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Volvo Cars building €1.2B EV manufacturing plant in Slovakia; third in Europe

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By picking Slovakia as the location for its new plant, Volvo Cars is creating a European triangle of manufacturing covering its largest sales region—complementing the Ghent plant (Belgium) in western Europe and the Torslanda plant (Sweden) in northern Europe. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2

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Porsche to manufacture all-electric Cayenne in Bratislava

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Porsche has significantly upgraded the third generation of the SUV following its 2017 launch with measures affecting its powertrain, chassis, design, equipment and connectivity. The plant in Slovakia is currently preparing for the start of series production of the extensively upgraded new Cayenne.

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Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

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This investment will support the completion of InoBat’s research and development center and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia. Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. Rio Tinto’s $2.4-billion

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EC approves second major battery innovation project; €2.9B (US$3.5B) from 12 member states

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The project, called “European Battery Innovation” (EuBatIn) was jointly prepared and notified by Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The twelve Member States will provide up to €2.9 billion (US$3.5 billion) in funding in the coming years. billion in public support.

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Austrian transport company orders 220 biodiesel-powered trucks from Scania

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Austrian haulier Nothegger Transport has ordered 220 trucks from Scania with biodiesel engines which meet Euro 6 requirements and are designed for 100-percent biodiesel operation. The Austrian transport company Nothegger Transport maintains operations across 13 sites, including in countries such as Italy and Slovakia. Earlier post.).

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Aptera and EVE Energy partner for 21700 NMC battery cells

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As Aptera has moved ever closer to being ready for production, they have been making agreements with several companies who will be supplying their production run, including setting up an agreement with Elaphe Motors for producing in-hub motors in Slovakia.

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Europe’s Euro 7 emission limits face pushback from 8 international locations

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. “We oppose any new exhaust emission rules (including new testing requirements or new emission limits) for cars and vans,” the international locations mentioned within the paper, which used to be signed via France, Italy, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia.