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Schaeffler opens new dedicated e-mobility plant in Hungary; expects €2-3B in annual e-mobility orders from 2022 on

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Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. Designed as a “factory for tomorrow,” it features a high degree of automation, modular production buildings, and end-to-end digitalization. Image: Schaeffler. million between 2026 and 2029.

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Benchmark Minerals: Europe’s EV gigafactory capacity pipeline to grow 6-fold to 789.2 GWh to 2030

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Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. SK Innovation (Hungary): 7.5 A more recent trend with Europe’s lithium-ion battery build out is the emergence of auto majors as pseudo-battery producers seeking to secure cell supply through joint-venture plants. Northvolt (Sweden): 16 GWh. Envision AESC (UK): 1.9GWh.

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Audi opens new R&D center in Beijing

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The move to the new Audi China Building, opening nearly 10 years after its predecessor, is also a significant milestone in Audi’s more than three-decade long history in China. The new Audi China Building supports Audi’s efforts to establish additional research and production capacities in the country. —Audi CEO Markus Duesmann.

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SK IE Technology to supply separators for EV batteries to Sunwoda

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Sunwoda’s major customers for its batteries include Geely Auto Group, Dongfeng Cummins Engine Co., In addition, they plan to build a mid-to-long term strategic cooperative relationship in the Chinese electric vehicle market. This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer.

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Mercedes introducing EQB compact electric SUV in Shanghai

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The new Mercedes-Benz EQB is making its debut at Auto Shanghai 2021 this week. After Europe, the international version of the EQB, produced in Kecskemét, Hungary, will be launched at the end of the year, followed by the US market launch in 2022. Following the EQA 250 (combined electrical consumption: 15.7

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New Daimler compact car plant begins production at BBAC in China

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Mercedes-Benz’ new compact car plant in China, housed at the company’s local production joint venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC), has begun production with the German car maker’s first locally build compact car: the GLA. Built from scratch in less than 3 years and stretching at present across about 1.5

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European consortium investigating graphene-based materials for lightweight cars; energy-efficient and safe vehicles

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Different types of potential applications of graphene-based materials in lightweight autos. A key part of our project is building strong collaborations with world-class researchers who will be able to develop, understand and predict the behavior of the new graphene composites. Source: University of Sunderland. Click to enlarge.

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