Electric Cars Report

MAY 30, 2023

Stellantis, together with TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz, celebrated the inauguration of Automotive Cells Company’s (ACC) battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau Douvrin, France, the first of three planned in Europe.

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France Companies Lithium Ion Batteries 104

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2023

In addition, TMMT will be Toyota’s first European plant to start producing plug-in hybrid vehicles, and the first to be equipped with a battery production line. Alongside the vehicle production line, TMMT will build a new plug-in battery assembly line with a capacity of 75,000 units per year within its facility. market share.

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Turkey Plug-in Toyota Czech Republic 459

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2020

Orleans Métropole (France) has selected Irizar e-mobility for the supply of 29 Irizar ie tram zero emissions electric buses. The batteries are also proprietary technology and meet the latest European rules on electrical, thermal and mechanical safety: R100.v2, v5 and UN38.3.

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France Electric Electrical Fully Electric 455

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

Each main line has the capacity to process up to 10,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year. Germany represents the largest market for both battery manufacturing scrap and the expected supply of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries in Europe. A definitive feasibility study for the project is currently underway.

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 280

EV Specifications

MAY 30, 2023

Stellantis, together with TotalEnergies and Mercedes-Benz, celebrated today the inauguration of Automotive Cells Company's (ACC) battery gigafactory in Billy-Berclau Douvrin, France, the first of three planned in Europe.

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France Mercedes Lithium Ion Batteries 93

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

The European Commission has approved , under EU State aid rules, a second Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) to support research and innovation in the battery value chain. The project complements the first IPCEI in the battery value chain that the Commission approved in December 2019 with €3.2 billion (US$3.5

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Electrek

JANUARY 3, 2024

It was a very good year in France for electric cars, for all kinds of reasons – among them, new cheaper cars entering the market supported by generous government subsidies. In 2023, 26% of new cars sold in France were battery electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles, a huge 47% jump from 2022.

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France Sale Plug-in Plug 134

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2021

Demand for electrically-chargeable cars also increased in Q1: battery-electric vehicles made up 5.7% Most EU markets posted double-digit declines in this segment, including three of the four major ones: Germany (-29.4%), Spain (-28.3%) and France (-11.1%). In the first quarter of 2021, hybrid electric vehicles made up 18.4%

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Gasoline-Electric Gasoline Diesel Electric Vehicles 395

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

Renault Group and Verkor , a European manufacturer of low-carbon batteries ( earlier post ), have entered a long-term commercial partnership for the supply of batteries for electric vehicles. Verkor will supply Renault Group with the equivalent of 12 GWh of batteries each year. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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Batteries Battery France Carbon 186

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

Daimler Truck AG and lithium-ion battery manufacturer and developer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. CATL will be the supplier of lithium-ion battery packs for the Mercedes-Benz eActros LongHaul battery-electric truck, which is planned to be ready for series production in 2024. The supply will go beyond 2030.

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Global Supplies Lithium Ion Batteries 435

Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2023

Made at the LACROIX electronics assembly plant in Beaupréau-en-Mauges (Maine-et-Loire, western France), the power of the bidirectional terminal will sit between 7 kW and 22 kW, and it will be compatible with all electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle.

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France Germany Commercial Power Grid 300

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

The Chemours Company will invest $200 million to increase capacity and advance technology for its Nafion ion exchange materials to be located at Chemours’ manufacturing facility in Villers-Saint-Paul, France. Earlier post.). —Mark Newman, President and CEO at Chemours.

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France Production Hydrogen Economy 218

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group and Minth Group, a leading global automotive supplier, signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a France-based joint venture to produce battery casings. The joint venture will locate this high-tech activity at the Ruitz plant in Renault ElectriCity and will supply ElectriCity Douai and Maubeuge plants.

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Batteries Battery France Installation 199

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2023

France is getting serious about climate action, equity, and EU-supportive economics all at once with a new electric car leasing program that launches next week. The company is already at 30% plugin vehicle market share, and 20% full battery electric vehicle (BEV) market share.

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France Electric Cars Plugin Cars 127

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Japan and France have agreed to share information and explore deeper cooperation on the automotive industry. Enhancement of the automotive battery supply chain. The teams will share views on the development of the reuse of batteries and the perspectives of standardization on related issues, such as the residual evaluation of batteries.

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France Japan Industrial Industry 191

Electric Cars Report

MAY 15, 2023

The Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. billion investment will be confirmed at the Choose France Summit on May 15, 2023.

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France Taiwan Manufacturer Supplies 109

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2023

Taiwan-based ProLogium, a developer and manufacturer of next-generation EV solid-state battery solutions selected France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing plant outside Asia. The European Commission has now given a green light to a €1.5-billion Earlier post.)

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Grant Batteries Battery Taiwan 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

France-based specialty chemicals and materials company Arkema announced a 50% increase in its Kynar PVDF fluoropolymer production capacities at its Pierre-Bénite site in order to address the fast-growing demand for materials for lithium-ion batteries. Arkema now aims for sales of at least €1 billion in the battery sector by 2030.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery France 221

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

France-based Forsee Power is sourcing very high energy density NMC cells to be integrated into its battery systems from Chinese battery cell manufacturer CALB. When the vehicle is stationary over the device, a current collector shoe lowers automatically and makes contact to charge the battery.

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Supplies Power Powered Batteries 150

Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group announced yesterday that it would be entering a joint venture with Chinese parts manufacturer Minth Group to expand an existing production facility to manufacture battery parts. The new production facility will focus on “battery casings,” aiming to make 300,000 casings a year by 2025.

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France Batteries Battery Manufacturer 96

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 17, 2022

ACC is the result of an initiative undertaken by Stellantis and TotalEnergies—together with its subsidiary Saft—joined by Mercedes-Benz, and strongly supported by France, Germany, and the European Union. As a starting point, Siemens and ACC plan to create a comprehensive digital twins of the battery and the production lines.

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Production Batteries Battery France 321

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

BEVs continue to rise in France, with last month’s registrations ending at 16,866 units, or 14% of the total market. That means it was another two-digit growth month for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in France (12% growth). The overall market has been recovering, after a long time in the red. It was up 5% year […].

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France Fully Electric Electric Electrical 142

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. While both countries are leaders in battery and components manufacturing, they do not have the same influence in raw materials refining and mining as China.

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Li-ion Supplies Europe China 459

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2020

This partnership between Gaussin and Total will be drawing on the 40 years of know-how of Saft (a subsidiary of Total) in designing and producing batteries for electric & hybrid commercial and industrial vehicles. Saft will provide the lithium-ion batteries for this future fleet.

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Transportation Batteries Battery France 286

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Canadian battery material specialist Hydro-Québec is partnering with Mercedes-Benz as part of the automaker’s research and development activities on future EV technology. With its latest developments, Hydro-Québec has achieved promising results for future battery performance, range, and weight, along with safety.

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Mercedes Li-ion Batteries Battery 368

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium inaugurated its Taoke solid-state lithium ceramic battery facility, marking a significant milestone in the battery industry.

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Taiwan Batteries Battery France 104

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

A new undercover investigation commissioned by green group Transport & Environment (T&E) shows that sales staff of leasing companies in France rarely promote battery electric cars to customers, unlike some of their German counterparts.

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France Companies Environment Cars 95

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2020

Energy major Total, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Saft, and Groupe PSA with Opel, intend to establish a joint venture named Automotive Cell Company (ACC) to develop EV battery manufacturing in Europe. The project will leverage cutting-edge R&D, notably provided by Saft, in order to produce EV batteries starting in 2023.

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Europe Batteries Battery France 378

Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2023

However France is catching up, partially because of its largesse in investment tasks in advance. To win the ProLogium solid-state battery plant, which is anticipated to contain a complete funding of five.2 2 billion euros and assemble 3,000 jobs over future, France presented incentives usefulness greater than 1 billion euros ($1.1

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France Batteries Battery Financing 52

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 14, 2024

announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis N.V., Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt.

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Sodium Affordable Batteries Battery 103

Baua Electric

MAY 12, 2023

“There was then the realization that there might be some interesting possibilities, which was maybe a little bit different from the clichés about France,” Normand instructed a little team of reporters. The post France wins battery gigafactory with competitive lobbying, incentives appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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France Batteries Battery Tax Credit 52

CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Fully battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) continue to rise in France, with last month’s registrations ending at 20,221 units, or 15% of the total market. That means it was another two-digit growth month for BEVs in France (23% growth). The overall market has been recovering, after a long time in the red.

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France Fully Electric Electric Electrical 117

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2022

Lithium-sulfur batteries are prospects for future batteries as they are made from cheaper and more environmentally friendly materials than lithium-ion batteries. A comprehensive description of electrochemical processes in the positive electrode of lithium-sulfur batteries is crucial for the utilization of active material.

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Lithium Sulfur Batteries Battery Li-ion 195

Cars That Think

APRIL 5, 2024

The stretchable battery is gaining momentum in the electronics industry, where it might one day serve as an energy storage medium in fitness trackers, wearable electronics, and even smart clothing. A battery that only flexes would feel uncomfortable to wear.” Pikul and others around the world are now working on batteries that stretch.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Wisconsin 83

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 21, 2023

There were substantial double-digit gains in some markets, including two of the largest: Italy (+16.2%) and France (+14%). Conversely, the German car market […] The post EU: Battery-electric car market share reached 16.3% in November appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Market Italy Batteries 120

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

With this partnership, the parties are setting up a world-class player in the development and manufacture of high-performance batteries for the automotive industry from 2023. The R&D center in Bordeaux and the pilot site in Nersac (France) have already started in order to develop the new high-performance lithium-ion technologies.

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Manufacturer Europe Batteries Battery 299

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Volkswagen Group France et la Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux (SNAM) signed a partnership agreement through which the hybrid and EV batteries from group brands—Volkswagen, Audi, SEAT, ŠKODA and Volkswagen Utilities—will be recycled in the two French factories owned by SNAM, Saint-Quentin-Fallavier (Isère) and Viviez (Aveyron).

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France Li-ion NiMH Hybrid 236