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Hanwha and LG Energy to build battery production in US, targeting ESS and UAM

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Hanwha Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest in building battery production facilities in the United States. Hanwha Momentum will seek to supply key battery manufacturing facilities for LGES, which is constructing joint battery factories with global automakers such as GM, Stellantis and Honda.

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First car using Nidec’s E-Axle traction motor system unveiled

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The company is considering building another dedicated e-axle factory in Poland, said Dr. Kazuya Hayafune, Chief Engineer and Deputy Executive General Manager of the company’s automotive division. Nidec started out as a manufacturer of small electric motors for appliances and other machines in 1973 in Kyoto, Japan. Earlier post.).

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Carmakers are going green but British motorists are not

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Director at the ETA, Andrew Davis, said: “Car makers can build green cars, but they need us to buy them. Poland / 153 / 154 / 7. Honda / 6 / 154. VW Passat). EU regulation is striving to cut the CO2 emitted by cars to an average figure of 130 g/km by 2015. Portugal / 138 / 144 / 1. France / 140 / 149 / 4. Fiat/ 2/ 138.

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