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New regulation for batteries: an opportunity for the European battery industry to become the role model for carbon transparency

Today, the European Commission proposes to modernise EU legislation on batteries. Batteries placed on the EU market should become sustainable, high-performing and safe all along their entire life cycle. The development of a competitive and sustainable European battery industry has been the main purpose of our activities since EIT InnoEnergy was trusted by the European […]

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Batteries Europe publishes its Strategic Research Agenda

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Last week, Batteries Europe published its Strategic Research Agenda, which outlines the research priorities for batteries that will allow Europe to become a competitive actor in the market. The document is the result of the collaboration of the six Working Groups and the five Task Forces on Cross-cutting topics that were initiated in 2020, and

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EV sales break records in Europe

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Despite an overall declining automotive market, European EV sales have increased by 113% since beginning of 2020 compared to the same period last year, with a total number exceeding 900,000 plugin hybrid vehicles sold to date. Looking at the month of October only, CleanTechnica reports on a 13% market share for plugin vehicles in Europe

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Investments in test facilities increase

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The transformation to electromobility requires investments in production equipment as well as new test facilities for electric vehicles. SEAT in Spain is accelerating the pace. After recently announcing the construction of a pioneering battery laboratory to prepare for a significant expansion of their fleet of electric and plug-in vehicles in the next few years, SEAT now

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Fake EVs’ emissions figures

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All of us working on reducing CO2 emissions have come across news claiming that the efforts to reduce our carbon footprint might not be effective or even counterproductive. Some facts are correct, and of course need to be highlighted to encourage further adjustements and more effective actions to reduce CO2 emissions. But there are also examples of

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Fast charging: a key enabler to EV uptake in Europe

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A large survey show that a majority of European EV drivers are willing to pay a premium on the electricity price in order to fast charge. This paves the way for increased density of fast chargers and thus eliminates one of the pain points for customers to shift to electric driving. Current News reported this earlier

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Scania invests in battery assembly plant

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Scania plans invest more than 1 billion SEK in a battery assembly plant in Södertälje, Sweden, and aspires to lead the shift to heavy vehicles electrification. The construction of a 18,000-square metre facility is scheduled to start early 2021 with the aim to be fully operational by 2023. “This is a tangible manifestation of our

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Panasonic, Equinor and Hydro to explore potential for European battery business

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Leading technology company Panasonic, energy company Equinor and industrial group Hydro have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to form a strategic partnership to explore possibilities for establishing a sustainable and cost-competitive lithium-ion battery business in Norway to serve the European market. The three companies will now conduct a study to map market opportunities in

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Hungary joins the race for €250 billion worth EU battery market

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Hungary takes the lead in Central Eastern Europe to join the European Battery industry’s goals to secure a successful green transition within the automotive and energy sector with a strong battery industry in order to achieve the national as well as the European climate-goals. The Hungarian Ministry of Innovation and Technology in cooperation with EIT

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BASF broke ground for its new cathode active materials production plant in Germany

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On Friday last week was held a ceremony to celebrate the groundbreaking of BASF’s new cathode active materials production plant located in Schwarzheide, Germany. This project is part of the company’s multi-step investment plan in the European battery materials market and is another concrete outcome of the work carried out under the European Battery Alliance.

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