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Germany to invest up to €290M to launch the Innovation and Technology Center for Hydrogen (ITZ H2)

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Germany will invest up to €290 million to launch the Innovation and Technology Center for Hydrogen (Innovations- und Technologiezentrum für Wasserstoff, ITZ H 2 ), following the positive conclusion of a feasibility study (German only). Hydrogen is the chance to make large parts of mobility and the economy climate-neutral. Source: BMDV.

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Tesla Giga Berlin called a model investment by leading Chancellor candidate in Germany

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On Friday, Elon Musk and Armin Laschet, the frontrunner to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany’s Chancellor, are expected to meet at Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin site. The Chancellor candidate seeks to find a balance between climate change policies and economic growth in Germany. .

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Groupe Renault creating first European factory dedicated to the circular economy of mobility in Flins

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Groupe Renault is creating the REFACTORY in Flins, the first European circular economy site dedicated to mobility. It will be based on a wide network of partners from all sectors and will revolve around 4 poles of activity, putting into practice the principles of the circular economy at each stage of the vehicle life cycle and mobility.

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Study on battery recycling in the EU: €9B needed by 2035, circular economy by 2040 seems unrealistic

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—Dr Jörn Neuhausen, co-author and Senior Director E-Mobility at Strategy& Germany The team of authors expects the combination of high material volumes and low recycling costs to create an ideal market environment for the battery industry. This suggests that a completely closed battery market will not emerge in the next 20 years.

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Mercedes breaks ground on new battery recycling facility in Germany

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Mercedes has broken ground on a new battery recycling facility in Germany, focusing on “closing the loop” and allowing the automaker to source more battery materials sustainably. Increased recycling can help to reduce this dependence on critical raw materials and thus strengthen the resilience of the economy.”

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Tesla supplier CATL’s battery facility in Germany takes a step towards deployment

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Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is poised to complete its first European plant, with the facility receiving its second partial approval from the state of Thuringia, Germany. Whether CATL’s Germany-based battery facility would be supplying Gigafactory Berlin remains to be seen.

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What’s Up With The Incorrect “EVs Are Bad For The Environment” Push Lately?

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In Germany, you have some not-in-my-backyard “environmental groups” that seem to be solely focused on stopping Tesla […]. There seems to be a renewed rush of FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) being spread about electric vehicles these days.