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Shipping the first batch caps a five-year effort to develop its production hub. VinFast expects to ship a second batch of cars to the U.S., its first export market, around January. Vietnamese EV maker VinFast said on Friday it had shipped its first batch of 999 cars to the United States, capping a five-year bid to develop an auto production hub in the Southeast Asian country for North American and European markets. The first cars are expected to be handed over to customers by the end of December, the company said. VinFast CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy said some of the VF 8 electric crossovers being shipped Friday would be sent to U.S. car subscription service Autonomy but the majority would go to retail buyers who have ordered the car. Thuy said VinFast expected to be able to ship a second batch of cars to the U.S., its first export market, around January. VinFast is in the process of building an EV plant in North Carolina that is awaiting final regulatory approval from local officials. Thuy sai

  Be Good Friends (BGF) and TotalEnergies Corbion, have entered a long-term collaborative arrangement for application development and the supply of Luminy® PLA. Both bioplastic companies are focused on the development and production of biodegradable materials and products. High Heat Foamed Noodle Cup: BGF recently launched for the Korean market a single use, noodle cup which is aesthetically very pleasing and 100% biobased and compostable. The lightweight, foamed noodle cup minimizes the use of materials and is being produced using high heat Luminy® PLA as a base resin. The development of the cup has been the result of joint development efforts between the 2 companies, and more developments are set to follow in the future. Mr. Hong, chief executive officer of BGF, said “Bringing more environmentally friendly products to the Korean market remains a key focus of our business, PLA is a part of some compounds that we formulate to meet specific customers’ functionality needs for different a

A joint venture between South Korea's Hyundai Motor and Vietnamese conglomerate Thanh Cong Group has opened a sprawling new factory in northern Vietnam, as it looks to expand production and hold on to its top spot in the market. The plant, located in Ninh Binh province, has an annual production capacity of 100,000 units. Combined with existing facilities, the joint venture's output capacity is expected to reach 180,000 by 2025. The new plant will produce cars for export to other countries in the region, in addition to the domestic market. Investments by the joint venture in the roughly 50-hectare plant, which includes a test track, total 3.2 trillion Vietnamese dong ($129 million). At a ceremony for the new facility, Thanh Cong Chairman Nguyen Anh Tuan said, "We have transferred the latest technology from South Korea and will be producing high-quality environmentally friendly vehicles here." Hyundai entered the Vietnamese market in 2009 as a joint venture with Thanh C

Hydrogen internal combustion engines (ICEs) and fuel cell systems are set to be in focus under a collaboration between Cummins and Tata Motors following a freshly inked agreement. Under the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), the companies will collaborate on the design and development of low- and zero-emission propulsion technology solutions for commercial vehicles in India, including hydrogen ICEs, fuel cells, and battery electric systems. According to the new partners, India is set to become to first market to receive Cummins’ hydrogen engines in a bid to help the country meet its 2070 Net Zero carbon emissions goal. The MoU builds off an existing relationship, established in 1993 where the two companies came together to fulfil their goal of introducing cleaner vehicle technology solutions to the India market. “We are taking definitive steps to drive this global megatrend forward in each of our businesses,” said Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Executive Chairman of Tata Sons, and Chairman

Chairperson Oliver Zipse has stated that he is confident the German automaker will be driving H2 soon. BMW Group Chair Oliver Zipse has stated that the automaker is aligned to achieve a viable hydrogen car model as an alternative to battery electrics by the end of the decade. Zipse has stated that while battery electric vehicles are having their moment for now, they will reach their peak within a decade and that after that point, the hydrogen car will be the “hippest thing” on the road. In that light, he has now also said that it won’t be long before one of those “hip” vehicles powered by H2 will be rolling out of BMW’s own factories. He pointed out that while electric vehicles have their appeal, not everyone wants one, and they’re not necessarily compatible for all locations and situations. Instead, those drivers will be better served by vehicles powered by H2, he said. Moreover, they will be able to shop BMW for those vehicles by as early as the end of the decade. According to Zipse,

The automaker is working on creating a fuel cell far cheaper to own than current forms of H2 vehicle. Volkswagen is developing a new fuel cell hydrogen car that is intended to be substantially cheaper than the currently available H2 vehicles. They are aiming to roll out a model that will have a range of 2,000 kilometers per full tank. Until recently, Volkswagen has openly stated its preference for battery electric vehicles instead of focusing on a hydrogen car model among its zero emission offerings. In fact, the automaker’s CEO Herbert Diess has publicly denied (via tweet) the potential of using H2 as a fuel for passenger vehicles as recently as May 2022. “It has been shown that the Hydrogen car is not the solution to the climate problem,” said Diess at that time in his tweet. “In transport, electrification has taken over. Fake debates are a waste of time. Please listen to science.” That said, Volkswagen has now applied for a new fuel cell vehicle patent, which it will be developing a