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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Ford revealed the production version of the new Transit Custom plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) at IAA Commercial Vehicle show in Hannover, Germany. Ford is the first volume manufacturer to offer PHEV technology in this segment of the van market. The PHEV model will enter volume production in the second half of 2019.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

As part of the partnership, Snam will have the opportunity to gain relevant technical skills in the sector, with the entry of its representatives in two committees (Strategic Advisory Committee and Technology Management Committee) that support the board of ITM Power in key decisions on commercial activities and research & development.

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JANUARY 20, 2016

As of 2018, Audi Brussels will produce exclusively the commercial version of Audi’s e-tron quattro battery-electric SUV ( earlier post ). Audi will transfer production of the Audi A1 from Brussels to Martorell in Spain; in 2014, Audi Brussels produced 115,378 Audi A1 models. The plant will also produce its own battery packs.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

Spain-based global energy company Repsol and Talgo, a manufacturer of intercity, standard, and high speed passenger trains, will promote a renewable-hydrogen-powered train, fostering emission-free rail transport in the Iberian Peninsula.

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APRIL 10, 2018

Germany-based Akasol is manufacturing lithium-ion battery systems for Daimler subsidiary EvoBus. The leading European bus manufacturer plans to launch its new electric Citaro bus ( earlier post ) at the IAA Commercial Vehicles event in September. Series manufacturing of the Citaro electric bus starts this year.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The actions are intended to align Ford’s product development organization and administrative functions in Europe with a smaller, more focused, and increasingly electric product portfolio. Ford in Europe announced next steps in the transformation of its business.

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APRIL 16, 2015

PSA Peugeot Citroën (PSA) and General Motors (GM) announced that as part of their existing alliance agreement ( earlier post ), the next generation small light commercial vehicles (B-LCV) from both companies will be built in the PSA plant in Vigo, Spain. They will be developed on PSA’s latest LCV architecture.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2011

has entered into a contract manufacturing agreement with Antibióticos, S.A. Under this arrangement, Antibióticos will work with Amyris to produce farnesene at its facilities in León, Spain; the produced farnesene will be owned and distributed by Amyris. This is Amyris’s fourth farnesene production agreement. Amyris, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2011

Mitsubishi and PSA Peugeot Citroën have a cooperative agreement on electric vehicles, currently ranging from the European Peugeot iOn and Citroën C-ZERO models based on the i-MiEV ( earlier post ) to the development of an electric version of Peugeot Partner and Citroën Berlingo LCVs built at the PSA Vigo plant in Spain. and Mitsubishi Corp.

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MARCH 22, 2011

has entered into a manufacturing agreement with Paraíso Bioenergia S.A., The new production facility will be designed to process juice from up to one million tons of cane annually. By leveraging Paraíso’s infrastructure and feedstock, Amyris expects to be able to begin production at the location in 2012.

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JANUARY 8, 2022

The date when a customer placed an order is taken into consideration when scarce chips are allocated for vehicle production. The semiconductor supply situation remains volatile and the shortage is expected to impact the upcoming quarters in terms of production and sales. Mercedes-Benz Vans: Sales of Commercial Vans increased in 2021.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

BASF SE and Purac, a subsidiary of CSM nv, have started negotiations to form a joint venture for the production of bio-based succinic acid. Succinic acid is a chemical building block used in the manufacture of polymers, resins, food and pharmaceuticals among other products. butanediol. —Gerard Hoetmer, CEO of CSM.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2011

has commissioned its second industrial-scale facility for the production of Biofene, Amyris’s renewable farnesene. Biofene may be sold directly into industrial applications or put through simple chemical finishing steps to form a broad range of renewable products including squalane, base oil and finished lubricants and diesel.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

226,000 new jobs are foreseen in EV powertrain production (assuming an EU battery chain), with a net loss of 275,000 jobs (-43% jobs) projected from now until 2040. Western European countries will likely be best placed as strongholds in EV production (+56.2 €bn bn value-add until 2040).

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APRIL 8, 2019

—is establishing a Marine Center of Excellence (Marine CoE) dedicated to fuel cell marine applications at the company’s engineering, manufacturing and service facility in Hobro, Denmark. The Marine CoE will design and manufacture heavy duty fuel cell modules to address zero-emission powertrain requirements for the marine industry.

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JULY 13, 2011

The hybrid bus received the “red dot award: product design 2011” for high quality design earlier this month, and in February was voted ”Bus of the Year 2011” in Spain. The new Center of Competence will concentrate on hybrid technology from research right up to series production in the various product segments.

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OCTOBER 25, 2012

The plan, which would significantly improve plant utilization in Europe, includes the following elements: Ford has initiated an information and consultation process with representatives of employees at its Genk facility regarding the company’s intention to close the plant and cease vehicle production by the end of 2014. Product acceleration.

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JULY 15, 2009

In the first quarter of 2009, automotive production in Europe fell by 35% to 3.4 million vehicles, according to the latest Economic Report from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). Van (-57%) and truck production (-56%) dropped even more than the manufacture of passenger cars (-31%). Source: ACEA.

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MARCH 16, 2021

In Europe alone, six gigafactories with a total production capacity of 240 GWh are to be established by the end of the decade. With this in mind, cooperations have been agreed in Europe with the energy companies BP (Great Britain), Iberdrola (Spain) and Enel (Italy). E-mobility has become core business for us. —Thomas Schmall.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

The vehicle will be unveiled to the general public for the first time at the IAA Commercial Vehicle Show in Hanover in September. With the introduction of the new urban delivery vehicle, Mercedes-Benz is adding another production series to its family of vans. The Citan is supplementing the Vario (6.0 tons), Sprinter (3.0

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APRIL 30, 2020

The Volkswagen Group is pushing ahead with the integration of its plants into the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud; the aim is to further improve the efficiency of the plants and reduce production costs. In 2020, the Group will integrate 15 more into the Cloud, said Gerd Walker, Head of Production of the Volkswagen Group. >. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 22, 2014

This is now in the final stages of development and will be launched as a commercial product by the end of 2014; S2 will be produced within the power range of 5-25 kW. Partners in the project are: IDIADA, Spain. Triphase, Belgium. Hexagon Studio, Turkey. E-Trucks Europe, Belgium.

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APRIL 7, 2015

The pickup will feature a double cab and will be targeted both at personal-use and commercial customers. Production of Renault’s 1-ton truck will begin in 2016 at Nissan’s plant in Cuernavaca, Mexico. The three trucks will also be built in the Nissan plant in Barcelona, Spain, for other markets, excluding North America.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2010

to 45.3%), according to figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’s Association (ACEA) as published in its latest ACEA Economic Report. The trade association publishes the report three times a year, giving additional insight in market trends and automotive production. European production. fewer in Spain and 20.6%

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JANUARY 19, 2016

The 10,000 th Dürr painting robot is being deployed to Opel in Spain. Dürr will deliver two primer stations with 16 painting robots and three stations for rocker panel coating to the automobile manufacturer. As 8- or 9-axis swing-arm robots, they also paint the cargo spaces of commercial vehicles.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Ford has developed a wearable device, which is connected to a smartphone app, enabling production line workers to make faster and more accurate quality checks on new vehicles. Ford looks to roll-out the wrist-worn Portable Quality Assurance Device to other plants after successful pilot project in Valencia, Spain.

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AUGUST 25, 2010

Balqon Corporation, a developer and manufacturer of zero emissions, heavy-duty electric vehicles and drive systems ( earlier post ), has received a $490,000 order for electric drive systems under a new dealer agreement with DynaProTech, a leading composite automotive parts manufacturer in the People’s Republic of China. Verde in Spain.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric last week signed a technology and commercial cooperation agreement to collaborate towards establishing reliable business models for Electrical Mobility (EV), which includes both Fixed Battery Electrical Vehicles (FBEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV). Click to enlarge. million globally.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 17, 2023

Among the non-rare-earth permanent magnets invented so far, only two are in large-scale production: Ferrites and another type called Alnico (Aluminum Nickel Cobalt). A key performance indicator of a permanent magnet is its maximum energy product, measured in megaGauss Oersteds (MGOe).

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NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) has published new data demonstrating the correlation between the market uptake of electrically-chargeable vehicles (ECVs) and both GDP and customer incentives. In other words, the final product alone—no matter how good it is—is not sufficient to create demand.

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MARCH 14, 2012

CAP-XX aims to partner with Tier 1 automobile parts suppliers to manufacture the modules, and will design and prototype the control electronics and modules to suit their requirements. CAP-XX Supercapacitors for Automotive Applications.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

With this result, the Renault Group moves up to the third place among car manufacturers in Europe, thanks to three strong, complementary, and value-creating brands. in Europe In Europe, the Group benefited from its products offensive by gaining market share: volumes up 18.6% Renault brand: 9.4% Alpine brand: 22.1% Volumes up 18.6%

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 25, 2016

The introduction of the one-ton pickup with seating for up to 5 people will make Mercedes-Benz the first premium manufacturer to account for the changing customer requirements in the global segment of mid-size pickups. With the pickup, Mercedes-Benz Vans will also expand its product range with a fourth model series.

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Cars That Think

AUGUST 3, 2022

For the first time, scientists and engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have reported a successful demonstration of an integrated fuel production plant for solar kerosene. ETH Zurich The current pilot-scale solar tower plant was set up at the IMDEA Energy Institute in Spain. They observed a value of 4.1

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JUNE 2, 2017

The average emission of new light commercial vehicles in 2015 was 168.3 Car and van manufacturers will have to keep reducing emissions levels to meet the targets of 95 g CO 2 /km and 147 g CO 2 /km, respectively. Spain, Italy and the Netherlands accounted for the largest increases in greenhouse gas emissions in the EU.

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AUGUST 3, 2021

Prices have also dropped significantly and Foery estimates their chip only represents a few percent of the overall production cost of the Galaxy Quantum 2. The system combines three commercial QRNGs, including one from ID Quantique, with a QRNG made by the company's own researchers.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 7, 2021

Building upon the success of the Volta Zero—a purpose-built full-electric 16-tonne commercial vehicle designed for inner-city last mile deliveries ( earlier post )—Volta Trucks plans to expand its product portfolio with three additional variants within the medium- to lower end of the heavy-duty class.

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