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

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SK On ranked ninth in terms of global EV battery market share in 2019, but has shot up to fifth this year. 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.

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BYD EV plant in Mexico under consideration

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BYD Mexico’s country manager, Zhou Zhou, told Nikkei Asia that Mexico is a key market with potential. It opened facilities in Thailand this year and announced plans to build a production site in Hungary in the next three years. He added that overseas production is essential for an international brand.

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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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VERBIO launches first cellulosic RNG plant in the USA

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Then we will process up to 100,000 tons of corn stover into renewable natural gas (RNG) every year and make it available for the market as a climate-friendly, renewable biofuel. Our advanced and approved technology sets new standards in the US biofuels market. Nevada is just the beginning.

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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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Plug In America joins global alliance

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While the United States has been a leader in electric mobility in many ways, we also lag behind several countries in EV market share. This goal is achievable; with more EVs hitting the market and EV technology is rapidly improving, the future of EVs is here. in 2020, and the UK market went from 3.2% in the same period.

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