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OCTOBER 7, 2021

To promote environmentally-friendly, resource-efficient extraction of lithium, the BMW Group is investing , through its venture capital fund BMW i Ventures, in US startup Lilac Solutions. The BMW investment was part of Lilac’s just-closed US$150-million Series B financing.

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JULY 27, 2023

The Volkswagen Group is strengthening its position on the Chinese automotive market with cooperations between the VW brand and XPENG and between Audi and SAIC. As part of the close and long-term strategic cooperation, the Volkswagen Group is to invest approximately US$700 million in the Chinese manufacturer of intelligent electric cars.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Iveco Group has created a new entity: GATE (Green & Advanced Transport Ecosystem), a long-term, all-inclusive rental model for electric trucks and vans, which will support the industry’s energy transition. Iveco Group comprises eight unique brands.

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APRIL 1, 2021

The BMW Group has launched an initiative to protect the deep seas in cooperation with the WWF Germany. The BMW Group aspires to be one of the most sustainable automotive manufacturers and has built high standards into its supply chains for this purpose. What has been created over millions of years would be wiped out in a day.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2021

Workhorse Group has received a purchase order for 6,320 C-Series all-electric delivery vehicles from Pride Group Enterprises, a company with businesses in transportation equipment retail, wholesale, rental, leasing and logistics. Inventory financing for that deal is also being provided by Hitachi Capital America.

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Electrek

JUNE 7, 2022

Today Lucid Motors announced a new digital financing platform called Lucid Financial Services to provide lease and loan purchase options to Air EV customers in the United States. The financing options are provided through a strategic relationship between Lucid Group and Bank of America.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 1, 2020

Faced with the compelling need for more respirators, the French government asked a group of French industrial companies led by Air Liquide to study the possibility of increasing the production of respirators so as to provide 10,000 respirators in 50 days, between the beginning of April and mid-May.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

interest, and will retain operational management responsibility; its partner Tsingshan is financing the plant construction in exchange for 49.9% For this project with high value creation potential, our partner Tsingshan will provide its industrial expertise and financing capabilities needed for the construction of the plant.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Group14 Technologies announced $18 million in new financing from Amperex Technologies Limited (ATL), Showa Denko (SDK), Cabot Corporation, BASF Venture Capital, and OVP Venture Partners. Group 14 also includes germanium, tin, and lead.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Finnish Minerals Group, a mining and battery industry development and investment company, and FREYR Battery will cooperate to assess the feasibility of establishing an LFP cathode material plant in the city of Vaasa. Finnish Minerals Group initiated the scoping study at the end of 2021, and now the survey and analysis work is complete.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Renault India and Bajaj Finance are confident that this collaboration will strengthen their position in the market and reaffirm their shared mission of providing outstanding auto financing solutions to customers. RIPL), the European car brand in India, has partnered with Bajaj Finance Ltd., New Delhi: Renault India Pvt Ltd.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

to provide quick and hassle-free financing options for Suzuki two-wheeler customers. SMFG India Credit, a Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) and a member of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), will offer round-the-clock retail financing with quick approval processes and minimal documentation.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2019

delivered a non-binding letter to the Board of Groupe Renault proposing a combination of their respective businesses as a 50/50 merger. Groupe Renault has a strong presence across Europe, Russia, Africa and Middle East, while FCA is uniquely positioned in the high margin segments in North America and is a market leader in Latin America.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In a major boost for electric mobility in Kenya, the country’s largest commercial bank, KCB Bank Kenya Limited, a subsidiary of KCB Group Plc, has partnered with BasiGo to finance electric buses for public transport operators.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

In addition to new investors BlackRock and Sinobioway, existing investors also participated in this financing. This new and significant financing will help accelerate our growth and further expand project development and implementation. Canada-based Enerkem Inc., Earlier post.).

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JUNE 2, 2020

Swiss energy storage company Leclanché SA announced a strategic reorganization which will convert the company into a market-oriented, research-driven, software and systems integration company with expanded production and R&D capabilities based on a partnership agreement with Eneris Group.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2021

This cross-industry partnership is funded at its inception by BASF, Daimler AG, Fairphone, and Volkswagen Group. The financing companies BASF, Daimler AG, Fairphone, and Volkswagen Group are aware of their responsibility along the entire supply chain, including their human rights due diligence for raw material sourcing and production.

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MAY 8, 2014

Pinnacle Engines also announced closure of its Series C financing, bringing total investment in the company to more than $30 million. Investors in the round included Mitsui Global Investment, VenturEast and a strategic OEM partner along with its existing investors Bessemer Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates and Infield Capital.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

The BMW Group and Great Wall Motor have launched a new joint venture—Spotlight Automotive Limited—and are building a joint plant in China, where the BMW Group will produce future fully-electric models of its MINI brand. Jiangsu is also one of the leading provinces for finance, education and technology.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

announced that its MEG Group, through its joint venture with iUnicorn, has finalized its first order of EV Taxis for the city of Chengdu. The EV Taxis are supplied by Geely Auto Group and the financing for the vehicles was provided locally by Sichuan Tianfu Bank Co Ltd. Ideanomics Inc. —Alf Poor, CEO of Ideanomics.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2022

South Africa-based mining and metals group Sibanye Stillwater has increased its effective shareholding in Keliber Oy to 84.96%. At the end of June 2022, Keliber announced a financing arrangement that enables the lithium project to progress to the construction phase. Earlier post.) Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2019

billion in 17 deals compared to the $543 million in 30 deals in 1H 2018, according a new report from Mercom Capital Group. Announced debt and public market financing activity in the first half of 2019 ($547 million in five deals) was 275% higher compared to the first half of 2018 when $146 million was raised in six deals.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 19, 2020

The BMW Group plans to invest more than €30 billion up to 2025 in research and development to underscore its position as an innovation leader, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference in Munich. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 7, 2023

The KCB Group is the largest financial services organization in East Africa in terms of asset size. The Group is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, with subsidiaries in Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Graphex Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of Graphex Group and a mid-stream processor of natural graphite for use in Li-ion power batteries, entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia-based Reforme Group , a private mining and development group involved in developing processing, to create a strategic alliance (..)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2017

Comet Biorefining, an industry leader in the production of high-purity cellulosic dextrose, has completed a round of equity financing led by new investor PM Equity Partner. Current investor Sofinnova Partners and new investor Bioindustrial Innovation Canada (BIC) also participated in the financing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. The Group—including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation—and Grab will further develop new pilots and initiatives that lower the barriers of entry for Grab driver and delivery-partners to adopt EVs, such as lowering the total cost of ownership and reducing range anxiety.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

IVECO BUS, a brand of Iveco Group N.V., has been awarded a public tender for the supply of 120 E-WAY full electric city buses for Autoguidovie Group, the largest Italian privately owned local public transport company. Available both in standard and articulated versions (9.5, Available both in standard and articulated versions (9.5,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Mercom Capital Group, LLC, a global clean energy communications and consulting firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity for the global Battery Storage, Smart Grid, and Energy Efficiency sectors for the third quarter (Q3) and first nine months (9M) of 2020. billion compared to $1.2 billion in 9M 2019.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2012

EcoDual, LLC, a provider of diesel-to-natural-gas dual-fuel conversion systems for heavy duty diesel powered trucks has partnered with Vision Financial Group (VFG) to provide lease-to-own financing options for fleet owners seeking to convert to natural gas operation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 17, 2023

Mercom Capital Group, a global clean energy research and communications firm, released its report on funding and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in 2022 for the energy storage, smart grid, and energy efficiency sectors. Source: Mercom Capital Group. billion compared to $19.5 billion in 2021. billion compared to $19.5

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Electric Vehicles India

JANUARY 20, 2023

One of the top companies in the electric automobile market, Saera Electric Auto Private Limited (SEAPL), has agreed to finance vehicles through the non-banking financial corporation (NBFC), AMU Leasing Pvt. have partnered to provide vehicle financing. appeared first on Promoting Eco Friendly Travel.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Daimler Mobility AG and Geely Technology Group, a subsidiary of Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding), unveiled the premium ride-hailing provider StarRides in China with inaugural services to begin in Hangzhou in December 2019. StarRides will expand to other major cities in China starting in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2018

has entered into an investment agreement with SoftBank Group Corp. —Masayoshi Son, Chairman & CEO of SoftBank Group Corp. of the shares then outstanding, it will be entitled to purchase additional shares upon the same terms as the equity offerings forming part of the project financing to maintain its shareholdings up to 9.9%

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Baua Electric

MAY 15, 2023

Each and every college spouse groups up with a Toyota researcher on a particular form of inquiry, operating on answers particular to dad or mum corporate Toyota Motor Corp. The post $100 million Toyota funding finances proceed on robotics and controls appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. and for the business.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2022

This will include medium-term bills, short-term financing bonds and ultra-short-term financing bonds. The first phase of the project will have an annual output of 30,000 tons of lithium carbonate and lithium salt, with a corresponding investment of about 900 million yuan (US$133 million).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Under the Volkswagen Group’s Planning Round 68, the investment plan for 2020 to 2024, the Group plans to spend nearly €60 billion (US$66 billion) on the future areas of hybridization, electric mobility and digitalization over the next five years. —Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen Group.

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