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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. million units in March 2020, down by 39% from March 2019. million units.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Daimler has concluded customer field trials with eight pre-production Fuso Canter E-Cell electric trucks ( earlier post ) in Portugal. All eight vehicles travelled the roads of Portugal and were permanently monitored and analyzed during the one-year field trial. The Canter E-Cell trucks were equipped with platforms and box bodies.

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Portugal-based energy company Galp and Sweden-based battery manufacturer Northvolt have agreed to set up a joint company, Aurora, that aims to become a steppingstone for the development of an integrated lithium-battery value-chain aligned with Portuguese and European ambitions. —Paolo Cerruti, Co-Founder and COO of Northvolt.

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JULY 29, 2022

Iberdrola and bp intend to form a strategic collaboration to expand fast EV public charging infrastructure significantly as well as to develop large-scale green hydrogen production hubs in Spain, Portugal and the UK. bp aims to rapidly expand its EV charge points globally and continues to invest in rapid and ultra-fast charging.

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OCTOBER 1, 2021

Against this background of exceptional growth, the International Lithium Association (ILiA) has been formed to provide a central, global voice for the lithium producers and their stakeholders, and to promote a sustainable and a responsible future for the lithium value chain. The five founding members of ILiA are SQM; Ganfeng Lithium Co.,

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), part of Daimler Trucks, celebrated the global launch of the FUSO eCanter ( earlier post ) in New York City. The FUSO eCanter benefits from extensive experience of customer trials conducted in Portugal and Germany with the pre-series vehicles between 2014 and 2017.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Green Hydrogen Catapult aims to align the production and use of green hydrogen with a trajectory that displaces fossil fuels at a rate consistent with achieving net zero global emissions by 2050, and limiting global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees Celsius.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

The car will be mass-marketed globally from 2012 onwards. The thirteen countries involved in the agreement are Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. million vehicles globally. LeasePlan operates a fleet of more than 1.3

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DECEMBER 6, 2019

During the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal, nine public transit buses used a traffic management system developed by Volkswagen scientists in the United States and Germany, powered by a D-Wave quantum computer, to calculate the fastest travel routes individually and in near-real time. Earlier post.).

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JULY 14, 2021

To increase the share of hydrogen in the final energy demand to enlarge the low-carbon energy sources share in the global energy mix and promote the environmental sustainability. This consortium will strengthen cooperation between Portugal and Norway and increase Portugal's competitiveness in the growth of the “blue economy.”

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FEBRUARY 14, 2013

CDTI ECOTEC diesel and its engine control unit were entirely developed in-house by a global team of engineers in Turin, Rüsselsheim and the USA. Its balance of fuel economy and performance should also make it very successful in further major diesel markets such as Portugal and Spain, Opel suggests. liter range.

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APRIL 9, 2010

In late 2010, Nissan will launch LEAF, an all-electric vehicle for the global mass market. Sales will begin in the US, Japan and select markets in Europe before global mass marketing in 2012. Between 2011 and 2012, Renault will launch a complete range of 4 electric vehicles: the urban vehicle Twizy Z.E., the compact hatchback Zoe Z.E.,

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JANUARY 28, 2020

At the same time, the company will pursue opportunities to establish bases for automotive composite technical functions in the US and China to satisfy demands in these markets to strive to steadily strengthen its position as a global solution provider. Teijin is targeting automotive composite business sales of approximately €1.7

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MAY 27, 2009

Nissan and Europcar—the European leader in passenger car and light utility vehicle rentals—are forming a partnership to market electric vehicles by 2010 and advance zero-emission mobility on a global scale. To date, the Alliance has signed two final agreements in Europe with Portugal and the Principality of Monaco.

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APRIL 23, 2009

Nissan will introduce zero-emission vehicles in the United States in 2010 and will mass market them globally two years later. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has begun ZEV initiatives in Kanagawa Prefecture and Yokohama in Japan, as well as in Israel, Denmark, Portugal, Monaco, the United Kingdom, France, Switzerland, Ireland and China.

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MAY 25, 2021

This investment in Spain comes on the heels of Iberdrola and Cummins’ decision to partner together on large-scale hydrogen production projects in Spain and Portugal. Cummins has deployed more than 600 electrolyzers in 100 countries globally. Cummins Inc.

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JULY 28, 2017

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) has started production of the all‑electric light-duty truck Fuso eCanter in Tramagal, Portugal. The vehicles coming from Tramagal, Portugal will be handed over to customers within Europe and the US within the next month. Earlier post.) Fuso is a brand of Daimler Trucks Asia.

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APRIL 9, 2010

Global powertrain supplier BorgWarner has acquired Dytech ENSA SL, a producer of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) coolers, EGR tubes, and integrated EGR modules including valves for automotive and commercial vehicle applications, both on- and off-road. Euro-5 diesel. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner.

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MAY 31, 2021

A new paper by an MIT team and colleagues in Singapore, China, Italy and Denmark, drawing on global data, finds that people visit places more frequently when they have to travel shorter distances to get there.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

Teijin Limited has acquired Inapal Plasticos SA (Inapal), a leading automotive composite supplier in Portugal. The company has two manufacturing locations in Portugal serving a variety of European OEM customers including Jaguar, Land Rover, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen and Bentley. the Teijin Group’s holding company in the Netherlands.

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

The investment is the biggest milestone to date of Cepsa’s Positive Motion energy transition plan to lead sustainable mobility and the production of green hydrogen and advanced biofuels in Spain and Portugal this decade. The company will build two plants with a total capacity of 2 GW to produce green hydrogen.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2018

The proprietor-managed company has a total workforce of about 800 people working at locations in Germany, Portugal, the US and India. Its activities include strategy development and the design of the user experience (UX), as well as the implementation and operational realization of business ideas.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

Findings of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and published in the European Respiratory Journal suggest that a significant proportion of childhood asthma cases may be attributable to outdoor air pollution, and that these cases could be prevented. Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children.

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

Several European countries, including France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Portugal and Spain, have already prepared or announced the launch of plans to develop hydrogen.

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OCTOBER 7, 2009

The Renault–Nissan Alliance, the Province of British Columbia, the City of Vancouver and BC Hydro announced a partnership that will see British Columbia become the first Canadian province to receive the Nissan LEAF, Nissan’s first all-electric “real-world” car, in 2011, in advance of global distribution in 2012.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2009

REVA is the brand of the Reva Electric Car Company, a Bangalore, India-based company formed as a joint venture between Maini Group of India and AEV LLC of California and backed by US investors Global Environment Fund and Draper Fisher Jurvetson.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

The agreement would see GE Capital lease EV vehicles across Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the UK. million globally. GE Capital is a leading leaser of vehicles, with a customer fleet of approximately 250,000 vehicles in Europe, and 1.6

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OCTOBER 28, 2021

Plug Power is the largest buyer of liquid hydrogen globally and has been present in Europe for more than 10 years. Plug Power has installed several PEM technology solutions in Germany, France, The Netherlands, Italy and Portugal, and recently announced the launch of its European headquarters in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Global sales of SUVs surged 22% in 2015, supporting an overall increase in global sales of light vehicles of 1.7% in 2014-2015, according to data released by global market research company Euromonitor International. of light vehicle sales globally. Portugal: +54.8%. Italy: + 48.6%. China: +47.9%. Spain: +42%.

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JULY 23, 2023

Within BMW Group’s global R&D network, China is the only country outside Germany with full-process R&D capabilities. The Shenyang R&D Center has a global-leading EMC laboratory. In addition, innovation and future trends will be scouted and assessed earlier in order to better meet the needs of Chinese customers.

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OCTOBER 13, 2020

FUSO is currently producing the 36 new vehicles for DB Schenker at its European plant in Tramagal, Portugal. The global FUSO eCanter fleet has now surpassed more than 2.5 —Hartmut Schick, President and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Head of Daimler Trucks Asia (DTA).

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JUNE 11, 2021

Gayam Motor Works (GMW), a pioneer in the Indian electric mobility space, has announced a $50 million investment commitment from Luxembourg-based GEM Global Yield LLC SCS (GEM) as the company plans to go public.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Chinese manufacturer CALB is planning on building a lithium-ion battery factory in Portugal, the APA Portuguese environment agency said on Monday. Portugal has the largest reserves in Europe of lithium, the main element in the batteries that power electric cars. The two billion-euro (USD 2.2

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MARCH 20, 2009

Nissan will launch its first zero emission EVs in Japan and the US next year before mass marketing them globally from 2012. Although no commitment beyond the feasibility study has been made at this stage, the MoU represents an important step toward the potential launch of electric vehicles in the UK in the near future.

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APRIL 23, 2020

by Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group , Co-Chair of the Global Battery Alliance. Another important supply trend that is quietly playing out in the background is scrap supply, which cumulatively accounts for around a third of global supply. Automakers have faced two major hurdles.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2009

The mini-car (A car) segment is the fastest growing area of the new car market globally. Other LPG markets will follow, including France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Poland and a few other countries. In 2009 the A segment represented almost 10% of the total European passenger car market (up from 6.5%

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Thanks to our global presence, customers all over the world are testing various vehicle concepts in diverse practical applications. The eCanter is produced in Kawasaki, Japan and in Tramagal, Portugal. This motivated us to place electric trucks in the hands of customers at an early stage. This represents a strong competitive advantage.

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