Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Volvo Cars and Northvolt have selected Gothenburg, Sweden to establish a new battery manufacturing plant which will commence operations in 2025, and complement the planned R&D center that both companies announced in December as part of an investment of approximately SEK 30 billion (US$3.3 Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. Earlier post.) In October 2022, BMW Group announced a new $1.7

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Volvo Penta and TICO have completed the build of the first terminal tractor prototypes powered by Volvo Penta’s electric driveline. To support these sustainability goals, Volvo Penta is accelerating its efforts to reach zero emissions through fossil-free, renewable fuels, hybrid, and electric technology. Next steps.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2 billion; Volvo expects around 20% to be funded by governmental support.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2023

Leclanché SA has been selected as the battery technology provider for two hybrid vessels being built for Stena Line and Brittany Ferries. Each battery system has a capacity of 11.3 The MRS-3 comprises 65 Ah G/NMC cells fitted into the latest generation M3 Energy battery modules. MWh and a maximum of 940 volts.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2021

Volvo Car Group intends to establish a joint venture with Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries, tailored to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars. Working closely with Northvolt will also allow us to strengthen our in-house development capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

The Scandlines zero-emission ferry project, announced in November 2021 and which will result in the world’s largest electric-powered hybrid ferry, will run on an advanced 10 MWh lithium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) from Leclanché. In fully electric mode, crossing time is 70 minutes and the ferry is emission-free.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Usage of the approved charger will also not impact the LEAF’s battery warranty. Bi-directional charging technology means not only charging the Nissan LEAF, but also sending energy stored in the vehicle battery back to the building or the grid. Nissan LEAF and Fermata charger.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group took a major step on Tuesday towards building electric vehicles in the United States as it broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 29, 2018

Mercedes-Benz is in the process of building out hubs for the production of electric vehicles and batteries around the globe. Markus Schäfer, Member of the Divisional Board of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Production and Supply Chain said that Mercedes-Benz will build its electric vehicles in six plants on three continents.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

General Motors’ Cadillac is ramping up production of its Lyriq compact, electric sport utility vehicle now that more batteries are available and demand for luxury EVs remain strong despite a slowdown for other types of EVs, a senior executive said on Thursday. The luxury brand had delivered fewer than 2,400 in the first half.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

At SEMA, Ford and Webasto revealed Mustang Lithium, an ultra-high-performance battery electric Mustang fastback prototype. Under the hood are a Phi-Power dual-core electric motor and dual power inverters—all powered by an 800-volt Webasto battery system with EVDrive Technology that can discharge a megawatt of electrical energy.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The BMW Group will launch a new era of e-mobility from 2025 with the models of its NEUE KLASSE ( earlier post )— using newly-developed cylindrical battery cells optimized for the new architecture for the first time. The battery system plays a key role in the body structure of the NEUE KLASSE.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In addition to emergency scenarios, the consortium will develop and demonstrate technology to enable farmers to employ tractors to respond to conditions on the power grid by charging and discharging batteries to supply irrigation pumps and other on-farm loads in response to dynamic prices and demand response events.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

billion) investment in battery development and manufacturing. The R&D center, which will become operational in 2022, will create a few hundred jobs in Gothenburg and positions Volvo Cars as one of the automotive brands making battery cell development and production part of their end-to-end engineering capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2021

Three motors will be used: one MGU on each axle, and the third to charge the high-voltage battery while driving. But we can basically build on the expertise from Formula E and also from our Le Mans prototypes with the e-tron quattro. Audi is also developing the high-voltage battery in-house. —Andreas Roos.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Energy storage company Leclanché SA and Škoda Electric, a manufacturer of electric drives and traction motors for trolley and electric buses, have signed a Joint Development Agreement and Framework Purchase Contract through which Leclanché will provide Škoda Electric with battery solutions for its electric bus expansion strategy.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 15, 2024

With headquarters in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, ZF Friedrichshafen AG is known for a rich R&D heritage and many commercially successful innovations dating back to 1915, when it began supplying gears and other parts for Zeppelins. Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover.

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2022

(M&M) signed a Partnering Agreement to explore the use of electric components from VW’s Modular electric drive matrix (MEB) in the Indian automaker’s new “Born Electric Platform.”. The European automaker designed MEB for full electric vehicles. The two companies will continue to negotiate a binding supply agreement.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2019

ABB will supply a comprehensive integrated power and propulsion solution for the new-build vessels, including lithium-ion battery packs and an onshore charging system, enabling sustainable operation with maximum reliability. The new Maid of the Mist vessels build on a $70-million revitalization of Niagara Falls State Park.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2018

The design of the battery and charging system for Volkswagen’s fully-electric I.D. This time frame was a crucial factor when configuring the battery for the I.D. Furthermore, the charging strategy and independent mobile power supply are also important aspects of the rapid-charging system. R Pikes Peak.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2022

Our customers are looking for tangible actions on sustainable supply chains—not just conceptual. Today’s order is an important step in building our end-to-end, landside decarbonization foundation while also addressing customers’ inland transportation pain points.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Charging and energy are becoming a core business for Volkswagen; the company is building a universal and seamless eco-system for charging its electric models. Customers can choose here between the basic version and two fully networked variants, which they can control using the We Connect ID. App on their smartphone.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Due to growing demand for electrified vehicles, the plant expects the number of modules needed for production of high-voltage batteries to double from the previous year. The number of electric motors required will also increase significantly. Production of high-voltage batteries at the BMW Group plant in Dingolfing.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

With the production launch of the electric compact SUV EQA at the Rastatt plant (Germany) and the current decision to locate EQB production in the Hungarian plant in Kecskemét, the company is taking further important steps toward making its product portfolio CO? Global battery production network.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2020

This reinforces Bentley’s ambition to lead sustainable luxury mobility and introduce the first fully electric Bentley by 2026. We have a clear roadmap to offer a hybrid option for every model by 2023, starting with the Bentayga Hybrid, and our next goal moves towards a fully electric Bentley by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

By locally integrating its combustion-engine (ICE) and electric vehicle (EV) assembly, American-focused engineering, battery know-how, and software development, Volkswagen aims to drive 55% of US sales to be fully-electric by 2030. Buzz electric microbus in 2024, and new electric SUVs from 2026.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Mahindra intends to equip its “Born Electric Platform” with MEB electric components such as electric motors, battery system components and battery cells. The binding supply agreement will be negotiated in a continued constructive and legally compliant way to conclude by the end of 2022.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Daimler is investing €500 million (US$544 million) to build a second battery factory in Germany to produce lithium-ion batteries for Mercedes-Benz and smart hybrid and electric vehicles. As a first step, the full Daimler subsidiary has purchased about 20 hectares of land adjacent to the existing battery factory.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. In 2015, these will be followed by the world’s largest electric ferry, which will regularly cross Norway’s largest fjord. Electricity stored in batteries on board ships is another opportunity in the future energy mix and another technology race has started.

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Teslarati

MARCH 28, 2022

billion) into a large-scale lithium-ion battery production facility in Canada. The Canada-based battery plant will be built in Windsor, Ontario. The goal for the battery plant is to reach more than 45 GWh capacity per year. LGES and Stellantis hope to establish a strong battery supply chain in Windsor.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Daimler subsidiary ACCUMOTIVE has begun construction of a second Li-ion battery factory at its site in Kamenz. With an investment of about €500 million (US$545 million), the site in Kamenz will be one of the biggest and most modern battery factories in Europe. Highly efficient battery systems are an important aspect of our strategy.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

In coasting overrun and braking phases, the motor also serves as a generator, feeding energy back into a power battery. The hydrogen needed to supply the fuel cell is stored in two 700-bar tanks made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is taking an equity stake in European battery cell manufacturer Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules. Joining ACC is the next step on the luxury car maker’s strategic course from “Electric first” to “Electric only”.

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Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Mercedes-Benz has announced the launch of a new battery production plant in Bibb County, Alabama, as the German automaker prepares for a commitment to make all of its vehicles electric by 2030. The EQ family of EVs from Mercedes will spearhead the company’s effort to go all-electric by the end of the decade.

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