Remove Companies Remove Connected Remove Industrial Remove Tech
article thumbnail

Rock Tech Lithium to build Europe’s first lithium converter in Germany

Green Car Congress

Rock Tech Lithium intends to build Europe’s first lithium converter—a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide—in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. The company intends to locate all production steps of lithium refining in one overall plant at the Guben site. The property owners are at arm’s length to Rock Tech.

Convert 524
article thumbnail

Volvo Cars Tech Fund invests in electric car charging company FreeWire

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars has acquired a stake in mobile EV rapid charging company FreeWire Technologies ( earlier post ) via the Volvo Cars Tech Fund. FreeWire is a San Francisco-based company that has been a pioneer in flexible fast-charging technology for electric cars. —Zaki Fasihuddin, CEO of the Volvo Cars Tech Fund.

Volvo 230
article thumbnail

Rock Tech Lithium signs MoU with Romanian Government for second lithium hydroxide plant

Green Car Congress

Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium has signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Government of Romania. The Rock Tech converters produce lithium hydroxide in three steps: pyro-processing, hydro-processing and purification. Rock Tech owns its own mine in Canada. —Rock Tech’s Chairman, Dirk Harbecke.

Romania 334
article thumbnail

SafeAI, Siemens, Obayashi collaborate to bring retrofitted autonomous, zero-emission heavy vehicles to off-road industries

Green Car Congress

Together, the two companies set out to address common pain points across construction—including unsafe working conditions, labor shortages and rampant inefficiencies—with autonomous solutions. In May 2022, the companies began retrofitting the first 45 ton vehicle, which is expected to be ready by the end of 2022.

Emissions 397
article thumbnail

Exploring Sydney’s Deep Tech Ecosystem

Cars That Think

Capturing headlines and attention with their renowned success stories, these, along with other global companies like Atlassian , Facebook, and Apple, have become the face of the tech industry. The accomplishments of these companies are remarkable. But this high-profile side of the industry is just the tip of the iceberg.

article thumbnail

CAR report quantifies automotive’s position as a leading high-tech industry

Green Car Congress

Percentage of Global R&D Spending by Industry, 2013. Source: Booz & Company “Global Innovation”; Battelle R&D Magazine; Center for Automotive Research 2012. The report authors acknowledge the difficulty of defining “high-tech” in an ever-changing economic environment. Click to enlarge. —Center for Automotive Research.

article thumbnail

Hyundai Motor and Kia revamp R&D organization to make it more agile, flexible and independent like startups

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation are reorganizing their joint research and development (R&D) organization to be able to respond flexibly to the rapidly changing global automotive industry, advance the transition to electrification and accelerate the development of Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs).

Kia 417