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Deloitte Survey finds only 4% of global consumers likely to be satisfied with current EVs despite increasing consideration and willingness to buy; higher ICE fuel economy reduces interest in EVs

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The Deloitte survey found global consumer interest in EVs is high. However, most global consumers, including those in the United States, would base their final decision on the greatest challenges associated with electric vehicles in the market today.: Click to enlarge. range, convenience to charge and purchase price of the vehicle. .:

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Video Friday: No Pilot Needed

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Inventia ] In Spring 2022 our group demoed ANYmal and Spot carrying out automated inspection at Chevron’s Blending Plant in Ghent, Belgium. [ Sanctuary AI ] Meet the Software Development Engineers from Amazon’s Global Ops Robotics who are working together to deliver innovations that will shape the future of Amazon operations.

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Deloitte study concludes mass adoption of EVs in Europe is some distance away

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According to the survey of 4,760 European consumers, 16% see themselves as potential first movers to buy or lease an electric vehicle, while 53% say they might be willing to consider it, and 31% say they are not likely to consider purchasing or leasing an EV. There is no doubt that electric vehicles are the future of the automotive industry.

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric sign a European Cooperation Agreement for the co-development of electromobility solutions; BEVs and PHEVs

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The agreement would see GE Capital lease EV vehicles across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. million globally. As a sign of its engagement in the EV sector, GE has shown interest in buying from PSA Peugeot Citroën up to 1,000 EVs by the end of 2015 for all of Europe.

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Shell Recharge survey suggests increasing EV adoption in Europe is increasing range confidence

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The latest findings reflect the rapid growth in global EV sales witnessed over the last 12 months. In its sixth consecutive year, the latest report looks at the view of nearly 25,000 drivers across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK.

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How Umicore is ensuring sustainability in the North American EV battery chain

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Umicore is actively working with cell manufacturers to advance SSB tech, and recently opened a material prototyping center in Belgium that supports all the steps in SSB production, from formulation to testing. Based on our precious metals recycling, we pioneered industrial-scale battery recycling in 2011 in Belgium.

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Volvo XC40 Recharge and Polestar 2: EV cousins offer different takes on “premium”

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Polestar itself is in the process of setting up its company stores, a process obviously affected by the global COVID pandemic now entering its second year. The electric XC40 comes from Ghent, Belgium, incidentally. Polestar is an entirely new and separate brand from Volvo. High ambitions for low CO 2.