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JANUARY 29, 2024

BYD plans to convert a former Ford plant into an electric vehicle (EV) facility in Brazil. Brazil’s President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva announced BYD’s new EV factory outside Asia via Elon Musk’s X platform. The Chinese automaker plans to invest 608 million in its EV production plant in Brazil.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

We are taking important steps in Argentina and Brazil, with the aim of decarbonizing mobility and ensuring strategic supplies of raw materials necessary for the success of the Company’s global electrification plans. In Brazil, it is targeting approximately 20% low emission vehicle (LEV) sales mix by the end of the decade.

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APRIL 17, 2023

b) Region-specific/vehicle-specific/battery-specific cumulative (from 2010 to 2050) demand for critical metals and the cumulative potential secondary production from recycling. (c) c) Sensitivity of cumulative requirement under different battery scenarios. Recycling w/2nd” denotes retired batteries reused as ESSs before recycling.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2014

MHI) will supply two electric buses to serve in a transportation system being planned by the city of Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The buses—full-size, low-floor models for the city’s regular route network—will operate on MHI’s high-performance “ MLIX ” lithium-ion rechargeable batteries.

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Roskill reports that prices for Chinese graphite continue to rise as producers contend with increasing electricity costs and supply disruption caused by limits on energy consumption. Total output for 2021 is likely to rival the next-largest ex-China producer, National de Grafite in Brazil.

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MARCH 24, 2020

As a response to the growing time and cost pressures facing vehicle manufacturers seeking to develop latest generation automotive electrification technologies, MAHLE Powertrain has opened a new, dedicated facility for the extensive testing of battery modules. MAHLE Powertrain’s own 48V battery pack on test.

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

The facility—due to open in early 2024— will have the capacity to supply material equivalent to 1GWh of battery cell production. This positions Echion as the first in the market to guarantee the commercial supply of niobium-based battery anode oxides.

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JUNE 16, 2019

The plant will supply the OXIS Energy Brazil Holding’s manufacturing plant, which has been jointly set up between the State Government of Minas Gerais and OXIS Energy UK. OXIS is currently working on the design of the Brazilian Plant with NORDIKA Pharmaceutical of Brazil. —Huw Hampson-Jones, CEO OXIS Energy.

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Teslarati

MARCH 30, 2023

Besides the massive retooling effort that has taken the auto industry by storm over the past two years, the search for raw materials for EV batteries has become a growing priority for automakers. As automakers look to move away from the more controversial rare earth elements, nickel supplies will likely only become increasingly important.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2009

The Electric Daily in Brazil. Iveco has presented a prototype of its new Electric Daily in Brazil, destined to be the first zero emission light commercial vehicle produced in Latin America. The prototype, based on a crew cab Daily 55C, is equipped with three sealed Zebra Z5 sodium nickel chloride batteries. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

China’s leader EV maker, BYD , has held “active” discussions with lithium producer Sigma Lithium as it looks to expand its battery business. The Chinese EV maker is now eyeing expanding its EV battery business. Sigma began shipping lithium from its Grota do Cirilo mine and processing plant in Brazil last year.

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JUNE 14, 2023

Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore are supporting the purchase of the Atlantic Nickel nickel sulfide and the Mineraçao Vale Verde copper mine in Brazil by ACG , a London-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for US$ 1 billion. Atlantic Nickel The resulting company will be named ACG Electric Metals.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 15, 2024

In a world where electric vehicles and utility-scale batteries are taking over, it would be nice to not depend on a geopolitical rival for your most important raw material. Second-ranked Australia last May entered a compact with the US to ensure reliable supplies of such critical minerals, with Canberra in October putting A$ 2 billion ($ 1.3

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DECEMBER 25, 2020

Battery anode company Talga Group Ltd completed an A$25-million (US$19-million) placement to fund the Electric Vehicle Anode (EVA) pilot plant as part of the development of the Vittangi Anode Project located in northern Sweden. Batteries and graphite rod image courtesy of Talga. —Mark Thompson, Managing Director, Talga Group.

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APRIL 4, 2024

The Vancouver-based company, whose main business is a hard rock lithium project at Brazil’s Grota do Cirilo , started scouting for potential buyers about a year ago. Brazil, which heavily depends on biofuels, exports most of its lithium. It also inked a supply deal last year with commodity trader Glencore.

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MARCH 4, 2021

The Government of British Columbia and Eagle Graphite confirmed release of the first tranche of grant funding in support of a 2-year program to develop and commercialize silicon-modified battery anodes made with graphite from Eagle’s Black Crystal graphite quarry and plant in Valhalla, British Columbia.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

CATL and Moura are responsible for the supply, management, distribution and maintenance of batteries. Bosch and WEG will supply components; Semcon will provide engineering services; Meritor will provide the axles of the electric vehicles. Bus company Eletra is a strategic partner.

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JULY 1, 2022

The cheapest renewable power projects in the first half of 2022 were able to achieve an LCOE of $19/MWh, as in best-in-class onshore wind farms in Brazil, and $21/MWh for tracking PV farms in Chile, and $57/MWh for offshore wind in Denmark. The battery storage sector is particularly sensitive to commodity price volatility.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Of the many applications for lithium batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage solutions (ESS) stand out as by far the largest and fastest growing sectors, driven by the world-wide shift from traditional fossil-fueled vehicles towards cleaner forms of transport and energy use. Ltd; AMG Brazil S.A.; —Anand Sheth.

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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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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Nissan is in the final development phase of its second mass production zero-emission vehicle, the battery electric e-NV200 compact van. Power is supplied by a lithium-ion battery made up of 48 compact modules and a highly responsive 80kW AC synchronous motor that generates 280 N·m (207 lb-ft) of torque. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 14, 2021

Combining Azul’s deep knowledge of the Brazilian market with Lilium’s eVTOL aircraft platform, the companies plan to negotiate the terms for the establishment of a co-branded network in Brazil. In July, Lilium announced a partnership with CUSTOMCELLS, the German manufacturer of customer specific lithium-ion battery cells.

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JULY 26, 2023

All electric and plug-in hybrid models from Porsche can be supplied with electricity at chargers manufactured by South Tyrolean electronic specialist Alpitronic. In co-operation with various partners, more than 400 of these charging points have also been implemented in, for example, Spain, Italy, Korea, Japan and Brazil.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

ICO is a key asset in delivering Jervois’ strategy to become a leading independent cobalt and nickel company providing metals and minerals for the world’s energy transition through a western supply chain. Across 2022, Jervois has announced a US$4.8-million, Jervois will sell copper concentrate from ICO into North American markets.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The metals that are highly sought after—such as dysprosium, neodymium, manganese and niobium—are of great economic importance to the EU, while their supply is limited and it takes time to scale up raw material production. The increasing dependence on them is thus problematic for several reasons. Ljunggren, M., Huisman, J.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

The Smart Mobility Device business will supply products optimized for the services and lay the groundwork to help foster the service business. In particular, Hyundai aims to secure leadership in electrification and become one of the world’s top three manufacturers of battery and fuel cell EVs by 2025.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 18, 2023

Furthermore, with a nearby abundant supply of water and hydropower on the Jequitinhonha River, the operation can achieve this growth at a lower cost than other operations. With the acquisition of Sigma Lithium, Tesla would only be a couple of steps away from a completely vertically integrated lithium supply chain.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 28, 2024

In less than seven years, Tata AutoComp now produces battery packs and BMS, battery thermal management systems, electric compressors, integrated motors, controllers and reducers, on board and off board chargers, vehicle and power electronics like DC-DC converters, bus bars, PDUs and many more components for EVs.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

It surpassed the five-million milestone in merely nine additional months, and then in just seven months, accelerated to the seven-million milestone, showcasing a robust end-to-end supply chain and the effect of scale. BYD’s growth has been remarkable. In CY2023, BYD’s cumulative annual NEV sales soared to 3.02

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MAY 10, 2017

Wrightspeed is rapidly expands its supply chain team, bringing on experts with experience at Tesla Motors, Ford, Cummins, and others to meet strong demand for new powertrain technology. Wrightspeed’s Geared Traction Drive, fitted to a custom AxleTech International drive axle, provides high-power electric drive and regenerative braking.

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MARCH 31, 2020

This is equivalent to gas priced at $6-12/MMBtu, making it competitive with current natural gas prices in Brazil, China, India, Germany and Scandinavia on an energy-equivalent basis. However, cost efficient large-scale options do exist and could be used to supply industrial customers with the clean gas. MMBtu) in 2050.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Graphite is an essential part of a lithium-ion battery. There are many challenges that EV battery manufacturers might face in the graphite market as electric vehicle demand continues to rise. Graphite is often an overlooked essential mineral when people think of EV batteries. Graphite Supply. Graphite and Transparency.

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MAY 3, 2022

Daimler Buses 2 -neutral-vehicles-in-every-segment-by-2030--dual-track-strategy-based-on-batteries-and-hydrogen.xhtml?oid=51925779">aims oid=51925779">aims to offer locally CO 2 -neutral vehicles based on batteries and hydrogen in every segment by 2030. Toyota is supplying the fuel-cell module.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

The company presented a prototype of the vehicle earlier this week in Brazil and now hopes to spread its wings across South America. The project marks collaboration between Iveco and Itaipu Binacional, an organisation that manages the largest hydroelectric generating station in the world on the border between Brazil and Paraguay.

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OCTOBER 24, 2011

However, if both ethanol and bioelectricity are used in an optimized proportion, 385 billion liters of ethanol and 262 TWh of electricity would be enough to power the US fleet and, in Brazil, 33 billion liters of ethanol and 23 TWh would be sufficient to operate the fleet for a one-year period.

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AUGUST 12, 2016

Sumitomo already supplies fuel cell components, and earlier invested in UK-based ACAL Energy. US Hybrid’s 170kW and 240kW drive motors currently power monorails in Brazil and Malaysia, while US Hybrid’s 320kW drives power heavy-duty mining equipment as well as Class 8 trucks. US Hybrid FCe 80. Click to enlarge.

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JANUARY 10, 2024

The increases in renewable energy capacity in the US, Europe, and Brazil also hit all-time highs. This is at odds with the huge investment planned by the oil and gas industry, fueled by the superprofits of the energy crisis, which is creating a chasm between [the] outlook for demand and the outlook for supply.

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