BMW to add high-voltage batteries logistics centre at Plant Leipzig

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BMW Group's Plant Leipzig located in the German state of Saxony is the pioneering facility for electromobility, which began assembling BMW i3 electric cars since 2014. The company ...

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Stellantis-Foxconn JV 'SiliconAuto' to make semiconductors for automotive industry

Stellantis N.V. and Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) have announced the creation of SiliconAuto - a 50:50 joint venture dedicated to designing and supplying state-of-th...

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Ford opens Cologne EV center to make next-gen EVs for European markets

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Ford Motor Company has transformed its historic plant in Niehl, Cologne founded in 1930 into a hi-tech production facility for manufacturing next-generation electric pass...

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BorgWarner secure orders for its Battery packs, e-motors from global OEMs

In a series of announcements, BorgWarner recently revealed that it has bagged orders from global electric vehicle OEMs and power technology companies for its latest products o...

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Kia steps up its EV strategy; targets 1.6 million EV sales in 2030

South Korean automaker Kia Corporation revealed its updated electrification (EV) strategy at the Kia CEO Investor Day event held in Seoul recently. This includes&nbs...

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Automakers need a start-up mindset to transform battery charging: StoreDot

A pioneer of extreme fast charging battery technology for electric vehicles, StoreDot claims to encourage global EV manufacturers to adopt more of a start-up mindset in o...

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Stellantis to invest $155 million for North American Electrification goals

Stellantis has announced that it will invest a total of $155 million in three facilities located in Kokomo, Indiana, US to produce new electric drive modules (EDM) that w...

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Geely's Zeekr raises US $750m funding for global development of EV solutions

China's largest private-owned automotive group Zhejiang Geely Holding Group (Geely Holding) has announced a USD 750 million A-Series fundraising at ZEEKR Intelligent Tech...

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Cenntro commences production of EV LFP Battery Packs in US and Germany

Electric commercial vehicle firm Cenntro has announced that it has begun to assemble and produce battery packs using lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery cells, along with its...

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TVS Motor invests in Singapore-based E2W startup ION Mobility

One of India's leading two-wheeler maker TVS Motor Company has announced its association with ION Mobility (ION), the Singapore-based startup developing smart electric mo...

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OSM to set up JV with iM3NY for battery cells; new facilities for EV components

Indian EV maker Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has announced a joint venture with US-based battery tech firm iM3NY to bring battery cell technology in the Indian ma...

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Tesla investing $3.6b on Nevada for 100 GWh 4680 cell factory & semi-trucks

Tesla has announced a significant investment of US $3.6 billion to expand its first and quintessential gigafactory in Nevada, United States. The gigafactory's phase 2 expansio...

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Volkswagen Group delivered 26 percent more all-electric vehicles in 2022

The Volkswagen Group has revealed significant progress in its electric transformation in 2022. Despite supply constraints and temporary production stops, 572,100 all-electric ...

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Stellantis, Archer join forces to electric eVTOL aircraft

Automotive conglomerate Stellantis and American aviation firm Archer have mutually agreed to significantly expand their partnership by joining forces to manufacture the latter...

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Mahindra investing ₹ 10,000 crores for EV manufacturing facility in Pune

Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) has announced that their investment of ₹ 10,000 Crore for electric vehicles has been approved under the Maharashtra Government...

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Sonatus raises 2nd round funding led by Foxconn towards EV software innovation

American automotive software company Sonatus has raised $75 million in a second round of funding. Global technology company Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) led th...

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GM opens full-scale EV plant in Canada for Electric Delivery Vans

General Motors' owned BrightDrop has got a new, full-scale global manufacturing hub in Canada - claimed as the country's first of this kind - to build its electric delivery va...

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VinFast begins export of its smart electric cars from Vietnam

VinFast has made a remarkable milestone in the history of Vietnam's automotive industry as the Vietnamese-branded electric cars have officially entered the global market. The ...

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Ather inaugurates its second EV manufacturing facility in Hosur

Indian EV company Ather Energy has recently inaugurated its second manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. Spread across 300,000 sq. ft, the new plant will help...

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MHI introduces comprehensive testing parameters for safety of Batteries in EVs

The Indian Union Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has notified fresh testing parameters for electric vehicles to enhance their battery safety. These tests are followed and widely...

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Hero Electric aims annual EV manufacturing capacity of 5 million units by 2025

India's largest E2W manufacturer Hero Electric is surging ahead with grand plans to expand its manufacturing base in the country. Last week, the company signed a MoU with the gover...

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ABB E-mobility expands US mfg. footprint, invests in a new EV charger facility in South Carolina

ABB E-mobility has announced the continued expansion of its global and US manufacturing footprint with new manufacturing operations in Columbia, South Carolina. The multi-million-d...

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StoreDot commences shipping ‘100in5’ battery cell prototype to EV manufacturers

StoreDot, the pioneer of extremely fast charging batteries for electric vehicles, has commenced shipping EV cell samples of its '100in5' battery technology to strategic electric ve...

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Tata Passenger Electric Mobility acquires Ford India’s Sanand car manufacturing facility

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML) - a subsidiary of Tata Motors - and Ford India Private Limited (FIPL) have signed a Unit Transfer Agreement (UTA) for the acquisiti...

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ETN Roundtable: India will easily surpass 30 percent electrification before 2030

Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, President and MD of Customized Energy Solutions India Pvt. Ltd., opined that access to finance and scale of investments are critical for the Indian EV industr...

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Gensol to venture into the EV market, set up mfg. unit for personal and cargo mobility in Pune

Ahmedabad-based renewable energy solution provider Gensol Engineering Ltd has announced that it is venturing into the electric vehicle (EV) market with personal mobility and cargo ...

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ETN Roundtable: TN’s revised EV policy to focus on incentives, charging infra

Claimed as the 'EV Capital of India', the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is rightly leveraging its robust automotive manufacturing and R&D ecosystem to strengthen its EV and batter...

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ETN Roundtable: Addressing the financial gap in India’s EV transition

India has made a strong commitment to e-mobility. The country's EV transition is gaining traction due to demand creation, State EV policies, and domestic manufacturing. Concurrentl...

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Triton EV set to manufacture H2-powered e-2Ws and e-3Ws in India

Triton Electric Vehicle has announced that it is set to enter hydrogen-run two-wheeler and three-wheeler segments. It will manufacture hydrogen-run two-wheeler and three-wheeler EV...

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e-2w startup iVOOMi to set up mfg. facility worth Rs. 200 crore in Pune

Maharashtra-based electric two-wheeler manufacturing start-up iVOOMi Energy has announced its plans to invest Rs 200 crore towards setting up a new manufacturing facility in Pune a...

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