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Hyundai Motor and LG Energy Solution to establish 50:50 $4.3B battery cell manufacturing JV in US

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Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced an EV battery cell manufacturing joint venture in the US. Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding to produce EV batteries in the US. The Hyundai Elantra Hybrid, LPi hybrid vehicle introduced in 2009, was the Group’s first electrified model.

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Hyundai Motor Group to invest $87B over next 5 years; 44 electrified vehicles; new EV development system; hydrogen plans

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Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) will invest more than KRW100 trillion (US$87 billion) over next 5 years—KRW20 trillion (~US$17.4 Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) will invest more than KRW100 trillion (US$87 billion) over next 5 years—KRW20 trillion (~US$17.4

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SETEC POWER Emergency Mobile EV Charging System Unveiled in Bali

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Jakarta – PT Toyota-Astra Motor (TAM) officially handed over 143 units of battery electric vehicles to the government to support the G20 Summit held in Bali on November 15-16. Besides being attended by Minister of State Secretary Pratikno, the event was also attended by the Japanese Ambassador to Indonesia, Kanasugi Kenji.

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Nissan launches all-new Note in Japan, exclusively with second-generation e-POWER electrified powertrain

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The new Note features the second generation of Nissan’s e-POWER electric powertrain—a series-hybrid drive system in which the only function of the combustion engine is to act as a generator to produce power for the battery. The second-generation e-POWER system has an all-new electric motor and inverter.

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Right on time! VinFast’s affordable range of electric cars are closer than ever to Aussie launch

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Until now limited to its home country as well as other left-hand drive markets such as North America, VinFast rolled out its right-hand drive line-up at last week’s Indonesian International Motor Show in Jakarta. At IIMS VinFast also announced plans to develop with local suppliers a nationwide charging network in Indonesia.

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Roskill: automotive batteries and stainless steel to drive nickel demand

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per year over the course of the forecast period, due to rising output in China and Indonesia. By 2027, Roskill forecasts that EV sales (including BEVs, plug-in hybrid EVs, fuel cell EVs and low speed EVs) will account for nearly 30% of the total. Supply growth to come mainly from China and from Indonesia.

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CATL accelerates overseas expansion as it outgrows China’s booming EV market

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CATL’s growth in China is mainly impacted by the country’s NEV growth rate (including hybrids) and rival BYD’s growth. The two new factories will be in addition to CATL’s plans for six overseas factories already announced: Germany, Thailand, Hungary, Indonesia, and two in the US (with Ford and Tesla).

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