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EcoProBM, SK On and Ford to invest C$1.2B to build NCM cathode manufacturing facility in Bécancour, Québec

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EcoPro CAM Canada LP will manufacture cathode active materials—more precisely, high quality Nickel Cobalt Manganese (NCM)—for rechargeable batteries that are targeting greater performance levels and improved EV range compared to existing products, due in part to EcoPro’s core shell gradient (CSG) technology.

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Tesla announces Fall 2023 Supercharger location winners as Winter 2024 voting round begins

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Vote for your favorite locations → [link] — Tesla Charging (@TeslaCharging) January 12, 2024 Tesla announced five new Supercharger locations in Canada. The new Supercharger locations in Canada are listed below. Montebello, Quebec Baie-Comeau, Quebec St.

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SK On signs MOU with Global Lithium Resources to bolster key battery materials supply chain

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The company, which supplies batteries to automakers including Ford, Hyundai and Volkswagen, currently operates seven factories in the United States, Hungary, China and South Korea and is currently in construction of seven more plants. SK On ranked ninth in terms of global EV battery market share in 2019, but has shot up to fifth this year.

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First international safety standard for Level 4 automated driving systems has been published

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The group included experts from Japan, USA, Canada, Australia, South Korea, China, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Hungary and the UK.

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BYD EV plant in Mexico under consideration

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It opened facilities in Thailand this year and announced plans to build a production site in Hungary in the next three years. Mexico’s biggest advantage is the North American Free Trade Agreement, which created a free-trade zone reducing or eliminating tariffs on imports and exports between the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

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VERBIO launches first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA

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The Group has approximately 900 employees at its locations in Germany, India, the USA, Canada, Poland, and Hungary. VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG is one of the leading independent bioenergy manufacturers, and is also the only large-scale producer of biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane in Europe.

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Ford sources battery capacity and raw materials for 600K EV annual run rate by late 2023, 2M by end of 2026; adding LFP

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Plus, SK On has installed capacity to support the scaling of Ford’s high-volume F-150 Lightning and E-Transits through late 2023—scaling NCM cell production beyond earlier-planned levels from its Atlanta facility and providing new battery cell capacity from its Hungary operation. Ford has signed non-binding MOUs with: Vale Canada Ltd.:

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