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Geely Auto inks deal with ZEEKR to sell its EVs in Mexico, hints at expansion to South America

Electrek

Geely Holding Group subsidiary Geely Auto has announced a vehicle purchase agreement with fellow marque brand ZEEKR to sell its EVs and aftermarket parts in Mexico.

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Nuseed, bp partner to accelerate market adoption of Nuseed Carinata as a sustainable low-carbon biofuel feedstock

Green Car Congress

Nuseed and BP Products North America Inc., have entered into a long-term strategic offtake and market development agreement that will see bp, or its affiliates, purchase Nuseed Carinata oil to process or sell into growing markets for the production of sustainable biofuels. million barrels a year in 2022.

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Volkswagen picks up pace of transformation with new ACCELERATE strategy

Green Car Congress

The individual configuration will no longer be set through the hardware when the vehicle is purchased. In South America and the United States, Volkswagen is striving to break even in the current fiscal year. Future vehicle generations will be produced with a much small number of versions. Faster expansion of e-mobility.

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GM signs major Li-ion supply chain agreements: CAM with LG Chem and lithium hydroxide with Livent

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—Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain. Livent will supply GM with battery-grade lithium hydroxide made primarily from lithium extracted at Livent’s brine-based operations in South America.

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Electric car maker THINK takes vehicles to South America

Green Cars News

Scandinavian electric vehicle maker THINK, has announced it is to deliver its first vehicles into South America – part of a new collaboration with Brazilian electricity supplier, CPFL Energia SA. CPFL Energia has purchased three THINK [.]. Tags: Electric cars Latest news Brazil South America Think.

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Tesla considers acquiring Sigma Lithium

Teslarati

Tesla is reportedly considering purchasing Sigma Lithium, a Brazillian lithium mining company, for an estimated $3 billion. With the company’s exponentially growing demand for the substance, and its alacrity to vertically integrate, a corporate purchase of a lithium miner certainly is within its MO.

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GM and Honda expanding partnership to codevelop series of affordable EVs in most popular vehicle segments; on sale in 2027

Green Car Congress

GM and Honda will share our best technology, design and manufacturing strategies to deliver affordable and desirable EVs on a global scale, including our key markets in North America, South America and China. —Doug Parks, GM executive vice president, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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