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Car battery maker ACC halts plant construction in Germany, Italy – ET Auto

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EV market demand has shifted toward so-called LFP batteries, which are less powerful but also less expensive and longer lasting than NMC batteries, and increasingly found on cars made by industry leaders Tesla and China’s BYD. billion) in financing to build out its capacity, for a total of 13 production lines.

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Stellantis’ JV approved, gaining exclusive rights to build and sell Leapomotor EVs outside of China

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This deal is the first of its kind for a Western automaker and gives Stellantis the exclusive rights to build, export, and sell Leapmotor brand EVs outside of China, and it is already mulling some exciting markets for them. billion stake (21%) in Leapmotor – a prominent automaker in China. FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links.

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Mercedes and Stellantis pause EU battery factories, may switch to LFP cells

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billion to build four factories, planning to raise around 7.6 billion total Euros to build the factories. But today Bloomberg reports that work has stopped on ACC’s upcoming factory in Germany, and prep work has paused on a factory site in Italy. First, the decision to pause building EV battery factories makes no sense.

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China’s Chery to set up shop in Europe

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It’s all part of the Chinese brand’s ambitious plan to set up three brands in Europe and launch three new models for each brand, all by 2026 – yet, unfortunately, Chery wants to bring ICE vehicles along with its low-cost EVs, including a luxury gas-burning SUV brand that it already sells in China.

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1.136 billion in turnover, 6.7 per cent more customers and 247 new products at the Hannover Messe | Autocar Professional

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More favourable and better solutions for lubrication-free movements, low-cost automation and CO2-reducing products are the focal points. The strategy of many companies to build battery factories in Europe is also sustainable. In 2024, the company will invest in 247 new motion plastics products and digital services.

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Cheap solar panels from China are all over Europe – and everyone is freaking out

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For its part, Italy just announced a €90 million investment in a solar panel factory in Sicily. Back in September, the EU launched an investigation into the Chinese EV industry , as European companies are struggling to compete with the cheap, high-tech Chinese EV imports, made by low-cost labor, entering the EU.

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Snam and RINA team up to accelerate the development of hydrogen sector

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Italy-based Snam, a global energy infrastructure company, and RINA, a global testing, inspection, certification and engineering consultancy services firm, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the hydrogen sector, in order to realize the significant potential of hydrogen as a fundamental energy carrier.

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