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NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Following initial contracts with European suppliers, the BMW Group has now concluded further 2 -reduced-steel-for-global-production-network">agreements for the supply of CO 2 -reduced steel in the US and China. This manufacturing process has significant potential for CO 2 savings, compared to coal-based steel production in a blast furnace.

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MARCH 17, 2022

At Ford’s Advanced Manufacturing Center, a mobile robot from KUKA operates the 3D printers completely on its own. This new process has the ability to change the way we use robotics in our manufacturing facilities. —Jason Ryska, director, global manufacturing technology development.

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OCTOBER 19, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. billion will go to 9 projects in the component manufacturing segment of the supply chain. The awardees are: Component Manufacturing (Anode).

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MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Volvo Batteries Battery Manufacturer 530

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ballard Power Systems announced its strategy ‘local for local’ whereby it plans to deepen its global manufacturing footprint in Europe, the United States and China to support global market demand growth through 2030. Current Ballard global manufacturing capacity.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Unifrax, a global manufacturer of high-performance specialty materials, plans to build its first large-scale SiFAB (silicon fiber anode material) manufacturing line at its north central Indiana facility. SiFAB can be mixed into anode slurry with existing battery manufacturing processes. Source: Unifrax.

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Lithium Ion Manufacturer Electric Vehicles Indiana 417

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Li-Cycle Holdings, the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions ( VinES ), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, launched a global recycling partnership. Earlier post.)

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 273

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MARCH 7, 2023

Tesla in Berlin, Northvolt in northern Germany and Italvolt near Turin are among the projects that stand to lose the greatest volumes of their slated capacity as the companies weigh up investing in the US instead. EU battery manufacturing is caught in the crossfire between America and China. Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

product—LiGas( earlier post )—recently expanded its manufacturing facility, corporate offices and team of experts as interest grows in LiGas. South 8 is the first company to develop liquefied gas electrolyte technology as a safer, higher performance alternative to standard liquid electrolytes. South 8 Technologies, Inc.,

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JUNE 16, 2022

General Motors will invest more than $81 million into the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, to prepare the campus to build the Cadillac CELESTIQ ( earlier post ). Additionally, the CELESTIQ production facility itself will leverage additive manufacturing for tooling, fixtures and gauges in the assembly process.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

As a result, EVR’s electric motors, are expected to be supplied to vehicle manufacturers in multiple categories from the second half of 2023. EVR India will manufacture electric motor coils, a patented key component of EVR’s electric motor topology, for the company’s partners in India and globally.

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Motor Motors Motoring India 259

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Cummins will expand PEM electrolyzer manufacturing capacity at its Oevel, Belgium, factory to 1 gigawatt with the support from the Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) Hy2Tech program. The expansion in Belgium adds to Cummins’ already scaling global electrolyzer manufacturing footprint.

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Belgium Manufacturer Hydrogen Spain 343

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JUNE 28, 2020

The BMW Group has officially opened its new Additive Manufacturing Campus. The new center brings together production of prototype and series parts under one roof, along with research into new 3D printing technologies, and associate training for the global rollout of toolless production. —Milan Nedeljkovi?,

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BMW Manufacturer Vehicles 2017 468

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DECEMBER 29, 2021

China’s largest manufacturer specialized in two-wheel vehicles, Yadea has more than 50 million users in 80-plus countries around the world. a company successful in Taiwan, and features a battery that can be replaced at any of the charging stations installed across town. in October 2021. 01(Huan Dian Shou 01)’s rear wheel.

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Motor Motors Motoring Electric Motorcycles 487

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

YASA, a leading manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors and controllers, signed a long-term joint innovation agreement with a global automotive OEM. The novel design is enabled by using powdered iron materials that enable complex magnetic parts to be manufactured easily. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Motor Motors Motoring Hybrid 324

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MAY 21, 2022

China continues to dominate gigafactory announcements, but North America and Europe have seen significant growth over the past two years thanks in part to automaker and battery manufacturer joint ventures. Joint ventures between automakers and battery companies have been central to this growth.

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APRIL 10, 2020

In addition, the company has shared its manufacturing plans with GM suppliers along with the Original Equipment Suppliers Association and the Michigan Manufacturers Association ( MMA ) to help other manufacturers ramp up their own production efforts. Fream, OESA president and CEO.

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GM Manufacturer Michigan Production 397

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JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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Slovakia Volvo Europe Manufacturer 273

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MARCH 3, 2022

In Seoul, Hyundai Motor Company unveiled a strategic roadmap to accelerate its electrification ambition as it pursues sustainable progress for the company. The company also unveiled targets for sales and financial performance to be achieved by 2030. Under the new plan, the company aims to boost annual global BEV sales to 1.87

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 370

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APRIL 29, 2023

The technology company plans to acquire assets of the US chipmaker TSI Semiconductors, based in Roseville, California. With a workforce of 250, the company is a foundry for application-specific integrated circuits, or ASICs. Above all, the global ramp-up of electromobility is resulting in huge demand for such special semiconductors.

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Electric Vehicles Manufacturer Vehicles All-Electric 458

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JULY 26, 2022

Lithium and battery technology company Energy Exploration Technologies announced a $450-million investment commitment from Global Emerging Markets (GEM). The proceeds from this capital investment will further the company’s commercialization efforts of its direct lithium extraction and refinery technologies.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Global 199

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Advanced materials technology company Sylvatex (SVX) announced a new proprietary waterless production method that delivers premium EV-grade cathode active materials (CAM) at lower costs and that allows for a broader material input supply base to enable demand growth. SVX recently closed a Series A funding of $8.4

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Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 259

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DECEMBER 9, 2021

Octillion Energy, a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems, has achieved the milestone of shipping more than 1,500 battery packs a day and expects to hit 2,000 packs per day this month. billion kilometers driven on its systems.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Global 329

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Geely Holding Group, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited (collectively “Geely”) and Renault Group have signed a non-binding framework agreement to create a new global leader to develop, manufacture and supply best-in-class hybrid powertrains and highly efficient ICE powertrains. —Luca de Meo, CEO Renault Group.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Specialty chemicals company Evonik has invested in battery specialist SuperC. The Chinese company is a provider of graphene materials that improve the range, robustness, charging speed, and service life of lithium-ion batteries. Evonik has also its own global lithium-ion research center in Shanghai. billion in 2021.

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Lithium Ion Chinese Batteries Battery 279

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JULY 17, 2022

E-fuels company HIF (Highly Innovative Fuels) Global has begun the development of Australia’s first large-scale, carbon-neutral eFuels production facility in Tasmania. Our global plan is to produce over 8 billion liters a year of carbon-neutral eFuels—enough to decarbonize 5 million vehicles. Earlier post.).

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Australia Global Chile Porsche 186

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AUGUST 11, 2021

Power management company Eaton’s Vehicle Group has developed a series of 48-volt technologies to assist its global on- and off-highway commercial vehicle customers transitioning from traditional 12- and 24-volt vehicle systems to systems that include 48-volt architecture. —Ben Karrer. Eaton supercaps.

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Eaton Lithium Ion Emissions Vehicles 243

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APRIL 26, 2023

General Motors and Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. The companies plan to jointly operate the facility, and it is projected to have production lines to build nickel-rich prismatic and cylindrical cells.

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GM Batteries Battery Manufacturer 199

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Aurobay will become part of the new global company specializing in hybrid and low- emission powertrains being formed by Renault and Geely. The divestment is yet another important step in Volvo Cars’ transformation towards becoming a fully electric car manufacturer. Earlier post.).

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Volvo Fully Electric Cars Sweden 318

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Peter Kyungsuk Pyun for the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer, CDO, as the company ramps up efforts to transform its global facilities into data-centric operations. Dr. Pyun has gained global perspective and experience in operating and developing solutions for AI-based monitoring in smart manufacturing.

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Batteries Battery Manufacturer Energy 199

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

BWP, LiCAP and Siemens have entered a strategic partnership to manufacture and commercialize innovative dry electrode manufacturing systems for the battery cell industry. BW Papersystems (BWP), a division of Barry-Wehmiller, is a capital equipment manufacturer for multiple industries. VP Global Product Lines.

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Manufacturer Lithium Ion Batteries Battery 150

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FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Researchers at the US Geological Survey (USGS) and its partners have developed a new methodology to identify which mineral commodities important to US manufacturing are at greatest risk to supply disruption. The methodology evaluated the global supply of and US demand for 52 mineral commodities for the years 2007 to 2016. Nassar et al.

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APRIL 2, 2022

Aggressive emission and carbon neutrality targets set by regulators worldwide entails a faster transition from traditional automakers to next-gen electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. Its ambition to surpass Tesla is no secret, says GlobalData, and the company wants four out of every 10 cars it sells to be a BEV by 2030.

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Toyota Global Batteries Battery 370

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OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Chemours Company, a global chemistry company, plans to enter into a joint venture with BWT FUMATECH Mobility GmbH, an established player in multiple hydrogen markets, focused on fuel cell membrane manufacturing. Completion of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals.

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Fuel Manufacturer Hydrogen Polymer 199

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NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Materials production and refining, battery module production and manufacturing at Volvo Cars for a C40 Recharge results in nearly 70% higher GHG emissions compared to an XC40 ICE (E5 gasoline). Therefore, care should be taken when comparing results from this report with those from other vehicle manufacturers.

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Recharge Volvo Gasoline-Electric Clean 433

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

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Batteries Battery South Korea Supplies 259

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MARCH 4, 2021

All car manufacturers seem to be following in the same footsteps as Tesla. and global economies with businesses and manufacturers having to close doors and furlough employees, the global trade markets plummeted to an 11-year low of 41.5% in the April report for the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Index.

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