The transformation to electromobility requires investments in production equipment as well as new test facilities for electric vehicles. SEAT in Spain is accelerating the pace. After recently announcing the construction of a pioneering battery laboratory to prepare for a significant expansion of their fleet of electric and plug-in vehicles in the next few years, SEAT now […]
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All of us working on reducing CO2 emissions have come across news claiming that the efforts to reduce our carbon footprint might not be effective or even counterproductive. Some facts are correct, and of course need to be highlighted to encourage further adjustements and more effective actions to reduce CO2 emissions. But there are also examples of
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A large survey show that a majority of European EV drivers are willing to pay a premium on the electricity price in order to fast charge. This paves the way for increased density of fast chargers and thus eliminates one of the pain points for customers to shift to electric driving. Current News reported this earlier
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Scania plans invest more than 1 billion SEK in a battery assembly plant in Södertälje, Sweden, and aspires to lead the shift to heavy vehicles electrification. The construction of a 18,000-square metre facility is scheduled to start early 2021 with the aim to be fully operational by 2023. “This is a tangible manifestation of our
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Leading technology company Panasonic, energy company Equinor and industrial group Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic partnership to explore possibilities for establishing a sustainable and cost-competitive lithium-ion battery business in Norway to serve the European market. The three companies will now conduct a study to map market opportunities in
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Hungary takes the lead in Central Eastern Europe to join the European Battery industry’s goals to secure a successful green transition within the automotive and energy sector with a strong battery industry in order to achieve the national as well as the European climate-goals. The Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology in cooperation with EIT
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On Friday last week was held a ceremony to celebrate the groundbreaking of BASF’s new cathode active materials production plant located in Schwarzheide, Germany. This project is part of the company’s multi-step investment plan in the European battery materials market and is another concrete outcome of the work carried out under the European Battery Alliance.
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Yesterday was launched the report “Sustainable electromobility – what is required for electric road transport to be environmentally and socially sustainable? ” written by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute on behalf of the World Wide Fund for Nature, WWF Sweden. Rapid electrification of the transport sector is crucial to reach both the Swedish and the
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Talga, Mitsui and LKAB confirm intent for joint development of the Vittangi graphite mine and battery anode production. Graphite is an important raw material needed for the production of Li-ion battery types. Today most anode materials are graphite-based, derived from either natural or synthetic graphite. For natural graphite there are existing requirements related to flake
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Earlier this year, we published an article on how stationary batteries further triggered the storage boom. Grid-scale batteries might still be considered for some as a niche technology, the number of projects in this area accelerates and the future looks bright. The latest forecast on the stationary storage shows indeed that despite the current COVID
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