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MAY 15, 2023

Volvo Trucks leads the market in Europe and in North America for heavy electric trucks after the first quarter of 2023. Now, its electric product range is being made available in new markets in Asia, Latin America and Africa. In total, the manufacturer has sold almost 5,000 electric trucks in about 40 countries.

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MARCH 14, 2024

MG Motors, a unit of Chinese automaker SAIC, will open a second European parts centre by the summer of 2024 in France to meet the country’s growing demand for its vehicles, a spokesperson told Reuters on Thursday. The new European site will be operated by a partner near Lens, in Hauts-de-France, near the Belgian border.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Nidec Leroy-Somer has signed an agreement with Airbus to develop an electric motor for Airbus’ hydrogen-powered fuel cell engine prototype, as part of Airbus’ ambition to bring the first zero-emission commercial aircraft to market by 2035. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 29, 2016

ITM announced the sale of an integrated hydrogen refueling station (HRS) with on-site generation to Hydrogène de France (HDF), for deployment in France. This is part of the H2 Mobilité France consortium strategy to create and then interlink regional HRS clusters across France. The contract is worth €1.5

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JUNE 15, 2021

Airbus has established Zero-Emission Development Centers (ZEDCs) at its sites in Bremen (Germany) and in Nantes (France). market launch of ZEROe ( earlier post ) and to accelerate the development of hydrogen-propulsion. The goal of the ZEDCs is to achieve cost-competitive cryogenic tank manufacturing to support the successful future.

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JUNE 15, 2023

May saw France’s plugins take over 24% market share, up from 20.9% Jeep is now part of Stellantis Group, and the Avenger shares a powertrain with the updated versions of the Peugeot 2008, Citroen e-C4, Opel Mocha, Opel Astra, and similar Stellantis BEVs. year on year, with new Stellantis BEVs arriving. comprised 15.6%

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JULY 4, 2020

Against this backdrop, the company intends to start talks on the sale of its car plant in Hambach, France. In addition, the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on the economy are creating new framework conditions in the market and in this context we are optimizing our global production network.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

Butagaz, a leading French brand distributing gas in bottles and tanks, is partnering with Global Bioenergies to incorporate batches of bio-isobutene produced at Global Bioenergies’ demo plant as early as 2017 and later by the first commercial bio-isobutene plant once built in France.

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DECEMBER 3, 2018

In 2010, electric vehicles still represented a niche market. Although still small compared to conventional passenger cars, the e-vehicle market share has increased steadily in Europe, with some countries witnessing impressive growth. Market share of M1 EV in Europe between 2010 and 2017. Barriers to mass market uptake.

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

As part of its National Hydrogen Strategy, Hungary has been investigating the feasibility of introducing hydrogen technology to rail transportation. Alstom is a pioneer of hydrogen technology, having introduced the Coradia iLint to the German market in September 2018 ( earlier post ).

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

Source: “Europe’s giant ‘taxi’ company: is Uber part of the problem or the solution?”. In France, which liberalized the taxi market in 2015, the number of reported PHV drivers doubled in three years (from more than 15,000 in 2016 to 30,000 in 2019). million users in France in 2017. That’s the right thing to do, full stop.

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MAY 2, 2024

India’s mid-sized IT services player L&T Technology Services ( LTTS ) has signed an approximately €45 million (around USD 48 million at current exchange rate) contract with European automotive parts manufacturer and supplier Forvia for engineering development activities for its clean mobility division. “As

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JANUARY 13, 2021

have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MOU) to launch a 50-50 joint-venture based in France by the end of the first half of 2021, targeting more than 30% share of the fuel cell-powered light commercial vehicle (LCV) market in Europe. Groupe Renault and Plug Power Inc.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The 100% electrified powertrain line-up of the new Toyota C-HR reflects Toyota’s commitment to offer what it terms appropriate carbon reduction opportunities to the largest and most competitive market segment in Europe. Its eight European manufacturing plants are located in Portugal, the UK, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey.

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APRIL 30, 2020

With the pandemic spreading across the globe, strict lockdowns in key markets, combined with consumer panic and economic uncertainty, have all contributed to the huge decrease in sales last month. Registrations fell in all 27 markets, but with varying severity. This downward trend is not simply due to the restrictions of free movement.

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JUNE 19, 2023

Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares mentioned legacy and fresh automakers must compete at the similar web page following a squabble with France over the place it expands output of the electrical Peugeot e-208 and nearest Ecu leaders flung unmistakable their doorways to Elon Musk. Why don’t we ask our competitors to make” mass-market EVs in France.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The planned Mexico plant would be responsible for delivering part of the remaining 1.3 In France, a plant Nidec runs jointly with Stellantis began operating earlier this year. Competition for e-axle market share is intensifying, the Nikkei report noted. million units.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Hydrogen Mobility Europe ( H2ME ), a multi-country, multi-partner project to demonstrate that hydrogen can support Europe’s future transport demands, announced that it has deployed its first 100 fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) in Germany, France and the UK.

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OCTOBER 17, 2022

ACC is the result of an initiative undertaken by Stellantis and TotalEnergies—together with its subsidiary Saft—joined by Mercedes-Benz, and strongly supported by France, Germany, and the European Union. The MoU also covers infrastructure solutions including energy management to create a carbon net zero factory.

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MAY 28, 2021

billion, could be part of the solution by paying for the development of greener technology that can help accelerate innovation and clean flying for everyone. The upside is that the private jet market is ideally suited to help bring about aviation’s Tesla moment, making hydrogen and electric planes a reality. —Andrew Murphy.

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OCTOBER 27, 2022

The investment has been subsidized as part of the “Green Public Transport” program, launched by the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. The hydrogen system components will have the highest safety systems available on the market. The hydrogen units will join the fleet of MPK in the second half of 2023.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-channel rail services between its Valenciennes Vehicle Logistics hub in France and Toton (UK). Corolla hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) produced at its plant in Derby will be freighted to its Valenciennes hub, and Yaris HEVs produced in France will be delivered to the UK.

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JUNE 21, 2022

Renault Group and Minth Group, a leading global automotive supplier, signed a memorandum of understanding for the creation of a France-based joint venture to produce battery casings. The joint venture will locate this high-tech activity at the Ruitz plant in Renault ElectriCity and will supply ElectriCity Douai and Maubeuge plants.

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APRIL 28, 2023

We are delighted to expand these activities with Constellium as part of our journey to carbon neutrality. Constellium, a full-service supplier of rolled and extruded aluminium solutions for the global automotive market, supplies aluminium for 1 in 4 vehicles produced in Europe and the US.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

The fuel tank is designed and manufactured by DSM Engineering Material project partners RM Technologies and MTS France. Hybrid vehicles are indeed a key part of the transition toward a more sustainable economy, and we’re very proud to offer this innovative new solution to the market.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Supply of sustainable aviation fuels produced in France by TotalEnergies to decarbonize Safran’s airplane and helicopter engine tests in France. Dialogue and promotion , through initiatives to raise awareness among public and private players in France, Europe and worldwide.

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JULY 27, 2012

Renault, LG Chem and CEA (France’s Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) are preparing to sign a three-way agreement in September concerning next-generation battery production. As part of this partnership, they signed several research agreements including a strategic cooperation contract for new battery technologies.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

The Continental Mobility Study 2020 shows that enthusiasm for electric cars is strong in China, while reservations still need to be overcome in Germany, France, the US and Japan. Only in France is the price the most discouraging factor. In France (+3 percentage points) and Japan (+1 percentage point), a small increase can be observed.

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APRIL 23, 2020

In the European Union—the world’s second-largest electric vehicle market—meanwhile, governments continue to promote electric mobility and union-wide CO 2 emissions remain in place. Lithium-ion battery demand stands to benefit, and cobalt—as an integral part of these batteries—will be in high demand in coming years.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

This entity will offer a simple, fast and cost-optimized logistics scheme thanks to industrial management in the factory, for the Île-de-France commercial network (RRG, dealerships, Renault Occasions/RVO). The parts and materials resulting from this activity will also enrich the activities of Factory VO, as well as Re-Energy and Re-Cycle.

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APRIL 11, 2023

According to Rystad Energy research, Spain, France, and Germany are among the countries committed or considering cross border pipelines to facilitate energy flows, while the UK with its extensive gas grid finds itself in a strong position to switch from natural gas to hydrogen. France, Spain, and Germany. In the UK, 62.5%

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NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Constellium also provides its high performing 5182 alloy for the inner of the hood, front and rear doors, and liftgate, delivering the required strength and formability for complex inner parts. All Auto Body Sheet solutions for the Grecale are supplied from Constellium’s plant in Neuf-Brisach, France.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

These announcements are part of an investment strategy that allows Volvo CE to advance electric solutions across its production facilities, including also the Konz facility in Germany, Belley in France and Changwon in South Korea, where other electric machines are made.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The other HyCET project partners are DEUTZ AG, DHL Freight GmbH, KEYOU GmbH, TotalEnergies Marketing Deutschland GmbH and Volvo Group. As part of the HyCET project, this engine will be installed in an 18-tonne truck to demonstrate its practicality for mobile applications. H2 is DEUTZ’s first ready-for-the-market hydrogen engine.

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JULY 22, 2020

The multi-year agreement follows the first commercial Nuseed Carinata shipment to Saipol’s crush plant in France last month. Nuseed Carinata is processed by Saipol, Europe’s largest biodiesel producer, at the Grand-Couronne plant in France. Nuseed Carinata is an excellent purpose-built biofuel feedstock with non-GMO high protein meal.

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MAY 3, 2021

Rosatom’s ambition is to produce and to store decarbonized hydrogen, and take part in pilot projects in Russia and across the world. We are ready to become one of the key players in the emerging global hydrogen production, transport and consumption market. million of which are in France. million customers, 28.1

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JULY 29, 2023

Acquiring an equal stake in Symbio bolsters Stellantis’ position in hydrogen-powered vehicles by supporting the fuel cell van production in France, and it also serves as a perfect complement to the company’s growing battery electric vehicle portfolio. FORVIA and Michelin are equal shareholders.

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