Electric Cars Report

AUGUST 7, 2022

Chinese premium electric vehicle manufacturer Nio has announced plans to open its first overseas facility in Budapest, Hungary, in September 2022. Located in Pest in the eastern part of the city, the new 10,000 square meters facility will manufacture power products including battery-swapping stations for the European market.

Hungary 105

Hungary Chinese Parts Manufacturer 105

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DECEMBER 6, 2021

Alstom and MOL, Hungary’s leading oil and gas company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to structure cooperation in examining the use of hydrogen technology in rail transportation. As part of its National Hydrogen Strategy, Hungary has been investigating the feasibility of introducing hydrogen technology to rail transportation.

Hungary 334

Hungary Hydrogen Transportation France 334

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FEBRUARY 2, 2021

SK Innovation will initially invest US$1.148 billion in SK Battery Hungary (SKBH) to build its third European factory in Iváncsa, Hungary, with a production capacity of 30 GWh per year. SK’s first and second European plants are also located in Hungary (Komárom); the expected third plant will be the largest.

Hungary 186

Hungary Building Battery Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

Companies 430

Companies Battery Batteries Production 430

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AUGUST 31, 2016

Samsung SDI has decided to use Hungary as its Li-ion battery production base in Europe. The new battery plant will be built in Goed, north of Budapest in a 330,000 m 2 site, using existing facilities previously used for display production.

Hungary 150

Hungary Li-ion Building Global 150

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a new production facility at its Szombathely location in the west of Hungary. The range of products produced at the Szombathely II plant includes electric motor components. The new plant also highlights our ambitions to continue our strong growth in e-mobility.

Hungary 221

Hungary Motors Motor Motoring 221

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. CATL recently announced plans for a potential $5 billion battery cell production plant in North America.

Hungary 98

Hungary Europe Building Battery 98

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MAY 19, 2023

(BBA) joint venture, Milan Nedeljković, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Production, announced local production of the NEUE KLASSE in China. The high-voltage batteries required for this will likewise be manufactured locally. These batteries will be used in the models of the NEUE KLASSE.

BMW 457

BMW China Battery Batteries 457

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AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. Once production begins in the first half of 2026, the site will have the capacity to produce up to 45,000 tonnes of cathode active material (CAM) per year.

North America 195

North America Manufacturer Ford Building 195

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JANUARY 12, 2018

GS Yuasa Corporation will establish a manufacturing subsidiary company, GS Yuasa Hungary Ltd. in Hungary and build a new plant for lithium-ion batteries. GS Yuasa will also consider manufacturing lithium-ion cells in this plant in future. Initial annual production capacity will be 500,000 batteries.

Lithium Ion 150

Lithium Ion Hungary Battery Batteries 150

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MAY 1, 2022

BMW’s iFACTORY production strategy defines the future orientation of plants and production technologies at the BMW Group and meets the challenges of the transformation to e-mobility. Automotive manufacturing of the future requires a new, holistic way of thinking. BMW Group Production Network: 31 production sites in 15 countries.

BMW 363

BMW CO2 Production Climate Protection 363

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JUNE 4, 2022

Components for the production of batteries at Audi’s Brussels plant will no longer be delivered by truck from Hungary, but by rail with DB Cargo. Brussels plays a pioneering role, but we developed this sustainable logistics concept for battery modules and cells in Audi’s entire production network. r LC by rail to Brussels.

Audi 273

Audi Hungary Battery Batteries 273

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JULY 9, 2021

the colorants and functional materials division of Japan’s Toyo Ink Group, will supply the North American and European operations of SK Innovation, a South Korean lithium-ion (li-ion) battery manufacturer, with Toyocolor’s Lioaccum series of conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions. Toyocolor Co.,

Li-ion 397

Li-ion Supplies Hungary Lithium Ion 397

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

The BMW Group is speeding up the shift towards electromobility and strengthening its global network for production of electrified vehicles. The new assembly in Munich will be built on the site currently used for engine production. The expansion of electromobility in the production network continues. Sustainability in production.

BMW 396

BMW Engine Production South Africa 396

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

We are committed to the economical use of resources and therefore want to keep the environmental impact of our production as low as possible. We were the first premium manufacturer to have our CO2 footprint measured and certified in 2014. Our goal is to have completely CO 2 -neutral plant operation in the future.

Audi 359

Audi Hungary Building Solar 359

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NOVEMBER 26, 2022

The BMW Group is building a high-voltage battery assembly for the vehicles of the NEUE KLASSE at its site in Hungary. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy. —Markus Fallböhmer, Senior Vice President of Battery Production at the BMW Group. Construction work recently began.

BMW 417

BMW Battery Batteries Hungary 417

InsideEVs

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

China's largest EV manufacturer will expand its production efforts in Europe. But what about the U.S.?

Hungary 141

Hungary BYD Europe China 141

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DECEMBER 15, 2022

The first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant yesterday, 14 December, marking the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. The plant has been a model for sustainable production since the production of the Audi e-tron began.

Audi 195

Audi Production Belgium 2018 195

Baua Electric

AUGUST 28, 2024

For production of its sixth-generation high-voltage batteries, BMW is setting up five new assembly sites around the world: in Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Germany; Debrecen, Hungary; Shenyang, China; San Luis Potosí, Mexico; and Spartanburg, South Carolina. Construction of the battery plant at Irlbach-Straßkirchen, Germany, began in June.

BMW 52

BMW South Carolina Hungary Production 52

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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. The global Mercedes Benz production network is sustainable, digital and flexible.

Mercedes 195

Mercedes Production Electrical Electric 195

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AUGUST 13, 2021

Bosch is pooling its mechanical engineering expertise and offering companies factory equipment for battery production from a single source—ranging from individual components and software solutions to complete assembly lines. We know batteries like the back of our hand, as well as how they have to be manufactured.

Supplies 186

Supplies Battery Batteries Production 186

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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. Eaton’s eMobility business has invested in a production facility for power electronics components in Montrottier, France.

Eaton 210

Eaton Europe Hungary Poland 210

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

BMW has announced that it will nearly double its investment in a planned EV production facility in Hungary and add battery production capabilities to the facility as well. BMW has been rapidly expanding its EV lineup and production over the past year , and it’s clear they have no intention of stopping.

BMW 98

BMW Hungary Production Battery 98

Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Chinese automakers are aiming to more than double their full-process manufacturing capacity outside of China, all in hopes of beating out import tariffs on Chinese-made vehicles and meeting demand for EVs, according to a report from Bloomberg. million vehicles in 2023 to more than 2.7 million by 2026. million vehicles as of 2023.

China 52

China Turkey Production Chinese 52

EV Specifications

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Audi commences manufacture of electric motors for the Premium Platform Electric (PPE). Production of the first fully electric Audi model is scheduled to start at the Ingolstadt headquarters at the end of the year with the PPE-based model. The newly developed electric motors will be used for the first time in the Audi Q6 e-tron series.

Audi 102

Audi Hungary Motoring Motor 102

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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.

Hungary 150

Hungary Mercedes Cars Concept 150

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

Despite restrictions brought about by the coronavirus pandemic, the BYD eBus fleet has been delivered on time and according to pre-pandemic production schedules. The Keolis fleet comprises BYD’s 12-meter and 13-meter eBus models.

BYD 418

BYD Hungary Extended Range Electric 418

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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.

Supplies 199

Supplies Battery Batteries South Korea 199

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

—Peter Kössler, board member for production at Audi and chairman of the supervisory commission of AUDI HUNGARIA Zrt. All of the measures for reducing the ecological footprint at Audi sites, in production and in logistics are gathered together under Mission:Zero. r and Brussels, the production site of the Audi e-tron.

Audi 435

Audi Installation Solar Hungary 435

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AUGUST 5, 2021

SK Innovation has decided to spin off its battery production and exploration & production (E&P) business as independent companies. tentative name) will be in charge of oil exploration and production business, and the Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS) business. The SK E&P Co., Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

South Korea 418

South Korea Battery Batteries Energy Storage 418

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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.

Malaysia 225

Malaysia Hungary Li-ion Taiwan 225

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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

BMW Group Plant SLP We are systematically gearing our production network towards electromobility. The first cars of the NEUE KLASSE will come off the production line at our plant in Debrecen, Hungary, starting in 2025, followed by the main plant in Munich. billion in the expansion of its Spartanburg production site in the US.

Mexico 418

Mexico BMW Battery Batteries 418

Teslarati

MARCH 31, 2024

NEV maker BYD has announced plans to begin vehicle production at its Thailand plant in the third quarter of 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. million units.

Thailand 103

Thailand BYD Uzbekistan Production 103

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JUNE 14, 2022

In the future, Schaeffler will supply beam axles to automobile manufacturers, particularly in North America. For the electrification of medium-duty pick-up trucks, particularly for the North American market, Schaeffler is developing and will manufacture an electric beam axle.

Electrical 369

Electrical Electric Automobile Manufacturer Hungary 369

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MARCH 12, 2022

Samsung SDI (Hungary): 20 GWh. SK Innovation (Hungary): 7.5 Of most significance is Tesla’s Berlin Gigafactory which is expected to officially commission commercial cell production in 2023 but reach a capacity of 75 GWh by 2026 and be operating at 125 GWh by 2030. Northvolt (Sweden): 16 GWh. Envision AESC (UK): 1.9GWh.

Lithium Ion 397

Lithium Ion Poland Sweden Hungary 397

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

South Korea-based SK On (SKO), a global EV battery manufacturer, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Australia’s Global Lithium Resources to explore future business opportunities together in regard to stable supply of lithium. Incorporated in 2018, Global Lithium was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange last year.

Supplies 259

Supplies Global South Korea Battery 259

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NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The new Audi China Building supports Audi’s efforts to establish additional research and production capacities in the country. Audi has a history of developing specific products and technologies for the Chinese market. The R&D facility will serve as a key innovation hub for the next generation of Audi technologies.

Audi 368

Audi China Hungary Germany 368