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Ford updates electric vehicle plans, readies manufacturing plants

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Ford Motor Company said today it is retiming the launch of upcoming electric vehicles at its Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant while continuing to build out an advanced industrial system to produce its next-generation electric vehicles, including greenfield construction and conversion of existing assembly plants.

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All Audi production sites will manufacture all-electric vehicles by 2029

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Two sites, Böllinger Höfe and Brussels, are already producing all-electric vehicles. Starting next year, the Audi Q6 e-tron will be the first all-electric model to roll off the production line in Ingolstadt. Production of all-electric cars will gradually start in Neckarsulm, San José Chiapa, and Győr as well.

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Auto Manufacturers Transition to Electric Vehicles

Electric Driver

In the 2020s, it is anticipated that car manufacturers will adopt electric mobility more extensively. Specifically, the 20 largest automotive manufacturers, who were responsible for nearly 90% of all new cars produced, have declared their plans to enhance the availability of electric vehicle models and increase production.

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Ford to invest C$1.8 billion in Oakville complex for EV manufacturing in Canada

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billion) in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada. The campus, to be renamed Oakville Electric Vehicle Complex, will begin to retool and modernize in the second quarter of 2024 to prepare for production of next-generation EVs. billion (US$1.3

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Watt Electric Vehicle Co introduces PACES: EV platform for low-to-medium volume manufacturers; interlocking Al extrusions

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UK-based Watt Electric Vehicle Company has designed a state-of-the-art platform enabling low-to-medium volume manufacturers of cars and commercial vehicles to go electric without the cost burden of investing in their own specific chassis technology.

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DOE: EV battery manufacturing capacity in N America in 2030 projected to be nearly 20 times greater than in 2021

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A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to 998 GWh/year by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Major companies with large fleets release new EV roadmap for car & truck manufacturers

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Members of the Corporate Electric Vehicle Alliance presented top vehicle manufacturers, including Volvo, GM, Daimler and Toyota, with a roadmap for developing the types of electric vehicles that companies plan to acquire in the US over the next five years. LDV ZEV Preferences by Vehicle Type.

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