Cleantechnica points out three phenomena on their way to lead to major disruption of the automotive industry and world economy at large. The Osborne effect of delayed demand, the technology (cost) curve of battery prices and other technology, and the S-curve that describes market acceptance of new technologies are likely to create chain of reactions […]
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Human resources is and will be a key factor when transforming industries to electric drive. General experience from manufacturing is essential but also new skills will be required. It is important to maintain the current deep integration with all the sub suppliers to the automotive industry. Read article on Electromotive.com
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Europe might be late but the awakening when it comes to e-mobility is also impressive. But this time it is not only about building new industries but preserving a strong manufacturing base for the automotive industry in Europe. There is no way back and the only way forward is to step up within e-mobility. The
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Dominique Ristori, Director General for Energy for the European Commission, launched Batteries Europe, the European Technology and Innovation Platform on Batteries to drive research and innovation, knowledge transfer and competitiveness across the European battery value chain. Batteries Europe will develop and update research and innovation agendas and roadmaps to spur development of battery projects at both
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The fifth EBA250 meeting, held in Brussels on 29 January showed that the European battery industry is on the move. More than 200 stakeholders from across the entire battery value chain accepted InnoEnergy’s invitation to meet and discuss with representatives from the financial sector on investments and funding opportunities in Europe. In October 2017, European
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The German government intends to realign its funding for battery technology and invest a further 500 million euros in the next four years. Anja Karliczek, Minister for Education and Research, stated at the “Batterieforum Deutschland” in Berlin that today, batteries are not being produced in Germany or even Europe. “We can only change that together,”
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A Strategic Action Plan for Batteries that supports the measures proposed by the EBA250 stakeholders was published as part of the Clean Mobility Package in May 2018. The Clean Mobility Package is a set of initiatives initiated by the European Commission to allow all Europeans to benefit from safer traffic, less polluting vehicles and more advanced technological solutions, while
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