Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

KGaA (SHS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore the viability of transforming iron ore pellets into low-carbon hot briquetted iron (HBI) (a form of Direct Reduced Iron, DRI), a steel feedstock ( earlier post ) using green hydrogen generated from hydro-electricity in Canada. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 12, 2021

The CP hydrogen-powered locomotive pioneering project, first announced in December 2020, will retrofit a line-haul diesel freight locomotive with hydrogen fuel cells and Leclanché's European-manufactured lithium-ion batteries to power the locomotive's electric traction motors. The market for freight rail is large and growing across the world.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

The gigafactory will supply battery materials to Umicore’s car and battery cell customers in Europe and marks an important step in achieving the European Union’s ambition of having its own battery ecosystem that is both sustainable and competitive on a global scale. Currently, Umicore in Nysa employs about 240 people.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 3, 2020

The number of available and announced models of zero-emission trucks, buses and off-road equipment in the United States and Canada is on track to rise nearly 78% by the end of 2020 compared to year-end 2019, according to the Zero-Emission Technology Inventory ( ZETI ), a product of CALSTART’s Global Commercial Vehicle Drive to Zero program.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2016

Nucor Corporation is forming a 50-50 joint venture with JFE Steel Corporation of Japan to build and operate a plant in central Mexico to supply that country’s automotive market. Nucor and JFE will each supply an equal amount of substrate to be further processed at the new facility. million vehicles to 5.3 million by 2020.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2021

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC and New Flyer of America Inc., one of the world’s leading independent global bus manufacturers, announced the successful completion of a battery recycling pilot with North America’s largest lithium-ion battery recycler, Li- Cycle Corporation. subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc., Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 15, 2015

Toyota is embarking on a multi-year plan to realign its manufacturing operations in North America in support of the Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) ( earlier post ), a comprehensive approach to achieving sustainable growth by making ever-better vehicles more efficiently. TMMK) and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 21, 2021

GM and its battery supplier LG Energy Solutions stated that “the simultaneous presence of two rare manufacturing defects in the same battery cell” could cause a fire if the battery pack is charged fully. 2019 Chevy Bolt EV (Credit: Chevrolet). and 9,019 in Canada) – 2020–2022 model year Chevrolet Bolt EVs and EUVs.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

To meet our long-term needs, we will be building battery cell factories with our partners, each with an annual capacity of up to 20 GWh, at six locations in key markets for us: two in China, two in Europe and two in USMCA [United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement]. The cell module level is thus eliminated. Earlier post.)

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

The Rivian fleet chassis will underpin an all-electric version of a Morgan C250 step-van announced in March 2023 (the C250 e ) that’s effectively a Morgan Olson-bodied RHD Rivian designed specifically for Canada Post. First of many RHD for Canada Post; via Fleet Owner. Canada Post plans to have its entire fleet electrified by 2040.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 28, 2020

For self-driving vehicles, the index is still low, slipping to 34 from 35 in the United States, while holding steady at 36 in Canada. Automakers took a step back once the COVID-19 pandemic hit, disrupting supply chains and slowing production. Until auto manufacturers can rectify this, adoption will continue to be an uphill battle.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2018

Canada-based Loop Energy’s heavy-duty fuel cell range extender ( earlier post ) will power two new zero-emission hybrid-electric Class 8 drayage trucks that will operate for a one-year period as part of a FAST TRACK Fuel Cell Truck Project in southern California.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

As part of its mine-to-magnets strategy, earlier this year USA Rare Earth purchased the sintered neo magnet manufacturing equipment formerly owned and operated in North Carolina by Hitachi Metals America, Ltd. Earlier post.) Industry sources project the global neo magnet market will expand by nearly 100% to $27.0 billion in 2027.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 6, 2020

announced positive results from an independent feasibility study conducted on its permitted cobalt refinery in Ontario, Canada. The study contemplates expanding the existing facility and adapting it to be North America’s first producer of cobalt sulfate, an essential component in the manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

It aims to take the final investment decision (FID) later in 2019 as it pursues the development work and finalizes the selection of an engineering and procurement contractor (EPC). The plant will have two production lines, or twice the input capacity of Enerkem’s commercial plant in Edmonton, Canada.

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Teslarati

APRIL 5, 2022

In February 2020, Mercedes Benz issued a recall in one 2019 Smart Fortwo Electric Drive vehicle. In late 2020, Hyundai and General Motors both issued recalls for the 2019-2020 Kona and 2017-2019 Bolt EV. billion lithium-ion battery factory in Canada with LG Energy Solution in late March.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Three major school bus manufacturers—Daimler subsidiary Thomas Built Buses, Blue Bird and Navistar subsidiary IC Bus—introduced battery-electric school buses at the recent National Association for Pupil Transportation Annual Conference and Trade Show in Columbus, Ohio (NAPT). Jouley will drive up to 81 children. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2020

IHS Markit is forecasting that global commercial vehicle production (GVW 4-8) volumes in 2020 compared to 2019 will be down 22% (more than 650,000 units) to 2.6 This reflects anticipated shifts within the US truck-buying industries primarily, but Canada and Mexico are likewise seen with significant declines in 2020 demand.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2018

The tight supply/demand situation for graphite electrodes is expected to persist for much longer than many market observers expect. The growing demand for spherical graphite has injected life into natural graphite supply chain development in the rest-of-world (ROW). ROW still far from developing a spherical graphite supply chain.

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 15, 2023

With so much of the market swapping to electrified products and/or dumping small cars in favor of larger vehicles boasting juicer returns for the manufacturer, Mitsubishi’s decision to ditch its infamous econobox is a predictable one. Mitsubishi is reportedly discontinuing the Mirage by 2025. But the days of a $13,000 economy car are over.

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Cars That Think

MAY 27, 2023

Washington State University, Pullman To develop and manufacture his relay, he launched Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in 1982 from his basement in Pullman, Wash. Today SEL manufactures hundreds of products that protect, monitor, control, and automate electric power systems in more than 165 countries. Schweitzer Manufacturing Co.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2013

The differences from AEO2013 to AEO2014 result from different fuel prices, updated manufacturer product offerings, changing technology attributes, and an updated view of consumer perceptions of infrastructure availability for E85 vehicles. In some areas, natural gas-fired generation replaces power formerly supplied by coal and nuclear plants.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 30, 2022

In subsequent years, the Far North Fiber project will lay down a cable through the Northwest Passage, connecting Iceland to Greenland, then Canada, Alaska, and finally Japan. The competition kicked off in 2019, and XPrize’s net investment is US $10 million. This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Porsche’s first all-electric sports car, the Taycan, made its world premiere at three simultaneous events in Canada, China and Germany. They are at the cutting edge of Porsche E-Performance and are among the most powerful production models that the sports car manufacturer currently has in its product range.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2021

Canada-based Graphite One Inc. The approval is the culmination of a process that began with the nomination on 4 October 2019 by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy of Graphite One’s project for High-Priority Infrastructure Project designation.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2020

Canada-based DeepGreen Metals Inc., billion units), there would be a need for 85 million tonnes of copper (21Mt mined in 2019), 56 million tonnes of Ni (2.3Mt mined in 2019, only 50% suitable for batteries), 7 million tonnes of manganese (18Mt mined in 2019) and 7 million tonnes of cobalt (140Kt mined in 2019).

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Bad things happen when demand outstrips supply. We learned that lesson too well at the start of the pandemic, when demand for toilet paper, disinfecting wipes, masks, and ventilators outstripped the available supply. Clearly, balancing the supply and demand of goods is critical for a stable, normal, functional society.

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Get Electric Vehicle

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Also, another important thing to keep in mind is finding ways to manufacture the EVs economically, safely and environmentally friendly. This involves investment in battery manufacturing facilities, as well as securing a steady supply of critical materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Again let us take Norway as an example.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2020

Roskill has so far recorded the closure of 21 operations as a result of the outbreak, including: Vale’s Voisey’s Bay and Glencore’s Sudbury in Canada; Ambatovy in Madagascar; Coral Bay and Taganito in the Philippines; CTT in Morocco. Roskill will update its Cobalt: Outlook to 2029 report, published in August 2019, in May.

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EV Adoption

AUGUST 4, 2022

It is very clear that the proposed changes agreed upon between Senators Joe Manchin and Chuck Schumer have very little to do with reducing GHGs (at least in the near term and specific to personal transportation), but rather is about forcing automakers to lessen their EV battery supply chain dependency on China. Closing Thoughts.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

GM CEO Mary Barra – Photo by Steve Fecht for General Motors In late 2019 Trump effectively nixed an extension of the tax credit for Tesla and GM, which had already reached their 200,000-vehicle caps under the former framework. lost about 75,000 manufacturing jobs during the Trump administration. According to the U.S.

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