Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 12, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is taking another step to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules on its path to an all-electric future. The new CATL plant in Debrecen, Hungary will supply battery cells for European production sites in Germany and Hungary.

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Mercedes Hungary Supplies Batteries 120

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.

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Supplies Batteries Battery South Korea 199

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. The range of products produced at the Szombathely II plant includes electric motor components. Image: Schaeffler. —Klaus Rosenfeld, CEO of Schaeffler AG.

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Hungary Auto Industry Motor Motors 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2017

Samsung SDI has completed construction of its electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in Hungary. Sitting on a 330,000 m 2 site in Goed, the plant is capable of producing batteries for 50,000 electric vehicles annually with operations expected to begin in the second quarter of next year.

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EV Specifications

AUGUST 16, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is taking another step to scale up development and production of next-generation high-performance battery cells and modules on its path to an all-electric future. The new CATL plant in Debrecen, Hungary will supply battery cells for European production sites in Germany and Hungary.

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Hungary Mercedes Supplies Production 52

Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2022

billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The Debrecen, Hungary battery plant would join CATL’s Munich, Germany facility as the second for the company in Europe. We’re proud to see our Ambition 2039 supported by CATL’s commitment to CO2 neutral production in Hungary.”

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Hungary Europe Building Batteries 98

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

With the construction of the solar-cell park, we are now taking a further step to achieve this in terms of power supply. gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity. Our goal is to have completely CO 2 -neutral plant operation in the future. —Achim Heinfling, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt.

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Audi Hungary Building Solar 359

Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2022

Schaeffler is introducing 4in1 electric axle drives. With the 4in1 electric axle, Schaeffler is now going one step further by integrating the thermal management system as well as the electric motor, power electronics, and transmission into the axle drive. Another new development are electric beam axles for pick-up trucks.

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Electric Electrical Automobile Manufacturer Hungary 369

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The battery is decisive for the competitiveness of electric vehicles. The battery assembly will be located on the site of the Debrecen vehicle plant, which started construction about six months ago.

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BMW Batteries Battery Hungary 417

Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Europe has become the fastest growing region for new electric vehicle (EV) lithium-ion battery capacity outside of China, according to Benchmark Minerals. Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. SK Innovation (Hungary): 7.5 Benchmark cautions that capacity does not necessarily equal reliable supply for the EV industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

In 2012 Audi’s Hungarian plant opened a geothermal facility to supply most of its heat requirements. r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. The second measure is the supply of geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary.

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Audi Installation Solar Hungary 435

Baua Electric

JANUARY 8, 2024

trillion KRW) contract to supply high-nickel NCA cathode material to battery manufacturer Samsung SDI. EcoPro plans to ship battery materials to Samsung from its Debrecen, Hungary plant, which broke ground in April 2023 and is expected to start production in 2025. billion (43.87 The contract runs from 2024 through 2028.

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Supplies Hungary Charging Congress 52

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

BBA currently produces seven model ranges, with fully-electric, plug-in hybrid and internal combustion engines. The BMW Group’s next model generation, the NEUE KLASSE, will embody all three pillars of future mobility: electric, digital and circular. These batteries will be used in the models of the NEUE KLASSE.

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BMW China Batteries Battery 457

Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Three of them are currently being established.

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Hungary Mercedes Cars Concept 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. For SK On, the new facility is part of its efforts to secure a stable supply of key battery materials in North America. million EVs a year.

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North America Manufacturer Ford Building 195

Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2021

Copper foil is the most commonly used anode current collector in Li-ion batteries; it not only lets electric current flow but also dissipates the heat generated by the battery. The majority of the projects are targeted at making copper foil for lithium-ion batteries to meet demand from EVs.

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Malaysia Hungary Li-ion Taiwan 225

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 —Julia Poliscanova, senior director for vehicles and emobility at T&E Germany, Hungary, Spain, Italy and the UK stand to lose the most if battery-makers change their plans. TWh—is at a high or medium risk of being disrupted or lost.

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Companies Batteries Battery Production 430

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

BYD is launching three new battery-electric passenger vehicles in Europe at the Paris Motor Show, including the BYD ATTO 3, a C-segment SUV designed with the European customer in mind; the BYD TANG, a 7-seater with variable all-wheel drive; and the sporty sedan BYD HAN. BYD’s new generation e-Platform 3.0, BYD e-Platform 3.0

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BYD Motor Motors Motoring 273

Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Germany, all Mercedes-Benz plants will be supplied with CO 2 -neutral energy. The preparations for exclusively green electricity for a climate-friendly production in Europe are already well advanced. Thereby, we completely forego coal-based electricity and obtain our electrical energy from only renewable sources.

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Germany Mercedes CO2 Supplies 170

Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2021

Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7 kWh/100 km) it is the second fully electric compact car from Mercedes-EQ. After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022.

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Mercedes SUV Electric Electrical 243

Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

For its next-gen models, BMW is turning to Croatian electric hypercar specialist Rimac for EV batteries. Rimac’s tech division will supply batteries for BMW’s future electric cars. Rimac to supply BMW with EV batteries The collaboration is Rimac Tech’s “largest and most ambitious project” the company has undertaken.

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BMW Batteries Battery South Carolina 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

The numbers highlight the increasingly global spread of battery gigafactories, as automakers look to secure local supply chains to lower costs and reduce the risk of trade disruption. In March China’s EVE Energy announced plans to set up its first European battery plant with an estimated capacity of 30 GWh in Debrecen, Hungary.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 199

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2022

Let’s prove that he is wrong, writes András Lukács of Clean Air Action Group Hungary. The European Union relies on imports for 96% of its crude oil supply, and about […]. Putin is convinced that Europeans are so obsessed with their cars that they will not quit using them, no matter what he does in Ukraine.

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Ukraine Hungary Fuel Oil 96

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. Around 160,000 units of Audi’s first electric model have been delivered since 2018. The highly automated manufacture of electric motors in Györ.

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Audi Production Belgium Hungary 195

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

In 2022, Mercedes-Benz’ global portfolio will include eight all-electric Mercedes-EQ models. The global Mercedes-Benz production network is ready for the company’s electric product offensive and is integrating its Mercedes-EQ models into series production in its existing plants. kWh/100 km) started in Vitoria, northern Spain.

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Mercedes All-Electric Plug-in Electric 259

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

The advancements in battery chemistries and technologies, upsurge in electric vehicle (EV) sales, evolving regulatory scenario, and increasing consumer preferences toward EVs are expediting market growth worldwide. Asia-Pacific (APAC) dominates the market and continues to be the highest revenue-generating region.

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Li-ion 2020 Market Batteries 170

Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is expanding its production capacities for electric cars in Europe. The Hambach plant in France, which currently produces smart brand electric vehicles, will produce a compact electric car of the new product and technology brand EQ. From 2020, the brand smart will only offer electric vehicles.

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Mercedes Germany France Hungary 207

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Location data and technology company HERE Technologies, in conjunction with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, published an interactive index that shows the developing state of electric vehicle (EV) demand and infrastructure readiness across the United States and Europe.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2022

3 in Europe currently under construction in Iváncsa, Hungary. The amount is enough to power 430,000 electric vehicles (EVs) per year. SK On plans to use the secured resources to invest in Plant No.3 With a total investment of KRW 3.31 trillion (US$2.5 It is also the largest amount Euler Hermes has funded Korean companies.

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Europe Batteries Battery Financing 210

Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

The battery side will supply cylindrical cells with 20% greater energy density than current cells, helping to boost charging speed and range by 30%, BMW claims. BMW cylindrical battery cells The first Neue Klasse model, and SUV previewed by Vision Neue Klasse X concept , is scheduled to start production in Hungary in 2025.

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BMW Batteries Battery Mexico 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford announced a series of initiatives for sourcing battery capacity and raw materials that light a clear path to reach its targeted annual run rate of 600,000 electric vehicles by late 2023 and more than 2 million by the end of 2026. BHP: For nickel supply from BHP’s Nickel West operations in Australia.

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Ford North America F-150 Batteries 221

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Mercedes-Benz announced that its Rastatt plant—the company’s lead plant in global production of compact cars—will produce compact-class electric EQ models in the future. Together with our ambitious colleagues, we as a works council want to help to shape the change in the automotive industry for electric mobility.

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Mercedes Germany Vehicles Hungary 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2010

is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market. Remy is supplying two HVH electric motors per ML 450 hybrid vehicle. Remy International, Inc.

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International Mercedes Motor Motors 210

Teslarati

MARCH 7, 2022

While Starlink plays the vital role of keeping key parts of the nation connected to the internet, electric vehicles from Musk’s EV company, Tesla, are also aiding people on the ground. Some of these images were shared on social media platforms recently by electric vehicle advocate Bogdan Golovatiuk , who is currently in Kyiv, Ukraine.

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EV Central

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

READ MORE: From 2025 it’s in with the (radically) new at BMW READ MORE: BMW X5 FCEV confirmed for 2022 for hydrogen pilot program There’s now a lot more detail on the next-generation electric drivetrain technology that will propel it. To supply the battery packs they will need, BMW is investing to expand production.

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BMW Charging Electric Cars Hungary 52

Baua Electric

MAY 22, 2024

The two new factories will be in addition to CATL’s plans for six overseas factories already announced: Germany, Thailand, Hungary, Indonesia, and two in the US (with Ford and Tesla). It’s also considering a fully owned battery cathode materials facility in Morocco, which would supply its European battery plants.

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Market Morocco Hungary Indonesia 52

Teslarati

OCTOBER 11, 2022

CATL), the world’s largest producer of electric vehicle batteries and one of Tesla’s key battery suppliers, anticipates its net profits to rise as much as 9.8 The expectations come as the electric vehicle battery market benefits from the rise of EVs in the general automotive sector. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd.

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