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Over €4 billion secured for European battery production

ACC has taken out a loan of 4.4 billion euros, increasing the funding for the construction of three gigafactories for lithium-ion battery cell production in France, Germany, and Italy, and for R&D. Shareholders Stellantis, Total, and Mercedes-Benz will also inject additional capital, leading to a change in ownership structure.

Audi prepares Györ for small electric car drives

Belgium: EV incentive will only be available in 2024

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Batteries: What will the EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act really achieve?

FinDreams & BorgWarner sign LFP battery production deal

Cyprus introduces new e-mobility subsidy programme

Webasto withdraws from the charging infrastructure business

Lacroix starts building bidirectional chargers for Renault

Way is clear for new CO2 standards for lorries and buses in the EU

Proace Verso EV and Proace Verso City EV are now available in the UK

Austrian Post makes only emission-free deliveries in Innsbruck

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Fastned, E.ON, TotalEnergies and Autostrom win motorway charging tender in Germany

JLR slows down electric car ambitions

Kurt Kelty takes over as new chief battery strategist at GM

Panasonic purchases synthetic graphite from Novonix

Zeekr lowers prices in Europe for its electric SUV

Electrify America opens indoor fast-charging park

BMW and MG not allowed to advertise “zero-emission” EVs

Fisker improves powertrain software via OTA update

Commercial Vehicles

Paris public transport to expand by 3,500 buses

Commercial Vehicles

Hyzon and New Way to develop FCEV for refuse collection in North America