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Daimler buying more than €20B of battery cells for electric drive vehicles by 2030

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Two more factories will be built in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, one at the company’s Sindelfingen site, and one each at the sites in Beijing (China), Bangkok (Thailand) and Tuscaloosa (USA). The first factory in Kamenz is already in series production and the second factory there will start series production at the beginning of 2019.

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Polypore sells itself; battery separators to Asahi Kasei for $2.2B, separations media to 3M for $1B

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Asahi Kasei projects significant growth in demand for Li-ion battery separators in the automotive segment. Polypore’s energy storage business comprises two main elements: Celgard Li-ion battery separators and Daramic lead-acid battery separators. Source: Asahi Kasei. growth in Click to enlarge. per share in cash.

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Hitachi Restructures, Spinning Off Automotive Systems Business; to Launch Group-Wide Strategies for Li-ion Battery and Renewables Businesses

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The new automotive business will have a special focus on hybrid and electric drive system components, as well as technologies for enhancing the efficiency of internal combustion engines. Specifically, in the environmental field, it will enhance lithium-ion batteries, compact inverters, small motors and other key devices for hybrid vehicles.

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Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE Concludes Knockout Qualifying Stage; 15 Vehicles from 12 Teams Continue On

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Spira, Spira4u (Carrollton, IL/Banglamung, Thailand) Combustion Engine. Li-ion Motors, Wave II (North Carolina) Battery Electric. Western Washington University, Viking 45 (Bellingham, WA) Gas/Electric Hybrid. X-Tracer, E-Tracer 7002 (Switzerland) Battery Electric. X-Tracer, E-Tracer 7009 (Switzerland) Battery Electric.

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Tata Motors shows CNG, diesel-electric hybrid and fuel cell concepts at Auto Expo 2012 in India, unveils 3 new production vehicles

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Indigo Manza Hybrid. Tata Motors showcased its alternate fuel technology capability at the New Delhi Auto Expo 2012 by displaying four concepts: the Tata Nano CNG; the Tata Indigo Manza diesel-electric hybrid; the Tata Starbus Fuel Cell (hydrogen); and the Tata Magic Iris CNG. Tata Indigo Manza Hybrid Concept. Click to enlarge.

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