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Sustainability is an integral part of ZF Group’s strategy. Its targets include complete climate neutrality by 2040. The extent to which the company invests in sustainability is shown by the transformation of the existing ZF factory in Klášterec, Czech Republic, in a climate-neutral one and the lates...

In this interview Martin Busche, Director Global R&D at BorgWarner Battery Systems, highlights the strategies of the company with a special focus on the e-bus business.

BMZ Group, a pioneering force in the lifecycle management of lithium-ion battery systems across various industries, is set to make a significant impact at the LogiMAT trade fair (March 19-21, Stuttgart).

In addition to the expansion of Northvolt Ett’s cathode production and cell manufacturing, the finance package will enable the expansion of the adjacent recycling plant, Revolt Ett, which is approaching the conclusion of its commissioning and is processing its first materials.

BASF, which has recently inaugurated Europe’s first co-located center of battery material production and battery recycling in Schwarzheide, Germany, will organize and manage the entire recycling process for the lithium-ion batteries used on Iveco Group electric vans, buses and trucks.

Vianode, an advanced battery materials company providing sustainable anode graphite solutions, has been selected as an associated partner in the EU’s Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) EUBatin program to support accelerated industrialisation of a low-carbon battery value chain.

BorgWarner will be in charge of manufacturing LFP battery packs for commercial vehicles utilizing FinDreams Battery blade cells (presented in 2020) in Europe, the Americas, and select regions of Asia Pacific. The duration of the agreement is 8 years.

Landi Renzo is starting the development of advanced electronic pressure regulators for mid- and heavy-duty commercial vehicles with hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines (ICEs). This project is widening the collaboration with Bosch.

The fire brigade at Munich Airport operates four new Rosenbauer Panther 8x8 vehicles. To enable the 52-tonne colossi to reach any part of the airport within 180 seconds, two Allison fully automatic transmissions were installed in each truck.

Ahead of the 11th Advanced E-Motor Technologies 2024 conference (Munich, 5-8 March 2024) Automotive IQ interviewed Fabio Dohr, Head of Platform Portfolio Electric Vehicle Drives at ZF Group to understand how the complete powertrain system can be optimised from a system-level approach.