Green Car Congress

JANUARY 21, 2023

Chile-based Ensorcia Metals , a specialist in the extraction and transformation of high purity lithium, will invest €200 million to build a lithium hydroxide conversion plant in Europe. Ensorcia holds there the exclusive license to operate the modular DLE technology from its long-standing partner IBAT.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2022

China continues to dominate gigafactory announcements, but North America and Europe have seen significant growth over the past two years thanks in part to automaker and battery manufacturer joint ventures. Europe has increased its pipeline by eight gigafactories over the same period.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2020

To maximize the opportunities for hydrogen in Europe, Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has established a Fuel Cell Business Group to oversee its hydrogen activities across the region. The benefits of hydrogen are clear. —Thiebault Paquet, Director of the Fuel Cell Business Group.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2022

The International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates that global refining capacity decreased by 730,000 barrels per day (b/d) in 2021—the first decline in global refining capacity in 30 years. million b/d since the start of 2020, contributing 184,000 b/d to the global decline in 2021. million b/d in 2022 and by an additional 1.6

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Electrek

AUGUST 22, 2024

Additionally, the billionaire CEO spoke about Xiaomi Automobile’s willingness to lose money upfront to expand its portfolio to markets in Europe and become a top-five automaker in the world.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2022

Ford will offer a new generation of seven, all-electric, fully-connected passenger vehicles and vans in Europe by 2024. The acceleration in Europe supports Ford’s goal to sell more than 2 million EVs globally by 2026 and deliver company adjusted EBIT margin of 10%. Boosting EV manufacturing capacity in Craiova.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 30, 2024

BYD hired Alfredo Altavilla, a former Fiat Chrysler COO, to help with its expansion into Europe. He has extensive knowledge and experience in the region as he was Fiat Chrysler’s COO for Europe. BYD has set ambitious goals for its global market expansion. Altavilla will be BYD’s special advisor for the European market.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 12, 2024

Europe is the slowest region of growth for electric vehicle (EV) sales so far this year, Rho Motion, the leading research house focused on the electric vehicle market, revealed today in their half yearly update. Just under seven million electric vehicles have been sold globally in the passenger car and.

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Baua Electric

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Ford is slashing another 4,000 jobs in Europe as it struggles to keep pace with the market’s shift to electric vehicles (EVs). Ford’s announcement comes as China’s leading EV maker, BYD, is quickly catching up in global deliveries. Ford plans to cut another 4,000 jobs in Europe by the end of 2027 as part of its restructuring.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Among the highlights was the unveiling of Honda’s first European EV two-wheeler, the EM1 e: Due for release in summer 2023, the EM1 e: is the first Honda EV two-wheeler for customers in Europe, and the first model to be unveiled following Honda’s announcement of its plans to introduce 10 or more electric motorcycle models globally by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2022

A new analysis by European environmental NGO Transport & Environment finds that Europe burns more than 17,000 tonnes of rapeseed and sunflower oil every day—the equivalent of 19 million 1-liter bottles. Ukraine accounts for 40% of the global sunflower oil exports and is also Europe’s largest supplier of rapeseed oil.

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MAY 21, 2021

In 2019, Daimler Truck AG and CATL entered into a global lithium-ion battery cell modules supply agreement for electric series trucks including the Mercedes-Benz eActros, the Freightliner eCascadia and eM2. Now CATL is expanding globally, and has opened subsidiaries in Munich (Germany); Paris (France); Yokohama (Japan); and Detroit (USA).

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2023

unveiled STLA Medium, a global BEV-by-design platform with state-of-the-art features including range of 700 kilometers (435 miles), energy efficiency, embedded power and charging power. STLA Medium is the first of four global BEV platforms to be launched less than two years after EV Day presentation in July 2021. Stellantis N.V.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

On Monday, Suzuki introduced the e Vitara in Europe, a global electric SUV that will soon join Toyota’s lineup. Japan’s Suzuki has finally unveiled its first all-electric vehicle.

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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. million cars by mid-decade, which it aims to meet with a global manufacturing footprint spanning Europe, the US and Asia.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 28, 2024

Tesla China’s EU import tariffs drop to 9% Polestar’s incoming Chairman, Winfried Vahland, commented that Lohscheller’s expertise and experience will help the company develop “a coherent product strategy” and strengthen its global market presence. Polestar has big goals ahead for global expansion.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2023

Global EV sales reached 7.7 The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is leading the EV market in terms of annual sales globally, followed by Europe and the Americas. of the sales, followed by Europe with 19% and the Americas with 10%. million units in 2022, up from 1.4 million units in 2018, and are anticipated to reach 51.6

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

The new technology center will focus on technical collaboration with customers in order to accelerate application innovation for Cabot’s battery materials product lines within Europe. The EMEA Technology Center is expected to commence operations by April 2023, with a planned expansion to be completed in 2024.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 9, 2023

Europe is a highly promising place for semiconductor innovation, particularly in the automotive and industrial fields, and we look forward to bringing those innovations to life on our advanced silicon technology with the talent in Europe.

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JUNE 6, 2021

Volvo Cars achieved its eleventh consecutive month of sales growth as the company’s global sales increased by 43% in May, compared with the same month last year. The growth was mainly driven by a strong demand in the US and, in Europe, a recovery from a sales drop in May last year related to the Covid-19 pandemic. of its total sales.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2023

Volvo Cars reported global sales of 60,398 cars in May, up 31% compared with the same month last year. Sales of Volvo Cars´ Recharge models of fully electric and plug-in hybrid cars increased by 55% in May, accounting for 40% of all Volvo cars sold globally during the month. The share of fully electric cars stood at 18%.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This acquisition supports Shell’s ambitions to build an integrated RNG value chain at global scale and to grow its low-carbon offerings profitably to customers across multiple sectors. Shell will generate additional value in customer access and global scale in trading and supply chain positions. mln MMBtu/yr (3,000 boe/d).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 31, 2022

and Toyota Motor Europe N.V. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. Stellantis will supply TME with the new large-size commercial van for sale in Europe under the Toyota brand. Stellantis N.V. —Carlos Tavares, Stellantis CEO.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Starting 2021 on a strong note, Volvo Cars reported the best January in its history as Europe, China and the US all reported increasing sales. Global sales rose by 30.2% The volume of Recharge models more than doubled in January year-on-year, now accounting for 23% of all Volvo cars sold globally. In China, sales grew by 91.3%

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

The two companies remain fully committed to working with the consortium, a key vehicle to support the rollout of hydrogen-powered transport in Europe in the coming decade. Daimler Truck has the ambition to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“from tank to wheel”) in Europe, North America and Japan by 2039.

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Innovation News Network

JULY 6, 2022

The European Commission embraces new European Innovation Agenda to position Europe as a leading player in the global innovation scene. On 5 July 2022, the European Commission adopted a new European Innovation Agenda with the aim to position Europe at the forefront of the new wave of deep tech innovation and start-ups.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2023

Global sales of Nissan Motor electric vehicles have surpassed the 1-million unit milestone. The model is currently sold in approximately 50 markets centering on Japan, the US and Europe. Since its launch in December 2010, the Nissan LEAF has sold more than 650,000 units worldwide.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 has already impacted the automotive industry significantly, according to JATO Dynamics, a leading provider of global automotive data and insight. Global vehicle sales totalled 5.55 —Felipe Munoz, JATO’s global analyst. China, Europe, and the US all posted double-digit declines in March.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group surpassed 10 million global connected car service subscribers this month. The Group introduced the first connected car services in Korea in 2003 and has since expanded the services to the global market. As the global market for the services expand, the number of overseas subscribers is growing faster than in Korea.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 18, 2023

ZEEKR, the premium electric mobility brand from Chinese automotive giant Geely Holding Group, announced at the 2023 Shanghai Motor Show that it will introduce its cutting-edge intelligent luxury EVs to Europe as part of the brand’s mission to accelerate the transition to sustainable mobility.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 8, 2022

With immediate effect, responsibility for global battery business is to be held by the newly created company “PowerCo”. Up to 2030, PowerCo is to invest more than €20 billion together with partners in the development of the business area, to generate annual sales in excess of €20 billion and to employ up to 20,000 people in Europe alone.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Another Toyota and Subaru co-developed electric SUV is coming to the US, Europe, and Japan. The new electric SUV will join the current bZ4X and Solterra in the Japanese automaker’s global lineup.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2021

The United States is the third-largest electric vehicle (EV) producer behind China and Europe; a new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) finds that the gap has widened. Based on company announcements through 2020, about 5% of this global total is actively being invested in local US assembly plants.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 27, 2024

Xpeng plans to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe, circumnavigating the European Commission’s import taxes on China-made EVs. Xpeng’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) He Xiaopeng told Bloomberg that his company is currently in the initial stages of selecting a site in Europe for EV production. a year ago.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Li-Cycle Holdings, the leading lithium-ion battery recycler in North America, and Vines Energy Solutions ( VinES ), a Vingroup company that specializes in the research, development and manufacturing of advanced batteries for mobility and energy storage applications, launched a global recycling partnership.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 22, 2024

Polestar 4 SUV coupés deliveries in Europe started earlier this week. The company also offers the Polestar 2 and the Polestar 3 in Europe. With three models, Polestar is positioning itself as the design-led premium luxury electric car brand in the global EV market ,” said Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath.

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Teslarati

JULY 4, 2024

Chinese automaker BYD continues to expand its business in Europe by developing local partnerships. Recently, BYD signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ayvens, a leading global sustainable mobility player. BYD’s strategy to take over Europe [Feature] BYD has bold goals in Europe’s EV market.

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