Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2016

Canada Rare Earth Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase 60% of the issued and outstanding shares of a company based in Laos. As a part of the transaction the refinery will become a core element in the Canada Rare Earth’s operations.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

has selected Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle and energy management solutions worldwide, as Fisker’s global partner for home EV charging solutions. Fisker and Wallbox are partnering to offer Fisker owners Wallbox home EV chargers for purchase through the Fisker website in the U.S., Fisker Inc.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 20, 2023

Ford F-150 Lightning – the electric version of America’s iconic, best-selling truck – is coming to Europe, after Ford selected Norway as the first country to take the multi-award-winning pickup global.

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F-150 Norway Ford Global 109

Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2019

Vehicle fuel economy improvements have slowed globally, according to the latest report from the Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI): Fuel Economy In Major Car Markets: Technology And Policy Drivers 2005-2017. Overall, global fuel economy has improved by an average of 1.7% SUVs now represent nearly 40% of the global LDV market.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2019

to purchase 170 million gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) through 2026. RNG is a key part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025, supporting the logistics leader’s efforts to reduce the absolute greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its ground fleet 12% by 2025.

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Purchase Renewable Gas El Paso 247

Green Car Congress

JULY 30, 2019

New Flyer Industries Canada, a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. NFI), one of the world’s largest independent global bus manufacturers, announced the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC) and Brampton Transit have jointly secured $11.15 Since then, it has delivered more than 540 ZEBs across Canada.

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Emissions Supplies Canada Purchase 274

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JANUARY 14, 2015

has begun sales of renewable isobutanol to Brenntag Canada Inc., The initial market entry is focused on Canada. Brenntag Canada has purchased truckload quantities of isobutanol from Gevo for distribution to targeted customers. —Stephen Bushell, Director of National Supply for Brenntag Canada. billion (USD 13.0

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Canada Renewable Sale Oil 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Last year, Canada more than doubled the number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road from approximately 1,600 to 4,059 last year, according to WWF-Canada’s new EV National Status Update. Total conventional vehicles on the road in Canada number 20,300,000.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ. Earlier post.)

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GM North America Fort Worth Canada 243

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2020

BASF is launching the pilot platform reciChain in the province of British Columbia (BC), Canada, as a response to plastic waste. According to a report produced by Deloitte for Environment and Climate Change Canada , Canada disposed of nearly 3.3 There is a clear global challenge around the economics of recycling plastic.

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Economy Canada Waste Climate Change 423

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Canada can succeed economically while meeting targets to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to an economic modelling study commissioned by the Pembina Institute and the David Suzuki Foundation. The second target is derived from analysis of the emission reductions needed to limit average global warming to 2 °C. Source: Pembina.

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Canada Economy Global Climate Change 223

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2011

PETRONAS, through wholly-owned subsidiary PETRONAS International Corporation Ltd (PICL), has reached an agreement to form a strategic partnership with Canada-based Progress Energy Resources Corporation to develop the Altares, Lily and Kahta shale gas assets in northeastern British Columbia. billion (RM3.32 billion, US$1.1

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Canada Malaysia Gas Purchase 186

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

earlier post ) has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with ACIA Aero Leasing (ACIA), a regional aircraft lessor with offices in Ireland, France, Canada, Mauritius, and South Africa. Universal Hydrogen Co. The conversion consists of a fuel cell electric powertrain that replaces the existing turboprop engines.

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Hydrogen Conversion Universal Mauritius 243

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Charger buyers can now access Qmerit’s installation services directly from NAPAonline.com, where customers can research and purchase the charger that’s right for them. This integration allows buyers to request an online estimate for their installation and connect with one of Qmerit’s certified installers.

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Charging Installation Insight Canada 186

Blink Charging

APRIL 6, 2023

Needless to say, EV sales are increasing globally. In fact, China accounted for half of the worldwide growth of EV sales in 2021, and IEA writes that more EVs were purchased there in 2021 than in the entire rest of the world throughout 2020. In total, the International Energy Association reports , 6.6

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Electric Vehicles Global Vehicles Tax Credit 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rio Tinto and H2 Green Steel , an industrial startup establishing large scale production of green steel, have signed a multi-year supply agreement for high-grade direct reduction iron ore (DRI) pellets from Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore Company of Canada (IOC) operations. Earlier post.)

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Green Sweden Hydrogen Brazil 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2011

million in Sunlogics PLC , a Michigan-based, vertically-integrated global solar energy systems provider specializing in solar project development and installation. Global solar energy use is predicted to more than double by 2016, so we believe that investing in renewable energy is a smart and strategic business decision.

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Solar Installation GM Purchase 210

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has signed a five-year contract with Norwegian company REEtec AS for the purchase of rare earth oxides. The new plant in Herøya, near Porsgrunn in Norway, will process rare earth carbonates produced by Vital Metals in Canada.

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Supplies Norway Motor Motors 259

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

XALT Energy, a company of Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, is a Midland, Michigan-based global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion technology solutions. NFI, the parent company of New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., MCI will send its D45 CRTe LE CHARGE to Altoona, Pa., Fuel cells.

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All-Electric Battery Powered Lithium Ion Energy 360

Teslarati

MAY 25, 2021

Telsa could dominate the United States and Canada’s used car industry as politicians contemplate introducing tax credits and rebates for used electric vehicles (EVs). Transport Canada, a federal institution responsible for transportation policies and programs, is considering ways to introduce federal rebates for used electric vehicles.

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Tax Credit Market Tesla Canada 145

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2022

This partnership and funding will accelerate Nano One’s multi-cathode (multi-CAM) commercialization strategy and support cathode active materials (CAM) manufacturing in Canada for a cleaner and more efficient battery supply chain for North American and overseas markets. for a period of 12 months from the date of issuance.

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Lithium Ion Canada Batteries Battery 199

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2020

Canada-based NextSource Materials Inc. As announced in October 2018, NextSource signed a 10-year offtake agreement with a prominent Japanese trading company to purchase 20,000 tonnes per year of Molo SuperFlake graphite for use in battery anode applications for electric and hybrid vehicles. Source: NextSource Materials.

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Madagascar Chinese Batteries Battery 300

Cars That Think

MARCH 16, 2024

Globally, according to research by the Rocky Mountain Institute , EVs will comprise two-thirds of the world’s car sales by 2030. Thirty-three countries are signatories of the Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero agreement for heavy- and medium-duty vehicles like tractor-trailers, buses, and box trucks. degrees C (2.7 degrees F).”

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Green Car Congress

JULY 19, 2022

Airbus and a number of major airlines—Air Canada, Air France-KLM, easyJet, International Airlines Group, LATAM Airlines Group, Lufthansa Group and Virgin Atlantic—have signed Letters of Intent (LoI) to explore opportunities for a future supply of carbon removal credits from direct air carbon capture technology.

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Carbon Climate Change Climate Purchase 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

As part of its mine-to-magnets strategy, earlier this year USA Rare Earth purchased the sintered neo magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. Industry sources project the global neo magnet market will expand by nearly 100% to $27.0 Geomega Resources Inc., Earlier post.)

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USA Production North America North Carolina 207

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2013

Bosch, a leading supplier of technology for diesel engines, recently provided an overview of trends it sees in the diesel engine marketplace globally. Purchasers of SUVs, who represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the auto market, almost always opt for a diesel engine.

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Diesel Global Market China 255

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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2020 Los Angeles Emissions New York 269

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Canada-based Enerkem Inc., These RIN credits are purchased by US refiners to comply with the RFS program. Existing Enerkem investors include Rho Ventures, Braemar Energy Ventures, Waste Management of Canada, Investissement Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Cycle Capital, Fondaction, The Westly Group, and the National Bank of Canada.

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Waste Financing Companies Canada 199

Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2016

As one of the outcomes of the “Three Amigos” meeting in Ottawa, Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, US President Barack Obama, and Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto committed to an “ambitious and enduring” North American Climate, Clean Energy, and Environment Partnership.

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Mexico Canada Standards Light 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 5, 2021

U-Haul—the largest US retailer of propane—has purchased one million gallons of renewable propane to sell at its company-owned and -operated stores across California for the second year in row. Today, U-Haul supplies propane to customers at more than 1,165 stores across the US and Canada. Earlier post.)

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Store Renewable California San Diego 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Canada-based Euro Manganese (EMN) signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Norwegian state-owned company Statkraft for the long-term supply of carbon-free renewable energy for Euro Manganese’s flagship Chvaletice Manganese Project (CMP) in the Czech Republic. Statkraft is Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2020

For battery-electric vehicles, the index remains at 55 in the US for the fourth consecutive quarter, while decreasing to 57 from 59 in Canada. The 2020 Q1 study includes insights from the United States and Canada. Frankly, we’re concerned for automakers. Nor are they making the strides needed to change people’s minds.

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Future Power Powered Purchase 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2019

UPS plans to purchase more than 6,000 natural gas-powered trucks beginning in 2020 and running through 2022. That is why we intend for 25% of our vehicles purchased in 2020 to run on alternative fuels. —Juan Perez, chief information and engineering officer, UPS. UPS CNG Fueling Station. Houston, Texas, and Cleveland, Ohio.

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Gas 2020 Alternative Fuels United Kingdom 223

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2023

—Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain The companies established the Ultium CAM joint venture, which is majority owned by POSCO Future M, in July 2022. 2021 - Announced plan with POSCO Future M to produce CAM in Canada; site work in Québec commenced in March 2022.

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GM America North America Future 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

In just three weeks under Project Apollo, we’ve unleashed our world-class manufacturing, purchasing and design talent to get scrappy and start making personal protection equipment and help increase the availability and production of ventilators. —Jim Baumbick, vice president, Ford Enterprise Product Line Management.

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Manufacturer Ford Power Powered 292

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

At the 2013 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, General Motors announced a broad global strategy to deliver a new generation of connected cars and trucks with embedded 4G LTE mobile broadband, the largest announced deployment of the technology in the automotive industry to date. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

GM is scaling EV production in North America well past 1 million units annually and our direct investments in battery raw materials, processing and components for EVs are providing certainty of supply, favorable commercial terms and thousands of new jobs, especially in the US, Canada and free trade agreement countries like Australia.

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