[7.24 Lithium News] BAIC Group announced that it has taken a 5% stake in Daimler * the US UL New Energy vehicle large Battery Laboratory has been settled in Changzhou.

Published: Jul 24, 2019 09:59

[BAIC Group announces that it has a 5% stake in Daimler] on July 23, BAIC announced that it will invest in Daimler AG in order to strengthen long-term strategic cooperation between the two sides. BAIC currently holds a 5% stake in Daimler AG. The deal includes a 2.48 per cent direct stake and an additional voting right equivalent to 2.52per cent of the shares. Since 2013, Daimler has also held a stake in Beijing Motor, a Hong Kong-listed company owned by BAIC, and has a board seat.

[European Metal holding Company will operate Cinovec lithium power project in Czech Republic] European Metal holding Company has held preliminary discussions with potential customers and may begin operating the Cinovec lithium power project in the Czech Republic in mid-2022. Czech utility CEZ, which has a 70 per cent stake, last week agreed to a convertible loan of 2 million euros ($2.2 million) to EMH, paving the way for it to become EMH's largest shareholder. European Metals companies listed in London and Australia control exploration licenses for the Cinovec Lithium / Tin Project in the Czech Republic, which is considered to be the largest lithium deposit in Europe. It could help CEZ switch to renewable energy and supply products to the electric car industry in Europe.

[in the era of post-subsidy for new energy, BAIC spent 2.051 billion yuan to build a test center] on July 22, the 2019 BAIC Blue Valley Science and Technology Conference and New Energy vehicle Test Center with the theme of "Blue Valley is more than New" was successfully held at BAIC New Energy (BAIC Blue Valley 600733) headquarters-"China Blue Valley". Xu Heyi, party committee secretary and chairman of BAIC Group, said: "BAIC New Energy Test Center is a sharp weapon created by us to focus on innovation and face the development of the new era. It will consolidate the foundation of innovation for BAIC's comprehensive new energy 2.0 era and even the iterative upgrading of China's new energy automobile industry." It is understood that this experimental center is BAIC New Energy Investment 2.051 billion yuan to build the new energy vehicle test center, the test capacity is in the domestic leading, international first-class level. The test center has a construction area of 50,000 square meters, a total of 88 laboratories, and has more than 400 sets of international advanced testing equipment. The first phase of the project was officially opened on July 22, 2019, and the second phase of the project is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2020.

[UL New Energy vehicle large Battery Laboratory settled in Changzhou] the world-renowned independent third-party certification body held the foundation laying ceremony of the new energy vehicle large battery laboratory in Wujin National High-tech Zone of Changzhou City on the 22nd. The first phase of the project is to build a power battery testing laboratory, which is scheduled to be put into operation in early 2020. The test products of the laboratory will cover the whole automobile power battery industry chain, such as power battery cell, component, battery package, battery system and so on, and will be extended to the testing of intelligent electric vehicle related business.

(us battery companies using silicon chips to make batteries can increase the durability of electric cars by 280 per cent] recently, XNRGI, a company based in Portland, Oregon, said it had an easier way to make power batteries, with a new power cell, Powerchip, with higher energy density and faster charging time, according to DIGITAL TRENDS. This battery can reduce the probability that the power battery will burn and explode bao, and can increase the service life of the power battery by three to five times. It can charge the battery to 80% in 15 minutes, and the battery can increase the range of an electric car by 280%.

BMW X5 "pure electric version" real car interior exposure! The sustainable super 600km] iNEXT is a pure electric SUV model to be launched by BMW, whose body size is similar to that of the BMW X5, so the model will be positioned as a medium and large SUV model, and its body size will also surpass that of its competitors, Mercedes-Benz EQC and Audi E-tron (both medium SUV). At present, BMW iNEXT interior car map has now been exposed, the new car will be officially launched in 2021; when the new car goes on sale, it will compete with the pure electric SUV models of the same class as Tesla Model X.

[will be listed on July 27, BYD yuan EV360 return] a few days ago, BYD through the official WeChat pushed the news that the new yuan EV360 will be listed on July 27. According to officials, the new car will have the latest family interior with a rotatable center control screen, and some adjustments will be made to the configuration of the new car. In terms of battery life, the new car may continue the endurance level of the old 305km, but several configuration models will be launched, which has not yet been announced by the authorities.

[Britain invests 687 million yuan to promote research and development of electric vehicle technology] recently, the British government announced that it will invest 80 million pounds (687 million yuan) to promote the research and development and promotion of a new generation of electric vehicle technology. The money will help reduce carbon emissions in a number of industries, including transport, construction and energy. It is reported that the funding comes from the Industrial Strategy Future of Mobility Grand Challenge (Industrial Strategic Challenge Program, created by the UK Research and Innovation Agency, which aims to promote the development of areas including clean energy, driverless and new materials by investing 4.7 billion pounds (40.34 billion yuan) over four years.

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[7.24 Lithium News] BAIC Group announced that it has taken a 5% stake in Daimler * the US UL New Energy vehicle large Battery Laboratory has been settled in Changzhou. - Shanghai Metals Market (SMM)