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Ford choses Valencia, Spain plant for next-gen EV architecture

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Ford in Europe has chosen its plant in Valencia, Spain, as the preferred site to assemble vehicles based on a next-generation electric vehicle architecture. The decision on Valencia followed the conclusion of comprehensive consultations with teams in Valencia, Spain and Saarlouis, Germany.

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Stellantis & CATL battery factory in Europe expected to land in Spain

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Stellantis and CATL’s battery factory in Europe may be located in Spain. Stellantis to release $27,000 battery electric vehicle in 2024 According to Stellantis’ Global Head of Purchasing and Supply Chain, Maxime Picat, the two companies still need a few months to finalize their joint venture.

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Why New Production Sources of Tungsten Are Critical for Increased Global Supply

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All car manufacturers seem to be following in the same footsteps as Tesla. and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% New Tungsten Production Will Open the Global Supply Chain. Should the U.S.

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Volkswagen to invest €10bn for EV and battery manufacturing in Spain

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German car company Volkswagen will invest €10 billion ($10.6 billion) to launch electric vehicle and EV battery manufacturing in Spain, Herbert Diess said on Thursday. Volkswagen said it will build a battery plant and invest in producing EVs at its two car factories in Spain. ” Volkswagen sold ~99k EVs out of 1.9M

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Ford selects Spain for EV production but anticipates substantial job cuts

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Ford announced on Wednesday that it will begin making electric vehicles based on a next-generation architecture in Spain later this decade. Ford believes the Valencia, Spain plant is the ideal location for making cars with a next-generation EV architecture and plans to produce the vehicles later this decade.

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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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Spain, Italy, Greece, France and Norway are the most exposed countries to cruise ship air pollution in Europe. Cruises docking in Barcelona emit five times more SO x than the city’s 560,000 cars every year, according to the T&E study, which is based on satellite data of ship movements.

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T&E: two-thirds of European battery production at risk as companies weigh investing in US instead

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Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 —Julia Poliscanova, senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the UK stand to lose the most if battery-makers change their plans. TWh—is at a high or medium risk of being disrupted or lost.

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