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Nio garners $2.2 billion investment from UAE fund

Teslarati

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Nio has garnered a $2.2 billion investment from a firm backed by the United Arab Emirates, as it continues to push to introduce its EVs in additional markets. It never stops, it’s just that currently the global financial policy environment has made this work more challenging.”

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Aptera to showcase solar EV tech in the UAE as it preps its first production-intent builds [Video]

Baua Electric

This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. Our battery supplier, CTNS, has been kicked off to build production-intent modules and validate their production process.

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Electric-car incentives added in, remarkably, oil-rich Dubai

Green Car Reports

Dubai, the second largest sheikdom in the United Arab Emirates, has introduced new incentives in an attempt to make electric cars more desirable. Battery-electric and plug-in vehicles often go overlooked in the oil-rich area, but even some of the world's largest crude-oil producers plan to reduce their addiction to black gold.

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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The trend towards e-mobility means that a much larger percentage of a vehicle’s lifecycle CO 2 emissions now comes from upstream added value in the supplier network. In an electrified vehicle, CO 2 emissions from the use phase are much lower, but producing battery cells or aluminum is very energy-intensive. In 2019, EGA sold 2.6

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Tesla shows off grueling ‘extreme heat testing’ regimen

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With Tesla’s incredible focus on engineering prowess, it should come as no surprise that it pushes its vehicles to the absolute limit when testing to ensure customers that its vehicles will hold up no matter the circumstance. Today, Tesla has proven just that, showing off what its vehicles go through during extreme heat testing.

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Ballard to supply two fuel cell modules to Solaris for bus deployments in Europe

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Ballard’s fuel cell power modules will be utilized as range extenders for batteries in Solaris electric bus platforms. Since starting production in 1996, more than 10,000 Solaris vehicles have been deployed in 28 countries, including Poland, Germany, Norway, France, Sweden, Switzerland and United Arab Emirates.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

Baua Electric

China is the biggest processor and consumer of lithium, needed for electric and hybrid vehicles. China is the biggest processor and consumer of lithium, needed for electric and hybrid vehicles. Concentration and price collapse For now, global economic weakness has depressed buying of new vehicles and led lithium prices to dive.