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Volvo delivers first heavy electric truck to Africa; Volvo FE Electric for refuse collection in Rabat, Morocco

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Volvo Trucks has delivered its first heavy electric truck to Rabat, Morocco. The customer is the refuse collection company Arma, and this is the first heavy battery-electric truck from a global manufacturer to be in commercial operation in Africa. Morocco has ambitious climate goals, based on large investments in renewable energy.

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BMW Group sources sustainable cobalt worth around €100M from Morocco for fifth-gen batteries

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The cobalt market has four types of cobalt produced: cut cathode; broken cathode; briquettes and powder; ingot and round, according to Sam Wang, trading and product manager for Manatrade AG, the marketing and trading arm of Managem Group.). Managem is one of the world’s 5 largest producers of high-purity cobalt cathodes. —Andreas Wendt.

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BMW targeting doubling energy density of battery cells by 2030, with current i3 as basis

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The purpose of the facility is to advance battery cell technology and carefully dissect the production processes. The new Competence Center maps the entire value chain of battery cell technology—from research and development to a cell’s composition and design, and its suitability for large-scale manufacture.

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. billion for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. The BMW Group has also localized battery production in Thailand and is working with the Dräxlmaier Group in this area.

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BMW Group signs €540M supply contract with Ganfeng for lithium from mines in Australia

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Ganfeng is the world’s third-largest and China’s largest lithium compounds producer and the world’s largest lithium metals producer in terms of production capacity as of 31 December 2017, according to CRU. Cobalt will be sourced directly from mines in Australia and Morocco in the future. The projected order volume totals €540 million.

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Nissan to test African demand for its e-Power hybrid vehicle – ET Auto

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This year Nissan will export the South African built Navara pickup trucks to new markets of Algeria, Libya, Sudan, Tunisia and Egypt, Nissan Africa product Marketing Director Stefan Haasbroek said. “We’ve been leveraging our technology because Africa is not ready in terms of infrastructure availability of electricity.”

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Mercedes-Benz introduces its mid-size pickup truck: the X-Class leans on diesel

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Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its new pickup truck—the first from a premium manufacturer—the X-Class. The pickup is being manufactured in a production cooperation with the Renault-Nissan Alliance. In addition, both companies benefit from optimal utilisation of the production capacity. 4MATIC all-wheel drive.

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