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JULY 12, 2021

CAE, a global leader in aviation training, and urban air mobility (UAM) company Volocopter signed a strategic partnership, subject to definitive agreement, to develop, certify, and deploy an innovative pilot training program for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) operations. © Volocopter. . © Volocopter.

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DECEMBER 2, 2011

European, North American and Japanese heavy-duty vehicle and engine manufacturers will establish in 2012 a stronger administrative support for the activities of the annual Global Commercial Vehicle Industry Meeting and its objective of global harmonization of heavy-duty vehicle regulations. Global Fuel Specification.

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MARCH 31, 2023

All three companies are making equity investments in the Pomalaa Block High-Pressure Acid Leaching (HPAL) Project through a definitive agreement. This HPAL plant will operate under PT Kolaka Nickel Indonesia in the Pomalaa Block nickel industrial area in Kolaka, Southwest Sulawesi, Indonesia. Morgan Stanley & Co.

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MARCH 13, 2024

The three chip manufacturing and assembly facilities will help in making India a global semiconductor hub and will also raise the country’s profile in the global semiconductor value chain,” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said. It is definitely a pivotal moment and a very important day for us.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

Ideanomics signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of privately held Wireless Advanced Vehicle Electrification, Inc. Deployed since 2012, WAVE has demonstrated the capability to develop and integrate high-power charging systems into heavy-duty electric vehicles from leading commercial EV manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 2, 2023

Li-Cycle Holdings announced the start of commercial operations at its first Spoke recycling facility in Europe, located in Magdeburg, Germany. Li-Cycle has additional European Spokes planned in France and Norway, with future planned capacity across its global Spoke network of more than 100,000 tonnes of lithium-ion battery material per year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Swiss battery manufacturer Leclanché SA ( earlier post ) and China-based Zhejiang Narada Power Source Co Ltd, a global battery manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership for the manufacturing and development of lithium-ion battery technology for the Chinese and global markets. —Bo Chen, president of Narada.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2023

On the foundation of their 2021 collaboration agreement and of technical work achieved together over the past two years, Nouveau Monde Graphite and Caterpillar signed definitive agreements for Caterpillar to supply NMG’s Matawinie Mine with an integrated solution that covers a zero-exhaust emission fleet, supporting infrastructure, and service.

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APRIL 5, 2023

a developer of lithium metal and lithium metal anode technologies, signed an exclusive strategic collaboration agreement with Mustang Vacuum Systems (MVS), a developer and manufacturer of industrial-scale physical vapour deposition (PVD) equipment. Li-Metal Corp. , million new electric vehicles annually.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

Under the terms of the MOU, the companies will collaborate on a project to build, test and potentially commercialize a system that includes a Hillcrest 250 kW, 800 V inverter that has been optimized for a Hercules electric powertrain. liters and anticipated power density of ± 50 kW/L. Hercules Electric Mobility, Inc.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

NMG) and Panasonic Energy entered into a Framework Agreement establishing the terms of the commercial relationship between the parties to enable the next development steps of NMG’s ore-to-battery-market integrated graphite project in Québec, Canada. Canada-based Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Various global corporations have already committed to invest more than $5 billion to produce green hydrogen in NEOM in the world’s largest hydrogen production plant. Hyzon aims to be at the forefront of providing heavy-duty commercial fleet vehicles into NEOM which would act as a showcase to the wider Kingdom and beyond.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

The talent base, existing automotive supply chain infrastructure, available state and local support and available incentives, and proximity to customers at the heart of the automotive industry, helped to differentiate Michigan from competing regions for this first foothold for Graphex in the US.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Occidental announced that a wholly owned subsidiary— 1PointFive —has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire all the outstanding equity of Carbon Engineering Ltd. (CE) Carbon Engineering’s DAC-based climate solutions utilize standardized processes and proven industrial equipment. Earlier post.)

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MAY 10, 2023

an industry leader in lithium-ion battery resource recovery and the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, signed a Letter of Intent to jointly study the feasibility of, and later, develop a Hub facility in Portovesme, Italy. The DFS is expected to be completed by mid-2024.

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

The partnership is intended to facilitate the validation of Solid Power’s all-solid-state cell development and production techniques as part of the industry-standard automotive qualification process (APQP). Source: Solid Power, June 2021. —Doug Campbell, CEO and co-founder of Solid Power.

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MARCH 4, 2022

Sony Group Corporation and Honda Motor signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines their intent to establish a joint venture through which they plan to engage in the joint development and sales of high value-added battery electric vehicles (EVs) and commercialize them in conjunction with providing mobility services.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

This strategic collaboration seeks to accelerate the restoration of the US rare earth supply chain at commercial scale with high resiliency and environmental sustainability. GM and MP Materials have signed a binding agreement on terms and expect to enter into a definitive supply agreement shortly.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Currently, Michelin uses the RFID tags in commercial vehicles, such as trucks, buses and passenger cars. At ISO level, the tire industry came to an agreement on the RFID communication protocol, the tire serial number format (SGTIN96), the definition of tire tags and their attachment to tires, and conformance test methods.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

The proposed JV, which remains subject to negotiation of definitive documents, would combine Albemarle’s lithium production and marketing expertise with Mineral Resources Limited’s (MRL) leading regional presence and mining capabilities. The purchase price for Albemarle’s 50% interest in the JV would be US$1.15

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Black & Veatch, a global engineering, procurement and construction company focused on construction optimization and technology innovation collaborated with Honda to provide a real-world testing ground to validate the Honda AWV technology at an active construction site. The vehicle also can be operated by remote control.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2020

Experts at Daimler Trucks, its US subsidiary, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and Torc Robotics, part of Daimler Trucks’ Autonomous Technology Group, with the experts at Luminar are collaboratively pursuing a common goal of bringing series-produced highly automated trucks (SAE Level 4) to roads globally.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2012

has signed a letter of intent with Wanxiang Group, a China-based global leader in automotive parts manufacturing and supply. Both the investment and the joint venture are subject to the execution of definitive agreements and receipt of regulatory and other third-party approvals. Smith Electric Vehicles Corp.

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JULY 14, 2021

To increase the share of hydrogen in the final energy demand to enlarge the low-carbon energy sources share in the global energy mix and promote the environmental sustainability. Hydrogen is a strategic area in the global development of clean energies and in which EDP aims to invest worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

USA Rare Earth is expected to make all its swarf and scrap available for Geomega to recycle for a minimum period of five (5) years, commencing on the effective date of a definitive agreement between the companies. Industry sources project the global neo magnet market will expand by nearly 100% to $27.0 billion in 2027.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The investment also marks a strengthening and deepening of the existing industrial and commercial partnership between PSA and DFG, China’s second largest carmaker. DFG’s investment through the two successive capital increases, for a total amount of €800 million, would accompany the deepening of this historic industrial partnership.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 3, 2012

Solazyme produces tailored oils using heterotrophic algae grown in industrial fermenters. Using standard industrial fermentation equipment, Solazyme can scale and accelerate microalgae’s natural oil production time to just a few days and at commercial levels. Source: Solazyme. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 22, 2010

Plug-in electric vehicles—plug-in hybrids and full battery-powered—will represent nearly 20% of the global market for light vehicles in 2030, according to findings in a study on the business case for Plugged-in Electric Vehicles (PEVs) by automotive industry analysts at IHS Global Insight. share for battery-electrics.

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MARCH 5, 2021

The estimated resource on the seafloor in the exploration contract areas held by the company’s subsidiaries is sufficient for 280 million EVs—a quarter of the global passenger car fleet. We are getting into this industry with a deep commitment to ocean health and a clear stop date in mind. DeepGreen Metals Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

On the eve of the Paris Motor Show, HERE, the high-definition mapping and location services business company acquired by Audi, BMW and Daimler ( earlier post ), announced next-generation vehicle-sourced data services. HERE believes that industry collaboration is essential to address the major challenges faced by road users everywhere.

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JANUARY 29, 2020

and Delphi Technologies PLC have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which BorgWarner will acquire Delphi Technologies in an all-stock transaction that values Delphi Technologies’ enterprise value at approximately $3.3 Enhance BorgWarner’s combustion, commercial vehicle and aftermarket businesses. BorgWarner Inc.

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JUNE 19, 2013

It is the latest commercial application of Mascoma’s proprietary consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) technology platform. Commercial-scale trials are currently underway at several corn ethanol producers. Mascoma is seeking inclusion of TransFerm Yield+ in AAFCO’s Official Publication in order to maximize the product’s marketability.

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JULY 27, 2018

the leading producer of flat-rolled aluminum products and the world’s largest recycler of aluminum, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of aerospace and automotive rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 Novelis Inc., billion including the assumption of debt.

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JUNE 16, 2011

a developer of integrated renewable products, plans to establish a collaboration with Wilmar International Limited, one of the largest global agribusiness groups. Amyris uses its industrial synthetic biology platform to convert plant sugars into a variety of hydrocarbon molecules. Amyris, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

and HCS Group have entered into a long-term, definitive, binding and bankable renewable isooctane purchase and sale agreement. We see strong interest for our advanced bio-based products in the outdoor power equipment and the cosmetics industries as well as in a wider range of fuel applications. Uwe Nickel, CEO of HCS Group.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 30, 2023

While probably not the hottest news for automotive enthusiasts, it remains a massively important deal for anybody tracking the broader industry or who happens to have a penchant for flat-faced box trucks. will be collaborating on commercial vehicle development, procurement, and production.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Separately, Solazyme and Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, a leading global agricultural processor, signed strategic collaboration, manufacturing and market development agreements in which Solazyme and ADM will produce Solazyme’s tailored algal oils in ADM’s advanced fermentation plant at Clinton, Iowa. Solazyme, Inc., Earlier post.).

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