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NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Achieving full electrification in major markets by 2040. Kia aims to electrify its full vehicle line-up in Europe by 2035. From 2040, Kia’s line-up in key markets around the globe will also exclusively consist of electrified models, realizing zero emissions during daily vehicle use. Rendering of Concept EV9. Earlier post.).

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JANUARY 29, 2022

Magna continues its growth in electrification with secondary eDrive systems hitting the market in Asia, Europe and North America on Volkswagen’s MEB platform. We take a lot of pride in being the global supplier for all secondary eDrives for Volkswagen’s MEB platform and seeing the initial vehicles hit the market.

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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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MAY 18, 2022

Air Liquide, CaetanoBus and Toyota Motor Europe have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the aim of developing integrated hydrogen solutions. CaetanoBus is also the manufacturer of COBUS, the world’s market leader in airport bus transportation. CaetanoBus has been focusing on electric mobility since 1980.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Mazda Motor Corporation will introduce the Mazda2 Hybrid in Europe from the spring of 2022. The Mazda2 Hybrid will be an OEM model supplied by Toyota Motor Europe, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation, and will be added to the Mazda2 lineup in Europe and sold as Mazda's own brand vehicle.

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MARCH 13, 2021

Seven companies from the GET H2 initiative in Europe want to build a cross-border pipeline for green hydrogen. The link to the Dutch gas market lays the foundation for a trans-European hydrogen market.

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JULY 1, 2023

has acquired the full and sole ownership of the German company resulting from the former joint venture Nikola Iveco Europe, now to be renamed as EVCO (Electric Vehicles COmpany). Iveco Group N.V.

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JUNE 30, 2021

The European Environment Agency (EEA) has published its provisional data about the CO 2 emissions of newly registered passenger cars and vans in Europe in 2020. 2020 car registrations by fuel type in Europe. million new vans registered in Europe in 2020 with average emissions of 157.7 grams of CO 2 per kilometre (g CO 2 /km).

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MARCH 2, 2023

bp pulse, one of the leading rapid and ultra-fast public EV charging networks in the UK and APCOA Parking Group, the UK’s leading provider of tailored parking solutions with an established presence in Europe, have signed a strategic pan-European frame agreement to open more than 100 EV fast charging hubs across Europe.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2021

AW-Energy Oy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing a combined WaveRoller and HydrogenHub process for the production of green hydrogen. Baker McKenzie reports that the low-carbon hydrogen market size could reach $25 billion by 2030. —Christopher Ridgewell.

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APRIL 17, 2023

Stellantis’s Jeep brand is introducing the battery-electric Jeep Avenger ( earlier post ) in Europe. This introduction marks the beginning of the next phase of the electrification of the Jeep brand—the BEV wave—that will see four fully-electric vehicles hit the market by 2025.

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JUNE 27, 2023

RINA, the inspection, certification and consulting engineering multinational, and AFRY, a European leader in engineering, design, and advisory services, have undertaken an initial study of how the Gulf region and Europe could be linked directly with a pipeline to transport low-carbon hydrogen. million tonnes of hydrogen annually.

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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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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The Proterra battery system powering the next-generation Citi VOLT electric buses will enable a drive range from 200 km to 405 km on a single charge to meet the demands of the European public transportation market.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started transporting new cars by cross-channel rail services between its Valenciennes Vehicle Logistics hub in France and Toton (UK). As part of TME’s goals to achieve Carbon Neutrality in Europe, Toyota plans to convert some of its main European logistics routes to rail by 2024.

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DECEMBER 20, 2022

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has started production of its 5 th -generation hybrid powertrains for the new Corolla. —Marvin Cooke, Executive Vice President for Manufacturing, Toyota Motor Europe. 5th generation hybrid transmission 1.8L.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Buzz prototype testing; the pre-production fleet is currently touring Europe. Buzz versions are launching this year in Europe with a high-voltage lithium-ion battery providing gross energy content of 82 kWh (77 kWh net). Buzz Cargo, a zero-tailpipe-emissions van is coming to market. Buzz (5-seater) and Buzz Cargo (van).

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

Cepsa—the Spain-based multinational oil and gas company—will invest more than €3 billion to establish the Andalusian Green Hydrogen Valley, creating the largest green hydrogen hub in Europe in southern Spain. Andalusia has world-class port infrastructure, connected to the main ports of Europe and the world.

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MAY 4, 2022

C-Job Naval Architects has designed a new class of liquid hydrogen tanker in partnership with LH2 Europe. LH2 Europe will use the abundant renewable electricity in Scotland to produce green hydrogen and market it at a competitive price with diesel. LH2 Europe aims to have a full liquid hydrogen supply chain ready by 2027.

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JUNE 4, 2023

Russia-based Nornickel, the world’s largest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a major producer of platinum and copper, presented its eleventh review of the nickel and platinum group metals (PGM) markets based on the fundamental analysis of world economic and industry data. Mt to 3.22 Mt (7% year-on-year growth).

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MARCH 9, 2022

Mazda Motor Europe unveiled its new crossover SUV, the CX-60. Mazda dealerships in Europe started accepting pre-orders for the model on 8 March and sales are due to begin in summer 2022. Mazda plans to introduce four models from the Large Product group to the in-high-demand global SUV market by the end of 2023. kWh battery pack.

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JANUARY 30, 2023

The 100% electrified powertrain line-up of the new Toyota C-HR reflects Toyota’s commitment to offer what it terms appropriate carbon reduction opportunities to the largest and most competitive market segment in Europe. In 2021, TME sold 1,076,300 vehicles in Europe for a 6.4% market share.

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MAY 15, 2022

A new NOAA study covering four decades of tropical cyclones found that reducing particulate air pollution in Europe and North America has contributed to an increase in the number of tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic basin and a decrease in the number of these storms in the Southern Hemisphere. Credit: NOAA.

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MAY 28, 2021

The all-new Qashqai will be Nissan’s first model built in Europe using a significant number of lightweight aluminum panels. The hood, doors and front fenders are stamped from aluminum alloy, which makes the body of the Qashqai 60 kg lighter. This improves efficiency and thereby contributes to reduced emissions.

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JANUARY 23, 2021

In the US and Canadian, European market, VinFast will take orders from November 2021 with delivery from June 2022. The order book on the VF31 is expected to open in Vietnam from May 2021, with deliveries from November 2021. VF32 and VF33 will receive orders from September 2021 in Vietnam, delivery from February 2022.

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MAY 6, 2022

Volta Trucks has outlined its strategic roadmap for its entry into the North American market. To date, Volta Trucks has built 24 road-going design verification prototypes which are currently undergoing a testing program in Europe. The plan will see the first Volta Zero vehicles operating on Los Angeles’ streets by the end of next year.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Today, more than 4,300 kilometers already exists for hydrogen transportation with more than 90% located in Europe and North America, the company notes. Globally, Europe is at the forefront of efforts to produce and import green hydrogen and its attention is now turning to building the necessary infrastructure to get it to demand centers.

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JUNE 5, 2023

EcoCeres , an Asia-based bio-refinery company, announced its first shipment of 100% agricultural waste-produced cellulosic ethanol to the European markets, a milestone the company achieved after commissioning another facility in China.

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MAY 4, 2022

By the end of 2023, Bucher Municipal expects to deliver up to 80 fully electric sewer cleaner trucks to cities in Europe. Volvo Trucks was the market leader for heavy all-electric trucks in Europe in 2021 with a market share of 42%.

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MAY 13, 2022

DHL intends to intensify its transition to heavy electric trucks by deploying a total of 44 new electric Volvo trucks on routes in Europe. Volvo Trucks is leading the market for heavy all-electric trucks in Europe, with a market share of 42% in 2021.

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JANUARY 13, 2022

The Group is the European market leader for battery-electric vehicles by a large margin and achieved the second-largest share of the key US market with about 7.5%. A total of 3,518,700 Group vehicles were delivered in Europe (–2.7%). In Western Europe, 2,860,400 customers took possession of a Group brand vehicle (–2.7%).

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AUGUST 20, 2021

The company has operations in 16 locations in Asia, Europe and North America with a global workforce of more than 400 employees. The company has delivered more than 300,000 EV batteries to the global EV market with over 2 billion kilometers driven on its systems. Octillion also supplies batteries for the energy-storage market.

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OCTOBER 13, 2022

The all-electric Jeep Avenger will offer Jeep brand capability that is rightsized for the European market delivering a targeted electric range of 400 kilometers (249 miles), combined with modern and technologically advanced interior, with plenty of space for people and cargo.

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MARCH 26, 2022

The Refining & Marketing business is to become a leading European provider of sustainable fuels, feedstock, and mobility solutions. Driven by Asian markets, global demand for virgin polyolefins is expected to grow above global GDP by 2030. Refining & Marketing.

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JULY 14, 2022

Iveco Group , through its brand IVECO BUS, will partner with HTWO to equip its future European hydrogen-powered buses with world-leading fuel cell systems. HTWO, as a fuel cell system-based hydrogen business brand of Hyundai Motor Group, was first released in December 2020 with Hyundai’s strong commitment to hydrogen economy.

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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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NOVEMBER 24, 2021

Together with its customer Apple, DHL is piloting the heavy-duty vehicle, equipped with a fuel cell range extender from VDL, between Breda, the Netherlands, and Brussels, Belgium, as part of the Interreg NW Europe program H2-Share, coordinated by WaterstofNet. —Alberto Nobis, CEO DHL Express Europe.

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