Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Fisker revealed its Fisker Ocean electric SUV at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The Fisker Ocean is being manufactured by Magna-Steyr at a carbon-neutral factory in Graz, Austria. Those higher trim level vehicles will use CATL-supplied Hyper Range battery packs with a nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) cell chemistry.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2021

Geely Auto Group (Geely Auto) officially announced the widely reported formation of Zeekr—a new electric mobility technology and solutions company based in China that will serve growing global demand for premium electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence held its inaugural Battery Megafactories Europe 2022 event in Berlin; the event zeroed in on a number of pertinent points for the continent’s EV and battery supply chain. Lack of supply is not due to any geological constraints but to a simple lack of capital investment to build future mines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

GlobalFoundries (GF), a global leader in feature-rich semiconductor manufacturing, and Ford Motor Company announced a strategic collaboration to advance semiconductor manufacturing and technology development within the United States, aiming to boost chip supplies for Ford and the US automotive industry.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 19, 2018

Japan-based NTN, a leading global supplier of hub bearings and driveshafts, will supply in-wheel motor technology to EV startup Changchun Fawsn Auto Tech (FSAT), established in October 2017 by FAW Group. FSAT will exhibit a prototype vehicle at the upcoming Beijing Motor Show. NTN’s latest in-wheel motor.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 3, 2020

The aim is to support the industrialization of a high-value, electrified automotive supply at scale in the UK. This funding will support the first wave of innovative R&D projects to scale up manufacturing of the latest technology in batteries, motors, electronics and fuel cells.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 31, 2023

As a result, EVR’s electric motors, are expected to be supplied to vehicle manufacturers in multiple categories from the second half of 2023. EVR India will manufacture electric motor coils, a patented key component of EVR’s electric motor topology, for the company’s partners in India and globally.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2022

Volkswagen Group (Volkswagen AG) and the Government of Canada signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote e-mobility in the country and to explore opportunities across Canada’s automotive and battery supply chain. A key focus of cooperation is the supply of critical raw materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 4, 2022

Despite supply-chain issues affecting the entire auto industry, Tesla claims robust 2021 deliveries came close the million-vehicle mark.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Following an initial product launch in April 2022, the companies will partner to manufacture 50,000 electric auto-rickshaws over the next five years, advancing both companies’ roadmaps for “made in India” manufacturing. metric tons annually and eliminate dangerous NO x and PM tailpipe emissions that contribute to air pollution.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2021

A new report sponsored by ABB Robotics and authored by the automotive intelligence unit of Ultima Media auggests that concerns over EV battery supply to meet the escalation in demand poses serious risk to the growth of market share of electric vehicles, despite plans for 80 new global battery gigafactories.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. SKIET plans to supply separators produced at its Changzhou factory in China to Sunwoda.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2021

Constellium SE has expanded its longstanding partnership with Audi to supply advanced aluminum solutions for the Audi e-tron GT. Constellium provides ASI-certified aluminum Auto Body Sheet solutions for closures and inner parts, as well as extrusion-based components for the vehicle’s front and rear Crash Management Systems.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

Comparatively, EV manufacturing has increased at a faster rate in China, which made up 44% of global EVs manufactured through 2020, up from 36% in 2017. Similarly, European manufacturing accounted for 25% of global EVs through 2020, up from 23% in 2017. million (or about 10%) are slated to be manufactured in US.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Constellium SE is supplying aluminum auto body sheet solutions for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class produced in Europe, China, and South Africa and sold around the world. Auto body sheet solutions for the Mercedes-Benz C-Class are delivered by Constellium’s ASI-certified plant in Neuf-Brisach, France.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 10, 2021

Apple is talking with multiple EV component manufacturers in Korea, according to an industry source. The US tech giant plans to start producing an all-electric vehicle in the next few years and seems to be laying the groundwork for the Apple Car’s supply chain already. . SK Innovation is SK Group’s EV battery-making arm.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2020

The global auto market is very sensitive to macroeconomic conditions and will be hit hard by the coronavirus and any economic contraction that accompanies it, BNEF says. Chinese factories are restarting, so the pressure on supply of key components and equipment is likely to ease.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2020

European R&D and battery production company InoBat Auto has acquired a 290,000 sq ft (27,000 sq m) facility close to Bratislava, Slovakia. The property will house a 100MWh facility combining proprietary High Throughput Process ( HTP ) R&D with prototype battery cell-manufacturing capabilities.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford plans to make the largest US investment in electric vehicles at one time by any automotive manufacturer so far and, together with its partner, SK Innovation, plans to invest $11.4 In central Kentucky, Ford plans to build a dedicated battery manufacturing complex with SK Innovation—the $5.8-billion An all-new $5.6-billion

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Kentucky Tennessee Ford Building 397

Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

To develop the questions, they worked in close collaboration with leaders in the auto industry. Lithium-ion batteries enabled the earliest EVs and they remain the most common power supply for the latest models coming off assembly lines.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Farizon Auto, the new energy commercial vehicle brand from Zhejiang Geely New Energy Commercial Vehicle Group (a subsidiary of Geely Holding) raised more than US$300 million in its first external financing round. Farizon Auto’s new energy semi, the Homtruck, is planned for delivery in early 2024. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2021

TTTech Auto and Infineon Technologies have developed key components for a fail-operational electronic architecture for highly automated driving of SAE Level 3 and 4. This enables the safe and reliable processing of, for example, radar or LiDAR camera sensor data and is targeting car and technology manufacturers.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Constellium SE will supply aluminum structural components for the recently introduced all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning that is expected to be available Spring 2022. Constellium-supplied structural components for the F-150 Lightning include the windshield header, rocker, radiator support, and others.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Japan’s auto industry must succeed in building passenger vehicles. To this end, manufacturers must participate in auto-racing to test their vehicles’ durability and performance and display their utmost performance. With competition comes progress, as well as excitement among motoring fans.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2023

With the demand for EVs and stationary energy storage projected to increase the lithium battery market by as much as ten-fold by 2030, it is essential to invest in sustainable, reduced-cost recycling of lithium batteries in support of a secure, resilient, and circular domestic supply chain for critical materials.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2023

AISIN Corporation, the fifth-largest Tier 1 auto supplier in the world, announced today that it will launch two new production lines with a total anticipated investment of more than $200 million at its AISIN North Carolina Corporation (ANC) facility in Durham, North Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

General Motors (GM) and GlobalFoundries (GF) have entered a strategic, long-term agreement establishing a dedicated capacity corridor exclusively for GM’s chip supply. This agreement supports GM’s strategy to reduce the number of unique chips needed to power increasingly complex and tech-laden vehicles.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The race to develop battery supply chains is very real for auto manufacturers. Supplies are limited, and will remain so for years because digging new mines and refineries with a lot of optimism doesn’t work. It takes years to establish a new mine, therefore companies must plan several years ahead.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Magna has been awarded a grant by the US Department of Energy to develop and ‘auto-qualify’ advanced electric motor technologies for next-generation vehicle propulsion systems. Reducing dependency on rare-earth magnets solves two key issues for accelerating access to electrification: supply chain sourcing and cost.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

F-150 Lightning, with a starting MSRP of $40,000 and targeted EPA-estimated driving range of 300 miles with the extended range battery, is aimed at the heart of the US auto market. Now Ford’s pre-production F-150 Lightning trucks are leaving the factory for real-world testing, with the truck available to customers next spring.

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F-150 Ford Production Michigan 397

Green Car Congress

MARCH 26, 2018

The all-new, production version of the 2019 Insight ( earlier post ) will make its global production debut at the 2018 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). Manufacturing. The Insight will be manufactured alongside the Civic and CR-V at Honda’s plant in Greensburg, Indiana. l/100 km) in the city.

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Electrek

JUNE 28, 2021

Tesla has signed a new long-term battery cell agreement with CATL, China’s biggest battery manufacturer, amid the race to secure a large battery supply in the auto industry. more… The post Tesla signs new battery cell agreement with CATL in race to secure large battery supply appeared first on Electrek.

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Supplies Batteries Battery Auto Industry 145

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Rio Tinto is supporting the development of a battery ecosystem in Europe with an investment in Inobat Auto (InoBat), a Europe-based battery technology and manufacturing company. This investment will support the completion of InoBat’s research and development center and pilot battery line in Voderady, Slovakia.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Tesla has made significant strides in improving its supply chain sustainability and human rights practices, as per a new study by environmental group Lead the Charge. This was highlighted by the fact that the electric vehicle giant jumped from ninth to third place in the group’s annual Auto Supply Chain Leaderboard and Report.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Audi is presenting the battery-electric e-tron GT concept four-door coupé as a show car at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The lightweight body of the four-door coupé is manufactured using a multi-material construction. A volume-production counterpart is set to follow in around two years. The Audi e-tron GT concept has a 4.96-meter

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2022

Aggressive emission and carbon neutrality targets set by regulators worldwide entails a faster transition from traditional automakers to next-gen electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers. Prior to this, Toyota had only a few BEV models manufactured with its Chinese partner GAC Group. Toyota plans to launch 30 models by 2030.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

The EV Taxis are supplied by Geely Auto Group and the financing for the vehicles was provided locally by Sichuan Tianfu Bank Co Ltd. This initial order of 15,000 EV taxis is part of an agreement to supply a total of 89,000 EV taxis (now 93,000 taxis, with the additional 4,000 assumed from a third-party).

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