Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

AKASOL AG, a leading German producer of high-performance lithium-ion battery systems, is expanding its long-term framework agreement to supply a Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer with high-performance battery systems for electric buses and trucks. AKASOL says the order volume is in the mid to high three-digit million-euro range.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2018

Analysis by researchers at the Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU) of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) suggests that, given the foreseen scaling of battery demand up to 2050, each may face supply risks, albeit for different reasons. Currently, the battery industry already accounts for 50% of the total demand for cobalt.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, in body components such as the hood, for example. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

Sales of fully electric cars increased by 229.5% Fully electric cars increased by 174.9% Volvo Cars said that as the supply chain constraints continue to slowly ease, production is improving month over month. Supply shortages will remain a constraining factor for Volvo Cars and the auto industry.

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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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

The Norwegian shipping industry is teaming up to develop battery-powered ships. In 2015, these will be followed by the world’s largest electric ferry, which will regularly cross Norway’s largest fjord. The first hybrid offshore supply ship, will start to operate within a few weeks. Earlier post.)

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Teslarati

MAY 20, 2022

Industry experts predicts that more than half of all new vehicles in India will be fully electric by 2030. According to Volkswagen, the MEB electric platform was designed to help automakers build their portfolio of electric vehicles in a cost-effective and swift manner.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

The Volvo Cars manufacturing plant in Chengdu, the company’s largest in China, is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, taking the company’s global renewable electricity mix in its manufacturing network to 80%. Until recently, the Chengdu plant already sourced 70% of its electricity from renewable sources.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 19, 2024

“The luxury industry is I think operating at a little bit of a different level than the main market as it relates to EVs,” “We still see in the data, 60% of the consumer base, that their next luxury vehicle will be an EV.” Cadillac has been bolstering its EV lineup, aiming to offer a fully electric portfolio by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

BUZZ brings its classic, the Bulli, to the road as a fully electric version. KUKA is responsible for the planning, delivery, assembly and commissioning of a fully automated body shop system for the underbody of the all-electric ID. The fully electric ID. KS Rack Changer. The new Multivan, the ID.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2021

Trane Technologies is bringing Thermo King’s fully electric E-200 refrigeration unit for small trucks to the United States. A smart controller with power management intelligence to optimize the supply and demand of power. F, an can be used for both engine-powered or all-electric fleets.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2022

During the first quarter, the number of cars sold increased gradually to a total of 148,295 cars as the supply chain constraints affecting Volvo Cars and the auto industry continued to slowly ease. Sales of fully electric cars made up 9.0% of total sales, while fully electric cars made up 7.9%.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors has long talked about its plans to expand its lineup of electric vehicles, with plans to be fully electric by 2035. General Motors secures supply for silicon carbide chips for its next-gen EVs. “Nobody is going to be able to touch us in the battery-electric truck space,” GM President Mark Reuss said.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Van Hool, an independent Belgian manufacturer of buses, coaches and industrial vehicles, has shipped the first CX45E, a 100% battery electric coach, to the US. The all-electric CX45E will then be delivered to two North American customers. The CX45E is a fully electric powered coach for the North American market.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2023

According to Redwood, its technology can recover more than 95% of the critical minerals from batteries (such as nickel, cobalt, lithium, and copper) and then manufacture the metals into battery components that are supplied to US battery manufacturers for new electric vehicles and energy storage products.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Dow Kokam and PVI are partnering on a small fleet of fully electric refuse trucks. The electric truck and its battery system, which will be produced and assembled in France, were unveiled at Pollutec 2010 by PVI and its partner SITA, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, alongside examples of Dow Kokam’s battery system technology.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2019

By the middle of the next decade it expects half its global sales to be fully electric and the other half hybrid, supplied by the new unit. The planned new stand-alone business can also supply third-party manufacturers, providing possible growth opportunities. Volvo Cars Drive-E 4 cylinder gasoline engine - T4/T3/T2.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2020

Bentley Motors has launched a three-year research study on electric vehicle powertrains, utilizing a fully integrated, free from rare-earth magnet e-axle that supports electric vehicle architectures. This reinforces Bentley’s ambition to lead sustainable luxury mobility and introduce the first fully electric Bentley by 2026.

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Bentley Motor Motors Motoring 448

Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2017

The consultancy says that China will dominate both the market and the industry in the foreseeable future. The index assess the relative competitive position of the seven leading automotive nations (Germany, France, Italy, the US, Japan, China and South Korea) on the basis of three key indicators: technology; industry; and market.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2021

The creation of the stand-alone joint venture and the transfer of assets allows Volvo Cars to focus fully on the development of its new range of all-electric premium cars in coming years. By 2030, it plans for every car it sells to be pure electric.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

Now the European e-bus industry is at a watershed moment as proven battery technology and tighter environmental legislation make electric buses economically competitive with diesel. We are delighted to announce our partnership with Škoda Electric and to take a leading role in the development of Europe’s e-bus market.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

During the month-long field test, the second-generation prototype of the fully-electric Honda AWV performed a range of functions at a large-scale solar energy construction project, including towing activities and transporting construction materials, water, and other supplies to pre-set destinations within the work site.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2019

An on-board hydrogen fuel cell will charge the battery on the forthcoming fully electric Hyster ReachStacker. The technology will help evolve this industry into a low carbon and zero-emission sector. The truck architecture incorporates electricity as the main energy source at high voltage to power fully electric motors.

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Driivz

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Despite supply constraints and COVID-19, global EV sales in the first half of 2021 showed a 160% increase over the same period in 2020 — and 2020 itself was a banner year for EVs. Here are other 4 major trends we have seen this year across the EV industry. Here are other 4 major trends we have seen this year across the EV industry.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 16, 2019

First, on 4 October, XL acquired the electrification division of Quantum Fuel Systems, an industry leader in alternative fuel systems for the automotive and heavy duty fleet industries. In addition to Kazarinoff, XL added Rob Kisiel to its leadership team, as VP of Supply Chain and Production. —Dimitri Kazarinoff.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 20, 2022

Mahindra intends to equip its “Born Electric Platform” with MEB electric components such as electric motors, battery system components and battery cells. The Partnering Agreement evaluates the scope of collaboration—it indicates binding rules for the evaluation phase as well as the non-binding scope of supply.

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India SUV Climate Protection Climate 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The hydrogen needed to supply the fuel cell is stored in two 700-bar tanks made of carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). The BMW Group sold more than 215,000 fully electric vehicles worldwide in 2022, which represents an increase over the previous year of almost 108%.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

For the first time, these extend throughout the entire lifecycle: from the supply chain through production to the end of the use phase. The company is targeting the biggest reductions industry-wide in this area by 2030, thus following a more ambitious path than the 1.5 Product strategy: fully-electric models in high-volume series.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2021

announced a battery and power electronics development and supply agreement and an investment in eNow, Inc., a provider of solar and battery power systems that enable fully-electric Transport Refrigeration Units (eTRUs) for Class 8 commercial trailers. XL Fleet Corp.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

—Jörg Burzer, Member of the Board of Management of Mercedes-Benz AG, Production and Supply Chain. Compact car class customers can look forward to two fully electric compact SUVs in the EQA and EQB in 2021. EQA will celebrate its world premiere on January, 20 2021 as the first fully electric derivative of this compact car.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Guests experienced the fully electric trucks firsthand for the first time, and learned more about electromobility and its role in freight movement solutions. Our partnership with Volvo Group began with efforts to develop a prototype of a hybrid-electric diesel truck, something that was novel in the industry at the time.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Despite widespread parts and chip shortages that plague the industry to this day, 2021 was the United States EV industry’s most successful year, with nearly 148,000 electrified units sold. The KBB report says nearly 500,000 fully-electric vehicles were purchased last year. million, it says.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz announced in July that it will be ready to go fully electric by the end of the decade wherever market conditions allow. This new partnership allows us to secure supply, to take advantage of economies of scale, and to provide our customers with superior battery technology.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We are now freeing up these funds to focus them on the technologies that are crucial to our long-term corporate success in the transformation of our industry. With the changeover to Euro VII, we would have to invest considerable resources in the further development of our medium-duty engines.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2018

The design of the battery and charging system for Volkswagen’s fully-electric I.D. Furthermore, the charging strategy and independent mobile power supply are also important aspects of the rapid-charging system. If necessary, air can be supplied to cool the internal battery system in the I.D. R Pikes Peak. R Pikes Peak.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 18, 2019

With automotive battery capacity currently scarce, expensive and suffering supply problems, the deployment of this limited resource is critical to maximizing CO 2 reduction, Emissions Analytics says. The most extreme form of the technology—fully-electric vehicles—is often hailed as the solution. Beyond the 37.5%

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