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JLR Halewood to become all-electric production facility; next-gen medium-size SUV architecture fully electric

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billion) over the next five years in its industrial footprint, vehicle programs, autonomous, AI and digital technologies and people skills. JLR continues to explore options for other parts of the Castle Bromwich site. JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) will invest £15 billion (US$18.7

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Have We Reached Peak EV? (Part 1)

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Electric vehicles are dominating the industry conversation, so we had a chat with someone who is a bit of an EV evangelist.as Not fully electric, necessarily, but electrified. well as with a journalist who noted that his outlet elected seven electrified vehicles to its latest Top 10 list.

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Volvo Cars first carmaker to explore fossil-free steel with SSAB and HYBRIT

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Volvo Cars is teaming up with Swedish steel maker SSAB to jointly explore the development of fossil-free, high-quality steel for use in the automotive industry. As part of the collaboration, Volvo Cars will be the first car maker to secure SSAB steel made from hydrogen-reduced iron from HYBRIT’s pilot plant in Luleå, Sweden.

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Volkswagen Group China unveils its first eVTOL passenger drone prototype: V.MO

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Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. The launch of this stunning validation model—the V.MO—is

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Porsche and Hydro to cooperate on low-carbon aluminum and battery materials recycling

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Aluminum is one of the key elements in the transformation of an electrical vehicle into a sports car. Already today aluminum constitutes around 30% of the total weight of the Porsche Taycan, the brand’s first fully electric sports car. Access to sustainably sourced raw materials is a key challenge for the automotive industry.

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Cemex Germany strengthens EV fleet with iONTRON ready-mix trucks from Putzmeister

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The building materials company has taken delivery of two all-electric iONTRON mixer trucks from Putzmeister , which will become part of the Berlin truck mixer fleet. The iONTRON eMixer is fully electrically powered, reducing carbon emissions by up to 100% depending on the local electricity mix.

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JLL taps Proterra for fully electric commuter shuttle bus service in Chicago

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The lease of 10 Proterra Catalyst shuttle buses represents two industry firsts: The shuttle service will be the first in the country to operate a 100% zero-emission electric bus fleet as well as one of the first commercial customers to lease electric buses.

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