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ICCT report finds US domestic EV production and investment continues to fall; only 5% of global EV investment to go to US EV assembly plants

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The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017. Source: The ICCT.

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GM to double models with 40 mpg highway or better by 2017; ongoing manufacturing efficiency improvements

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Describing its product goals and tracking progress toward its 2020 manufacturing priorities in its 2012 Sustainability Report , General Motors reaffirmed its commitment to further reduce the energy used and the environmental impacts of building and operating an automobile. Manufacturing energy use and emissions. MWh/vehicle in 2010.

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CCM forecasts 5-fold growth in China Li-ion market by 2017 to meet EV demand

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Growing demand for electric vehicles (EVs) in China is triggering an explosion of investment in the lithium-ion battery industry, with China’s production of power lithium-ion batteries set to jump 400% by 2017, according to market research firm CCM.

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Driving Middle East’s Innovation in Robotics and Future of Automation

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Delegates for the event will represent sectors including manufacturing, healthcare, logistics, agriculture, defense, security, and mining sectors with 60 percent of the talent pool having over six years of experience in robotics. and South Korea (173 each). 777), Germany (302), and Japan (253), as well as the U.K.

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Polestar hires former Vinfast boss as new CEO

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At the time of publication, his LinkedIn profile listed him as head of the International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers trade group. 2025 Polestar 3 production at Volvo plant near Charleston, South Carolina – Aug. in South Carolina earlier this month.

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Roskill forecasts increasing dependence of Li market on batteries; switch from portable electronics to hybrids

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Consumption of lithium in rechargeable batteries by end use, 2012-2017, kt LCE. Roskill is an international metals and minerals market research firm. Combined, this additional capacity totals just under 100,000 tpy LCE, enough to meet forecast demand to 2017. Source: Roskill. Click to enlarge.

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EIA: India’s steel industry dominated by electric-based processes; intensive coal use for DRI

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India is the third-largest steel producer in the world after China and Japan, having surpassed other large steel-making countries such as the United States, Russia, and South Korea over the previous decade, according to the World Steel Association. Iron ore is used mostly in pellet and/or lumpy form. million tonnes); and.

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