Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2020

r in Hungary is engaged in decarbonization by means of three mechanisms. Audi Hungaria is the biggest user of industrial geothermal energy in Hungary. In 2019 alone, Audi Hungaria saved more than 18,000 megawatt-hours of energy and avoided CO 2 emissions amounting to almost 5,750 tonnes by means of numerous efficiency measures.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2022

Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. SK Innovation (Hungary): 7.5 Benchmark cautions that capacity does not necessarily equal reliable supply for the EV industry. By end-2022, Europe is set to have 7 active lithium-ion battery producers of which the top five by capacity (and gigafactory location) are: LG Chem (Poland): 32 GWh.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 6, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is starting construction of its first “Full-Flex Plant“ in Kecskemét, Hungary, about 90 km in the south of Budapest. With an investment of one billion euros, we are building in Hungary the first ‘Full-Flex Plant’ in the global production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars. Modern logistics concepts are also integrated.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 12, 2022

Chinese battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, or CATL, has announced a massive investment to build a new cell manufacturing plant in Europe. billion to build a 100 GWh battery plant in Hungary. The post CATL to build €7B battery plant in Hungary, its second in Europe appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2021

The thinner the foil is, the more active material can be loaded into the electrode, which reduces battery weight, increases battery capacity, and minimizes manufacturing costs and environmental impact. To that end, cutting-edge process control technology and highly competitive production facilities are required.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2023

Eaton is continuing to expand and evolve its European eMobility business design capabilities, technologies and operations to support global electrified vehicle manufacturers. Due to its proximity to major manufacturers and suppliers, the new office serves as a base for customer interaction and engineering services in the region.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The recovered CO 2 is then available in a highly concentrated form as a raw material for permanent storage or for a wide range of industrial applications. The long-term goal is to make carbon dioxide usable for industrial purposes. r, Hungary. The filtered air is released back into the environment after the adsorption step.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2020

The Volkswagen Group is pushing ahead with the integration of its plants into the Volkswagen Industrial Cloud; the aim is to further improve the efficiency of the plants and reduce production costs. The Industrial Cloud is built on Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Siemens is the integration partner. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

China currently hosts 75% of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90% of anode and electrolyte production. This year, the changes in the overall rankings were mostly driven by the greater access to several key raw materials and manufacturing capacities domestically.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. This marks SKIET’s first large-scale supply of EV battery separators to a Chinese EV battery manufacturer.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Toray Industries, Inc. Zoltek is a large two carbon fiber manufacturer; large tow carbon fiber is carbon fiber with 40,000 or more filaments applied for applications such as wind turbine blades and reinforced plastics compounds, and is produced on modified acrylic staple fiber production lines for textiles. per share).

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2022

BYD is not just another car manufacturer. Emerging from this considerable research and development is the ground-breaking Blade Battery which is revolutionizing safety, durability and performance in the EV industry. BYD is a high-tech brand.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

We know batteries like the back of our hand, as well as how they have to be manufactured. —Rolf Najork, the member of the Bosch board of management responsible for industrial technology. The company is investing some €70 million (US$82 million) this year in expanding local manufacturing operations.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 23, 2022

In March China’s EVE Energy announced plans to set up its first European battery plant with an estimated capacity of 30 GWh in Debrecen, Hungary. Tier 1 is defined as a battery manufacturer that is qualified to supply more than one multinational automaker outside of China—e.g., LG Energy Solutions said it would invest KRW 1.7

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2014

The automotive industry is widely viewed as being the industry in which the greatest volume of advanced composite materials will be used in the future to produce light vehicles. The global automotive industry is currently facing great challenges, such as CO 2 emissions and safety issues. Source: University of Sunderland.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

However, Europe is expected to witness an aggressive expansion in its Li-ion battery and materials manufacturing capacity. It is slated to account for nearly a third of the global Li-ion battery manufacturing capacity by 2027. —Gautam Rashingkar, Chemicals, Materials & Foods Industry Analyst at Frost & Sullivan.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2012

GM Opel’s aim is to take an industry lead, not just with fuel consumption and emissions but also with specific torque and noise reduction. Production at the Szentgotthardt plant in Hungary will begin in late 2012. Environment initiative: Opel/Vauxhall wants to expand its position as a manufacturer of alternative propulsions.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2017

Together with our ambitious colleagues, we as a works council want to help to shape the change in the automotive industry for electric mobility. The A-Class, B-Class and the compact SUV GLA are manufactured at the location. Having met all the requirements, the Rastatt team is ready for the challenges. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2020

High-efficiency battery systems will also be manufactured and assembled within the production network. The compact SUV EQB will be the first purely electrically powered production vehicle from Hungary and will complement the plug-in hybrid portfolio consisting of the CLA and CLA Shooting Brake.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2022

The VERBIO Nevada (Iowa) Biorefinery began producing renewable natural gas (RNG) on an industrial scale in December 2021. VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG is one of the leading independent bioenergy manufacturers, and is also the only large-scale producer of biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 30, 2022

Mercedes-Benz is aligning its global production network to manufacture its reshaped product portfolio focused on luxury electric vehicles as the brand prepares to go all electric by the end of the decade—wherever market conditions allow. Battery systems for plug-in hybrids and all-electric vehicles are manufactured there.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2020

Against this negative backdrop, electrified vehicles (HEVs, PHEVs and BEVs) were once again the outlier in the industry. So far this year, electrified vehicles have been the only lifeline for manufacturers operating in Europe. Their registrations jumped from 75,400 units in February 2019 to 135,500 units last month.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2016

Building upon the complementary scope and portfolio of the partners, the joint venture will provide substantial synergies in manufacturing and sourcing and create a base for sustained growth and profitability. —Jacques Aschenbroich, Chairman and CEO of Valeo. The project is subject to consultation of the employee representatives.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

In Kecskemét (Hungary), a second plant under construction will be CO 2 -neutral. A key element of this change is the conversion of production micro-grids from an alternating current (AC) to a direct current (DC) architecture—“Industrial Smart DC Grids”. In Jawor (Poland), a new CO 2 -neutral engine plant is being built.

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Cars That Think

MARCH 12, 2025

There, d elegations from Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary, and Romania finalized an ambitious plan: to generate up to 6 gigawatts of clean energy in the Caucasus region, run the electricity through a cable along the bottom of the Black Sea, and deliver it to Europe. Every family has someone working in this industry.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2022

Ford expects a compound annual growth rate for EVs to exceed 90% through 2026, more than double forecasted global industry growth. The company detailed its global vehicle portfolio plans supporting these production goals as part of its Ford+ plan. Driving to more than 2 million EVs by late 2026.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It opened facilities in Thailand this year and announced plans to build a production site in Hungary in the next three years. BYD executive dubs Tesla a “very respected industry peer” amid EV transition Nuevo Leon and Bajio are the tope candidates for BYD’s Latin American EV production plant. Latin America is BYD’s next target.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 10, 2025

from 2024, according to data from industry authority PZPM. Although manufacturers are pushed to produce and sell BEVs due to Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAF) regulations, the used car market has yet to fully embrace this powertrain, further reinforcing their low RVs. km across a carmakers fleet.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2016

At its Győr engine plant in Hungary, Audi is developing a possible future production process for the electric drive motor to be used in the 2018 C-BEV. Modularity enables extreme flexibility and efficiency: ramp-ups for new models, implementation of new technologies, accommodating process failures.

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Teslarati

MARCH 20, 2022

Currently, the company operates battery manufacturing plants in Korea, Hungary, China, and Malaysia. Samsung SDI plans to add a second plant in Hungary and ramp production capacity in Malaysia. During the event, Samsung SDI unveiled the PRiMX battery brand and discussed its future in the battery industry.

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EV Info

MARCH 31, 2021

Ranking as the second and third most popular electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are Nissan and Renault. The USA is the leader in the EV industry, as California-based, Tesla, dominates the market worldwide . Here is a table of the top EV manufacturers around the world: Top EV Manufacturer .

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 16, 2024

The rationale behind the new tariffs is that the Chinese government has unfairly subsidized its auto industry, enabling Chinese automakers to sell EVs at prices European brands can’t match. According to IDTechEx’s research , Chinese manufacturers accounted for 28% of the European electric bus market in 2023.

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Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2024

The company’s Thailand investment is expected to bring advanced manufacturing technology, industrial development, and a significant number of jobs in the country, as noted in a CNEV Post report. The facility is constructed on land acquired from WHA Industrial Development PLC in September 2022.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 11, 2025

Chinas Global Dominance in the Electric Vehicle Industry China has emerged as a powerhouse in the electric vehicle (EV) industry, playing a dominant role in global EV production, sales, and technological advancements. Major battery manufacturers, such as CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 10, 2024

European OEM Stellantis has announced a new joint venture with the worlds largest battery manufacturer CATL, to build a large-scale lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery plant at one of the formers existing production sites. billion euros to erect the LFP manufacturing facility at Stellantis existing production site in Zaragoza, Spain.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 4, 2024

New Delhi: Onkar Kanwar, Chairman of Apollo Tyres , had declared at the Annual General Meeting of the company last year that Apollo had no plans of setting up greenfield manufacturing facilities in India anymore. ML and AI in tyre manufacturing? Yes, you read right.

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The Truth About Cars

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The new site in Debrecen, Hungary, will also implement this technology from the official launch of series production. With Amazon and other companies showing off how extensively they’re automating logistics, automotive manufacturers seem keen to show themselves as following suit.

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