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DECEMBER 13, 2022

billion loan to Ultium Cells LLC to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The cells manufactured by Ultium Cells LLC are large format, pouch-type cells that use a nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum (NCMA) chemistry to deliver more range at less cost.

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APRIL 12, 2023

billion) in its Oakville Assembly Complex to transform it into a high-volume hub of electric vehicle manufacturing in Canada. This marks the first time a full-line automaker has announced plans to produce passenger EVs in Canada for the North American market. Ford Motor Company is investing C$1.8 billion (US$1.3 Earlier post.)

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JULY 2, 2023

The new connected electric bikes, addressing B2C and B2B targets, will be designed and manufactured by the start-up Beweel. Beweel, for its part, will market the 3 new models of connected bicycles through its own distribution channels. In 2022, the European market for electric bikes reached the record figure of 5.5

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JUNE 18, 2023

Volkswagen’s PowerCo SE plans to introduce an electrode dry-coating manufacturing process in its battery cell production plants in Europe and Northern America. As a result, two of four process steps in electrode manufacturing become obsolete. The new processing technology is to exit development stage at the end of 2024.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

Despite an increased number of competitors and models attempting to take market share from the company, Tesla still holds over fifty percent of the EV segment in the Golden State. percent of its market share compared to last year in the same time frame, it still holds 54.5 percent of the market. Although Tesla lost 8.5

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APRIL 11, 2023

A new survey of automakers and Tier 1 suppliers conducted by Ducker Carlisle concludes that as electric vehicles continue to enter the mass market, aluminum demand will grow through the end of the decade. SUVs and pickups will make up nearly 85% of the BEV market by 2030.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to 998 GWh/year by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Most of the announced battery plant projects are scheduled to begin production between 2025 and 2030.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Asphaltenes are thus deemed as low-value by-products with little to no real-world application and commercial use in today’s market. Asphaltenes are heavy macromolecules in the high-temperature residuum of petroleum distillation; they impede the crude oil processing via a number of mechanisms and lower the economic value of the crude oil.

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Electrek

APRIL 10, 2025

Its been years since weve spoken the name, so it was a big surprise that the automotive division of the behemoth electronics manufacturer would be one of the first Chinese (technically Taiwanese) brands to come to the States.

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The Truth About Cars

MARCH 18, 2025

The automotive market has felt out of whack for quite some time. But consumers are tapped out and starting to notice theyre arguably getting less vehicle for their money than they used to and there is a wealth of data suggesting that the market is sincerely starting to struggle. But the outlook for 2025 hasnt been quite as rosy.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Toyocolor, the colorants and functional materials arm of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group of Japan, announced that the company’s Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions ( earlier post ) have been selected by the world’s largest battery manufacturer CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.,

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MAY 26, 2022

SolarEdge Technologies and SolarEdge’s subsidiary, Kokam Limited Company, a provider of lithium-ion batteries and integrated energy storage solutions, announced the opening of “Sella 2”, a two gigawatt-hour (GWh) battery cell manufacturing facility.

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APRIL 29, 2023

billion in the Roseville site and convert the TSI Semiconductors manufacturing facilities to state-of-the-art processes. With the acquisition of TSI Semiconductors, we are establishing manufacturing capacity for SiC chips in an important sales market while also increasing our semiconductor manufacturing, globally.

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APRIL 18, 2023

Volta Trucks has started series production of the 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero at Steyr Automotive, the company’s partner in contract manufacturing, in Steyr, Austria. Steyr Automotive offers Volta Trucks more than 100 years of manufacturing experience building commercial vehicles.

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JANUARY 25, 2023

Volta Trucks confirmed customer production orders for the first 300 manufacturing slots of its full-electric Volta Zero, with an associated revenue of more than €85 million. Volta Trucks has previously communicated pre-orders of 6,500 trucks; those pre-orders are in relation to all markets and all models, including those in future years.

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JUNE 17, 2023

In 2021, Rolls-Royce, Tecnam and Widerøe announced a partnership to deliver an all-electric passenger aircraft for the commuter market, ready for revenue service in 2026. The company’s mission has been to design and manufacture products with the highest value for money in terms of efficiency, CO 2 emissions, operating costs and profitability.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion to 21 projects to expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and the electrical grid and for materials and components currently imported from other countries. This US-owned and operated manufacturing plant in northern Alabama will be the first of its size in North America. Earlier post.) Of that, $1.6

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2023

Stellantis and Archer Aviation have agreed to expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture Archer’s flagship electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, Midnight. The goal is for Stellantis to mass produce Archer’s eVTOL aircraft as its exclusive contract manufacturer.

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JANUARY 8, 2023

The new joint venture company, which will manufacture best-selling NEVs including the DM-i super hybrid models and related parts, is anticipated to be based in Uzbekistan. Founded in 1995, BYD is a leading NEV (plug-in hybrids and battery-electric vehicles] manufacturer.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The design’s high modularity allows to cater to stringent market requirements (kWh or MWh) without any bias for power or energy needs. Even if the current COVID-led supply-chain disruptions wane, the sharp prices of cobalt and nickel will continue to compromise EV manufacturers cost leadership potential in the long-run, the company says.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2023

Kia India marked the milestone of producing one million vehicles from its manufacturing facility at Anantapur by rolling out the first unit of its newest innovation—the new Seltos. Kia said that this achievement underscores Kia's commitment to the Indian market and showcases the success of its strategic approach.

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APRIL 15, 2023

It will initially supply the plant in order to test the fuel cells of the Renault Master H2-TECH vehicles marketed by HYVIA as well as the hydrogen refueling stations. This 1 MW electrolyzer has a capacity of 400 kg/day of green hydrogen production—the equivalent of 20,000 km of commercial hydrogen mobility.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2022

Nissan unveiled its prototype production facility for laminated all-solid-state battery (ASSB) cells, which the company aims to bring to market in 2028. This prototype facility, within the Nissan Research Center in Kanagawa Prefecture, is aimed to further promote the development of all-solid-state-batteries.

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MARCH 24, 2021

Produced by Lightning eMotors, a designer and manufacturer of elelctric medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, the new electric vehicles are highly durable and capable of achieving 61 MPGe, compared to 13 MPG for similar gasoline-powered vans.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Founded in 2012, Orange EV was the first US-based manufacturer to offer 100% electric Class 8 vehicles and the first to offer electric yard truck rentals. —Zack Ruderman, the VP of sales and marketing at Orange EV. These all-electric rentals are now available in 48 states, providing increased uptime and reduced costs.

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JUNE 21, 2022

These positives have led to significant investment by car manufacturers, including Hyundai, Toyota and BMW. The research forecasts that the consumer market will lead the hydrogen vehicles space, with consumer vehicles accounting for more than 60% of hydrogen vehicles in service globally in 2027.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Production of the Electrified GV70 is expected to start this December at the brand’s Montgomery, Alabama manufacturing facility. The first public showing of the Electrified GV70 in the US market will take place during the LA Auto Show from 18-27 November at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 14, 2025

14 April 2025 Read next The Automotive Update: UK government steps up support of EV industry 11 April 2025 Read next Used-car market continues to struggle in Poland 10 April 2025 Read next EVs inspire growth in Italys new car market 09 April 2025 Light-commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations in the UK continued to struggle in March.

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

Manufacture of the small-series hydrogen-powered vehicle is taking place in the pilot plant at its Munich Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ). Around 900 people work there in the body shop, assembly, model engineering, concept vehicle construction and additive manufacturing.

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JULY 21, 2023

NOVONIX will use the pilot line to further demonstrate the manufacturability of the company’s long-life cathode materials and technology, including high-nickel (e.g., elimination of sodium sulfate) in the cathode manufacturing process.

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JUNE 18, 2022

META’s Advanced Materials and Battery Products group will continue joint development, licensing, and manufacturing scale-up of Optodot’s technology in partnership with leading OEMs. The global market for lithium-ion battery separators was an estimated $5.1 —George Palikaras, President and CEO META. Background.

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JANUARY 2, 2022

The YCK05 engine is the first operating hydrogen engine for China’s commercial vehicle market, the world’s largest commercial vehicle market. The YCK05 hydrogen engines may be widely applicable in bus, municipal, sanitation, logistics and distribution markets. Ignition ceremony at Beijing Institute of Technology.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus is ending bus production in the US market; the company has decided to close its Plattsburgh manufacturing and delivery facility by 2025. Nova Bus manufactures the LFS line of buses, including diesel, hybrid, natural gas and all-electric powertrains.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

The production increase is a key part of the Ford+ Plan, underscoring the company’s commitment to increase the value of its EVs for customers, continuing to position Mustang Mach-E as a compelling option for those looking for an electric SUV, and growing market share. 2 US EV manufacturer as it continues to scale that part of the business.

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MAY 29, 2021

That is why we also support fuel cell technology as well as vehicle and component manufacturers, so as not to miss the boat internationally. The 62 major hydrogen projects were selected from more than 230 project outlines received and represent the entire value chain of the hydrogen market.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

In Europe, many bicycle manufacturers use frames manufactured in Asia, and many of these frames are also ultimately disposed of in landfills in Asia. Earlier post.) Earlier post.)

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Following the start of series production of fuel cells in December 2022, the Danish fuel cell developer and manufacturer Blue World Technologies is now launching the CellPack Stationary, a methanol fuel cell-based power generator.

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