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Tesla visits nickel plant in Indonesia for potential investment

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Nickel Industries from down under has invited Tesla, Panasonic, Northvolt, and other automakers and battery suppliers to invest in its facilities in Indonesia. billion plan in Morowali, Indonesia and seeks investors like Tesla or Panasonic—companies with a strong presence in the EV industry. Indonesia is still communicating with Tesla.

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BYD delivers 22 electric buses in Indonesia

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This is the second batch of electric buses delivered by BYD in Indonesia after it delivered 30 in the country a year ago. | BYDDY.US | BYD HK (Image credit: BYD) BYD has delivered a new batch of electric buses in Indonesia, the second batch delivered there by the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) maker.

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Chinese suppliers may be behind Tesla's $5 billion nickel deal with Indonesia

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In late July, two Chinese companies just made announcements that they will supply Tesla with ternary precursors for battery materials. The post Chinese suppliers may be behind Tesla's $5 billion nickel deal with Indonesia appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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State-owned Indonesia Battery Holding to help build integrated EV industry in Indonesia; role of nickel

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In Indonesia, state miners MIND ID (Mining Industry Indonesia) and Aneka Tambang (ANTAM); state utility Perusahan Listrik Negara (PLN); and state oil company Pertamina have agreed to form a new venture: Indonesia Battery Holding.

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Roskill: Indonesia to overtake China as top refined nickel producer this year

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Materials supply chain intelligence company Roskill expects Indonesia to become the world’s largest producer of refined nickel this year, pushing China to second place. As recently as 2014, Indonesia produced only 24kt of refined nickel. The Lygend plant will be the first HPAL plant in Indonesia.

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Indonesia attracts investment as EV battery materials race heats up

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Automakers and raw material extraction companies are flocking to Indonesia as the race to secure raw materials for EV batteries continues to heat up. This use has brought the world’s largest automakers to Indonesia, which has the largest nickel deposits on the planet. Recently, Ford announced it would join a $4.5

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Ford, VW & China seek deal with Indonesia for EV battery materials

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Indonesia’s Minister of Investment, Bahlil Lahadalia, recently stated that Volkswagen plans to build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in the Southeast Asian country. The German automaker is partnering with miner Vale, Ford, and Chinese battery minerals producer Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt to build the EV ecosystem.