stadler in Rome today for the delivery of the first 12 hydrogen trains, 6 for each of the Italian companies. They are intended for use in the eastern region in Austria, where they will replace the current diesel fleet.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

TECO 2030 ( earlier post ) is aiming to establish Norway’s first large-scale production of fuel cells, optimized to be the heart of hydrogen-powered ships and other heavy-duty installations. This will be the first volume production of fuel cells in Norway and a hub for the Norwegian hydrogen industry. gigawatt, per year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2017

Consultancy Frost & Sullivan recently selected Austria-based Kreisel Electric ( earlier post ) as the winner of the 2017 European Electric Vehicle Technology Leadership Award. The company features the safest lithium-ion cells with a guaranteed service life of 400,000 kms: This makes it unique and remains the lightest battery on the market.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2022

The latest funding round will fund engineering and business operations until after the start of production in late 2022. and 12-tonne full-electric Volta Zero derivatives, as well as prepare the company’s contract manufacturing facility in Steyr, Austria, to start production of customer vehicles by the end of the year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

The funding round was led by New York-based Luxor Capital, while initial seed investor, Byggmästare Anders J Ahlström of Stockholm, added to its holding in the company as well as bringing further direct and indirect co-investors to the cap table. It will also fund the continued development of the recently confirmed 7.5- billion.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Global Bioenergies reported that runs using wheat straw hydrolysate provided by its partner Clariant were successfully performed in its Leuna demo plant, leading to the production of cellulosic isobutene for the first time at this scale. million by the Bio Based Industry- Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU) as part of the H2020 program.

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Teslarati

JULY 21, 2021

The global semiconductor shortage is halting production lines of both BMW and Daimler’s facilities in Germany. BMW announced that the semiconductor shortage affected production by around 10,000 units this week, and the problems are expected to continue into next week. The company delivered 2.324 million cars last year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2016

Samsung SDI has decided to use Hungary as its Li-ion battery production base in Europe. The new battery plant will be built in Goed, north of Budapest in a 330,000 m 2 site, using existing facilities previously used for display production. —Executive Vice President Jeong SehWoong.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Germany-based ElringKlinger and France-based Plastic Omnium, two automotive supplier leaders in their respective business areas, will create EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies, a joint venture dedicated to fuel cell stack development, production and commercialization. ElringKlinger PEMFC modules.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 2, 2023

It also extends to the design of the SUV and forthcoming Sedan models, which will set new standards for aerodynamics and reduced rolling resistance, according to the company. This is an exciting partnership for the development and production of battery packs for high performance electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2023

The company has plans for an accelerated development timeline for this facility and is targeting a commissioning date of December 2024. The country is the second largest in terms of value for the company after its home market of Saudi Arabia. These projects are the first of their kind in the Central Asian country.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2014

eRamp research activities will focus on the rapid introduction of new production technologies and further exploration of chip packaging technologies for power semiconductors. The German project partners will investigate and develop new methods for speeding up the start of the production run. Manufacturing Power Electronics'

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Russia-based RUSAL, a global aluminum producer, opened the first phase of its low-carbon aluminum production plant, Taishet Aluminum Smelter (TaAZ), in Taishet, Siberia. Full scope CO 2 emissions will be one of the lowest in the industry, the company claims. of global production of aluminum and 6.5%

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2022

UP Catalyst , an Estonia-based company developing a method to produce sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO 2 ( earlier post ), says that it can produce carbon-negative graphite, consuming 3.7 The process is powered by either wind, solar or hydro energy resulting in a carbon negative production line.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 16, 2014

MRC) recently executed a share sales and purchase agreement by which it will acquire 51% of Wethje Holding GmbH , a German company engaged in manufacturing of carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) parts for automobile applications, from Wethje parent Cross Industries AG. Mitsubishi Rayon Co.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. To establish this infrastructure, Alstom already cooperates with oil and gas companies such as Linde in Germany, and Orlen in Poland.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2021

Along with the previously signed agreements on electric vehicle (EV) platform sharing and ADAS package, this finalizes the framework established between the two companies beginning in October 2020. million vehicles for several global automakers.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2022

Components for the production of batteries at Audi’s Brussels plant will no longer be delivered by truck from Hungary, but by rail with DB Cargo. Brussels plays a pioneering role, but we developed this sustainable logistics concept for battery modules and cells in Audi’s entire production network.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Volkswagen has decided to work with another automaker to help develop its revived Scout electric vehicle (EV) brand in Europe, with recent reports saying the company secured an order worth around 450 million euros ($492 million). in early 2027, with series production for the vehicles expected to be ready by the end of 2026.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Use” was jointly prepared and notified by thirteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The IPCEI will involve 35 projects from 29 companies, including SMEs and start-ups, with activities in one or more Member States.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Especially in Europe, where trucks are still ubiquitous in transporting new cars to distribution depots and dealerships in individual markets, the company is in the process of reducing emissions by replacing more and more transports by trucks with rail transport.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2014

BMW has awarded ENGEL Austria another contract to supply system solutions to BMW’s Leipzig factory, where ENGEL duo injection moulding machines are used to manufacture car body shell components for the BMW i3 electric vehicle. ENGEL Austria is a leading supplier of lightweight solutions for the international automotive industry.

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