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Benchmark Mineral Intelligence: global battery gigafactory pipeline tops 300; China dominates

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China continues to dominate gigafactory announcements, but North America and Europe have seen significant growth over the past two years thanks in part to automaker and battery manufacturer joint ventures. Europe has increased its pipeline by eight gigafactories over the same period. The $3 billion plant will have a capacity of 50 GWh.

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ZEEKR confirms arrival in Europe in 2023 as key step to global expansion

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ZEEKR, the premium electric mobility brand from Chinese automotive giant Geely Holding Group, announced at the 2023 Shanghai Motor Show that it will introduce its cutting-edge intelligent luxury EVs to Europe as part of the brand’s mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility.

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EIA: New refineries will increase global refining capacity in 2022 and 2023; China leads

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The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

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Stellantis CEO on the threat of Chinese EV plants in Italy

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Stellantis NV CEO Carlos Tavares clarified the company’s position on Chinese electric vehicle brands coming to Italy. We are creating a gigafactory for batteries, [and] we are investing in two new platforms for our sites,” he said during the global presentation of the Alfa Romeo Milano compact soft-roader.

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Chinese-made cars account for one in five BEV sales in February in Europe | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

February 2024 was a positive month for the new car market in Europe. According to Felipe Munoz, Global Analyst at JATO Dynamics: “As the economic outlook has continued to improve, the car market has gone from strength to strength. Volvo registered 3,663 units of the EX30, and Renault registered 1,722 units of the Espace.

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Volkswagen global EV production network grows with launch of second German site in Emden

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Volkswagen is expanding its global production network for electric vehicles by now starting to make the all-electric ID.4 Emden is now the second site for electric vehicles in Germany following Zwickau and also joins the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. The global production network will then grow to five locations.

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BYD is now shipping its own EVs as first cargo ship heads to Europe

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After overtaking Tesla in global EV sales in the last three months of 2023, BYD looks to continue its expansion. 1 is the first Chinese-made ship designed to carry domestic EVs overseas. And it’s headed for Europe. more… The post BYD is now shipping its own EVs as first cargo ship heads to Europe appeared first on Electrek.

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