Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2021

Batteryline.com introduces a new network website for experts in the manufacturing of EV batteries based on the need for more knowledge in the related automotive industry. In the drive to supply the world with high quality and cost-effective batteries there is a need to improve worldwide production. —Batteryline.com.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Magna has secured new business from General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures on the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. Production is expected to begin later in 2023. We have been able to leverage our expertise to supply battery enclosures—a product for which we see strong potential going forward.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Mercedes-Benz will collaborate with Norwegian aluminum producer Hydro to reduce significantly the CO₂ footprint of aluminum in the automotive supply chain. The product will be introduced to a range of Mercedes-Benz models including the electric EQ models. kg CO 2 /kg Al. kg CO 2 e /kg Al —Hydro REDUXA 3.0—to Source: Hydro.

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Mercedes Supplies Carbon Emissions 329

Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

Ricardo has announced a long-term, multi-year partnership with British supercar company McLaren Automotive to manufacture its next-generation V8 power unit. This is the third extension and fourth generation of the engine supply agreement between the two companies.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 11, 2019

Pre-series production of the ID.3 The core components for electric cars are developed and produced for the new electric vehicles at the Volkswagen Group Components plants: the electric drive comes from Kassel; the Salzgitter plant supplies its colleagues in Hessen with rotors and stators. The success of the ID.3 and Hanover.

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Parts Supplies Production Manufacturer 191

Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2023

In addition to recent investments in Fridley, Cummins is investing more than $1 billion across its US engine manufacturing network in Indiana, North Carolina and New York. The X15N is part of the new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform produced at JEP. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2023

eFuels company HIF Global ( earlier post ) and Siemens Energy reached an agreement under which Siemens Energy will supply electrolyzers to the HIF Matagorda eFuels Facility. We face a time of incredible expansion in hydrogen production amid global supply chain challenges.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2022

Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. Natron has spent 10 years developing sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing.

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Sodium Manufacturer Lithium Ion Batteries 370

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has signed a supply agreement with Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel (H2GS) ( earlier post ) over approximately 50,000 tonnes almost CO₂-free steel per year for its European press shops and deepened its partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim to establish a sustainable steel supply chain in North America.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. Once production begins in the first half of 2026, the site will have the capacity to produce up to 45,000 tonnes of cathode active material (CAM) per year.

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North America Manufacturer Ford Building 195

Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2022

(CTR) signed a binding offtake agreement for CTR to supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide for use in Stellantis’ North America electrified vehicle production. CTR will supply Stellantis with up to 25,000 metric tons per year of lithium hydroxide over the 10-year term of the agreement.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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Companies Batteries Battery Production 430

Teslarati

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Tesla is stacking a massive supply of Cybertruck castings at Gigafactory Texas, hinting the production is near, which means deliveries aren’t far behind either. With one of the best prototypes to date surfacing recently, Tesla is refining its manufacturing techniques to prepare for Cybertruck production.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Ballard Power Systems announced its strategy ‘local for local’ whereby it plans to deepen its global manufacturing footprint in Europe, the United States and China to support global market demand growth through 2030. Current Ballard global manufacturing capacity.

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Manufacturer China Hydrogen North America 293

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Volvo Manufacturer Batteries Battery 530

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

With its new EV supply chain coming online, Ford says it is significantly increasing production of the Mustang Mach-E this year to help reduce customer wait times and to take advantage of streamlined costs to reduce prices across the board, making Mustang Mach-E even more accessible to customers and keeping it competitive in the marketplace.

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Ford Price Production SUV 434

Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

SK On, a leading electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a joint development agreement (JDA) with US graphite company Westwater Resources (WWR) as part of efforts to strengthen its battery raw material supply chain in North America following the enactment of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2023

The research and demonstration projects resulting from this funding opportunity will help enable domestic manufacturing of affordable solar hardware, increase the portion of solar hardware value kept in the US economy, and promote domestic manufacturing of taxpayer-funded technology developments. million each.

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Solar Manufacturer Supplies Affordable 150

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Rio Tinto and Japanese trader and business conglomerate Marubeni Corporation have agreed a first sale under a new strategic collaboration agreement to secure a sustainable and reliable supply of Rio Tinto’s Responsible aluminum products to Japanese downstream manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2021

Volvo Cars and Northvolt will open a joint research and development (R&D) center in Gothenburg as part of a SEK 30 billion (US$3.3 billion) investment in battery development and manufacturing. It will start construction in 2023, with large scale production in 2026, and is expected to employ up to 3,000 people.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries.

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GM Supplies Fort Worth Australia 459

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2021

Disruptions to this supply can have wide-ranging consequences, but the understanding of how those disruptions play out in global markets is limited. The US government classifies these elements as critical materials in part based on their importance in manufacturing products that support national security. Riddle et al.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

million grant as part of its Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy technologies with Untapped Potential (SCALEUP) program. Niron will use this financing to advance the commercial partnerships and pilot production of its rare earth-free Clean Earth Magnet, further demonstrating its potential to replace rare earth permanent magnets.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 5, 2022

Through this agreement, Skeleton’s products will be distributed to the fast-growing North American heavy vehicles market. Using Skeleton’s products, we will now focus our experience and dedication to provide a greener future in the North American market. —Jean Labrie, CEO of Class8 Energy.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2022

Under the terms of the MoU, Compass Minerals would supply LGES with with a battery-grade lithium product from its lithium brine development project at its Ogden, Utah, solar evaporation facility. The deal states that LGES be supplied of up to 150,000 dry metric tonnes per annum of spodumene concentrate, starting 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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Slovakia Volvo Europe Manufacturer 273

Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2021

As part of a pilot project, Audi is procuring 20-inch wheels for the Audi e-tron GT electric car that are made from low-CO 2 emission aluminum supplied by Alcoa to RONAL GROUP, the wheel’s manufacturer. The site has been supplied with renewable energy since 2020. Source: Alcoa.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., The contract will provide a secure source of supply of battery cells for Mercedes-Benz’s electrification strategy, while Farasis gains security for its planned construction of production capacity.

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Mercedes Chinese Manufacturer Batteries 396

Green Car Congress

MAY 19, 2023

(BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. Rendering of the future high-voltage battery assembly in Shenyang.

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BMW China Batteries Battery 457

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2020

Hyundai Mobis is building its third core parts plant for electric vehicles in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, following plants in Chungju and Ulsan. From the second half of next year, the new plant is expected to mass-produce 150,000 EV-specific module parts per year. billion won (US$30 million) to start construction in September.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As part of this agreement, ITOCHU will serve as a direct materials supplier for FREYR’s procurement and supply chain operations. As the world moves towards decarbonization, we see FREYR as an integral part of enabling a clean and sustainable lithium battery industry. ITOCHU and FREYR are both investors in 24M Technologies, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

Permanent magnets manufactured using rare earth metals such as neodymium produce optimum magnetic flux in electric motors. In future, Schaeffler will procure these metals from REEtec AS, which uses a sustainable production process. The off-take agreement will supply REEtec with 750tons NdPr per year over 5 years.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2020

Together with start-up Circulor , Mercedes-Benz is conducting a pilot project for transparency on CO 2 emissions in the cobalt supply chain as part of STARTUP AUTOBAHN. In addition, the data network documents whether the Daimler sustainability standards are passed on throughout the entire supply chain.

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Mercedes Supplies Emissions CO2 337

Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced partnering opportunities for industry to work with National Laboratories on manufacturing scale-up and associated verification and validation for flow batteries and solid-state lithium batteries. ( DE-LC-0000027.0001 ) Topic 1. There are significant barriers to overcome before commercial use.

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Manufacturer Batteries Battery Energy Storage 186

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

United States Steel Corporation will supply General Motors with its advanced and sustainable steel solution called verdeX steel. The steel is manufactured with up to 75% fewer emissions compared to traditional blast furnace production [ 1 ] , is made with up to 90% recycled content, and is endlessly recyclable without degradation.

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Charged EVs

JANUARY 18, 2023

OPTEL has partnered with test, inspection and certification specialist Bureau Veritas to create a comprehensive traceability service called V-Trace, which companies and government regulators can use to follow products through their supply chains, from extraction of the raw materials to final assembly. Q&A with OPTEL’s Ken Fallu.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 26, 2023

Wencan aims to supply products from near NIO 's plants by 2025, and the two companies will work together to arrange capacity expansion plans. | NIO US | NIO HK | NIO SG (Image credit: CnEVPost) NIO (NYSE: NIO) has entered into a strategic partnership with yet another auto parts giant that will provide supply support near its plants.

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