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BMW | Expansion of Battery Production
Production of battery modules
BMW is expanding its battery production capacity in Germany and China. From mid-2021 onward, its Leipzig (Germany) plant will manufacture battery modules for high-voltage batteries on a large scale. “We are investing more than 100 million euros in battery module production facilities over an area that totals 10,000 m²,” says Hans-Peter Kemser, Director of BMW Group Plant Leipzig. Preparations are also already under way at the Competence Center for E-Drive Production in Dingolfing (Germany),
where battery production will be starting in the coming year. In China, BMW has opened another battery center at its site in Tiexi where more powerful batteries based on the fifth generation of BMW eDrive technology are already being manufactured. This is in addition to the High-Voltage Battery Center that came into operation in 2017 in Shenyang. According to Milan Nedeljkovic´ , member of the Board of Management of BMW, it will result in the group’s battery production in China more than doubling.
FCA and PSA have announced the composition of the board of directors of their new umbrella corporation Stellantis. The board will be made up of eleven members and the majority of the non-executive directors will be independent. They come from diverse professional backgrounds and will contribute valuable perspectives and experience. FCA and reference shareholder Exor have nominated five members (including John Elkann as Chairman) and Groupe PSA and reference shareholders EPF/FFP and BPIfrance have nominated five members including the Senior Independent Director and the Vice Chairman. Carlos Tavares, the CEO of Stellantis, will also be a member of the board.
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FCA | PSA | Stellantis Board Announced
John Elkann
Hardware-in-the-loop test rig for evaluating fuels
A consortium of universities, research institutes, industrial firms and small and medium-sized enterprises are aiming with their Methanol Standard project to pave the way for the certification and market launch of methanol fuels. In particular, they will be focusing on establishing the technical basis for standardization of methanol fuels in Europe. The research project will make use of existing production processes and develop new ones, as well as evaluating the safety-related aspects of methanol use and carrying out tests in a prototype engine. Among other things, these tests will cover cold-start behavior, knock resistance, efficiency, exhaust emissions and material compatibility. OWI Science for Fuels will investigate the aging characteristics of methanol and methanol-gasoline blends and their compatibility with other materials, together with the ability of fuel additives to prevent potential corrosion and swelling effects. The hardware-in-the-loop tests carried out by Tec4Fuels will complement these investigations.
Mahle | Ballard | Cooperation on Commercial Vehicle Fuel Cells Mahle and Ballard Power Systems have agreed to work together in the future on developing fuel cell systems for co
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