Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

The BMW Group is investing €800 million in Plant San Luis Potosí in Mexico for integration of fully-electric models of NEUE KLASSE and construction of local high-voltage battery assembly. More than 500 additional employees will work there, producing next-generation batteries for fully-electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. For SK On, the new facility is part of its efforts to secure a stable supply of key battery materials in North America. million EVs a year.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Europe has become the fastest growing region for new electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery capacity outside of China, according to Benchmark Minerals. Benchmark will explore this topic at its upcoming Battery Megafactories Europe 2022 , 22-23 March, Berlin, Germany.). Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. million EVs.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

Global lithium ion production capacity could reach over 6,000 GWh (6 TWh) by the end of the decade based on current plans, as companies accelerate gigafactory construction in Europe and the US, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Battery capacity is currently growing at twice the speed of lithium raw material supply.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

Current battery technology means all-electric propulsion will enable eVTOL and fixed wing commuter aircraft for short flights in and between cities and island-hopping in locations such as Norway and the Scottish Isles. Rolls-Royce is also set to build on our existing network to offer maintenance services for electrical systems.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. Ford is building on agreements tied to its 600,000 run rate milestone and is taking them even further.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2021

The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs. Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 19, 2024

The BMW Vision Neue Klasse X concept will make its debut on March 21 BMW has dropped the first teaser for the upcoming Vision Neue Klasse X SUV, which will make its global debut on March 21, 2024. More details on the Vision Neue Klasse X concept will be available later this week.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

For its next-gen models, BMW is turning to Croatian electric hypercar specialist Rimac for EV batteries. Rimac’s tech division will supply batteries for BMW’s future electric cars. Rimac to supply BMW with EV batteries The collaboration is Rimac Tech’s “largest and most ambitious project” the company has undertaken.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

According to global data collection firm DataForce , that would give BYD a 1.1% Even before it begins producing vehicles at its Hungary plant. To speed up output, it will also build battery packs in Hungary. Once its Hungary plant begins production, BYD will be able to cut prices closer to what’s offered in China.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. The usable capacity of the batteries in Europe is 66.5 These batteries are manufactured at the Daimler plants in Kamenz (Germany) and Jawor (Poland).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 12, 2024

According to global data collection firm DataForce , that would give it a 1.1% BYD aims for a 5% share of EV sales in Europe, even before production begins in Hungary. The facility will build electric cars with battery packs built in Hungary. Last year, the company sold 15,644 electric cars in the region.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. Global battery production network.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The Hambach site in France features many years of experience in building fully electric cars. In 2007 smart launched a battery-powered vehicle as a pioneer in e-mobility and has been producing electric smarts in series since 2012. We are investing a total of around 500 million euros in the Hambach plant and in the product.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 2, 2024

million fully battery-electric vehicles last year, coming close to Tesla’s projected goal of 1.8 Adding up sales for all so-called new energy vehicles, including battery-only vehicles and hybrids, BYD sold 3 million vehicles in 2023. It is building an assembly plant in Hungary and has opened dealerships in Germany, Norway, and Sweden.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

While European automakers have been shifting over to direct sales à la Tesla, China’s BYD, for Build Your Dreams, along with Chinese peers Xpend and Great Wall Motor are looking to dealers to build sales and provide networks to help their brands build solid reputations and trust among Europeans. Last year, the company sold 1.6

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

Global EV leader BYD believes new energy vehicles, including EVs and PHEVs, have entered the “knockout round” with gas-powered cars. Let the “liberation battle” begin After declaring a “liberation battle” against gas-powered cars earlier this year, BYD, or Build Your Dreams, is putting pressure on overseas rivals.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. Still, it’s no surprise that China-made EVs and batteries are becoming a big business outside of China, with BYD alone selling 1.6

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Location data and technology company HERE Technologies, in conjunction with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, published an interactive index that shows the developing state of electric vehicle (EV) demand and infrastructure readiness across the United States and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Rastatt plant—the company’s lead plant in global production of compact cars—will produce compact-class electric EQ models in the future. In addition to traction batteries, ACCUMOTIVE will produce batteries for Mercedes-Benz energy storage units and 48-volt-systems. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

Building upon the complementary scope and portfolio of the partners, the joint venture will provide substantial synergies in manufacturing and sourcing and create a base for sustained growth and profitability. The company’s structures will be lean and adapted to global market requirements and the international competitive environment.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 21, 2024

Automakers and startups from around the globe are racing to introduce lower-priced EVs as demand for affordable options builds. The global EV leader plans to more than triple its share of the European EV market before it even begins production in the region.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2009

Project 2012 is an initiative of Northern Lights Energy which has committed to build in Iceland, the first nationwide charging infrastructure in the world, before the yearend 2012. Tags: Electric (Battery). Importing and distributing EVs in Iceland is a key factor in reaching the goal.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 5, 2023

0-liter powerplant delivers 375 hp, an build up of 40 hp when put next with its predecessor, and is going from 0 to 60 mph in 5.2 A battery-electric model of the X5, constructed at the Neue Klasse platform, is deliberate for the U.S. It’ll advance on sale globally in October. kilowatt-hour battery.

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Push EVs

JULY 21, 2022

Ford will use module-less LFP (LiFePO4) batteries from CATL to cut costs by 10-15 percent starting next year. The company detailed its global vehicle portfolio plans supporting these production goals as part of its Ford+ plan. Moreover, the carmaker plans to localize and use 40 GWh of LFP capacity in North America starting in 2026.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Why hes banking on an obscure Chinese electric car company and a CEO who - no joke - drinks his own battery fluid. BYD CEO Wang Chuan-Fu figured out how to make cheaper batteries than the Japanese by replacing machines with migrant workers. The first buyers will be fleet users, which will build central fast-charging facilities.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China continues to dominate BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking, for the third time in a row, for both 2022 and its projection for 2027, due to continued support for the electric vehicle demand and raw materials investments. —Allan Ray Restauro, metals and mining analyst at BNEF and lead author.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

3) TED 2009 (+2) Anti-Nuclear Effectively Means Pro-Fossil Fuel (+2) Consumption dwarfs population as main global warming threat (+2) If youve already signed up for TEC, you dont need to register again. Within a few years, BYD’s batteries were cheaper and just as reliable as those made by industry giants ony and Sanyo.

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MARCH 22, 2021

This is a global challenge, to which different countries can contribute in different ways, and the big picture must be in view. Since the general auto market remained slumped, global EV market share increased nicely from 2.8% Globally ~14k Ioniq BEVs were sold. It *is* literal madness to keep doing it. in 2019 to 4% in 2020.

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