ell as Tourneo Custom and Tourneo Courier people movers. On March 14, SK On announced that it has signed an MoU with Ford and Koç Holding to create a joint venture for electric vehicle (EV) battery production. The new battery plant will be located near Ankara, Turkey. The plant will produce a high-nickel NCM (nickel, cobalt, manganese) battery and the production with an annual capacity of 30-45 GWh will begin as early as 2025. These batteries wi...

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rs including the great earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the floods in Thailand in 2011, the company could evade losses to the greatest extent possible thanks to the cooperation from its joint venture partners, suppliers and dealers. Toyota Motor Corporation will set up a joint venture to produce nickel hydride batteries for hybrid vehicles in Changshu City, Jiangsu Province, in collaboration with a local battery manufacturer Hunan Corun New En...

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ps. Toyota announced 2015 Prius v at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show on November 19. The 2015 Prius v is restyled at front and rear design with Toyota's first standard LED projector headlights. The Hybrid Synergy Drive powertrain, which combines the 1.8-liter petrol engine and an electric motor with nickel-metal hydride battery pack, has 134 combined system horsepower and 42 mpg combined EPA fuel economy rating. The 2015 Prius v will begin arrivin...

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w field of intelligent power. Previously, IM Motors officially launched the IM LS7 mid-to-large-size battery electric SUV, which adopts a large number of cutting-edge technologies and configurations in power, battery, safety, drive control, and intelligence, such as a 6-series 100kWh medium-to-high-nickel monocrystalline high-voltage high-power-density battery, dual LiDARs. Currently, IM Motors has completed a Series A equity financing, and the c...

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e battery value chain. This cooperation will help VW achieve a 30-50% cost reduction on each battery, and improve battery energy density and other related technologies. VW, together with Huayou Cobalt and Tsingshan Group, intends to form an upstream joint venture (JV) in Indonesia which focuses on nickel and cobalt raw material production. In parallel, VW and Huayou Cobalt plan to establish a downstream JV in Guangxi Province specializing in ref...

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ts supply. Toyota announced on February 26 that it will launch the new Corolla sedan in the US in March. It marks the first US Corolla Hybrid. The vehicle’s new hybrid system combines a 1.8-liter four-cylinder gasoline engine with two motors and has a combined system output of 121 horsepower. The nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery pack’s smaller size and flatter shape allow it to be packaged under the rear seat. According to the announcemen...

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facturer to offer a 100% electric estate. A brand new fully electric engine will be launched on the new Peugeot E-308 and E-308 SW: with 115 kW (156 bhp) and 260 Nm of torque. It has a new generation 54-kWh high-voltage battery with new chemistry. The battery has a new chemical composition with 80% Nickel - 10% Manganese - 10% Cobalt, which operates at 400 volts and allows a range of over 400 km according to the WLTP protocol (approval in progres...

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able in two grades, powered by a 2ZR-FXE 1.8-liter Atkinson cycle engine mounted on the Prius and a 60kW (82ps) motor. The maximum output of the hybrid system is 163 ps, with fuel economy of 23.8 km/L and CO2 emissions of 98 g/km under the MLIT JC08 test cycle. It has flat-low floor design, and the nickel hydride battery is located below the front seat, creating a comfortable riding space and huge cargo space. Fuel efficiency for gasoline engine ...

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nitial 300,000 to 320,000 buoyed by incentive programs for environmentally responsive models that are introduced in various countries like Japan and the U.S. Toyota Motor Corporation plans to boost production of the SAI hybrid during 2009 to 6,000 units a month from present 4,000. For this, part of nickel hydride batteries manufactured for the carmaker's hybrid cars for export will be used for the production of the SAI. Toyota revealed its plans ...

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Toyota Industries, Kyowa Plant Automotive press dies, Production facilities; Bipolar nickel-metal hydride batteries for Toyota's hybrid vehicles (cells, modules, packs, May 2021-) Toyota Industries' plant, producing batteries for hybrid vehicles, and other products - May 2021: Production of bipolar nickel-metal hydride battery started. - August 1953: Operation started. - Site area: 149,000 square meters - Number of employees: 1,357 (As of Marc...

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Toyota Industries, Ishihama Plant Bipolar nickel-metal hydride batteries for Toyota's hybrid vehicles (cells, modules, packs, October 2022-) Toyota Industries' battery plant for hybrid vehicles - January 2024: Ishihama Plant's second line started production. - October 2022: Ishihama Plant started production. - Site area: 443,000 square meters - Number of employees: 332 (As of March 31, 2025) Toyota Industries to start production of vehicle ...

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Trucks announced that the LR Electric, the compay’s first fully electric Class 8 vehicle, is now in serial production at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, where all Class 8 Mack vehicles for North America and export are assembled. Equipped with four NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) lithium-ion batteries, the LR Electric is charged by a 150 kW, SAE J1772-compliant charging system. On March 5, Mack Tr...

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attery Cell Production (CMCC) in Parsdorf will be commissioned in two phases. In a few months, more than 80 employees will be working here on around 15,000 square meters. In the first ramp-up phase, the systems for electrode production will be installed and run in. Raw materials such as graphite or nickel oxides for the battery electrodes are dosed and mixed here. This is followed by the coating of the metal foils and the final compression. In th...

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unched it exclusively in the Chongqing district. The KuaiDiXing is priced at 139,800 yuan while the HaoHuaXing at 149,800 yuan. The JixunHEV has Changan's original hybrid system, the Euro4 compliant 1.5-liter gasoline engine, permanent-magnet synchronous brushless motor (maximum power is 13kW), and nickel hydride battery. It travels 500 kilometers at maximum with improved fuel efficiency by 20% compared with the conventional gasoline model. It ha...

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Ultium Cells LLC, Spring Hill Plant High-nickel NCMA (nickel-cobalt-manganese-aluminum) lithium ion battery cells; LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery cells (late 2027-planning) JV battery cell supplier for Spring Hill Assembly Plant, opened in 2024 - The pant will add production of LPF battery cells in late 2027 - GM and LG Energy Solution invested USD 2.3 billion in their second JV Ultium Cells manufacturing plant - Construction has already ...

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ordination computing of Voyah’s centralized SOA electronic and electrical architecture, the vehicle also features the world’s first Remote Vehicle Moving. On June 18, Dongfeng Motor Group announced plans to reduce carbon emission intensity 15% by 2025. In Dongfeng Passenger Vehicle Wuhan Plant, nickel-containing wastewater, oil-containing wastewater, and paint-containing wastewater are treated and turned into "reclaimed water". The varnish VO...

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ent supply from its global and local vendors. The company would be adding approximately 500 people to its direct payroll thanks to second shift operations. On December 5, MG (Morris Garages) Motor India unveiled electric internet SUV – the ZS EV. The all-new, advanced 44.5 kWh, liquid-cooled NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) battery from CATL, gives the car a travel range of 340 kilometers on a full charge. It delivers 353 Nm of instant torque and ...

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in Mexico, increasing production by 8% in January 2025, reaching 61,085 units. It also exported 33,807 vehicles and saw a 1.5% rise in domestic sales compared to the previous year. On March 19, SK On and Nissan announced a battery agreement that will supply nearly 100 GWh of high-performance, high-nickel batteries to Nissan from 2028 to 2033. These U.S.-manufactured batteries will power Nissan’s next-generation EVs to be produced at the Canton...

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) as the first model around Autumn 2022 in Japan. Two types of powertrains are adopted for the Crossover. The 2.4-liter Turbo Hybrid System, the first of its kind to be adopted by Toyota, combines an inline 4-cylinder turbo engine, the latest eAxle electric powertrain, and a newly-developed bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery. The system delivers an output of up to 257kW (349PS). The 2.5-liter Series Parallel Hybrid System features a high-efficiency ...

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terial traceability, as well as embedded carbon emission and due diligence reporting, and battery passport creation through Circulor's PROVE platform. These services will be sequenced over an initial three-year period covering all principal battery materials including lithium, graphite, cobalt, and nickel. On October 6, Comau announced that it has been selected by Automotive Cells Company (ACC) to design and develop a highly integrated battery ...

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