Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. In 2020, Japan and Korea rank number two and three respectively. The US is in sixth place in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2018

To support the program, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will provide ¥1.6 billion ($14 million) in funding to Libtec, a research body whose members include Asahi Kasei and Toray Industries. Chinese companies expanded their combined global share to 26% in 2016 from just 3% in 2013.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2021

The investment advances the Group’s global hydrogen leadership and supports its push into China’s rapidly developing hydrogen industry. In October 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers released a technology roadmap, under the guidance of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

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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. And yet, the auto industry – which is responsible for more pollution than any other sector, at least in rich countries – still lobbies to worsen emissions reduction targets, even when those targets were already pushed back to begin with.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

billion) in efforts to reduce domestic industry’s dependence on rare-earth metal supplies from China by a third. Japan currently imports 90% of the rare-earth metals it uses from China. The Nikkei reports that the Japanese government and private sector plan to invest ¥110 billion (US$1.3 Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

China continues to be the leading country for e-mobility in terms of industry and market, according to the E-Mobility Index 2019 from fka GmbH and Roland Berger GmbH. Chinese vehicles are improving significantly and becoming safer and more efficient. France drops to fourth place, while Japan drops from fourth to fifth place.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2012

The Nikkei reports that joint ventures being planned by Japan-based TDK Corp. In essence, the projects have been caught in the trade diplomacy crossfire over Chinese restrictions on exports of rare-earth metals, which are vital for making powerful magnets. and Hitachi Metals Ltd. METI will revise its export and trade controls on Aug.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 11, 2024

Chinese EV makers are looking to export electric vehicles by the tens of thousands around the globe, but they need a lot more car-carrying vessels to make that happen. By comparison, Japan tops the list with 284 ships, followed by Norway, which has 102. We expect to see new trade routes established almost exclusively for Chinese OEMs.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Its high outlet temperature makes it attractive also for the chemical, oil and iron industries. The reactor core type of the VHTR can be a prismatic block core, such as the Japanese HTTR, or a pebble-bed core such as the Chinese HTR-10. This includes a demonstration of hydrogen and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

BASF will contribute its strength as a leading global CAM supplier to the automotive industry with strong technology and development capabilities, global operations footprint, as well as strategic partnerships for raw materials supply. Markus Kamieth, Member of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF SE.

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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. There are now 3,200 R&D associates in China using their expertise to develop products for Chinese customers.

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Teslarati

JUNE 7, 2024

That being said, longtime industry watchers would note that in late December 2022, the wait time for the Giga Shanghai-made Model 3 and Model Y went down to as low as 1-4 weeks. Giga Shanghai provides vehicles to both the domestic Chinese market, as well as countries like Japan and Australia.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 15, 2024

3 position, Japan made a resounding comeback in 2023, registering growth of 14% growth in 2023 as against India’s 8 percent. Japan ended the year a shade below 4 million units, whereas India sold 4.11 From the sizeable difference of 344,058 PVs in CY2022, Japan has reduced the gap with India sales to 115,929 units in CY2023.

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Baua Electric

JULY 9, 2023

A “Chinese storm” is looming over Europe’s rising electrical automobile sector, Renault Chairman Jean-Dominique Senard stated, as Asia’s superpower dominates key uncooked fabrics to manufacture batteries for 0 emission automobiles. Chipmaker NXP Semiconductors sees deny subject material affect on its industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2010

An editorial in Japan’s Nikkei argues that Japanese automakers need to respond aggressively to compete in the rapidly changing global market for electric vehicles.both Toyota and Honda had until recently thought that the era of hybrids would continue for a while before electric vehicles began to gain popularity.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Japan-based Teijin Automotive Technologies, the core company of the Teijin Group's automotive composites business, has begun commercial operation of a new composites manufacturing facility in the Wujin National Hi-Tech Industrial Zone based in Changzhou, Jiangsu province, China.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

As demand for electric vehicles (EVs) soars, spurred by government incentives and a push to decarbonize the transportation sector, the global battery industry is set to attract significant attention and investment. Rystad Energy forecasts total EV sales this year will reach nearly 10 million units, a 43% jump from 2021 sales.

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Baua Electric

MAY 9, 2024

Chinese battery makers grew faster than rivals to account for more than two-thirds of global EV battery capacity last year, according to data from consultancy Counterpoint Research. Operating income for the key segment, which makes batteries for Tesla and other automakers, totalled 88.8 billion yen (USD 570.18

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Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Japan’s Toyota Motor will pair up with China’s Tencent while Nissan will team up with Baidu , the companies said on Thursday, cross-border partnerships that highlight the importance of artificial intelligence for carmakers. It will also equip its Chinese cars with Baidu’s AI products, it said.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 14, 2024

Many Chinese makers of electric cars are introducing advanced assisted driving features on their mass-production cars. Across China, 16 or more cities have allowed companies to test driverless vehicles on public roads, and at least 19 Chinese automakers and their suppliers are competing to establish global leadership in the field.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 22, 2024

BYD Atto 3 (Source: BYD) Europe and the US say that Chinese EV development is running wild and unchecked and on the verge of overwhelming the global market with, well, EVs the rest of the world can’t compete with. China’s EV industry is a true powerhouse, and one of the few economic bright spots for the country, reports the FT.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

BYD continues its dominant overseas expansion after accounting for over 20% of Japan’s EV imports last month. After launching just last year, BYD is already making its presence known as Japan lags behind the auto industry’s shift to electric. More importantly, Japan isn’t known for its imports.

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Baua Electric

MAY 21, 2024

Panasonic, whose energy unit makes batteries for Tesla , is closely watching its Chinese supply chain and battery material procurement following China’s move last year to tighten graphite export controls, Yuki Kusumi said. A slowdown in the take-up of electric vehicles in the U.S.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 25, 2024

.” The European Union last year passed its 43 billion euro Chips Act, a subsidy programme similar to incentive packages in China, the United States, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan. “That was good for the European car industry but it’s not enough,” said Wennink, who is retiring in April.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2023

Toyota Motor Company is expected to receive an $853 million subsidy from Japan’s industry ministry to expand its electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry officially designated storage batteries as crucial to the country’s economic security.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

Particulate pollution is also a significant concern in Southeast Asia, where traditional pollution sources such as vehicles, powerplants and industry combine with forest and cropland fires to produce deadly concentrations. Since then, three-quarters of the world’s reductions in pollution have come from China.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

BDNT), the Chinese joint venture between Daimler and BYD, has selected ABB to supply DC fast chargers for BDNT’s battery-electric DENZA over the next six years. EVs are one of China’s seven emerging strategic industries. Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., The urban charging infrastructure will be a key driver for EV adoption.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2016

In 2005, based on long-term plans to encourage the widespread use of environmentally-friendly vehicles in the country, Toyota selected China as the first location for production of its hybrid flagship, the Prius, outside of Japan. At present, it is available in models sold in Europe and Japan. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2015

The report also found that while Japan increased its subsidies slightly to €171 million (US$187 million) through 2016, most of the major automotive nations have seen the public subsidization of e-mobility decline dramatically. The outcome is based on analysis of three indicators: technology, industry and market. billion (US$8.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2018

With an increasing amount of Li-ion battery raw material refining and processing centred in China, and it being front-and-center of Li-ion demand growth, Chinese Li-ion value chain participants have turned to Australia, Africa and South America to secure the feedstock necessary for their downstream requirements. Cobalt takes center stage.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 11, 2024

Japan’s Toyota Motor is set to launch within a couple of years vehicles with solid-state batteries that charge faster and last longer, a top official of its India unit said on Thursday.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2011

The hub motors will be installed in electric buses in Japan, with each vehicle using eight such propulsion devices. Teco is also cooperating with Chinese partners to jointly develop motors for electric vehicles (EV). who will soon unveil such product in partnerships with Chinese companies. to the chairman C.K.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2016

The global fuel cell market in the automotive industry is set to grow at a rapid CAGR of more than 45% (in terms of unit shipments) through 2019, according to a new report by global technology research and advisory company Technavio. The fuel cell market in the automotive industry is dominated by APAC.

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Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Commerce Department issued new rules that clamped down on the export of certain advanced chips—which have military or AI applications—to Chinese customers. actions’ will be the last fighting word in an industry that is becoming more geopolitically sensitive by the day. has blocked chip sales to individual Chinese customers.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 20, 2015

Growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in China is triggering an explosion of investment in the lithium-ion battery industry, with China’s production of power lithium-ion batteries set to jump 400% by 2017, according to market research firm CCM.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 21, 2015

Hainan Airlines made China’s first passenger flight with sustainable aviation biofuel, a key environmental milestone for China’s commercial aviation industry. In China, Boeing collaborates with a wide range of stakeholders to develop a new sustainable aviation biofuel industry. Boeing also partners with the Commercial Aviation Corp.

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 26, 2023

With the automotive industry now keen on propulsion systems that don’t emit a lot of carbon, we’ve seen decades of manufacturers toying with alternative fuels. State-owned GAC is leading Chinese legacy automakers in the transition to green energy. Its value to society and for commercial uses are worth anticipating.” and Tesla Inc.,

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