India's hidden urban mines are going to landfills: Why e-waste needs a second life
As smartphones, laptops, televisions, electric vehicles, and household appliances become an integral part of modern life, electronic waste (e-waste) is emerging as one of the world's fastest-growing waste streams. Yet, every discarded electronic device contains more than just obsolete technology—it...
Stricter fines, greater scope for innovation: Hungary targets cleaner practices in battery manufacturing
Hungary will raise the maximum fine for serious environmental violations by large manufacturers to 5 billion forints (USD 16 million) under new measures to strengthen environmental oversight across industries, including EV battery manufacturing, recycling, and decommissioning. The changes come as...
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The NPC meetings in China propose development measures for NEVs; Suggest extending national subsidies and tax exemption
On Friday, May 22, China held the most important political event of the year - The National People's Congress (NPC) meetings, also known as “Two Sessions” in Chinese. At the annual gathering, the NEV-related proposals suggest to extend the national subsidies and purchase tax exemption, promoting...
Constellium delivers Aluminium Auto Body Sheet for the new Toyota Corolla in Europe
Constellium SE made published today that it delivers Auto Body Sheet for the new Toyota Corolla produced at Toyota’s European manufacturing plants. Constellium was recommended as the solitary supplier of Auto Body Sheet for the hood of the new Corolla, produced at the automaker’s facilities in...
Ningbo Xusheng Auto: To start construction of production plant for light-weight aluminium alloy auto parts
Shanghai-listed Ningbo Xusheng Auto Technology stated that it plans to invest 1.92 billion Yuan into the construction of an intelligent automation production plant, designed with an annualised capacity of 10 million light-weight aluminium alloy auto parts. Ningbo Xusheng Auto Technology Co., Ltd....
European Aluminium supports rapid actions for the recovery of the automotive sector at the European level
Aluminium is a part of many large value chains and the largest of them being the automotive and transport sector. This sector alone represents 36% of the aluminium market. As the automotive industry is facing a severe slowdown or is even stopping production, the aluminium production which includes...
Tata Motors’ JV partner in China for JLR, Chery Automobiles to roll-out eQ5 electric SUV based on all-new aluminium platform
Tata Motors’ joint venture partner in China, Chery Automobiles, that has been manufacturing Jaguar Land Rover products for the Chinese market, is now ready to roll-out its first fully electric SUV, the eQ5, in its home country. The compact electric crossover is built on Chery’s all-new...
Daily sales of car in China increased in 1st week of May: CPCA
Car market in China continued to recover at a steady pace and is likely to gain growth momentum in May and June. The daily retail sales of passenger vehicles averaged 32,000 units in the first week of May (May 1-10). That was an increase of 12 per cent from the fourth week of April, according to...
Tesla’s Shanghai Plant at sudden halt last week on component shortages: Source says
"American electric vehicle and clean energy company Tesla Inc." had temporarily stop production at its plant on the outskirts of Shanghai, China. The company informed the factory workers who were supposed to resume work after the five-day Labour holidays on last Wednesday, May 6, that their holiday...
China’s new energy passenger vehicle sales expand growth in April by 15% M-o-M: CPCA
According to the latest report from the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) on Monday, May 11, China’s wholesale deliveries of new energy passenger vehicles in April came in at 64,000 units, down 30 per cent from the same period last year but up month-on-month by 14.8 per cent as the business...
Rio Tinto: To test zero-emission aluminium bus in Quebec
The metal and mining giant, Rio Tinto, has joined hands on a project to develop a zero-emission bus made of aluminium that will be tested in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada in 2021. The bus is fully electric and made with aluminium and it is named as the Electrip. Emmanuel...
Chongqing Hanlir’s aluminium alloy component project soon to start production
A 4,000 tonnes per year aluminium alloy component project of Chongqing Hanlir Machinery Manufacturing will reportedly commence soon as its Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been approved and published by the government of Jiangjin District, Chongqing, on April 29. The construction of the...
Vishay Intertechnology introduces two new series of automotive grade aluminium capacitors
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a leading manufacturer of discrete semiconductors (diodes, MOSFETs, and infrared optoelectronics) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors), announced the launch of a two new series of Automotive Grade, surface-mount aluminium...
Indian automotive industry urges government for operation restart
The Indian automotive industry has urged the government for permission to restart manufacturing operations, as it has recorded zero sales in the domestic market in the first month of FY2021. According to a report, the industry has been tentatively losing over INR 2,300 crore turnover a day since...
Bollinger discloses pure-electric cab-chassis made with aluminium body panels
The American start-up pure-electric, Bollinger, has disclosed the images of its affirmation of the world’s first electric chassis-cab truck platform. The Bollinger B2CC pick-up truck is going to be ready for ordering by 2021. The firm has stated that it has designed, developed, and engineered to be...
Volvo's Polestar 2: The safest electric car ever, using aluminium case to protect the battery
Electric cars having no internal combustion engines does not make it safer, as it is broadly accepted that if a battery catches fire, the outcome is much more catastrophic than a gasoline explosion. Volvo Cars' EV brand Polestar has done this by incorporating the battery within the structure of its...
The Anglo-American brand “Untitled Motorcycles” uncovers aerospace-grade aluminium accustomed XP ZERO Electric Bike
The UMC-063 XP ZERO is built by the Anglo-American brand Untitled Motorcycles. The electric bike was developed in partnership with Zero Motorcycles and features an 82kW (110bhp) and 140ft-lb (190Nm) of the torque power unit, good enough for a top speed of 124mph (200kph). The base model is the Zero...
Aluminium alloy make Lenovo M2 Electric Scooter with 30 km range sets in motion
Lenovo M2 electric scooter has been unveiled in China. The electric scooter is currently available for pre-order and it is offered in two colour options. Moreover, the M2 electric scooter weighs 12kg and can attain a top speed of 25kms per hour. Lenovo claims the scooter takes between 3 to 4 hours...
Aluminium outperforms Steel: First Russian-made all-aluminium tram to float soon
PC Transport Systems, the Russian manufacturer of urban electric vehicles is developing the first Russian-made all-aluminium tram, drawing the best example of aluminium tram production in Europe. The body-shells for the three-section low-floor Type 71-931M1 Vityaz-M tram are being assembled and...
Future Concepts in Battery Foil Production: New Greenfield Aluminium Foil Production Plant in Hungary
ACHENBACH BUSCHHÜTTEN, specialist and world market leader for aluminium foil rolling mills and foil slitting machines, was ordered by LOTTE ALUMINIUM, subsidiary of the multinational LOTTE group which is the fifth-largest company in South Korea, to establish a new Greenfield production plant in...
