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21.03.26 - 13:06
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′It′s stupid′: why western carmakers′ retreat from electric risks dooming them to irrelevance (The Guardian)
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Iran war should be wake-up call about costs of not going full throttle towards EVs as Chinese have done, experts sayBy the 1980s, Detroit's once titanic carmakers were being upended by rivals from Japan. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler had grown rich selling gas guzzlers, but when oil prices rose and suddenly cheap, fuel-efficient Japanese models looked attractive, they were unprepared. The collapse in sales led to hundreds of thousands of job losses in the automotive heartland of the US.Now western car manufacturers are making what one former boss calls a similar “profound strategic mistake” as they pull back from electric vehicles (EVs) and refocus on the combustion engine just as oil prices are soaring once again. Experts say the industry's future – and that of tens of millions of jobs – could be on the line. This time, however, the threat is from China. Continue reading......
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20.03.26 - 11:36
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Ultium Cells produziert bald Zellen für Batteriespeicher in Spring Hill (Electrive)
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Das Joint Venture zwischen General Motors und LG Energy Solution verlagert einen Teil seiner Batteriezellproduktion von E-Autos auf stationäre Energiespeichersysteme. Ultium Cells gab bekannt, dass es 70 Millionen US-Dollar in die Umrüstung seines Werks in Spring Hill (Tennessee) investiert, um LFP-Zellen für stationäre Batterien herzustellen....
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18.03.26 - 13:12
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USA: Ionna meldet 100 realisierte Ladestandorte (Electrive)
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Das nordamerikanische Schnelllade-Joint-Venture Ionna von BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis und Toyota hat zwei Jahre nach seiner Gründung den 100. Standort eröffnet. Weitere 340 Ladehubs sind bereits vertraglich vereinbart und befinden sich teils in der Umsetzung....
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