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Faraday Future partners with Korea-based Myoung Shin for FF 81 production; SOP in 2024

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an automotive manufacturer headquartered in South Korea, to manufacture Faraday Future’s second electric vehicle, the FF 81, with start of production scheduled for 2024. Located near Seoul, South Korea, Myoung Shin is a parts supplier and automotive manufacturer for numerous first tier OEMs.

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Navigant forecasts global light-duty fuel-cell-vehicle sales to surpass 2M annually by 2030

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Annual light-duty fuel cell vehicle sales through 2030. In a newly published research report (“ Fuel Cell Vehicles ”), Navigant Research forecasts that worldwide sales of light-duty fuel-cell vehicles (FCVs) will reach the 1,000 mark in 2015 and then begin a period of strong growth, surpassing 2 million vehicles annually by 2030.

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Hyundai to begin production of Casper mini EV for Europe in July: report

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South Korean newspaper Chosun Daily has said that Hyundai plans to begin production of the Casper EV in July, while deliveries of the vehicle are expected to take place before the end of the year. Hyundai is currently building a new EV factory in South Korea , which broke ground in November and is expected to cost around $1.5

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Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to invest > $5B CAD in JV for 45 GWh gigafactory in Canada

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and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have executed binding, definitive agreements to establish the first large-scale, domestic, electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada. billion USD) to establish operations, which will include an all-new battery manufacturing plant located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Stellantis N.V.

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Hyundai, Kia, Genesis recall 147,000 US EVs over 12V battery issue

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over an electronics issue that may cause 12-volt batteries to lose charge while driving. This follows a recall of nearly 170,000 Hyundai and Kia EVs in South Korea earlier this month for the same issue. All of these EVs have 12-volt batteries and electrical systems in addition to their high-voltage battery packs.

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Hankuk Carbon, Dymag partner to mass manufacture carbon composite wheels for automotive

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The business has grown into an international provider of composite material solutions, with plants in South Korea and Vietnam and global offices in China, the UK and Germany. Dymag wheels are available in sizes of up to 23-inches—rated to 1000kg —with even larger sizes to follow.

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Johnson Controls providing AGM batteries for Start-Stop F-150

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Johnson Controls is providing its advanced Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to the all-new 2015 Ford F-150; this is Ford Motor Company’s first truck with Auto Start-Stop. AGM batteries used in a Start-Stop system help reduce fuel consumption as the engine shuts off when the vehicle comes to a stop in traffic or at a red light.

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