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AVZ signs binding SC6 offtake agreement with major Chinese lithium converter Yibin Tianyi, supplier to CATL

Green Car Congress

We are very pleased to conclude our discussions with Yibin Tianyi and to sign another binding offtake agreement for SC6 to a Chinese converter. AVZ is responsible for funding expenditure to completion of a feasibility study and a decision to mine.

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BorgWarner supplying dual inverters and iDM220 integrated drive module to Chinese OEMs

Green Car Congress

BorgWarner will supply dual inverters for two premier Chinese OEMs. Production for the GWM dual inverter is currently underway, with and without a DC/DC converter option, which was launched on several 2021 GWM models. The project with the other major Chinese OEM is planned for 2023 models.

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BYD to convert former Ford plant into EV facility

Teslarati

BYD plans to convert a former Ford plant into an electric vehicle (EV) facility in Brazil. The ex-fossil fuel car manufacturing factory will be BYD’s first EV production plant outside Asia. The Chinese automaker plans to invest 608 million in its EV production plant in Brazil. The Chinese company is willing to invest up to $2.9

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Report: Chinese Export Rule Changes Could Impact EV Battery Production

The Truth About Cars

China has reportedly decided to place restrictions on exports of graphite, which could spell trouble for American EV manufacturers. Starting this month, the Chinese government requires permits for certain graphite products being exported. & Since most EVs use lithium-ion batteries, one might assume this isn’t a large issue.

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AC Propulsion expands electric drive manufacturing capacity in China; support from Chinese government

Green Car Congress

AC Propulsion is expanding its production capacity and upgrading manufacturing processes for electric drives with a new facility in Beijing. We are gratified to be participating in the vast growth of the Chinese electric vehicle market and expect to have the first AC Propulsion-powered vehicles on the road in China in 2011.

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Volkswagen begins production of ID.3 EV in Dresden; 2nd ID.3 site, 4th for MEB

Green Car Congress

At Dresden we are already converting the fourth Volkswagen site to the new ID. At the same time we are ramping up volume production in the Zwickau electric car plant and in our two Chinese MEB plants every week. At the end of 2020, the Chinese sites in Anting and Foshan also started production of MEB vehicles. 4 CROZZ and ID.4

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ArcelorMittal and LanzaTech break ground on €150M project to convert blast furnace carbon emissions to ethanol

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Leading steel and mining company ArcelorMittal has begun construction of new premises at its site in Ghent, Belgium, to house a new installation which will convert carbon-containing gas from its blast furnaces into bioethanol. Commissioning and first production is expected by mid-2020. Earlier post.).

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