Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Hydrogen development, given its application across various industries, is indispensable to attaining energy transition, meeting decarbonization goals, and positioning leading companies as market experts. During 2022, over 393 deals related to hydrogen were closed, representing a significant increase compared to 277 deals registered in 2021.

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AUGUST 30, 2022

Cummins and Canada-based Buhler Industries , a leading tractor manufacturer under the Versatile brand, signed a letter of intent for plans to integrate the Cummins 15-liter hydrogen engines in Versatile’s equipment to lead the decarbonization of the agriculture market. Cummins M15H.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2022

Natron Energy, a manufacturer of sodium-ion batteries, and Clarios International Inc., a manufacturer of low-voltage advanced battery technologies for mobility, will collaborate to manufacture the first mass-produced sodium-ion batteries. Natron has spent 10 years developing sodium-ion battery chemistry for mass manufacturing.

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JUNE 23, 2021

A new report from IDTechEX forecasts the solid-state battery market will grow to $8 billion by 2031. The car plug-in market will take the largest share (66%) in 2031, followed by smartphone applications. Lithium-ion battery manufacturing has been dominated by East Asia, with Japan, China, and South Korea playing a significant role.

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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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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Ford has become the first automaker to use 100% recycled ocean plastics to produce automotive parts. The strength and durability of the nylon material equals that of previously used petroleum-based parts but with a 10% cost savings and requiring less energy to produce.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

AW-Energy Oy is entering the commercial hydrogen market by introducing a combined WaveRoller and HydrogenHub process for the production of green hydrogen. Green hydrogen is produced by using renewable energy (such as combining wave energy with solar) to power electrolysis that splits water into its constituent parts.

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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2021

Haldor Topsoe will invest in a manufacturing facility producing highly efficient solid oxide electrolyzers (SOEC) with a total capacity of 500 megawatt per year with the option to expand to 5 gigawatt per year. It basically consists of three parts: an anode, a cathode and an electrolyte.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 4, 2023

In addition to recent investments in Fridley, Cummins is investing more than $1 billion across its US engine manufacturing network in Indiana, North Carolina and New York. The X15N is part of the new fuel-agnostic 15-liter engine platform produced at JEP. The Cummins Power Systems factory is a 1.1

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Achieving full electrification in major markets by 2040. The single largest portion of carbon emissions generated by any mass vehicle manufacturer occurs when the vehicle is in daily use and on the road. Kia is also working with its suppliers to reduce carbon emissions from the parts supply stage. Rendering of Concept EV9.

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MAY 21, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to build its first dedicated full electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the US. The new EV plant and battery manufacturing facilities represent an investment of approximately US$5.54

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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. As such, our electrolyzer is part of the development of skills that HYVIA brings to the Renault Group Refactory in Flins, dedicated to the circular economy.

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JUNE 8, 2023

Audi, in cooperation with its partner companies, is the first premium auto manufacturer to set up a glass cycle of this kind. Until now, car windows damaged beyond repair—mainly windshields and panoramic roofs—have been used for less demanding purposes, such as bottles or insulation, in what is known as downcycling.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Building on the design of the E-45 engine released earlier this year, the E-60 model provides 59 kW net output power (67 kW gross power) to help OEMs meet increasing vehicle performance demands and market requirements, broadening the range of applications that can benefit from fuel cell power. Nuvera is a subsidiary of Hyster-Yale Group, Inc.,

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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. The Mustang Mach-E was the No.

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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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MARCH 7, 2025

The new V8 was designed with fewer moving parts, fewer seals and gaskets, and was meant to provide low-end torque while consuming tons of fuel. Domestic manufacturers were unwilling to give up displacement bragging rights, or spend lots of cash on the development of efficient engines. That size record stands today.

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AUGUST 17, 2023

Rheinmetall has won a automobile industry order for structural parts worth a figure in the low three-digit million euro range. Cast in a complex process, the parts will be used in a fully electric vehicle made by a well-known premium automaker. The scope of supply encompasses hundreds of thousands of these fully processed parts.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Aeva , a company building next-generation sensing for autonomous vehicles ( earlier post ), and ZF are partnering to bring the first Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) LiDAR to market for autonomous driving applications. We have seen that different markets require different solutions. Earlier post.).

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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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MARCH 25, 2022

AVTOVAZ Group is part of the Dacia-LADA business unit with the Group Renault structure. AVTOVAZ manufactures cars for two brands: LADA and Renault. The LADA brand leads on the Russian automotive market with more than 20% market share and is also present in 20 countries.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Octillion will open a local battery factory inside FNM’s facility to lower manufacturing and logistics costs. FNM was founded in 1942 and was the first truck manufacturer in Brazil. The company has delivered more than 100,000 EV batteries to the global EV market with more than 2 billion kilometers driven on its systems.

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JULY 2, 2021

The Karma Innovation and Customization Center (KICC) revealed the first Club Car Current vehicles being produced under a contract manufacturing agreement with AYRO. engineers and manufactures purpose-built electric vehicles to enable sustainable fleets. Texas-based AYRO, Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

MAY 29, 2021

Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) and the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI) selected 62 large-scale hydrogen projects this week, which are to be state-funded as part of a joint European hydrogen project (Important Project of Common European Interest, IPCEI). We are making Germany a hydrogen country.

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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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APRIL 13, 2023

Consistent with Li-Cycle’s strategy for growing recycling capacity in conjunction with customer demand, the Aagreement further contemplates the possible construction of a dedicated Spoke located close to VinES’ manufacturing site. An investment decision regarding the dedicated Spoke facility is expected to be made in 2025.

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MAY 28, 2021

As part of its mission to make world-class electric drives accessible, Integral e-Drive has made available a family of three ultra-high-performance machines off-the-shelf in single sample quantities. In these cases, this standard off-the-shelf product is extremely attractive. —Andy Cross, Chief Technical Officer.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 7, 2021

Stellantis is investing £100 million (US$139 million) in Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant in the UK to transform the site for a new era in electric vehicle manufacturing. Stellantis is the LCV market leader in Europe and, in the UK, Vauxhall leads sales in the fast growing all-electric LCV segment. million vehicles.

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APRIL 6, 2021

Toyota has commissioned Victoria’s first commercial-grade permanent hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility at its former manufacturing site at Altona in Melbourne’s west. Sustainably produced hydrogen is the core element to fuel vehicles like the Toyota Mirai FCEV.

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JUNE 20, 2021

Rolls-Royce is entering new aviation markets to pioneer sustainable power and as part of that mission will be developing energy storage systems (ESS) that will enable aircraft to undertake zero emissions flights of more than 100 miles on a single charge. These modules will deliver market-leading energy density levels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2021

In accordance with this value-driven organization, the company will no longer measure its performance on market shares and sales but on profitability, cash generation and investment effectiveness. The functions, with engineering at the forefront, are accountable for the competitiveness, costs and time-to-market of the products of the brands.

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OCTOBER 3, 2022

Australia-based Pure Hydrogen Corporation has entered an arrangement with PepsiCo Australia to trial a hydrogen-fueled prime mover at one of PepsiCo’s manufacturing sites in the City of Brisbane. Pure Hydrogen will supply PepsiCo with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell 160kW 6 x 4 Prime Mover (HFCV Prime Mover).

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

After several years of development, Bosch is now starting volume production of silicon carbide (SiC) power semiconductors to supply automotive manufacturers worldwide. billion, the SiC car market is expected to account for the majority. In the future, an increasing number of production vehicles will feature these chips. Picture: Bosch.

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APRIL 11, 2023

LOHC is part of Honeywell’s Green Hydrogen program. The carrier used in the Honeywell LOHC solution is readily available and requires minimal makeup.

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