Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2022

The new plant will be climate-neutral and build only electric cars, underpinning the company’s ambition to become fully electric by 2030 and climate-neutral by 2040, and to continue expanding its global production capacity to match its growth ambitions. The new facility represents an investment of around €1.2

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) announced that five key affiliate companies, including Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation, will join Climate Group’s RE100 , a global initiative committed to moving toward 100% renewable energy. In Korea, Kia’s Gwangmyeong, Hwaseong and Gwangju plants have obtained ISO50001 certifications.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2021

InoBat, a battery manufacturer with a battery research and development facility and pilot plant being developed in Slovakia intends to scale up its future production through gigafactories to be built in the EMEA region. —Marnie Finlayson, Managing director of Rio Tinto’s borates and lithium businesses.

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Serbia Battery Batteries Slovakia 321

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

The pillars will guide Kia in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in all operational facets, from supply, logistics, vehicle production and vehicle use through to disposal of waste. Kia is also working with its suppliers to reduce carbon emissions from the parts supply stage.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The project, called “IPCEI Hy2Use” was jointly prepared and notified by thirteen Member States: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and Sweden. The Member States will provide up to €5.2

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Hydrogen Norway Slovakia Greece 195

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Italian casting machine manufacturer IDRA announced a partnership with Volvo in a press release this week, with the company set to install two 9,000-ton Giga Presses at the automaker’s Košice, Slovakia factory. The casting machines, originally developed for Tesla, have also been adopted recently by Ford , Toyota and Volvo owner Geely.

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Teslarati

JUNE 27, 2022

As Aptera has moved ever closer to being ready for production, they have been making agreements with several companies who will be supplying their production run, including setting up an agreement with Elaphe Motors for producing in-hub motors in Slovakia.

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