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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

While there has been much publicity and technical development towards rare-earth reduction in vehicle motors, in practice the market is seeing an increase in the number of permanent magnet motors. China accounts for the vast majority of rare-earth production worldwide and this has, in the past, led to huge price volatility.

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JANUARY 20, 2020

Toyota Motor Europe reported 2019 sales of 1,089,422 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, an increase of +5.2% A total of seven new model launches in 2019 across both brands provided additional momentum for year-on-year growth. in 2019 to a record 87,206 vehicles, posting a sixth consecutive year of growth with sales doubling since 2013.

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JANUARY 23, 2020

BMW i Ventures has invested in Software Motor Company (SMC), a Silicon Valley-based company developing reliable, efficient and intelligent motor systems. SMC’s electric motor system is based on switched reluctance technology, managed by advanced cloud software. —Greg Smithies of BMW i Ventures. —Greg Smithies.

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JANUARY 15, 2019

China-based GAC Motor introduced the ENTRANZE EV concept vehicle at the 2019 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. GAC Motor decided to include OLED screens on either side of the wave-inspired instrument panel. ENTRANZE’s interior also has a versatile, multi-functional 3-seat bench in the first row.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group has revealed TIGER (Transforming Intelligent Ground Excursion Robot), the company’s second Ultimate Mobility Vehicle (UMV) ( earlier post ) and the first designed to be uncrewed. TIGER is being developed by Hyundai Motor Group’s New Horizons Studio, headquartered in Mountain View, California.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Lordstown Motors Corporation, a startup developing an all-electric pickup truck serving the commercial fleet market, merged with DiamondPeak Holdings Corporation, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). billion transaction provides Lordstown Motors with $675 million of gross proceeds.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Lucid Motors announced completion of the first phase of construction at the new Lucid AMP-1 (Advanced Manufacturing Plant) factory in Casa Grande, AZ, with the commissioning of production equipment and processes underway ahead of start of production for Lucid Air in Spring of 2021. —Peter Rawlinson, CEO and CTO, Lucid Motors.

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JULY 9, 2019

In a briefing in Tokyo last week, Honda Motor outlined its direction of technology development toward its 2030 Vision. Layout of motor and generator. The Honda-developed electric motors use magnets containing no heavy rare-earth metals. The 2019 Insight features a 1.5-liter and Hiranishi, T.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Bollinger Motors previewed the all-electric, all-wheel-drive B2 pickup truck. As Bollinger Motors moves through the final stages of the B1, the B2 Pickup became a natural addition to their upcoming vehicle suite of distinctively-designed EV trucks. —Bollinger Motors Founder Robert Bollinger. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 11, 2018

The new electric car brand Aion S—recently unveiled at Auto Guangzhou 2018 by GAC NE, GAC MOTOR’s new energy vehicle arm—will be the first line of cars to adopt Nidec’s fully integrated traction motor system (E-Axle) ( earlier post ). A modified 87 kg version of this basic integrated system will power the Aion S.

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JUNE 4, 2019

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), a subsidiary of Evergrande Health, has acquired Protean Electric, a leading developer of in-wheel motor technology. Protean Electric is an automotive technology innovator and world-leading developer of in-wheel motors (IWMs) and future propulsion solutions.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

BYD will unveil a new electric transit bus (K7M-ER) and a new electric motor coach (C9M) at BusCon 2019, held at the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indianapolis 23-25 September. The C9M is 40-foot long motor coach, the first battery-electric motor coach of its length in the industry. to 4 hours.

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AUGUST 13, 2021

a nanomaterials and advanced materials research and development company in Ohio, to develop a rare-earth-mineral-free electric motor. Most electric motors for electric vehicles rely on permanent magnets made with rare-earth metals, which are a limited resource. Jensen, Wei Tang, Xubo Liu, Alexandra I. Nolte, Gaoyuan Ouyang, Kevin W.

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JULY 25, 2021

The financing was led by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, D1 Capital Partners, Ford Motor Company and funds and accounts advised by T. billion since 2019. In February 2019, Rivian announced a $700-million funding round led by Amazon. In February 2019, Rivian announced a $700-million funding round led by Amazon.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2020

The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors signed binding agreements to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles in order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing industry transformation, in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding signed in December 2019. Isuzu Motors is one of the world-leaders in the segment of 3.5

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NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Developed by General Motors and built in partnership with the pioneering electric drag racing team Hancock and Lane Racing, the concept race car—based on the 2019 COPO Camaro —is driven by an electric motor providing the equivalent of more than 700 horsepower and 600 lb-ft (813 N·m) of torque.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Redwood Materials, founded by Tesla co-founder and former CTO JB Straubel ( earlier post ), is launching the most comprehensive electric vehicle battery recycling program, beginning in California, to establish efficient, safe and effective recovery pathways for end-of-life hybrid and electric vehicle battery packs.

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JULY 2, 2019

In the run-up to IAA 2019, Continental Powertrain is now presenting a 48-volt high-power drive system with 30 kW, enabling a full-hybrid vehicle. The electric motor was no longer placed in front of the combustion engine on the crankshaft, but behind it—between the combustion engine and transmission (P2 hybrid).

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Borg-Warner reported that a major European commercial vehicle manufacturer has chosen the company’s proven High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) 410 electric motor for a plug-in hybrid electric truck (PHEV) to be launched in 2019. The HVH motor will also regeneratively charge the battery pack during braking or downhill coasting.

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OCTOBER 15, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) reported sales of 813,547 Toyota and Lexus vehicles, a decrease of -6% year-on-year but still outperforming the European automotive market which fell by -16% over the same period. points year-on-year and maintaining a momentum which has seen its share grow by +2% points since 2019.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Battery cells and modules and high-voltage storage systems (packs) will be produced in Germany. As a spin-off from Chinese car manufacturer Great Wall Motors, SVOLT combines systemic knowledge in the field of battery systems and management with extensive expertise in the field of vehicle integration.

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APRIL 25, 2021

Last week, as part of the little known and unadvertised “Bolt Buyback” program GM quietly created in response to the recall of all their 2017- 2019 Bolts, Chevy paid $37,900 to buy this car back from us. Toyota clearly had no love or expertise for pure Battery Electric Vehicles and was only interested in getting credit for a compliance car.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group has launched MoceanLab, a mobility service venture, as part of the Group’s larger initiative to create a sustainable, connected future. After a comprehensive thorough review, Hyundai Motor Group identified Los Angeles as the city to launch the MoceanLab. Left: Hyundai Motor Company, EVP KyoungLim Yun.

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JULY 19, 2021

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration urged owners of select Model Year 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt vehicles to park their cars outside and away from homes due to the risk of fire. General Motors had earlier said that it had developed a remedy to complete the safety recall.

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JULY 28, 2022

The Mercedes-Benz battery-electric eActros has now been approved as a truck-and-trailer combination with a total weight of 40 tons. Since the start of testing in 2019, the eActros has covered more than 70,000 kilometers on more than 7,000 trips. With four battery packs, the eActros 400 has a range of up to 400 kilometers.

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OCTOBER 27, 2018

The BMW Group’s Dingolfing plant in Germany will supply the batteries for the all-electric MINI to be built in late 2019 in Oxford, South England. The batteries for the vehicle will come from the new battery production facility in Dingolfing; the electric motors from the neighboring BMW Group plant in Landshut.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2018

In response what it said is widespread interest from European customers, Nikola Motor Company has designed a hydrogen-electric truck for European markets. —Nikola Motor Company Founder and CEO Trevor Milton. Reservations for the Nikola Tre (means “Three” in Norwegian) are now open at www.nikolamotor.com/tre.

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JUNE 23, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group and Grab Holdings Inc. The Group—including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation—and Grab will further develop new pilots and initiatives that lower the barriers of entry for Grab driver and delivery-partners to adopt EVs, such as lowering the total cost of ownership and reducing range anxiety.

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DECEMBER 14, 2018

Hyundai has taken two out of the ten spots in the 2019 WardsAuto 10 Best Engine competition with the all-new 2019 NEXO FCEV fuel cell vehicle and 2019 Kona Electric CUV. —John Juriga, director, Powertrains, Hyundai America Technical Center, Hyundai Motor Group. The 2019 Kona Electric offers 258 miles of range.

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JUNE 29, 2023

Ford Motor Co. is recalling positive 2019-20 Fusion PHEV fashions for lack of energy and hearth dangers. If charged, the battery power keep an eye on module may develop into broken as a result of over the top voltage and flow current.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group and Canoo will jointly develop an all-electric platform based on Canoo’s fully scalable, proprietary skateboard design ( earlier post ) for upcoming Hyundai and Kia EVs and PBVs (purpose-built vehicles) ( earlier post ). —Albert Biermann, Head of Research & Development, Hyundai Motor Group. Earlier post.)

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MARCH 9, 2023

The demand for domestically produced and sustainably sourced battery metals has grown at a near insatiable rate over recent years, as the domestic manufacturing capacity of lithium-ion batteries has grown exponentially from less than 50 GWh/year to now more than 700 GWh/year of operational and announced capacity.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

The motor, power electronics, and transmission form one compact unit that directly drives the car’s axle. Start of production is planned for 2019 at the latest. Bosch thus has many years of experience in the manufacture of electric motors, axle drives, and power electronics.

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APRIL 18, 2017

Audi is unveiling a new battery-electric e-tron concept in Shanghai: the Audi e-tron Sportback. The production version will come in 2019 as Audi’s second battery-electric offering, following the introduction of the production version of the Audi e-tron SUV ( earlier post ) in 2018. miles) such as the Audi e-tron Sportback.

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AUGUST 5, 2021

General Motors knocked off nearly $1 billion from its net income in Q2 2021 because it repaired faulty battery cells in the Chevrolet Bolt EV. billion was spent on GM recalls in Q2, with $800 million going toward the recent battery bugs in the Bolt. . Recently, Teslarati reported on the recall of 2017 to 2019 Chevy Bolt EVs.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Hyundai Motor Group has formed New Horizons Studio, a new unit focused on the development of Ultimate Mobility Vehicles (UMVs), including the concept Hyundai Elevate walking car introduced at CES 2019 ( earlier post ). We aim to create the world’s first transformer-class vehicle, also known as the Ultimate Mobility Vehicle.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Nissan has developed new twin-motor all-wheel-control technology called e-4ORCE for electric vehicles. The e-4ORCE twin-motor all-wheel control technology offers precise handling and stability, which gives drivers greater confidence and even more excitement than ever before.

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