Order for 25 VDL electric buses from Finland
The Finnish bus company Pohjolan Liikenne has ordered 25 electric buses from VDL Bus & Coach. The LE-122 e-buses of the new Citea generation will be put into operation in 2023.
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Finland: Valmet Automotive opens new plant for EV batteries
Valmet Automotive has completed expanding its car plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, into a battery factory. The grand opening today makes Uusikaupunki the second plant, besides Salo, in the Valmet cluster to mass-produce battery systems for electric vehicles.
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Valmet announces a new battery order
Valmet Automotive has received a second order to produce batteries for the battery plant in Salo, Finland. The new order will expand production at the Salo plant to include high-voltage batteries.
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Google Maps show micromobility from Voi, Bird & Spin
Micromobility providers Voi, Bird and Spin have entered into a cooperation with Google. In scores of cities, electric scooters, and, in the base of Bird, also e-bike sharing services are now integrated into Google Maps.
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Freyr considers building battery plant in Finland
The Norwegian company Freyr is taking the first steps towards the construction of another battery cell factory – this time in Finland. For this, Freyr has signed two non-binding letters of intent with the Finnish Minerals Group and the Finnish city of Vaasa.
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BYD delivers 76 electric buses to Nobina in Finland
Chinese manufacturer BYD has delivered 76 electric buses to public transport operator Nobina for use in the Finnish capital Helsinki. This completes the order for a total of 119 vehicles.
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Serial 1 pedelecs now available at European Harley-Davidson dealerships
The Harley-Davidson subsidiary Serial 1 has announced a sales partnership with Harley-Davidson Europe to bring a range of their electric bicycles to Harley dealers across Europe starting this summer.
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Lucid Motors plans to launch in Germany in 2022
California-based electric car startup Lucid Motors plans to begin delivering its cars in Germany next year, as the new Country Manager Roberto Russo, confirmed to electrive. Also in 2022, the Air sedan is to arrive in other European countries too.
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Lightyear selects Valmet as production partner
Dutch technology company Lightyear has signed a memorandum of understanding with Valmet Automotive for vehicle production. The contract covers the production of the exclusive series of the Lightyear One solar electric car and is expected to be finalised in August.
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Fuso eCanter: route & mission profile analysis via app
Fuso is now bringing the ‘eTruck Ready’ app from group parent Daimler Trucks to selected European markets for the Fuso eCanter. The application allows potential customers to check whether their application profiles and routes are suitable for the all-electric light truck.
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Heart Aerospace announces fresh capital and new orders
Heart Aerospace has closed a 35 million US dollar financing round. The Swedish aviation start-up is currently developing the ES-19, an electric aircraft for 19 passengers with an expected range of 400 kilometres.
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Fortum invests in new battery recyling plant in Finland
Fortum will expand its lithium-ion battery recycling capacity by building a new plant in Harjavalta, Finland. The new plant, which will cost Fortum about 24 million euros, will recycle rare metals and other materials from old EV batteries using hydrometallurgy.
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Valmet receives third battery order for new factory
Valmet Automotive has signed a third customer contract within a short period of time for the production of battery systems at its plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland. The customer is an unnamed “well-known car manufacturer”.
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Virta gains €30 million in financing round
The charging infrastructure service provider Virta has secured 30 million euros in capital in a new financing round. The Finnish company was able to secure new investors, and all previously existing backers, including E.ON, also joined in the financing round.
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Johnson Matthey to build cathode plant in Finland
British chemical company Johnson Matthey has announced the construction of a new factory for the production of its nickel-rich eLNO cathode materials. This will be built as part of a strategic partnership with Finnish Minerals Group (FMG) in Finland.
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Finland & France include e-bikes in scrapping schemes
Here is to a true transport turnaround as France and Finland get creative in their e-mobility incentives. France wants to offer owners of cars with combustion engines a special form of scrapping premium: 2,500 euros for the purchase of a pedelec.
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Nornickel increases output in Finnish nickel refinery
The Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel – also known as Nornickel – wants to increase production at its nickel refinery in Harjavalta, Finland. Production should increase to 100,000 tonnes per year by 2026 due to the rising demand for battery materials, especially for electric vehicles.
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Finnair considers 20 electric aircraft by Heart Aerospace
Finnair, Finland’s national airline, has expressed interest in procuring up to 20 electric aircraft from Heart Aerospace for use on short-haul routes. Heart Aerospace is a Swedish aerospace start-up based in Gothenburg.
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Valmet launches hiring offensive in Finland
Valmet Automotive is creating 1,000 new jobs in Finland in its vehicle and battery system production. A few weeks ago, the contract manufacturer and battery producer had already announced that it would also create new jobs and capacities in Germany.
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Fortum expands recyling business in Finland
Fortum is expanding its electric vehicle battery recycling business with a new mechanical processing plant in Ikaalinen, Finland. This will complement Fortum’s existing hydrometallurgical pilot plant in Harjavalta, Finland, which can already operate on an industrial scale.
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Terrafame receives approval for battery material factory
The Finnish state mining company Terrafame has received environmental approval for the battery materials factory it has been planning for years in Sotkamo, Finland. Production, which is mainly geared towards nickel products, is scheduled to start in April.
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Helsinki investigates heavy vehicle fleet conversion
The Finnish capital Helsinki plans to convert existing heavy-duty vehicles to electric drives as part of the Stara eRetrofit project. The conversion of the first truck, an old Scania P320, has already begun. Test drives are planned in the coming months.
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FCA offers fleet customers NewMotion charging solutions
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and NewMotion announce a new partnership for FCA’s business clients that will gain access to NewMotion’s entire charging ecosystem. The partners will roll out the service in twelve European countries, starting with France, Germany and the UK.
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Valmet to add battery plant to 2nd Finnish facility
Valmet Automotive has announced to expand its car plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, into a battery factory. Besides Salo, Uusikaupunki will become Valmet Automotive’s second plant with mass production of battery systems for electric vehicles.
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Fortum announces “breakthrough” in battery recycling
Fortum has developed a new method to recycle lithium from rechargeable batteries. The Finnish company calls it a patented “breakthrough technology and a new recovery method” designed to reduce the environmental impact of recycling lithium.
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Valmet expands battery system production capacities
Just one year after the start of production, Valmet Automotive announced plans to expand the capacity for battery systems at its Salo plant in Finland. Work on the expansion has already started and is expected to be completed by summer 2021.
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Finland: 31 VDL electric buses for Lahti and Kuopio
VDL Bus & Coach received an order over 31 electric buses from two towns in Finland. Lahti wants to add 18 e-buses to the service while 13 electric buses will go to Kuopio, a city in the interior of Finland. VDL considers the order to show that “electric buses are also a viable option in […]
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Finland to receive 106 electric buses from BYD
BYD is expanding its electric buses to Finland for the first time with a significant order. The operator Nobina has ordered a total of 106 electric buses from BYD, 64 of which are destined for the capital Helsinki and 42 for the city of Turku, including a new model from the Chinese manufacturer.
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GreenMobility is launching electric car-sharing in Finland
After the Danish electric car-sharing provider GreenMobility expanded to Sweden in June, the launch in Finland is to follow this year: In the fourth quarter, GreenMobility plans to start with a fleet of 200 electric cars in Helsinki.
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BASF confirms cathode production plans
Despite the ongoing pandemic, BASF has confirmed the timetable for starting up its battery materials plants in Europe in 2022. Both sub-projects in Finland and Germany have recently made significant progress.
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