Teslarati

APRIL 2, 2023

Stellantis recently announced its plans to produce electric commercial vans in Portugal. The OEM’s CEO Carlos Tavares stated that Stellantis’ Mangualde Production Center in Portugal will produce battery electric light commercial vehicles (LCV). “We The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Portugal-based energy company Galp and Sweden-based battery manufacturer Northvolt have agreed to set up a joint company, Aurora, that aims to become a steppingstone for the development of an integrated lithium-battery value-chain aligned with Portuguese and European ambitions. —Galp CEO Andy Brown.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2011

has begun construction of an advanced lithium-ion battery plant in Cacia, Portugal to support the rollout of electric vehicles from the Renault-Nissan Alliance in Europe. Nissan Motor Co.,

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MARCH 2, 2009

The Portuguese Government and Nissan signed a Letter of Intent to study the establishment of a lithium-ion battery plant in Portugal. This could make Portugal the second country, after Japan, where Nissan would invest in a full-scale manufacturing facility for its advanced lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.)The

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OCTOBER 29, 2011

Volkswagen Group member SEAT, Ficosa and Sanyo have signed an agreement to promote the development of batteries for electric vehicles in Spain and Portugal. Ficosa is a pioneer in the automotive sector in Spain in the development of packaging systems, electronic control and management of electric vehicle batteries and / or hybrids.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

A crucial aspect of electrified transportation is new demand for metals, and specifically the most non-replaceable metal for EV batteries—lithium. Even if the car-centricity of the US transportation system continues, limiting the size of EV batteries alone can cut lithium demand by as much as 42%. Riofrancos et al.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

France-based Forsee Power is sourcing very high energy density NMC cells to be integrated into its battery systems from Chinese battery cell manufacturer CALB. CALB announced the construction of its European gigafactory in Portugal, presenting a European sourcing opportunity for Forsee Power in the future.

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JANUARY 31, 2020

Goodenough, a professor at The University of Texas at Austin and the 2019 Nobel Laureate in chemistry and Dr. Maria Helena Braga, an associate professor at the University of Porto, Portugal. Solid-state batteries are considered a safer alternative to present-day lithium-ion batteries, as they do not use flammable liquid electrolytes.

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APRIL 17, 2022

Galp and Northvolt selected the port city of Setúbal, Portugal (southeast of Lisbon on the northern bank of the Sado River estuary) as the location for their Aurora lithium conversion plant ( earlier post ), which aims to become a steppingstone for the development of an integrated lithium-battery value-chain in Europe.

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MARCH 6, 2022

Northvolt will develop the site into a manufacturing plant for active material and battery cells, reusing and refurbishing much of the existing facilities and site infrastructure. Since Northvolt’s founding, we have focused on circular battery production, but this is the first time we will reuse an entire production site.

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JULY 29, 2022

Iberdrola and bp intend to form a strategic collaboration to expand fast EV public charging infrastructure significantly as well as to develop large-scale green hydrogen production hubs in Spain, Portugal and the UK. Accelerating EV fast charging. Integrated large scale green hydrogen production.

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JULY 20, 2009

within the Renault-Nissan Alliance, plans to build two plants for the production of its advanced lithium-ion batteries in Europe. The governments of the UK and Portugal have offered to extend financial assistance and other support to ensure that Nissan locates the proposed plants within their respective countries. Nissan Motor Co.,

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. FUSO developed the battery-powered and locally emission-free Canter E-Cell at the Daimler Trucks Center of Competence for Hybrid Technology. That time is cut to just one hour on a quick charging system.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 26, 2024

Recent solid-state battery announcements by Volkswagen and QuantumScape are raising hopes in the electric vehicle market, but automotive battery experts are warning that the road to widespread, solid-state success is still a long and arduous one. And lithium-ion took a long time to get there.” “I

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APRIL 2, 2020

With the handover in Dublin, the FUSO eCanter is now running in ten European cities in Germany, the UK, France, Portugal, the Netherlands, Denmark and Ireland. kWh) lithium-ion battery packs. Two FUSO eCanter electric trucks are now operating in the Irish capital Dublin for the country’s post service An Post.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2022

An open-access editorial in the journal Nature Materials observes that the porposed new regulations for the European battery industry could actually make the electrification of transport harder. At the same time, the EU has proposed new regulations on battery technologies that aim to also make the industry more sustainable and less polluting.

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JUNE 8, 2020

Calor’s vehicle typically covers around 50 kilometers a day, and its batteries are replenished overnight at a recharging point in the depot. 16 FUSO eCanter from Daimler Trucks’ small series-production in Tramagal, Portugal, have been delivered to customers in the United Kingdom so far.

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DECEMBER 2, 2022

The all-new Jeep Avenger, the brand’s first-ever battery electric vehicle, is now available to order in several European countries in fully loaded 1st Edition trim level. The electric Avenger 1st Edition is available to order for customers in Italy, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Poland.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

The Polestar 2 model range includes three variants with a combination of long- and standard-range batteries as large as 78 kWh, and dual- and single-motor powertrains with as much as 300 kW / 408 hp and 660 N·m. Polestar 2 Single Motor.

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APRIL 13, 2021

Increased electrification of transportation, including inland waterway transport, will play a key role in helping Portugal achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The new ferries will be powered by battery packs with a total capacity of 1,860 kWh each. Financial details of the contract were not disclosed.

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MAY 2, 2023

The International Nickel Study Group (INSG) is an autonomous, intergovernmental organization established in 1990 and located in Lisbon, Portugal. Membership comprises nickel producing, using and trading countries. The INSG has no provision for market stabilization activities or market intervention of any kind.

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MARCH 22, 2019

The pilot schemes will begin in the Netherlands and Portugal. These pilot schemes will begin today in Utrecht (the Netherlands) in an ecosystem developed by We Drive Solar and on Porto Santo Island (in the archipelago of Madeira, Portugal) with Empresa de Electricidade da Madeira, an energy supplier.

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APRIL 8, 2021

The EU project FCH2RAIL (Fuel Cell Hybrid Power Pack for Rail Applications) consortium—with partners from Belgium, Germany, Spain and Portugal—is developing and testing a new zero-emission train prototype. When there are no overhead lines, the energy will come from the fuel cell and battery system.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 10, 2024

” New Delhi: The California-based Biliti Electric has started construction of its new electric three-wheelers and advanced Li-Ion battery packs manufacturing facility on a 13-acre site in Velimela, in Hyderabad, Telangana state, at an investment of over INR 400 crore.

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AUGUST 13, 2020

In Europe, the FUSO eCanter is already operated in eleven cities in Germany, the UK, France, Portugal, Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver better urban living. The FUSO eCanter has so far proven itself as a reliable all-electric light-duty truck in customer operations with more than 160 vehicles running in Japan, Europe and USA.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

In December 2023, the Tesla Powerwall was revealed to be quietly dominating the US residential battery storage market—which is still relatively small but still growing. Tesla listed Powerwall 3 last year, which has a fully integrated solar and battery system.

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MARCH 12, 2014

A group led by Dr. Maria Braga at the University of Porto (Portugal) reports in the RSC’s Journal of Material Chemistry A journal on the potential for a novel type of superionic glasses for use as a solid electrolyte in advanced Lithium batteries. 1 at 25 °C). —Braga et al. Resources. Ferreira, V. Stockhausen, J. Oliveirad and A.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The vehicle’s electric powertrain contains six high voltage lithium-ion battery packs with 420 V and 13.8 The battery packs are being delivered from the 100% Daimler subsidiary Accumotive in Kamenz, Germany. This past July, MFTBC celebrated the start of production of eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal.

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Teslarati

APRIL 11, 2024

Tesla’s Long Range RWD configurations have proven quite popular because they feature a large battery pack at a fairly affordable price. The vehicle is not offered in countries like the UK and the Netherlands as of writing. At the time, the Model 3 Long Range RWD was praised by reviewers for its range, features, and its driving dynamics.

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JULY 23, 2023

BMW’s software development department was established in 2002 and is now located in Mountain View (USA), Lisbon and Porto (Portugal), Munich and Ulm (Germany), Tokyo (Japan) and Shanghai, Beijing and Nanjing (China), with more than 8,000 software specialists worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 20, 2023

Large-scale deployment of battery electric vehicle (BEV) and photovoltaic (PV) electricity technologies could raise electricity costs by increasing peak evening electricity demand and causing overgeneration of electricity during midday. A new study by MIT researchers examines these risks and how they amplify or mitigate each other.

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JULY 28, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the all‑electric light-duty truck Fuso eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. The vehicles coming from Tramagal, Portugal will be handed over to customers within Europe and the US within the next month. Earlier post.) Fuso is a brand of Daimler Trucks Asia.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The companies will now explore a strong partnership to provide partner drivers on the Uber App with affordable electric vehicles in European markets, notably in the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Portugal. It follows a successful pilot between Nissan and Uber in the UK.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

The eCanter for Australia is shipped from Tramagal, Portugal, and comes with the same standard specifications as the models currently available in Japan and Europe. kWh) lithium-ion battery packs. The eCanter, which falls under the 7.5-ton ton gross vehicle weight class, ensures a range of about 100 kilometers per charge.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

The network is launching one of their many joint projects today—an eight-month project to develop and manufacture multi-material battery enclosures for electric vehicles. Teijin also acquired leading automotive-composite suppliers Inapal Plásticos SA of Portugal and Benet Automotive s.r.o of Czech Republic.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

High growth in demand for lithium batteries is spurring three-fold growth in mine production of lithium over the next four years, with 86kt of new lithium metal capacity coming on stream, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. After moderate growth in lithium supply between 2010 and 2017 of 6.4%

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MARCH 15, 2019

tons already is in costumer operations in Japan and the US and also in major European markets such as Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands and Portugal. The all-electric FUSO eCanter light-duty truck with an output of 129 kW and a payload up to 3.5 Currently more than 100 vehicles are in customer hands around the globe.

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