25 Years Ahead Of Initial Target, GM Secures All Energy Needed to Achieve Renewable Energy Goal

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 04:35:01 +0000

An ambitious renewable energy goal years in the making was reached ahead of schedule, according to General Motors Wednesday. By reaching the goal, General Motors is expected to avoid the production of an estimated 1 million metric tons of carbon emissions that would have been produced between 2025 and 2030. GM has announced that it […]

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Volvo Group To Produce Battery Modules In Ghent By 2025

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 02:46:21 +0000

Volvo Group’s truck plant in Ghent, Belgium, has announced that in 2025 it will start to produce battery modules. So far, the group has been dependent on partners to supply both cells and modules to the group. The investment decision to install battery module manufacturing capacity in Ghent is another important step for Volvo Group […]

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Magna Expands in 3 Locations Across Michigan

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:28:26 +0000

In a recent press release, one of Canada’s largest companies, Magna, announced it is investing more than $500 million to expand its operations in three different locations in Southeast Michigan. Magna plans to expand its facility in St. Clair where it manufactures battery enclosures and plans to open new facilities to build powertrains in Shelby […]

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Bridgestone Aims To Start Tire Recycling With New Tech By 2030

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 05:13:01 +0000

Bridgestone, one of the largest tire manufacturers in the world, is planning to help reduce the carbon footprint of its commercial vehicle line of tires by producing radio-tagged tires in 2024. Tires on vehicles like trucks and buses will be linked to a cloud-based system that is designed to help clients maximize the tires’ lifespan […]

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BYD Produces Over 2 Million Solar Modules In Brazil

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 01:50:06 +0000

BYD Energy has been operating for more than five years in Brazil at the Campinas facility and has just reached a significant milestone in the cumulative production of photovoltaic (PV) modules. The BYD Energy facility has produced two million photovoltaic modules in Brazil. This is according to a press release issued by the company on […]

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Bosch Set to Invest $260 Million, Create 350 Jobs in South Carolina

Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2022 00:50:55 +0000

This week, Bosch announced officially began producing of electric vehicle motors at its Charleston, SC facility. The company plans to invest $260 million more to further expand production of EV components at the site, and expects to create at least 350 high-paying manufacturing jobs in the region by 2025. “We have grown our electrification business […]

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Ford Makes Deals To Buy Cleaner Steel

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:00:55 +0000

It’s tempting to think of steel as something humanity didn’t get until after the industrial revolution, but that’s only partially true. Steelmaking dates back thousands of years, and things like swords and springs were made. They probably didn’t know why the better irons they were blasting out in bloom furnaces were stronger, but instead of […]

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ZAPI Announces New Charger Platform

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 18:00:01 +0000

There’s a very common misconception among EV drivers and even people who really should know better, like dealers. When you go to open the trunk of a shiny new EV at a dealership, you’ll see something shiny and new, often in a sealed bag and with its own carrying case: the EVSE. That stands for […]

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Kawasaki EV Production Prototype Revealed at Intermot

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 03:57:41 +0000

Kawasaki EV PrototypeEarlier this month at Intermot (an international trade fair for motorcycles, scooters, and e-bikes) in Cologne, Germany, Kawasaki revealed its new EV prototype, which it promised to bring out by the end of 2022. Kawasaki announced a plan last year to offer over 10 different types of electric and hybrid electric vehicles in markets throughout […]

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BMW Group Opening 8 New EV Parts Lines in Leipzig

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2022 15:58:01 +0000

EV battery production gets a lot of attention, and largely because it’s the biggest challenge right now. As more and more EVs get sold, we’re going to have to come up with enough raw materials, refining capacity, and cell production lines–and that’s all before a manufacturer puts the cells in battery packs. But, that’s far […]

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