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Automotive logistics provider ACERTUS electrifies its sites to prepare for the transport of EVs

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ACERTUS offers a comprehensive suite of automotive logistics services, including vehicle transport, storage, maintenance, title, registration and compliance services. We strive to partner with organizations that share our goal of making charging more efficient and accessible.

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Hyundai breaks ground on Georgia EV and battery plant

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billion, Hyundai plans to produce a diverse range of Hyundai, Genesis and Kia EVs, as well as batteries. The new plant is part of a strategy to establish a stable supply chain for EV batteries and other EV components in the US. All processes—order collection, procurement, logistics and production—will be optimized using AI and data.

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BMW to co-locate battery assembly and vehicle production plants in Hungary

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BMW is building a battery assembly plant in Hungary for its Neue Klasse vehicles. Markus Fallböhmer, BMW’s Senior VP of Battery Production, explains: “The BMW iFACTORY is also about ensuring short distances for logistics. The close link between battery assembly and vehicle production is part of our strategy.”.

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Aqua Metals is building a more sustainable battery recycling ecosystem

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The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. In contrast, lead-acid batteries have a 99% recycling rate in the US. The two main processes for recycling lithium-ion batteries are pyrometallurgy and hydrometallurgy.

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Spanish utility plans Mediterranean charging corridor for heavy-duty EVs

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Spanish electric utility Iberdrola will lead a project to develop a “Mediterranean Corridor” for electric heavy-duty trucks, in collaboration with transport and logistics company Disfrimur and electronics specialist Ingeteam. The company is also involved in plans for a battery cell factory in Spain. Source: Iberdrola via Electrive.

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WattEV’s E-Truck Stop to offer 40 charging bays with 25 MW of power, microgrid and battery storage

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The 110-acre truck stop will be located at a heavily truck-trafficked highway intersection in Bakersfield, at the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley, near logistics centers run by Amazon and Walmart. It will feature a solar microgrid with battery storage, plus grid energy from PG&E.

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More pieces of IKEA's sustainability puzzle come together

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If IKEA can't resell an item, the company plans to recycle it or donate it to community organizations. . Here are a few of IKEA’s other recent waste reduction and circular economy efforts: The retailer plans to remove all non-rechargeable alkaline batteries from its global home furnishing offerings by October 2021. 24 through Dec.