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China’s CALB wants lithium battery factory in Portugal – ET Auto

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Chinese manufacturer CALB is planning on building a lithium-ion battery factory in Portugal, the APA Portuguese environment agency said on Monday. Portugal has the largest reserves in Europe of lithium, the main element in the batteries that power electric cars. The two billion-euro (USD 2.2 The two billion-euro (USD 2.2

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CATL starts construction of Li-ion factory in Germany; 14 GWh by 2022

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China-based Li-ion battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) has begun construction of its first lithium-ion battery factory in Thuringia, a state in east-central Germany. Germany is home to a strong automotive industry and several of CATL’s key customers. —Matthias Zentgraf.

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Johnson Controls to supply AGM batteries to Chery Jaguar Land Rover in China; introducing 48V micro hybrid system

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Johnson Controls will provide its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) advanced lead-acid battery technology to power the Chery Jaguar Land Rover Start-Stop and other vehicles made in China to serve the China market. The battery restarts the engine when the driver’s foot releases the brake pedal or engages the clutch. million annually in Europe.

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Better Place, China Southern Grid sign strategic agreement on battery switching; Guangzhou accord to encourage production of EVs with switchable batteries

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CSG) signed a strategic agreement calling for the companies to open a battery switch station and joint education center in Guangzhou before the end of the year, while working to formalize a joint-venture partnership. Better Place and China Southern Power Grid Co. CSG is the world’s eighth-largest utility, according to the Fortune Global 500.

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Toyota to launch two new plug-in hybrid models in China; Corolla and Levin

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Levin Hybrid (left) and Corolla Hybrid (right) introduced at the 16th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition in 2015. Later, the establishment of Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (China) Co., At present, it is available in models sold in Europe and Japan. Click to enlarge.

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Deloitte global survey gauges consumer prospects for EVs in China, Europe and Americas; China leads

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Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited’s (DTTL) Global Manufacturing Industry group conducted a global survey to explore consumer adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). The online survey captures the views of more than 12,000 consumers across the Americas, Asia and Europe in 17 countries.

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Yamaha introduces the NEO and E01 electric scooters in India

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As we all know many manufacturers are in a race to develop Two wheels and now Yamaha is also trying to introduce its new brand two-wheeler into the Ev market, Yamaha is well-known for all in petrol 2 wheeler here if we look into the EV space there are few major two-wheeler Ev’s like Bajaj, TVS, Ola and few more. Ah Li-ion batteries).

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