Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Ipsos’ new 2020 Global Mobility Navigator Study, focusing on Electrification, found global interest remained on par with the numbers from 2019. However, the study reveals there has been an increase in interest in the US and Chinese markets. Source: Ipsos. —John Kiser.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., In order to be able to meet increasing demand for German Mercedes-Benz plants in the future, Farasis is building a plant for battery cells in Bitterfeld-Wolfen; creating up to 2,000 new jobs.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 16, 2023

Ford will be scaling down future investments in China, as the company’s chief executive has suggested that there will be “no guarantee” Western automakers can compete with local electric-vehicle rivals. It also recently announced the next-generation Lincoln Nautilus for North America would be exported from China, a first for Lincoln.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Jiangnan Shipyard, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), has ordered an LPG (liquefied propane gas)-burning MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP engine in connection with the building of an 86,000-m 3 VLGC (Very Large Gas Carrier) for Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM), the Chinese shipping company. HFO-burning engines to 6G60ME-C9.5-LGIP

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2019

The rapid increase in vehicle electrification in the automotive industry will have a major impact on global raw material markets. The global lithium demand is expected to more than double by 2023. Stefan Sommer, Group Board Member for Components and Procurement at Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2019

Daimler AG and Zhejiang Geely Holding Group , the German and Chinese automotive groups, have formed a 50-50 globally focused joint venture to own, operate and further develop smart, the pioneer of small urban vehicles, as a leader in premium-electrified vehicles. Future production will be located in China. For more than 2.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

This is a key step toward achieving logistics automation in the near future. Trunk’s founders are Chinese pioneers in autonomous driving. The shareholders include iFlyTek, a leading AI company, GLP, a leading global investment manager specializing in logistics and related technology, and EBVC, a senior logistics investor.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

This marks the first investment by a non-Chinese automotive company in a Chinese OEM. The official closing of the transaction followed a short time after the signing of the investment agreement between the two companies in Stuttgart earlier this year and a smooth approval by the relevant Chinese authorities.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2023

Kia Corporation unveiled the Concept EV5 at Kia Chinese EV Day. The Concept EV5 provides a preview of a production all-electric SUV model that will be launched first in China later this year; details regarding any future plans for the other global markets will be made in due course.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2022

Global refining capacity is set to expand by 1 mb/d in 2022 and 1.6 Following nearly two years of declines, observed global oil inventories increased by 77 mb in April. Since 6 June, WTI and Brent futures have averaged above $120/bbl. Assuming Libya rebounds from a steep drop, the bloc’s production could increase 2.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 30, 2021

Over the coming years, the former “Center of Future Mobility” in Dresden will steadily transform into the “Home of the ID.” In addition to new electric models, this also includes the transformation of the global production network. In doing so we reaffirm our ambitions to take on a role as global leaders in electric mobility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Xiaomi Corporation, a global leader in the technology and consumer electronics sector, is joining as a strategic investor. It has received funding from prominent Chinese and international investors including Alibaba Group and IDG Capital. Xpeng Motors achieved numerous milestones this year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

A new study finds that the growth of carbon production from Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, reflecting a “new phase of globalization” between developing countries that could undermine international efforts to reduce emissions. The paper is published in Nature Communications.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2023

Today, more than 3,200 designers and engineers, NEV and software specialists are creating leading-edge innovations in close collaboration with Chinese tech players, start-ups, local partners as well as academia. BMW believes that China is the place to be for future mobility. The Shenyang R&D Center has a global-leading EMC laboratory.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The report is the culmination of MITEI’s three-year Mobility of the Future study, which is part of MIT’s Plan for Action on Climate Change. Understanding the future of personal mobility requires an integrated analysis of technology, infrastructure, consumer choice, and government policy.

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JUNE 23, 2020

Nissan will expand the award-winning 100% electric motor-driven e-POWER technology globally into the B- and C-segments. Sunwoda has an established global track record in the development of lithium-ion batteries, mainly used in consumer electronics and automotive batteries.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 23, 2024

The auto industry is electrifying, and all new cars will be electric in the relatively near future. Chinese EVs will grow, whether you like it or not China is actually a little late to the EV party. Chinese EV sales have started taking off overseas , particularly in Europe. Namely: China.

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JUNE 3, 2022

Rendering of Geely Future Mobility Constellation. These first satellites are part of a planned constellation—the “Geely Future Mobility Constellation”—that will comprise 240 satellites, with the first phase of 72 satellites expected to be placed in orbit by 2025.

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CN EV Post

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Current share price reflects NIO's predicament which is mainly over promising sales and aggressive expansion during a destabilized global economy. Their aggressiveness during this period may position them well in the near future. I hardly think NIO is going away anytime soon. I wouldn't fault anyone holding NIO in their portfolio.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2022

F) Arctic conditions in the frigid northern Chinese province of Heilongjiang. With methanol fuel price at Chinese pumps around 3RMB/L (€0.42/L In the face of rising global gas prices, methanol fuel offers a viable cleaner affordable alternative, Geely said. From 0-100km/s takes 8.8

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JUNE 11, 2023

FANG CHENG BAO Model SF BYD says that the brand name Fang Cheng Bao translates literally as “Formula” and “Leopard” from Chinese, symbolizing the pursuit of the transformative rise and the exploration of digital realms.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2020

The week of Chinese New Year holiday is indicated by the red lantern shown inset panels (b) and (h). The improvements in air quality will likely be temporary, but the findings give scientists a glimpse into what air quality could be like in the future as emissions regulations become more stringent, according to the researchers.

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MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer.

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JUNE 1, 2023

The order represents a number of firsts, including the first order globally for the S60ME-LGIM variant, the first methanol-fueled engine for a PCTC, and the first Chinese-built methanol engine. The engines will feature MAN Energy Solutions’ proprietary EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation) system.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2023

Westport Fuel Systems plans to expand its global manufacturing footprint in China in support of future growth of Westport’s hydrogen componentry business and other alternative fuel system technologies. —David M.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2021

Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles. The Chinese name of Zeeker has been confirmed as Ji Ke.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 17, 2024

German Tier I component and tech solutions specialist, ZF, is revamping its global supply business model to enhance its focus on India. Eight years ago, ZF’s annual purchasing volume was less than Euro 100 million globally and has surpassed Euro 3 billion now. There’s a lot of scope, be it in electro mechanicals or electronics.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 25, 2022

Green methanol is among the potential and most promising future fuel candidates. Furthermore, the global supply infrastructure is already established. The cooperation is aimed at the design and development of future-proof solutions for newbuild vessels.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

These are some of the findings of a new health assessment based on the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR), an effort by the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry Project to create the world’s most comprehensive database of surface ozone observations from all available ozone monitoring stations around the globe. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 27, 2024

Their visit signifies the importance of the South Asian nation as a future growth market especially as carmakers globally face intense competition from Chinese rivals. “Therefore, regardless of the IPO whatsoever, we are looking at Ampere.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Although automakers have had to slash prices in an effort to cut full inventory levels in the near term, the future in China may still hold promise if adjustments are made to automakers’ strategies, according to PwC in its September Autofacts Analyst Note. —Rick Hanna, Global Automotive Leader, PwC. million and 1.2

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

Tesla has announced layoffs of “more than 10%” of its global workforce in an internal company-wide email. As part of this effort, we have done a thorough review of the organization and made the difficult decision to reduce our headcount by more than 10% globally. It also reduced production at Gigafactory Shanghai.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2021

Baidu will provide intelligent driving capabilities to power the passenger vehicles for the new venture, and Geely, which holds the distinction of best-selling Chinese automobile brand in past years under the Volvo and Geely brands, will contribute its expertise in automobile design and manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Chinese cathode companies are also expanding production of LMFP cathodes where manganese’s properties can improve performance at a lower-cost. However, the supply chain for high-purity manganese sulfate (HPMSM) production is dominated by China, which currently accounts for 96% of global supply.

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My Electric Car

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

BYD, the Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, experienced a significant increase in EV sales in January, with sales growing nearly 50% compared to the same month last year. The post BYD Shatters Records: January 2024 Sales Surge 48% as Global Expansion Accelerates appeared first on My Electric Car.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 13, 2024

At a time when global electric vehicle major Tesla is set to announce its big-bang entry into the Indian market this month, the world’s third largest passenger vehicle market is set to take a big leap into electric vehicle exports, with the Make in India tag well proven over the last couple of decades.

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2024

Meo stated that the center of the global automotive market has gravitated toward Asia. He pointed out that electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids account for 14% of global car sales, led by Asian automakers. In 2023, around 35% of electric vehicles exported worldwide were Chinese. “As Buoyed by its huge domestic market (8.5

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