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SK Innovation To Build New Battery Separator Plant In Poland

SK Innovation secures supplies of battery separators for lithium-ion batteries SK Innovation announced a new battery separator plant to be built in Poland, in the southern part of the country (Województwo Śląskie), as part of a plan to establish a global production base and become a leader in the separator market. The project will be… Continue reading SK Innovation To Build New Battery Separator Plant In Poland

Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to pool fleet

(Reuters) – Italian-U.S. carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) has agreed to pay electric carmaker Tesla Inc hundreds of millions of euros to allow Tesla vehicles to be counted in its fleet to avoid fines for violating new European Union emission rules. FILE PHOTO: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) headquarters are seen in Turin, Italy, July… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to pool fleet

UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to pool fleet

(Reuters) – Italian-U.S. carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA) has agreed to pay electric carmaker Tesla Inc hundreds of millions of euros to allow Tesla vehicles to be counted in its fleet to avoid fines for violating new European Union emission rules. FILE PHOTO: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) headquarters are seen in Turin, Italy, July… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Fiat Chrysler to pay Tesla hundreds of millions of euros to pool fleet

S Korea’s LG Chem sets up JV with Vietnamese car-maker VinFast

April 7, 2019 South Korea’s LG Chem said on Sunday that it has set up a joint venture with Vietnam’s VinFast Trading and Production to produce lithium-ion batteries for the Vietnamese carmaker’s electric scooters and electric vehicles. The two companies established their joint venture factory in the Vietnamese northern port city of Hai Phong, with an aim… Continue reading S Korea’s LG Chem sets up JV with Vietnamese car-maker VinFast

Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn subject to strict conditions if he gets bail

Carlos Ghosn Executive must have a camera monitoring his apartment doorway and keep a record of his phone calls and people he meets Carlos Ghosn leaves the office of his lawyer Junichiro Hironaka in Tokyo. Tokyo prosecutors are reportedly considering pressing a fresh charge against Ghosn. Photograph: Kazuhiro Nogi/AFP/Getty Images A lawyer for Nissan former… Continue reading Nissan’s former chairman Carlos Ghosn subject to strict conditions if he gets bail

Hyundai Motor denies tie-up with Tencent on driverless car software

FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the logo of Hyundai Motor during the 2019 Seoul Motor Show in Goyang, South Korea, March 28, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co on Sunday denied a report that it had signed a preliminary deal with Chinese technology firm Tencent Holdings to develop… Continue reading Hyundai Motor denies tie-up with Tencent on driverless car software

ChargePoint Shuts Down 159 DC Fast Chargers Over “Potential Product Issue”

5 H BY MARK KANE Quality and safety concerns quoted as a reason At the turn of the month March/April, ChargePoint has temporarily remotely shut down approximately 159 ChargePoint Express 200 DC fast chargers in its network in North America, after receiving notification from the manufacturer about a potential product issue with “quality and safety”.… Continue reading ChargePoint Shuts Down 159 DC Fast Chargers Over “Potential Product Issue”

Illegal agreements with VW and Daimler: BMW is due to EU antitrust proceedings a billion euros back

The Bavarian carmaker BMW Show stock market chart puts down over € 1 billion because of an EU antitrust case This will burden the result of the first quarter accordingly, said the car maker on Friday evening. As the examination of the objections of the EU Commission and access to the file will take some… Continue reading Illegal agreements with VW and Daimler: BMW is due to EU antitrust proceedings a billion euros back