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FREYR Battery and Aleees to pursue LFP cathode manufacturing joint venture in Nordic region

Green Car Congress

Norway-based FREYR Battery and Taiwan-based Aleees, a producer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials for batteries, have signed a Head of Terms agreement to pursue a joint venture with the ambition to establish an LFP cathode plant in the Nordic region. Aleees is an approved supplier of cathode material to 24M Technologies, Inc.

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Ballard to supply two fuel cell modules to Solaris for bus deployments in Europe

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Ballard Power Systems will supply Solaris Bus and Coach with two zero emission fuel cell power modules to be used in buses planned for deployment in Hamburg, Germany. In 2013, Ballard fuel cell modules delivered greater than 97% availability in buses currently operating in the cities of London and Amsterdam.

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GM’s Europe go back anticipated to focus on Nordic nations with EVs

Baua Electric

LONDON — Basic Motors will start gross sales of full-electric vehicles in Europe within the autumn, with the primary markets anticipated to be Nordic nations. A supply regular with the subject informed Car Information Europe that the automaker will goal Nordic nations first.

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London Calling: Congestion Charge Recharges Electric Cars

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London could soon replace California as the electric car capital of the world. Thanks in large part to Mayor "Red Ken" Livingstone, who enacted London's much criticized congestion charge policy in 2003. Norway's Th!nk nk Global views London as a first market when it relaunches the Th!nk nk City in 2008.

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Tesla’s years of battery tech investments are becoming a buffer against nickel’s rising costs

Teslarati

For years, Tesla has invested heavily in its supply chain and battery strategy. Norway-based energy analytics firm Rystad Energy estimated that demand would surpass nickel supply around 2024, and by 2026, there might be a shortage of the material. The country also holds 10% of the world’s overall nickel supply.

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POD Point prepares for Scandinavian expansion

Green Cars News

The London-based company is now supplying hardware and software to Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, Europe’s most advanced electric vehicle markets. Electric vehicle charging specialist POD Point has begun expanding into some of the most EV-friendly countries.

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Britishvolt wants to build battery gigafactories around the world

Charged EVs

As EV sales grow, it is critical to establish local battery production and shorten supply chains. The site in the Northeast of England was selected because of the abundance of renewable energy—it has access to the North Sea Interconnector, so the company can take hydropower-created electricity from Norway and feed wind power back.

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