Samsung SDI, LG Chem, Toyota, MBtech.
Samsung battery from Austria: Following the takeover of Magna Steyr´s battery unit, as well as all of its 264 employees and existing contracts, Samsung SDI officially kicked off operations of Samsung SDI Battery System (SDIBS) in Graz, Austria.
greencarcongress.com, businesswire.com
Competitor LG Chem meanwhile plans to significantly increase production capacity at its battery plant in Holland, Michigan, to meet demands of the growing electric vehicle market. Already this year, the company plans to increase production from 12,000 units (for the Chevy Volt only) to 40,000 units.
businesskorea.co.kr
Design a car: Toyota is letting drivers decide what the i-Road should look like, letting them choose the colour and material of components that are then 3-D printed. The one-year testing phase set to start in July in Tokyo will include 100 participants and 10 of the small three-wheeled EVs.
autoblog.com, inside3dprinting.com, newsroom.toyota.co.jp
New centre of competence for electric mobility: Service provider MBtech, part of AKKA Technologies, wants to combine its electric mobility know-how in a new competence center. The goal is to join forces in Sindelfingen, Germany, by the end of the year and add another 80 experts to the team.
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