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MARCH 24, 2021

Mercedes-Benz has started producing high-performance batteries for its all-electric luxury EQS at its Stuttgart-Hedelfingen plant, as part of the Untertürkheim location in Germany, ahead of the sedan’s world premiere on 15 April 2021. High-performance battery systems made in Stuttgart-Hedelfingen. technologies.

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

(SES), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable (Li-Metal) batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), has established the first pilot production line capable of scaling up high-concentration, solvent-in-salt electrolyte production.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Magna has secured new business from General Motors (GM) to supply battery enclosures on the all-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV. The company will produce the enclosures at its Magna Electric Vehicle Structures facility in St. Clair, Michigan, where it already produces the battery enclosure for the GMC HUMMER EV.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

Faraday Future has contracted with Myoung Shin Co., an automotive manufacturer headquartered in South Korea, to manufacture Faraday Future’s second electric vehicle, the FF 81, with start of production scheduled for 2024.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Wolfspeed will be supplying Silicon Carbide devices to power future Mercedes-Benz Electric Vehicle (EV) platforms, enabling greater efficiency in the powertrain. Wolfspeed’s semiconductors will be incorporated into next-generation powertrain systems for several Mercedes-Benz vehicle lines.

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JUNE 1, 2023

Honda celebrated production of the 30-millionth engine built at the company’s Anna Engine Plant in Ohio with the production of the newly refined 2.0-liter liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine, which is part of the two-motor hybrid-electric system that powers Honda Accord and CR-V hybrid-electric models. Earlier post.)

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JUNE 14, 2023

Nyobolt, the developer of ultra-fast charging niobium-based battery technology ( earlier post ) has partnered with UK designer Callum to showcase its advanced battery technology in an Elise-inspired electric sports car that can charge in six minutes.

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MARCH 15, 2023

In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026. Following are key next steps involving several of Honda’s US production facilities.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Volvo Trucks unveiled Vera : an autonomous, electric vehicle that can operate with significantly less exhaust emissions and low noise levels. The driveline and battery pack are of the same type that are used in Volvo Trucks’ electric trucks. The vehicles are equipped with systems for autonomous driving.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Increasing future sales for BEVs will rely on companies improving awareness of their product. After convenience, a nice-looking vehicle proved to be very important. The Ipsos Study uncovered the top five issues: driving range, affordability, access to charging stations, overall ownership cost and battery life.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Industries Corporation announced that they have jointly developed a new battery for hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) in anticipation of the further development and market introduction of HEVs, which are forecasted to expand rapidly in the future.

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MAY 21, 2022

Volkswagen is expanding its global production network for electric vehicles by now starting to make the all-electric ID.4 Emden is now the second site for electric vehicles in Germany following Zwickau and also joins the Chinese plants in Anting and Foshan. In addition, production of the iconic ID.

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JUNE 14, 2022

At the EVS Symposium in Oslo, Vitesco Technologies is presenting an externally excited synchronous electric machine (EESM) which does not require the use of rare earth metals and which is specifically designed for high ranges, faster driving on highways, and thus for future long-distance electric vehicles.

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JUNE 22, 2021

Volvo Car Group intends to establish a joint venture with Swedish battery company Northvolt to develop and produce more sustainable batteries, tailored to power the next generation of pure electric Volvo and Polestar cars. Production is scheduled to start in 2026. The location of the new plant is yet to be decided.

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OCTOBER 5, 2021

General Motors and Wolfspeed announced a strategic supplier agreement to develop and provide silicon carbide (SiC) power device solutions for GM’s future electric vehicle programs. Our agreement with Wolfspeed represents another step forward in our transition to an all-electric future.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2022

billion to boost production of the advanced batteries that are critical to rapidly growing clean energy industries of the future, including electric vehicles and energy storage. billion to fund research and development within electric vehicle battery processing and increase domestic battery manufacturing.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

Mercedes-Benz Cars has opened a factory for plug-in hybrid (PHEV) batteries in the Bangkok region in Thailand. The new battery factory was built on a 50,000 m² site located at the vehicle manufacturing plant in the Bangkok region. The new plant is the third production facility in the company’s global battery production network.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2020

CBMM’s market dominance will continue as the group will expand its production capacity by 50% in 2020 and is considering more capacity increases in coming years. Moreover, Roskill forecasts that China’s steel production is close to its peak. Niobium and batteries. The paper (Griffith et al. ) Griffith et al.

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JUNE 9, 2023

to evaluate batteries for electric and electrified vehicles in North America. As part of its evaluation process, the new Michigan battery lab will ensure that Toyota’s batteries meet North American customer requirements by confirming performance, quality and durability of automotive batteries made by Toyota.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

an industry-leading developer of all-solid-state battery cells for electric vehicles, is adding a second Denver-area production facility in Thornton, Colorado. The facility is also expected to further expand Solid Power’s research and development activities and battery cell testing capabilities. Solid Power, Inc.,

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

the parent company of the Tokyo-based specialty chemicals group Toyo Ink Group, has established a new manufacturing subsidiary, LioChem e-Materials LLC, for the production of Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions used in lithium-ion battery (LiB) cathodes. Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., in Georgia. in Georgia.

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

The BMW Group will increase e-component production capacity at its manufacturing base in Leipzig with another eight production lines by 2024. The plant’s two existing battery module lines will be complemented by a further line plus five cell-coating lines. —Markus Fallböhmer, Head of Engine at E-Drive Production at BMW AG.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

and a manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses and emission-free technology, announced that the next generation of its zero-emission products, Axess Battery Electric Bus (EVO-BE) and Axess Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus (EVO-FC), are now in development.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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JANUARY 30, 2021

Volkswagen’s Transparent Factory in Dresden has begun series production of the battery-electric ID.3. This makes it the second production site for the ID.3 3 and the fourth site in the world producing Volkswagen models based on the Modular Electric Drive Toolkit (MEB). MEB production network. 4 CROZZ and ID.4

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover and Wolfspeed announced a strategic partnership for the supply of Silicon Carbide (SiC) semiconductors for next-generation electric vehicles, delivering increased powertrain efficiency and extended driving range.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

billion to build the country’s first automaker-backed LFP battery plant, offering customers a second battery technology within Ford’s EV lineup. Ford is now commited to build both nickel cobalt manganese (NCM) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in the US. Limited (CATL), the world’s leading battery manufacturer.

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MARCH 6, 2021

Mercedes-Benz is transforming its Mercedes-Benz Drive Systems unit and its Stuttgart-Untertürkheim site for an “Electric First” future in the context of Ambition 2039—the company’s path toward carbon neutrality. The site will focus on research, development and production ramp-ups of drive systems.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Toyota has commissioned Victoria’s first commercial-grade permanent hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility at its former manufacturing site at Altona in Melbourne’s west. Power for the electrolyzer is drawn from a combination of an 87kW solar array, a 100kW battery storage and the grid, depending on what’s available at the time.

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JUNE 23, 2020

and Sunwoda Electric Vehicle Battery Co., will begin studying joint development of next-generation vehicle batteries for Nissan’s e-POWER vehicles. The two companies will also discuss the development of an efficient production system to ensure stable supply capacity for jointly developed batteries.

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APRIL 15, 2022

As the next step in Honda’s electrification strategy in North America, the company will focus on increasing hybrid volume of core models: CR-V, Accord and, in the future, Civic. To make room for these moves, Honda will conclude Insight production in June. Honda Electrified Future.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

Webasto, a global systems partner to the automotive industry, has started the production of batteries for electric vehicles in Germany. The manufacture of battery packs for a European bus maker has already commenced at the company’s Schierling site in the district of Regensburg.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Daimler AG, with its wholly owned subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy GmbH, and Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., BJEV), a subsidiary of the BAIC Group, have entered into a development partnership to establish second-life energy storage systems in China in the future. —Gordon Gassmann, CEO of Mercedes-Benz Energy.

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MAY 27, 2022

The BMW Brilliance Automotive joint venture (BBA) has established a closed loop for reuse of the raw materials nickel, lithium and cobalt from high-voltage batteries that are no longer suitable for use in electric vehicles. Automated and precise dismantling of BMW high-voltage batteries at Huayou Recycling.

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JULY 26, 2023

MAHLE and the Taiwan-based battery manufacturer ProLogium have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for developing and evaluating thermal management solutions for next generation solid-state batteries. This will support competitive battery systems with high efficiency, energy density, lifetime and fast charging capability.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Demand for manganese in batteries is set to grow over eight-fold this decade, due to new battery chemistries and rising electric vehicle sales, according to Benchmark’s Manganese Sulphate Market Outlook. New battery chemistries are expected to use even more manganese.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Umicore last week inaugurated its carbon-neutral production facility for cathode active materials (CAM) for electric vehicles in Nysa, Poland. This makes Umicore the first company in Europe with a complete circular and sustainable battery materials value chain. —Mathias Miedreich, CEO of Umicore.

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