Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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Companies Batteries Battery Production 430

Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2023

Audi has been testing the local server solution Edge Cloud 4 Production (EC4P)—a new method of IT-based factory automation—at Böllinger Höfe since July 2022 ( earlier post ). Starting this month, this paradigm shift in Audi’s shop floor IT will be used for the first time in series production.

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Audi Production Maintenance Industry 195

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2020

INEOS Automotive has acquired the manufacturing facility at Hambach from Mercedes-Benz and will start to build its Grenadier 4x4 there in late 2021. Manufacturing at Hambach ensures that INEOS remains on track to meet its plans to deliver the Grenadier to customers in early 2022.

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Mercedes Production Manufacturer Future 435

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2023

ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division announced that its new CeTrax lite electric central drive has entered series production. Using synergies from ZF’s development and production of passenger car drives, the new driveline is adapted to use in light commercial vehicles (LCVs).

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Isuzu Production Asia Electric 273

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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North Carolina North America Motoring Motors 396

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

Volvo Cars will build a third manufacturing plant in Europe, positioning the company well to meet the continued demand from its customers for electric cars and capture future growth potential. Volvo Cars has an ambition to move towards annual sales of 1.2 The site also allows for further expansion of the plant in future.

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Slovakia Volvo Europe Manufacturer 273

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Niron will use this financing to advance the commercial partnerships and pilot production of its rare earth-free Clean Earth Magnet, further demonstrating its potential to replace rare earth permanent magnets. Today, these magnets rely on rare earth elements. One of the top 5 global wind turbine OEMs. 2019.165962.

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Grant Production Wind Clean 345

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The last e-Golf has rolled off the production line at the Transparent Factory in Dresden. A total of 50,401 vehicles have been manufactured in Dresden since March 2017. At the beginning of the new year 2021, the production area of the Transparent Factory will be reconstructed for three weeks before the first ID.3

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Production Kits 2017 Conversion 435

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 25, 2024

In a pivotal moment in the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell systems, GM and Honda announced the start of production at their 50-50 joint venture production facility, FCSM. FCSM is the first large-scale manufacturing joint venture to build fuel cells.

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Honda GM Hydrogen Commercial 111

Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Volvo Manufacturer Battery Batteries 530

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

SEAT will invest €3 billion in the conversion of its Martorell plant for the production of small EVs. SEAT has designed a strategic plan that includes five main pillars: people and organization, electrification and product, production end to end (E2E), digitalization and sustainability. The plant has a total surface area of 2.8

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Conversion Production Spain Audi 293

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 21, 2021

A local 5G campus network is now available at its main plant in Wolfsburg that initially covers the main production development center and the pilot hall. The pilot project will test whether the 5G technology meets the demanding requirements of vehicle production with a view to developing this for industrial series production in the future.

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Production Industry Industrial Manufacturer 468

Green Car Congress

JUNE 19, 2021

Volkswagen is pressing ahead with the use of 3D printers in car production. For the first time, binder jetting is being used to manufacture components at the company’s main plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is currently the only car maker using this 3D printing technology in the production process.

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Production Manufacturer Germany Building 345

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 11, 2022

On December 12, 2022, the 300,000th electric car of NIO rolled off a production line at its Second Advanced Manufacturing Base. Since the production of its first smart EV in May 2018, NIO has been breaking records of production speed and dedicated to building up its production capacity.

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Electric Cars Production Cars 2018 143

Cars That Think

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Thanks to the Hall-Héroult smelting process , which pioneered the electrochemical reduction of aluminum oxide in 1886, electrochemistry advancements made aluminum more available and affordable, rapidly transforming it into a core material used in the manufacturing of aircraft, power lines, food-storage containers and more.

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Engine Production Cleaner Wind 111

Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

based manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cell systems, announced the Start of Production (SOP) of its Class 8 200kW Fuel Cell Electric Truck (FCET). This milestone signals that through its collaboration with North Carolina-based Fontaine Modification, the company can now begin production of its 200kW FCET. Hyzon Motors, a U.S.-based

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North Carolina Fuel Production Hydrogen 69

Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Daimler Truck, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of commercial vehicles, presented its path to sustainable transportation at the IAA Transportation 2024 trade show in Hanover. With its […] The post Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 to enter series production in November appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Mercedes Production Sustainable Transportation Transportation 75

CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 15, 2024

The auto industry can become a lead market for low-carbon steel production in Europe if lawmakers set content requirements. Steel made with green hydrogen and electric arc furnaces, or produced from scrap, can reduce the CO2 emissions of producing cars in Europe by 6.9 Mt in 2030, new analysis shows.

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Climate Green Production CO2 101

CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Aptera is doing things very differently from other vehicle manufacturers. They look a lot more like an airplane than a car, and they’re covered in solar panels, which gives you a big clue […].

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Aptera Manufacturer Production Solar 144

The Truth About Cars

JULY 24, 2024

General Motors is again shuffling its EV production goals. Late last year, the automaker announced a one-year delay in electric truck production at the Orion Township plant, pushing the date back to late 2025. We will also continue to take advantage of the flexibility we have to mix production between Ice and EVs at key plants.”

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GM Production General Motors Buick 105

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

UK car production declined -9.8% in 2022 to 775,014 units, according to the latest figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). December rounded off a volatile year, with output down -17.9% December rounded off a volatile year, with output down -17.9%

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Electric Vehicles Production Vehicles Cars 139

Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell. General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. The term ‘production hell’ was first coined when Tesla struggled to ramp up Model 3 production a few years ago.

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General Motors Production GM Sierra 134

Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 2, 2022

is achieving manufacturing milestones as 95 prototype Fisker Oceans have already rolled off partner Magna Steyr’s production system. Fisker Inc. Fisker will use the early-run vehicles to train service workers, conduct rigorous testing, and showcase the five-passenger, all-electric SUV across nine launch markets.

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Fisker All-Electric Manufacturer Production 116

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 14, 2024

The post Musk Talks Tesla Semi & Lower Priced Car Production At Grünheide appeared first on CleanTechnica. Elon Musk was in Germany this week to talk about the expansion of the Tesla factory and building the Tesla Semi there.

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Price Production Tesla Germany 100

Teslarati

JANUARY 10, 2024

German automaker BMW is making a major move toward EV production by ditching gas-powered vehicle manufacturing from its plant in Munich, Germany. BMW has already trained roughly 12,000 workers for different production jobs at the Munich plant. Last year alone, six all-electric models went into production.

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BMW Gas Production Power 122

Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 28, 2023

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has started series production of the Freightliner eM2, a battery electric medium-duty truck designed for pick-up and delivery applications. These vehicles are being manufactured at DTNA’s truck manufacturing plant in Portland, Oregon. The first production units in the U.S.

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Portland Production North America Oregon 111

Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Stellantis has marked the start of electric vehicle production at its Ellesmere Port manufacturing facility, as the first all-electric vans roll off the production line.

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Production Electric Electrical All-Electric 119

The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 21, 2024

The automaker plans to release a handful of new models over that time, but it will do so without its current VP of manufacturing. Tim Fallon is leaving the company for “greener pastures” at Stellantis, where he will take over the North American head of manufacturing role. Rivian confirmed Fallon’s departure yesterday.

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Manufacturer Illinois Nissan Electric Vehicles 111

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 26, 2024

LEVC is now starting production of its L380 Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV), the first of a new range of innovative, spacious, fully electric models, which will see the brand accelerate its transition from a high-end taxi manufacturer to a leading provider of e-mobility solutions.

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Production Taxi Fully Electric Electric 116

Electric Cars Report

APRIL 29, 2023

Volvo Buses has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the bodybuilder MCV (Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles) with the intention to produce bodies for its electric buses for the city- and intercity segments in European markets.

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Volvo Production Electric Electrical 140

The Truth About Cars

JUNE 17, 2024

At the end of the month, Volvo plans on ending production of the S60 in South Carolina and there has been confirmation that the model will not be imported. While the S60 will continue to be manufactured in China, Volvo recently told Car and Driver that it has no intention of exporting the model back into our market.

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Volvo South Carolina Sale Production 105

Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 23, 2023

Polestar 2 was the brand’s first volume car, which went into production in 2020. Within three years, over 150,000 cars have now been manufactured.

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Production Cars 2020 Electric Cars 97

Teslarati

AUGUST 7, 2024

Hyundai Motor will invest $28 million in electric vehicle (EV) and battery production in Thailand. The country’s Board of Investment (BOI) recently approved Hyundai Mobility Manufacturing’s application to invest. Electric passenger cars with prices not exceeding $200,000 will have a reduced excise tax from 8% to 2%.

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Thailand Hyundai Motoring Motors 103

Innovation News Network

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Read how $15.5bn funding will be used to retrofit existing car production plants to accelerate EV manufacturing in the US. The post $15.5bn funding will ‘retrofit’ existing production plants to drive EV manufacturing in the US appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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Manufacturer Production Cars Energy Storage 59

Teslarati

JANUARY 6, 2024

At Tesla’s Gigafactory in Shanghai, China, the use of automation has helped the automaker reach impressive production cycle times, as recently noted by the company’s manufacturing page. Giga Shanghai operates a 95% automated production line, enabling a cycle time of less than 40 seconds! From taking 2.5

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Production Tesla China Chinese 137

Electric Cars Report

JANUARY 2, 2024

Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive today announced production totals for the quarter and full-year ending December 31, 2023. The company produced 17,541 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, up 7.5% The company produced 17,541 vehicles at its manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, up 7.5%

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Production Illinois Electric Cars Electric Vehicles 111

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 25, 2023

BYD, Chinese leading electric vehicle manufacturer, announced the next stage of its European strategy with the construction of a brand-new manufacturing and production centre in Szeged, Hungary.

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Hungary BYD Europe Building 105