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Ford to invest £230M to transform UK Halewood transmission operations to build EV power units

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The Ford Halewood transmission facility was chosen to supply the power units given its excellent record on quality, competitiveness and the strong skills base and commitment of the employees. The power unit is the complete all-electric assembly that replaces the engine and transmission in a conventional gasoline or diesel engine vehicle.

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Ford investing £150M in Halewood plant to scale up EV portfolio

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This was supported by BEIS’ Automotive Transformation Fund, which aims to electrify Britain’s automotive supply chain and protect its competitiveness in the global market. Halewood Plant’s new electric power unit operation is targeting carbon neutral energy supply for production start in 2024. billion (US$2.6 billion) annually.

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XCEED blockchain solution deployment to begin

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(eXtended Compliance End-to-End Distributed), a blockchain-based shared solution to trace the compliance of thousands of parts assembled in a vehicle in almost real time. XCEED will be deployed to partners’ plants around Bursa in Turkey, Douai in France, and Palencia in Spain. Earlier post.).

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Norwegian startup Blastr plans €4B green steel plant in Finland

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We will systematically address all parts of the value chain to reduce overall carbon footprint, reduce waste and develop circular solutions. In October 2022, Cargill’s metals business and Blastr agreed to work together to supply steel made without use of fossil fuels in the Nordic region. —Hans Fredrik Wittusen.

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Ford sources battery capacity and raw materials for 600K EV annual run rate by late 2023, 2M by end of 2026; adding LFP

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The company detailed its global vehicle portfolio plans supporting these production goals as part of its Ford+ plan. Ford and CATL—the world’s largest battery producer—have signed a separate non-binding MOU to explore a cooperation for supplying batteries in Ford’s markets across China, Europe and North America.

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Ford announces new battery production facility JV with LG

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Ford has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with LG and KOÇ Holdings to construct a battery production facility in Ankara, Turkey. LG has already worked with Ford Europe to supply the automaker with batteries at its assembly plant in Poland.

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Hydrogenics Awarded Contract for UNIDO Fuel Cell Powered Boat

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Hydrogenics Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) with six HyPM HD8 fuel cell power modules for a boat project coordinated by the International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies ( ICHET ) in Istanbul, Turkey.

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