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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Tesla breaks ground on new factory for Model 3 electric vehicles (EV) in China
Tesla has begun constructing a new manufacturing plant for its electric cars in Shanghai, China. Tesla's CEO Elon Musk said that construction will be completed in the summer and production of its lowest-cost model, the Model 3, will start by the end of the year. This is the largest foreign-invested...
Russia’s aluminium wire export continues declining in 2018, both in terms of volume and revenue
Growing consumer demand towards lightweight automobile vehicles has been incessantly stimulating the aluminium wire market demand over the years. So to say, aluminium wire market size is set to surpass US$ 65 billion by 2024, according to a new research report by Global Market Insights Inc....
Tesla cuts vehicle prices by $2000 as 4Q deliveries fail to reach expectations
Shares of the electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc. reportedly dropped on Wednesday, January 2, after the company cuts vehicle prices by US$ 2,000 and announced fourth-quarter sales figure that fell short of Wall Street estimates. Before the markets opened, the company said that it...
Startup Bollinger Motors to soon launch all-aluminium electric trucks B1 and B2
Startup OEM Bollinger Motors reported in October 2018 that it had reached the “final stages” of its aluminium, electric “sport utility truck” the Bollinger B1. It also announced its plan for an aluminium electric pickup known as the Bollinger B2. Both the B1 and the B2 are all-wheel drive and have...
Syracuse University research team develops solid electrolyte for aluminium batteries for use in electric vehicles
Aluminum ion batteries are being considered to meet high demand applications like electric vehicles for private, public, and commercial transport (cars, buses, trucks, etc.). These applications require an enormous amount of electricity to be delivered to provide the necessary power for running...
Rheinmetall Automotive inaugurates new plant in China
Rheinmetall Automotive has, together with its Chinese joint venture partner HUAYU Automotive Systems (HASCO), inaugurated new plant in Guangde in the Chinese province of Anhui, northwest of Shanghai. Source:www.rheinmetall-automotive.com This is the sixth location of the joint venture in China, and...
NIO launches ES6 electric SUV at NIO Day 2018
NIO Inc., a pioneer in China’s premium electric vehicle market, has launched the ES6 high-performance long-range electric SUV during the annual NIO Day 2018 in Shanghai. The ES6 comes with high-strength aluminium & carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) hybrid structure. The ES6 expands the design...
China’s Qiantu Motors to build sports car in US featuring aluminium frame and wheels
China’s Qiantu Motors has reportedly joined hands with California’s Mullen Technologies to begin building in the K50 sports car in the United States. In a press release first spotted by Automotive News, the two firms revealed their intentions to homologate the K50 to meet the US standards and then...
China’s EV startup NIO on track to sell 10,000 vehicles in 2018
According to an Automotive News China report, Electric-vehicle startup NIO is on target to sell 10,000 vehicles in 2018. The company launched its first product the seven-seat ES8 crossover, in June. The company said that in November, it delivered 3,089 ES8s to the market, registering a 96 per cent...
Constellium projects 10-20 per cent annual growth in automobile demand for aluminium
Aluminium auto parts maker and rolled and extrusion product manufacturer Constellium said that the decline of diesel engine will support the use of aluminium in cars as automakers will shift to lightweight cars to meet strict emission targets. Aluminium has become a significant part in the...
Tesla Inc. starts booking orders for Model 3 EV in China
Tesla Inc. has started booking orders for its Model 3 sedan in China for a deposit of RMB 8,000 ($1,153), as confirmed by the electric carmaker's China website. Tesla’s less expensive electric car Model 3 is built with a mix of steel and aluminium in the body structure to keep the weight as well as...
Bangalore based start-up Log 9 Materials develops EV battery powered by water and aluminium
Akshay Singhal, the 25-year-old co-founder and CEO of nanotechnology start-up Log 9 Materials is conducting trials on his electric car Mahindra e2o Plus to run on water and aluminium. This, according to him can be made possible by using an innovative metal-air battery, developed by Log 9 in the EV....
Rio Tinto projects need of extra aluminium capacity outside China after next two to three years
According to Rio Tinto, aluminium inventories in the world outside China would decline in next two to three years as demand will see a quicker growth. Alf Barrios, the chief executive officer of Rio Tinto Aluminium said this in an interview recently. “We see aluminium demand growth being extremely...
Mahindra Electric to invest INR 1000 crore in EV components expansion
Leveraging on the potential growth of electric vehicles, Mahindra Electric, part of Mahindra & Mahindra group has announced an investment of INR 1000 crore for the development of new products, technology and capacity expansion, a senior company executive said while inaugurating its new technology...
Sources say Honda cars would roll out electric vehicles in India in 5 years
In the line with India government's plan to shift to electro-mobility, Japanese carmaker Honda Motor is planning to launch electric vehicle in the Indian market by 2023-2024, sources said. The project will be a part of the company's global electric rollout plan, to be kicked off in China in 2019....
New-energy vehicles production and sales during Jan-Oct soared 70% & 75.6% Y-o-Y in China
The data from China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) indicates that sales and production of automobiles in October have extended weak performances. In October, production of cars stood at 2.33 million units, 10.05 per cent lower from the same period last year and 0.92 per cent down...
Novelis announces partnership with Impression Technologies
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, today announced it has agreed to partner with Impression Technologies to explore innovative ways to increase the broader adoption of aluminum through the hot stamping process. Impression Technologies has the exclusive rights to Hot...
Novelis to open Customer Solution Centers (CSCs) to enhance collaboration with automakers
Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminium rolling and recycling has announced its plan to build a global network of Customer Solution Centers (CSCs). This is aimed at accelerating collaborative innovation between Novelis and automakers for designing next generation cars. Novelis will work with...
