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Faraday Future receives manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO at Hanford plant

Green Car Congress

EV-maker Faraday Future announced the arrival of intelligent manufacturing equipment from Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co., a top-tier automotive supplier offering advanced manufacturing solutions. —Matt Tall, Vice President of Manufacturing at Faraday Future. Guangzhou MINO Equipment Co., was incorporated in 2008.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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GWP processing routes using both grid-mix electricity and renewable electricity were evaluated in-line with LCA best-practice and Global Battery Alliance requirements for the battery passport. HPMSM produced in China using ore from South Africa has higher levels of trace elements of fluorine and silicon compared to Chvaletice’s HPMSM.

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BMW investing €400M in new vehicle assembly at Munich plant as part of shift to electromobility; engine production being concentrated at Steyr and Hams Hall

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The combustion engines with four, six, eight and 12 cylinders produced there will be manufactured at the company’s locations in Steyr in Austria and Hams Hall in the UK going forward. The Chinese plant in Dadong also began producing the BMW iX3 this year. Rendering of the new assembly hall. —Milan Nedeljkovi?.

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EV Supply Chains May Be Dirtier Than You Think

The Truth About Cars

The Washington Post recently reported on some of the “dirty parts” of EV manufacturing, and it paints a picture of challenges ahead as more people look to make the shift to electrics. EV batteries weigh hundreds of pounds and require several minerals and other materials that have to be mined.

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BNEF: EV company fundings bright spot as clean energy investment slips in Q3 quarter; 3 China EV companies raise $1.9B

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We’re seeing more companies raising funds as they look to make the jump from concept cars to high-volume manufacturing. The largest six VC/PE new equity deals of 2018 so far have all involved Chinese electric vehicle firms, including the two mentioned above during 3Q. billion, the Enel Green Power South Africa portfolio, at $1.4

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

EV Central

An all-new battery electric and plug-in hybrid ute benchmarked against the Rivian R1T will be one of the headline acts when China’s JAC Motors unleashes a comprehensive attack on the Australian market around mid-decade. JAC will roll out right-hand drive SUVs the same year, while passenger cars will follow after that. 2023 JAC JS6 SUV.

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Charged and umlaut continue partnership on 2021 EV Charging Infrastructure Benchmark

Charged EVs

The idea is that engineering and manufacturing of products all around cloud, artificial intelligence, 5G, will be redefined. We cover the entire value creation process from battery to vehicle, and charging infrastructure to the ecosystem. We compared, for example, how the Chinese OEMs are performing compared to the European ones.