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APRIL 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group plans to set up an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell production joint venture in the US with partner SK On. The Group affiliates Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation and Hyundai Mobis each approved the plan at their respective board meetings.

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OCTOBER 8, 2022

Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer, launched the newest member of its EV family this past week: the Tiago.ev. Equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, Tiago.ev Equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor, Tiago.ev —Shailesh Chandra, Managing Director, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd.,

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NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Cirba Solutions (previously Retriev Solutions, LLC) has extended a prior agreement with General Motors (GM) to recycle electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery and cell scrap generated by manufacturing and research at select GM facilities through 2024.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Atlis Motor Vehicles (Atlis), a vertically integrated start-up EV company developing an electric work truck and the batteries and motors to drive it, signed a collaborative agreement with ArcelorMittal, the leading producer of automotive steels, to help speed its product development. 14,000 lbs., and 17,000 lbs.

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OCTOBER 24, 2023

Samsung SDI announced the company has clinched a supply deal for electric vehicle batteries with Hyundai Motor Company for the first time. Samsung SDI said the company will supply prismatic batteries for Hyundai Motor’s electric vehicles targeting the European market for seven years from 2026 through 2032.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Its technical highlights include the extremely powerful and highly efficient axial-flux motor developed by electric motor specialist YASA. The British company has been a 100% subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz AG since July 2021. YASA axial flux electric motor (left) compared to common radial flux motor (right).

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MAY 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced an EV battery cell manufacturing joint venture in the US. Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding to produce EV batteries in the US. billion (KRW 5.7

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel ( earlier post ), is launching the most comprehensive electric vehicle battery recycling program, beginning in California, to establish efficient, safe and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life hybrid and electric vehicle battery packs.

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JUNE 3, 2023

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. This system will be installed in the Eurus Tashirotai Wind Farm by Toyota Tsusho Corporation and Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation, and the four companies will begin a collaborative verification project around fall of this year.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

Cleveland-Cliffs is introducing the MOTOR-MAX product line of non-oriented electrical steels for high frequency motors and generators in the North American market. Cleveland-Cliffs’ line of MOTOR-MAX HF NOES grades have low core loss and are energy-efficient at high operating frequencies. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Wright Electric announced the start of its electric propulsion development program for its flagship 186-seat electric aircraft, named Wright 1. In order to achieve the commercial flight capability of the Wright 1, Wright is engineering electrical systems at the megawatt scale by building a 1.5

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group officially broke ground today on Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) LLC’s new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County Mega site. HMGMA will create more than 8,100 jobs over the next few years as the company aims to establish a stable supply chain for EV battery and other EV components in the US market.

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JUNE 14, 2022

At the EVS Symposium in Oslo, Vitesco Technologies is presenting an externally excited synchronous electric machine (EESM) which does not require the use of rare earth metals and which is specifically designed for high ranges, faster driving on highways, and thus for future long-distance electric vehicles.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Following an initial product launch in April 2022, the companies will partner to manufacture 50,000 electric auto-rickshaws over the next five years, advancing both companies’ roadmaps for “made in India” manufacturing.

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MARCH 25, 2021

Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. Zeekr aims to deliver a new electric vehicle to market each year in the coming five years.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Renault Group has acquired a 21% minority stake in Whylot , a company based in the Lot region of France that has developed an innovative axial flux automotive e-motor. This acquisition of a stake in the French start-up reinforces the existing strategic partnership between the two companies. Whylot axial flux motor.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

CBAK Energy Technology, a lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, signed a three-year strategic agreement with Anhui Jianghuai Motors Group Co., JAC Motors is a Chinese state-owned automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer. Ltd for joint product development.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

BYD Company Ltd. and Toyota Motor Corporation signed an agreement to establish a joint company to research and development for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). We hope to further advance and expand both BYD and Toyota from the efforts of the new company with BYD.

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JUNE 29, 2021

Autonomous vehicle company Local Motors and in-wheel motor company Protean Electric expanded their long-standing partnership, inking a further three-year deal valued at $7.3 Under this new order, Protean Electric will deliver thousands of its ProteanDrive in-wheel motors (IWMs) to power Local Motors’ Olli 2.0

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Magna has secured new business from General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures on the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. The company will produce the enclosures at its Magna Electric Vehicle Structures facility in St. Clair, Michigan, where it already produces the battery enclosure for the GMC HUMMER EV.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Phoenix Motor, a manufacturer of all-electric, medium-duty vehicles, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with leading battery-maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) for the co- development of batteries for Phoenix Motorcars’ product lines.

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

The program’s focus is to demonstrate that battery-grade metals can be manufactured from recycled materials at lower cost, lower environmental impact, and with higher domestic US sourced content than conventional virgin sourced metals. This is American Battery Technology Company’s first contract with USABC.

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DECEMBER 1, 2021

has entered into an agreement with Sion Power Corporation ( earlier post ), a leading developer of high-energy rechargeable battery technology, to design and to supply battery cells based on their proprietary lithium-metal technology for commercial vehicle applications. Cummins Inc.

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JUNE 11, 2021

ATLIS Motor Vehicles (ATLIS), a start-up developing an electric medium- to heavy-duty truck platform (XP platform) which will be both the base for its own Atlis XT pickup and a standalone product for third-party vehicle builders, announced the production of the AMV battery cell at its headquarters in Mesa, Arizona.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Aisin Corporation is developing an ultrahigh-efficiency motor using NANOMET jointly with Tohoku Magnet Institute (TMI), in which Aisin invested in June last year. TMI’s strengths lie in research and development of optimal compositions for motors and technological development of optimal foil manufacturing.

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MAY 16, 2023

E-Tourneo Courier is one of 10 all-electric vehicles Ford has committed to offering in Europe by 2024, as it targets zero emissions for all vehicle sales in the region by 2035. The company is investing $50 billion globally through 2026 to achieve a targeted run rate of more than 2 million all-electric vehicles by the end of that year.

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

ABIC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), have entered into a definitive business combination agreement under which ABIC will combine with LiveWire, Harley-Davidson’s electric motorcycle division ( earlier post ), to create a new publicly traded company. Harley-Davidson and AEA-Bridges Impact Corp.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Software Motor Company (SMC), a Silicon Valley-based company developing reliable, efficient and intelligent motor systems. SMC’s electric motor system is based on switched reluctance technology, managed by advanced cloud software. —Greg Smithies of BMW i Ventures.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

General Motors is leading a $60-million Series B financing round in Mitra Chem , a Silicon Valley-based, AI-enabled battery materials innovator. Iron-based cathodes are cheaper, cleaner, and safer than legacy battery technologies such as NMC and NCA that exist today, but are less energy-dense than Ni/Co-based ternary cathodes.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The BMW Group and Turkish manufacturer Karsan have signed an agreement for the supply of BMW i3 motors and batteries for the battery-electric 6-meter city bus “Jest electric”, which is produced in Bursa in Turkey for both the domestic market and for international markets.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

In the first half of 2022, motors with oil cooling became the dominant form in the electric car market, taking 50% market share, according to a report from IDTechEx. IDTechEx is predicting oil to gain an even greater market share with purely water jacket-cooled motors remaining in a significant way.

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MAY 10, 2022

Hyundai Motor Company plans to ramp up the US commercial vehicle market entry with XCIENT Fuel Cell trucks. At the 2022 Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo, Hyundai Motor will share the progress of the NorCAL ZERO Project. million km as of 30 April 2022. million km as of 30 April 2022.

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APRIL 22, 2021

EV technology developer Battle Motors has acquired commercial vehicle OEM Crane Carrier Company. Battle Motors was founded by Michael Patterson, the founder of Romeo Power; Paul Marsolan, co-founder and former CTO of InAuth, Inc.; —Michael Patterson, CEO of Battle Motors and Crane Carrier. Battle One.

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APRIL 3, 2023

BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace , a Swedish electric airplane maker, will collaborate to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane. BAE Systems and Heart Aerospace announced a collaboration to define the battery system for Heart’s ES-30 regional electric airplane.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

YASA, a leading manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers, signed a long-term joint innovation agreement with a global automotive OEM. The partnership will focus on developing custom electric motor and controller solutions for the OEM’s high-performance hybrid and pure electric vehicles.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Toyota Motor is introducing the O-Uchi Kyuden System, a home storage battery system based on its electrified vehicle battery technology. Pre-orders for the system have started, and sales in Japan will begin in August through home builders and general construction companies. kWh and a rated output of 5.5

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MARCH 5, 2022

Volvo Cars is introducing a range of updates to its entire car line-up, the most prominent of which is an exterior refresh of its fully electric XC40 Recharge. The company also unveiled a single electric motor variant of the pure electric C40 Recharge. C40 Recharge.

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