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High-power battery company MOBIUS.energy secures $50M investment commitment from GEM

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billion, Luxembourg-based private alternative investment group. MOBIUS will use the funds to scale-up battery module production to support electric aircraft customers through a subscription model including maintenance and salvage services. This demonstration flight will be a critical milestone in our path toward public listing.

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Si anode company LeydenJar secures €30M EU backing for silicon anode foil factory

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LeydenJar , a Dutch developer of ultra-thin, pure silicon battery anodes, has secured the funding to build its first factory to produce silicon anode foil. LeydenJar’s innovative silicon anode foil allows batteries to store 70% more energy than the currently common graphite anode foil, while being extremely thin. greenSPEED.

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NGK Spark Plug & HAKUTO-R to test solid-state lithium battery technology on the moon in 2021

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NGK Spark Plug, a manufacturer with more than 80 years of experience in spark plugs and ceramics, and lunar exploration company ispace, inc., NGK Spark Plug and HAKUTO-R have also agreed to transport a trial design of NGK Spark Plug’s solid-state battery technology to the moon in 2021. Prototype of NTK solid-state battery.

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Coca-Cola will now make local deliveries in Belgium with 30 electric Renault Trucks vehicles

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The company will also reduce its CO 2 emissions by 75% compared to diesel trucks. Each truck has an on-site charging station to recharge the battery fully overnight. —An Vermeulen, VP & Country Director of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners for Belgium and Luxembourg. Renault Trucks is part of the Volvo Group.

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Deutsche Post DHL Group sells StreetScooter production rights to international consortium ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.

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Luxembourg). StreetScooter GmbH, including its existing 300 employees, will continue to act as a supplier of vehicle parts and batteries for the Group’s planned fleet expansion to 21,500 StreetScooters. In addition, Deutsche Post DHL Group will become a minority shareholder in ODIN. ODIN Automotive S.à.r.l.,

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Zero Carbon Lithium company Vulcan acquires geothermal plant; brine offtake agreement with geox

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The Vulcan team remains focused on developing our world-first dual renewable energy and Zero Carbon Lithium business, with phase 1 production to supply the EU battery market targeted for CY2024. —Vulcan’s Managing Director Dr. Francis Wedin. Brine offtake.

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bp pulse and APCOA to build EV hubs across Europe

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Under the agreement, bp pulse plans to install ultra-fast charging at APCOA car parks—Urban Hubs—in Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Poland and the UK over the next three years to help expand its charging network in city centers and further to accelerate urban e-mobility infrastructure throughout Europe.

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