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SK On secures US$2B for battery business in Europe

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3 in Europe currently under construction in Iváncsa, Hungary. The three agencies that took part in the financing are all export credit agencies (ECAs). Currently, SK On new plants are under construction in the United States, Europe, China, and more. SK On plans to use the secured resources to invest in Plant No.3

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Brussels plant kicks off production for the new Audi Q8 e-tron

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The Audi Q8 e-tron will reach customers in Europe and the United States as a certified net carbon-neutral car. From 2025, production at all Audi plants will be carbon neutral as part of the company-wide environmental program Mission:Zero. Brussels is a model for some areas of this plant concept.

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Remy International, Inc. Supplying HVH Electric Motors to Daimler for 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Two-Mode Hybrid

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is supplying Daimler with HVH (High Voltage Hairpin) electric motors for the two-mode hybrid transmissions used in the 2010 Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid ( earlier post ) recently released to the United States market. Remy is supplying two HVH electric motors per ML 450 hybrid vehicle. million grant as part of the $2.4

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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At the same time, however, we can already measure solid improvements in productivity and innovation: Since February 2020, some 60 percent of firms in the United Kingdom and in Spain have adopted new digital technologies, and 40 percent of U.K. New businesses came into being at a faster rate in the United States than in previous years.

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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This war will have many long-term consequences, but possibly none more important than its effects on the future of the European energy supply. Rapid severing of Europe’s Russian supplies would create an unprecedented economic and existential emergency on the continent. European gas supplied three-fifths of the continent’s demand.

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Drone Startup to Fly Pallets Without Pilots

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The point is to take a slice of business that’s now handled by regular air freight and by trucks—above all, the quick delivery of critical parts. In the United States there are 17,000 airports, but only about 400 are commercially used. What effect would massive fleets of such drones have had on today’s supply-chain problems? “It

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Ford will use module-less LFP batteries from CATL

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The company detailed its global vehicle portfolio plans supporting these production goals as part of its Ford+ plan. Ford and CATL – the world’s largest battery producer – have signed a separate non-binding MOU to explore a cooperation for supplying batteries in Ford’s markets across China, Europe and North America. DEARBORN, Mich.,

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