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Renault Group and Managem Group sign agreement for sustainable supply of Moroccan cobalt

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Renault Group and Managem Group , a Moroccan player in the mining and hydrometallurgy sector, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at securing the supply of low-carbon and responsible cobalt sulfate for electric batteries. billion from 2025 and a target of €3 billion.

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BNEF: producing battery materials in the DRC could lower supply-chain emissions and add value to the country’s cobalt

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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) can leverage its abundant cobalt resources and hydroelectric power to become a low-cost and low-emissions producer of lithium-ion battery cathode precursor materials, according to a new study on a unified African supply chain by BloombergNEF (BNEF). —James Frith, head of energy storage at BNEF.

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Skeleton Technologies joins Flying Whales program to develop next generation of heavy-lift, large-capacity airships

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European ultracapacitor manufacturer Skeleton Technologies will join French firm Flying Whales’ program to build a 60-ton Large Capacity Airship (LCA60T, for the global transport market. For that purpose Morocco will become the “third parent country” of Flying Whales. Average operational power is expected to be approximately 1.5

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BMW boosts CATL battery order to €7.3B, signs €2.9B battery order with Samsung SDI

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The BMW Group is deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. Limited) and Samsung SDI.

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Could the next James Bond be driving an EV powered by Lucid Motors?

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Following an existing supply agreement with Aston Martin , Lucid Motors’ CEO and CTO Peter Rawlinson hinted that James Bond’s next vehicle could be 100% electric. The components will all be built at AMP-1 and shipped overseas to the UK automaker via supply contracts worth over $450 million. Peter Rawlinson seems to think so.