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Rio Tinto invests in InoBat

Green Car Congress

The investment follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in May, outlining an intention to work together to progress the establishment of a “cradle-to-cradle” electric vehicle battery value chain in Serbia. InoBat is actively pursuing plans to build a number of gigafactories, including one in Serbia. Rio Tinto’s $2.4-billion

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Fiat on Track for 2011 Debut on New Fiat from New $1.2B Plant in Serbia

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Final preparations for the production of a new Fiat automobile in Serbia will be executed within the next few months, according to Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Mla?an made the comment in a speech at the opening of the “Investment Opportunities in Serbia” forum, which was attended by more than 20 Italian auto parts suppliers.

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Nidec Builds Electric Motor Factory In Serbia

InsideEVs

The Japanese company intends to become a major EV motor supplier.

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EU signs strategic EV raw materials partnership with Serbia – Charged EVs

Baua Electric

The EU and the Republic of Serbia have signed an agreement launching a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and EVs. The agreement aims to facilitate close cooperation between Serbia and the EU to cooperate on research and innovation and develop a pipeline of projects focused on the EV industrial ecosystem.

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New maps give Europeans close-up picture of air pollution from diffuse sources

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The E-PRTR, launched in 2009 to improve access to environmental information, contains data reported by individual industrial facilities (point sources) and, as of now, information on emissions from road transport, shipping, aviation, heating of buildings, agriculture and small businesses (diffuse sources).

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EU, Serbia sign deal to kickstart lithium battery development – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Serbia has vast lithium deposits near the western city of Loznica, where a mining project being developed by Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has been a perennial political fault line in the Balkan country in recent years. million electric vehicles.

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TTTech Auto establishes Car.OS unit and expands company structure

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aims to develop the best-in-class car operating system and will build up an ecosystem with different partners to enable seamless development for customers. TTTech Auto combines its experience from various series production programs to take the next step in building advanced electronic vehicle architectures.

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