Must-Read Stories – Page 7
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NewsBentley starts work on new Launch Quality Centre and Engineering Technical Centre
Bentley says the new facility will be integral to its preparations for future battery-powered electric vehicle production
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NewsMagna to build new battery enclosures facility in Canada to support Ford F-150 Lightning production
The company will also manufacture battery enclosures for GM’s Silverado EV in St. Clair, Michigan, adding to existing battery enclosure production for the Hummer EV
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NewsBMW Leipzig starts first cell coating line for battery modules
BMW launches the first of five cell coating lines at Leipzig to run complete high-voltage battery production process by 2024
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ArticleBritishvolt collapse a shock to UK’s electric vehicle goals
Britishvolt’s business in the UK, which included the first first largescale battery manufacturing facility, has gone into administration, a setback for EV manufacturing in the country
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NewsAudi plans for future production
Audi says it’s all in on electromobility, planning to launch only all-electric models from 2026, and gradually phasing out production of its combustion engine models by 2033
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NewsCATL’s German plant starts battery cell production
The new plant in the German state of Thuringia is the Chinese cell producer’s first manufacturing operation outside of China. Serial production of lithium-ion battery cells started in December as scheduled
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InterviewWinning the war for energy and talent: how ZF is upgrading plants and skills for growth in EVs and electronics
Arno Güllering talks to AMS about how ZF is accelerating its use of renewable energy, building more critical components in house, decentralising its data analysis and training staff to produce more electronics.
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ArticleAMS & ABB automotive manufacturing outlook survey 2022 results: Production in a time of disruption
Download this report for deep insight into trends impacting the sector, current sentiment across the wider automotive market and the outlook for 2023 and beyond
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ArticleEurope’s carmakers dim lights, turn back to coal, oil, on approach to bleak winter
Automakers crimp energy use and reluctantly turn to coal and oil but options may be more limited for component and material suppliers upstream.
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NewsMercedes looks to chemical recycling to further develop circular manufacturing operations
The carmaker says it is working to increase the proportion of recycled materials in its car fleet to an average of 40% by 2030
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ArticleGigafactories give N. America, Europe more skin in EV game but minerals supply a worry
Battery metals prices have become a significant threat to automotive’s pursuit of electrification with growing EV output calling for higher volumes of minerals production.
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NewsEnergy, mineral supplies could be bottlenecks to EV and battery production
Battery experts say energy costs and the supply of renewable energy could mean it takes longer for Europe to reach zero-emission mobility targets.
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NewsFord secures new battery supplies, overhauls Cologne plant on path to producing 2m EVs a year
With a $50bn investment, the carmaker aims to produce 600,000 EVs a year by late 2023 and 2m by 2026, incoporating new battery chemistries and updating plants.
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NewsOliver Blume to replace Diess as CEO of Volkswagen Group
Porsche CEO and former production chief Oliver Blume will take over from Herbert Diess as VW Group CEO from September.
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NewsRenault and Vitesco partner on compact EV power electronics unit
The automaker will partner with Vitesco to produce power electronics units, part of a trend of OEMs, supplier and battery producers partnering to ramp up EV and battery output.
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NewsMan and machine: Using technology to push efficiency boundaries in logistics and assembly
Experts discuss how they are using digital technology to streamline time-consuming and expensive processes from supply chain monitoring to assembly planning.
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ArticleUK automakers sound alarm on skills shortages, unfilled engineering roles
The pace of electrification is getting ahead of the time taken to train the engineers with the skills needed for an auto industry transitioning to producing EVs.
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NewsVolkswagen launches battery cell-making company PowerCo
PowerCo could produce enough cells for 3m electric vehicles a year by 2030 across six ‘standardised’ European gigafactories.
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PodcastCharging ahead: preparing for the UK’s first gigafactory – AMS podcast with Britishvolt
For this podcast AMS interviewed Britishvolt’s CIO, David Threlfall to talk about progress with the gigafactory, developing the digital infrastructure for production, building in sustainable and flexible processes.
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ArticleMeeting the challenge: EV battery cell development
Faraday Battery Challenge director, Tony Harper shares some insights into the progress of battery cell development