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Tesla’s Giga Berlin subject to next phase of bureacracy

June 18, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

In Germany, after Tesla submitted the amended application documents for the Giga Berlin plant expansion in Grünheide to include a battery factory, the Brandenburg State Office for the Environment has now decided, as expected, that public participation will be required again due to the scope of the amendment. The public display of the documents begins […]

Tesla to hand in third application for Gigafactory 4

June 1, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Although the Tesla vehicle plant in Grünheide is being expanded to include a battery cell factory, the water consumption of the combined Gigafactory is not to increase. According to a media report, this emerges from the third application in the main approval process, which Tesla is likely to submit to the state environmental agency this […]

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Nio is building an industrial park in Anhui

April 29, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has started the construction of a huge industrial park called Neo Park in Hefei. An industrial cluster for intelligent electric vehicles will be created there, where not only Nios will be built, but also hundreds of other companies will be located. The ‘Neo Park’ in the capital of Anhui […]

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Power Day: Volkswagen plans standard battery cell

March 15, 2021 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Volkswagen has just presented its technology roadmap for the battery and charging sectors up to 2030 at its Power Day presentation. The aim of the roadmap is to significantly reduce the complexity and costs of batteries. At the core of the plan are six “Gigafactories” throughout Europe. With Volkswagen’s battery plans, complexity and costs are […]

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Nissan plant in Sunderland secures continued survival

January 22, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

The future of the British Nissan plant in Sunderland is secure in the long term due to the trade agreement reached between the UK and the EU. In return, the Japanese automaker is even investing in the English site. As the BBC reports, citing Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta, the carmaker now assesses the Brexit deal […]

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Tesla Model Y deliveries officially launch in China

January 18, 2021 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla has officially started deliveries of the Model Y built in China. Meanwhile, preparations for the production of the European Model Y in Grünheide continue – the plant could become larger than initially thought. But there are also increasing indications that the Model S and Model X will soon be refreshed. In China, invitations to […]

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Mercedes reveals production locations for EQ ramp up

December 14, 2020 Carrie Hampel Syndicated Comments Off

Mercedes-Benz is now providing a comprehensive overview of the production sites for its electric offensive for the EQ brand. Production of the EQA at the Rastatt plant in Germany among others has already started ahead of the model’s world premiere on 20 January 2021. Production of the EQA will then also follow next year at […]

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Tesla interested in acquiring ATW

October 2, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Tesla is reportedly interested in taking over the German company Assembly & Test Europe GmbH (ATW). ATW is based in Neuwied, not far from Tesla Grohmann Automation, and is currently in the process of being wound up. Until now, ATW has also been active for German car manufacturers. ATW has been part of the Canadian […]

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Audi reportedly considers battery assembly in Germany

March 26, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Audi is reportedly planning an assembly plant for electric car battery packs near its plant in Ingolstadt. The cells for this are to continue to come from LG Chem. The Korean battery manufacturer also received a loan from the EIB for the expansion of the plant in Poland to what they say will be the […]

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Volvo launches battery assembly in Ghent

March 6, 2020 Chris Randall Syndicated Comments Off

Volvo Cars has inaugurated a battery assembly line at its Belgian production site in Ghent. The first batteries for the XC40 Recharge P8 will be assembled there in March. Production of the first electric Volvo is also scheduled to start in Ghent in the autumn. In the newly opened battery assembly plant, Volvo will produce […]

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