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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Ford committed today that by mid-2026, 100% of Ford’s passenger vehicle range in Europe will be zero-emissions capable, all-electric or plug-in hybrid, and will be completely all-electric by 2030. We successfully restructured Ford of Europe and returned to profitability in the fourth quarter of 2020. —Stuart Rowley.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

An estimated 387GW/1,143GWh of new energy storage capacity will be added globally from 2022 to 2030, according to the forecast—more than Japan’s entire power generation capacity in 2020. The US and China are set to remain the two largest markets, representing more than half of global storage installations by the end of the decade.

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MARCH 2, 2020

In a new report, “ Electric Vans 2020-2030 ”, UK-based IDTechEx forecasts that global production of electric LCVs will exceed 2.4 European Light Commercial Vehicle Sales 2018. IDTechEx says that the light commercial vehicle market is uniquely positioned to rapidly transition to electric vehicles. million units annually by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2020

The partnership with Arrival will help Hyundai and Kia meet the rapidly growing demand in Europe for eco-friendly commercial vehicles, and accelerate the brands’ transformation from car makers to clean-mobility providers. Founded in 2015, Arrival has production plants and R&D centers in the US, Germany, Tel Aviv, Russia and the UK.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

The Portovesme Hub will leverage Li-Cycle’s hydrometallurgical technology and is expected to be the largest producer of recycled battery-grade products in Europe. This would enable a cost-efficient and expedited development plan. The Portovesme Hub is expected to be the first facility of its kind and scale to come online in Europe.

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JUNE 11, 2020

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG signed agreements that expand their global alliance ( earlier post ) to meet rapidly evolving needs of their respective customers in Europe and other regions by leveraging complementary strengths in midsize pickup trucks and commercial and electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2019

BloombergNEF (BNEF) is out with an aggressive forecast that projects electric vehicles taking up 57% of the global passenger car sales by 2040—slightly higher than it forecast a year ago—and electric buses with 81% of municipal bus sales by the same date. Their use case will mostly be in shorter-distance applications.

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Teslarati

APRIL 8, 2022

Ford announced it has officially started shipping production units of its all-electric E-Transit van to customers across Europe, aligning with its goals to electrify its business globally. Ford says it received over 5,000 customer orders for the E-Transit in Europe alone before production began.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The focus of activities is currently on the United States and Europe. Fast processes mean reduced costs for all involved. The use of their own infrastructure usually offers advantages in terms of total cost of ownership (TCO), as no additional operator is involved. Japan is the next market to follow.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

ChargePoint Holdings, a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, has acquired ViriCiti, a leading provider of electrification solutions for eBus and commercial fleets. The ViriCiti team, customer accounts and technology will become part of ChargePoint’s operations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

The hydrogen produced by electrolysis is rapidly developing from pilot to commercial-scale operation in many parts of the world. Costs for producing green hydrogen have fallen 50% since 2015 and could be reduced by an additional 30% by 2025 due to the benefits of increased scale and more standardized manufacturing, among other factors.

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JULY 12, 2019

Ford Motor Company and Volkswagen AG are expanding their global alliance to include electric vehicles—and will collaborate with Argo AI to introduce autonomous vehicle technology in the US and Europe. With the addition of AID employees, Argo AI will grow from 500 to more than 700 employees globally. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 11, 2023

Today, more than 4,300 kilometers already exists for hydrogen transportation with more than 90% located in Europe and North America, the company notes. Globally, Europe is at the forefront of efforts to produce and import green hydrogen and its attention is now turning to building the necessary infrastructure to get it to demand centers.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

China already has enough battery manufacturing capacity to supply all global EV production, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. BNEF estimates to global battery-cell demand for both EVs and energy storage came in at around 950 gigawatt-hours in 2023—but manufacturing capacity was more than twice that, at around 2,600 gigawatt-hours.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

a developer of energy-dense ammonia power solutions ( earlier post ), and Amon Maritime, an ammonia-powered shipping and technology company, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance carbon-free, ammonia power solutions for the global shipping industry. Amogy Inc.,

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OCTOBER 9, 2018

Global Bioenergies has achieved a yield exceeding 87% of the final target during the complete production phase, at laboratory scale, of its bio-isobutene process. The higher the performance, the lower the production costs, and thus the broader the range of applications that can be exploited profitably.

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MARCH 6, 2020

In 2019, the market share of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cathode chemistry fell to 6% in global passenger EV batteries by watt-hours deployed (i.e. Overall, the combined global market share of ternary cathodes (including NCM and nickel-cobalt-aluminum (NCA) varieties) in passenger EV batteries reached 90% in 2019, up from 83% in 2018.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

A new European Joint Research Center (JRC) analysis on the deployment of electric vehicles (EV) in Europe concludes that although the sector evolved significantly between 2010 and 2017, progress is still small to be characterized as full-scale commercialization. Market share of M1 EV in Europe between 2010 and 2017.

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APRIL 28, 2021

Ford announced a new global battery center of excellence—called Ford Ion Park—to accelerate research and development of battery and battery cell technology, including future battery manufacturing. —Hau Thai-Tang, Ford’s chief product platform and operations officer.

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JULY 13, 2021

Hyzon Motors ( earlier post ) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies that reinforces the two companies’ shared commitment to evaluate and develop hydrogen refueling and vehicle supply solutions for long-haul transport to customers across Europe. The MoU strengthens the existing commercial relationship.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Funding will also enable a tripling of production capacity for 3D metal powders at its 6K Additive division, increase the portfolio of powder product offerings, and expand its commercial sales activities globally. 6K’s UniMelt platform offers multifaceted sustainability benefits.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Ballard, a global leader in fuel cell technologies, and QUANTRON, a global leader in electric vehicle integration have formed a strategic partnership for the development of hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. In Europe, various government subsidies and incentives will be available to vehicle fleet operators.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2022

Further, it is expected that customers will only pay for the miles actually driven; Hylane plans to cover maintenance or downtime costs. Hyzon’s HYMAX, sold in Europe, is available in 24-, 46- and 70-tonne configurations. Hyzon also plans a Class 6 fuel-cell-electric truck for the European market.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter ( earlier post ) in New York City. The FUSO eCanter is the world’s first series-produced all-electric light-duty truck and will be delivered to customers starting this year in the US, Europe and Japan.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

The global medium- and heavy-duty bus market has been dominated by internal combustion engine vehicles. Fleets can take advantage of increasing government support to help surmount the high upfront costs associated with e-buses. —William Drier, research analyst with Navigant Research.

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JUNE 15, 2023

Ecofining is a proven, ready-now technology, and its simplified design provides bp a capital and cost-efficient solution to increase bp SAF production from renewable feeds. It will help bp achieve its aim to supply 20% of the SAF market globally by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Findings released by international think tank the Global CCS Institute show that the total capacity of carbon capture and storage (CCS) facilities operating and under development grew by 33% world-wide over the last year. Source: 2020 Global Status on CCS. 2020 saw increased ambition and support for CCS in Europe as well.

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OCTOBER 4, 2017

SAIC Mobility Europe, a division of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, is introducing the Maxus light commercial vehicle brand. SAIC Mobility Europe was formally established in Luxembourg. —Pieter Gabriëls, Managing Director of SAIC Mobility Europe. SAIC Motor sold 6.49 billion in revenues.

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JUNE 13, 2022

The companies will work together to drive adoption of open, interoperable standards in wireless charging for global electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure Siemens makes strategic investment in WiTricity and licenses their technology for future wireless EV charging products.

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OCTOBER 23, 2019

Honda is further accelerating its electrification plans for Europe by moving forward its goal for all of its European mainstream models to feature electrified powertrains by 2022. —Tom Gardner, Senior Vice President, Honda Motor Europe. Six electrified models in 36 months for European region.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power solutions for motive applications, announced the commercial availability of the Nuvera E-60 Fuel Cell Engine, the latest addition to the E-series family for vehicle electrification. Nuvera’s E-45 and E-60 fuel cell engines both provide freeze start capability.

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MARCH 30, 2022

The demonstration trial will support the promotion of green e-methanol and green mobility in Europe as well as preparations for the safe introduction of e-methanol fuel in the EU. Denmark has been a global leader in sustainability, and has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030.

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DECEMBER 22, 2022

The new stufy combines analysis of investment opportunities focusing on three hubs: Mauritania - Morocco; southern Africa; and Egypt with a roadmap of technical, economic, environmental and financial solutions to unlock commercial development. This is equivalent to energy costs of US$60 a barrel.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

a waste-to-biofuels and chemicals producer, has signed an agreement with AkzoNobel, a leading global paints and coatings company and a major producer of specialty chemicals, to develop a project partnership to explore the development of waste-to-chemicals facilities in Europe. Enerkem Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2019

In the longer term, Hyundai plans to establish an advanced, sustainable position in Europe’s fuel cell electric commercial vehicle market, as it increasingly embraces green mobility amid stringent regulations targeting carbon emissions. As a result, the technology offers a wide array of opportunities in the commercial vehicle sector.

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MAY 10, 2021

Both companies have substantial global industry expertise and proven track records in the electric mobility space. These companies are now leveraging their complementary capabilities to bring the sustainability, efficiency and cost advantages of green hydrogen to more cities in North America and beyond. earlier post ).

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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. With this, ZF aims to reduce costs, improve supply chain efficiency, and cater better to the specific needs of the Indian market.

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