Hello again, in this post i'd like to share a few thoughts on...

Hello again, in this post i'd like to share a few thoughts on what i consider something of importance worth sharing here with you all to ponder over before anyone thinks about "Running for the Hills" or being "Driven by Distraction" or doing something they might Regret in the Days, Weeks, Months and Years ahead imo, so let's revisit this point and take a closer look at it shall we,

29 - Look at what Volvo is doing right now; no more internal combustion engines in their vehicles starting this year with the 2019 models, using all electric or hybrid only, with the intent of phasing out hybrid models.

*Now we all know, or should by now, that

Yibin Tianyi is an emerging lithium chemical producer in China backed by China’s largest EV battery manufacturer CATL and Shenzhen listed company, Suzhou TA&A Ultra Clean Technology Co., Ltd

AVZ Managing Director, Mr. Nigel Ferguson said:

“We are excited to welcome Yibin Tianyi as a new,strategic investor in AVZ,especially given the backing they have from CATL–China’s largest EV battery manufacturer. Their intention to become one of the largest global lithium chemical producers certainly complements our vision of developing the largest hard rock lithium deposit in the world.

“Yibin Tianyi’s intention to invest in AVZ and enter into a binding offtake arrangement underpins the tier 1 quality of our Manono Project.

“The funds to be raised from this placement will enable AVZ to complete the acquisition of an additional 5% project interest from Dathomir Mining SARL,increasing AVZ’s overall interest in the Manono Project to 65%.

The placement will also allow early development works to be undertaken at the Manono Project while the DFS is being completed.”

ASX ANNOUNCEMENT - 11November 2019

*Then on 15 January 2020 Nigel dropped this Bombshell on SH's, with

AVZ Power signs MOU with DRC’s Ministry of Hydraulic Resources and Energy for Mpiana-Mwanga hydro-electric power station

AVZ Minerals Managing Director, Mr Nigel Ferguson, said:

“We have been working towards securing this opportunity for several months now as we consider the rehabilitation of the Mpiana-Mwanga power station is a major step forward for the Company.

“Controlling the refurbishment of the hydro power plant allows the Company to develop the hydro plant in phases that align with AVZ’s mine expansion program, with the first phase delivering approximately 18Mwof electricity from two turbines.“We can then expand the existing power station, which has capacity for six turbines,to deliver additional electricity for our expanded DMS plus flotation operation and finally,our third expansion phase –establishing a hydroxide plant –with a combined requirement of approximately 54Mwof electricity.

“From an economic perspective, AVZ is likely to generate significant longer-term savings from generating its own electricity at an estimated 3 to 4cents per kWh,as opposed to using diesel powered generators at an estimated 42cents per kWh.

“Ultimately, the electricity generated from the power station could be used for operating all of our mining equipment, making the Manono Lithium and Tin Project a 100%“green”mine,as well as providing sufficient electricity to power the entire Manono town site and rehabilitate the associated power grids in the Manono Territory.

*And there it is in Black & White "Green Mine" so take note of that important piece of this Puzzle imo as we press onto another piece, with

Supply agreement with CATL. Battery cell modules for electric trucks

September 18, 2019 - Daimler Trucks & Buses and battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL) have entered a global battery cell modules supply agreement for electric series trucks.

CATL will supply lithium-ion battery cell modules for a wide range of Daimler Trucks & Buses’ global electric truck portfolio to be introduced in markets from 2021 onwards, including the Mercedes-Benz eActros, the Freightliner eCascadia and the Freightliner eM2.

The development of the battery systems lies with Daimler Trucks & Buses. Battery pack assembly will be carried out by Daimler Trucks & Buses as well -- at its Mercedes-Benz Mannheim plant in Germany and its Detroit (Michigan) plant in the US.

www.daimler.com/innovation/case/electric/battery-cell-modules-electric-trucks.html

*Did you know that,

Daimler Trucks & Buses

Daimler Trucks & Buses is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, with more than 35 primary locations around the world and around 100,000 employees. The company brings seven vehicle brands under one roof:

Commercial vehicles – no economy in the world can function without them

Mercedes-Benz (light, medium and heavy trucks as well as city, intercity and touring coaches) and Setra (intercity, long-distance and premium coaches) are our traditional European brands; our U.S. brands Freightliner Trucks (trucks in weight classes 5 to 8 for a wide range of commercial vehicle applications), Western Star (heavy trucks for specialized and long-haul transports) and Thomas Built Buses (light- to medium-duty buses); and our Asian brands BharatBenz, based in Chennai, India (trucks in the weight classes 9 to 55 t and medium- and heavy-duty buses) and FUSO, headquartered in Japan (trucks and buses for Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Latin America).

Now it’s time for the next evolutionary step: emission-free, automated and connected driving. Daimler Trucks & Buses is working to bring these important technologies to high-volume series production, across brands, divisions and regions. In this way the company intends to take a major step closer to realizing its vision of CO₂-neutral transport and accident-free and contribute to the sustainability of global goods and passenger transport.

www.daimler.com/innovation/drive-systems/electric/

Electric

We are pursuing our path towards completely emission-free driving with batteries or fuel cells. We at Daimler are convinced that the future is electric. That is why we are setting the course today for tomorrow. We are demonstrating this with our EQ brand for intelligent electromobility.

Daimler buys battery cells in a total volume of 20 billion euros


Daimler already plays a leading role in all four areas of its CASE corporate strategy (connectivity, autonomous, shared & services and electric). The combination of the individual fields plays a decisive role, especially in the transformation to electric mobility.

The company is investing in the expansion of the Mercedes-Benz Cars electric fleet and in the global battery production network within the worldwide production network.

With extensive orders for battery cells until the year 2030, Daimler sets another important milestone for the electrification of future electric vehicles of the EQ product and technology brand.

The suppliers are already producing battery cells in Asia and Europe and are continuing to expand in Europe and additionally in the USA.

Mercedes-Benz Cars battery production network

Daimler purchases the cells on the world market. This ensures the best possible technology and focuses on the core competence of battery assembly. The global battery production network of Mercedes-Benz Cars will in the future consist of nine factories on three continents. The first factory in Kamenz is already in series production and the second factory there will start series production at the beginning of 2019.

Two more factories will be built in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, one at the company’s Sindelfingen site, and one each at the sites in Beijing (China), Bangkok (Thailand), Tuscaloosa (USA) and Jawor (Poland). The local production of batteries is an important success factor in Mercedes-Benz Cars’ electric offensive and is decisive for meeting the global demand for electric vehicles flexibly and efficiently.

Sustainable supply of raw materials

Sustainability is one of the basic principles of Daimler’s corporate strategy as well as being a benchmark for corporate success. This also includes the responsible procurement of raw materials. Daimler has therefore developed a systematic approach to respecting human rights: the Human Rights Respect System. With its risk-oriented and systematic approach, the system makes the subject of human rights manageable even along complex supply chains. Daimler attaches particular importance to a sustainable raw-material supply chain for the expected growth in electric vehicles.

To this end, Daimler has been defining sustainability requirements for suppliers in its Supplier Sustainability Standards for several years. All new Mercedes-Benz suppliers are subjected to potential analyses before they are commissioned. Approximately 700 quality engineers carry out these audits, if necessary together with human rights experts in the field.

A prerequisite for a supply contract with Mercedes-Benz Cars is consent to disclosure of the entire supply chain, right back to the mines. Essential elements of our requirements for suppliers relate to working conditions and compliance with human rights. The direct suppliers undertake to firmly pass on and monitor our sustainability standards within the supply chain. Responsibility for the procurement of raw materials for the production of battery cells lies with the suppliers. However, Daimler does not leave its partners alone with this task and supports them with interdisciplinary teams.

www.daimler.com/innovation/case/electric/battery-cells.html


Mercedes-Benz sources battery cells from carbon-neutral production for the first time


September 10, 2019 - Mercedes-Benz is taking the next step towards "Ambition 2039" climate-neutral mobility and pursues the realisation of the goal consistently together with its suppliers and partners. Therefore, Mercedes-Benz has agreed on a sustainability partnership with Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd. to take a holistic approach along the entire value chain. The supplier network contributes a significant part of the value creation and is thus of vital importance for the decarbonisation goals.
With Ambition 2039, we have set the course for sustainable mobility. In addition to the consistent electrification of our product portfolio, we also look at the supply chain to realise our long-term objective of climate neutrality: part of the battery cells for the next vehicle generation of our EQ product and technology brand are already to be produced using 100 % electricity from renewable energies.
By sourcing batteries from carbon-neutral production, we are making another important contribution on the road to a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet in twenty years.

"Mercedes-Benz actively pursues the goal of climate neutrality in close cooperation with its partners. As first result of the sustainability partnership with an important supplier of lithium-ion batteries, we will save well over 30 % of the carbon footprint of future vehicle models' entire battery by sourcing battery cells from carbon-neutral production," said Schäfer.

The partnership with Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., Ltd. comprises the production of battery cells produced with electricity from renewable energies as well as the subject of recycling and the observance of human rights in the supply chain. Farasis uses electricity produced from renewable energy sources such as hydropower, wind and solar energy in the production of the battery cells.

A production site in Germany is currently being planned and will be carbon-neutral from the beginning.

The locations in the USA and China are then scheduled to follow.

With DEKRA, an expert and testing organization has been assigned to additionally review the measures regarding the environmental standards. In the next step, the upstream materials supply chain all the way to the raw material extraction is to be examined. The realisation of the goal of climate neutrality is expanded to further suppliers and integrated into existing partnerships as a permanent criterion. Mercedes-Benz is currently in dialogue with other strategic partners about this. Furthermore, Mercedes-Benz conducts workshops with other suppliers of materials and components in order to identify effective CO₂ reduction measures. In addition, CO₂ targets are to be made a key criteria in making supplier decisions and contracts.

www.daimler.com/innovation/case/electric/battery-cells-carbon-neutral-production.html

Ambition2039. Our path to sustainable mobility

EQC 400 4MATIC: combined electric energy consumption: 20.8 – 19.7 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 0 g/km**

Ola Källenius: LinkedIn article from May 22, 2019

“First Move the World” – that’s our purpose at Mercedes-Benz Cars. That’s the deeper meaning of our work, what drives us, our “why”.

“First Move the World” means going for more than just immediate objectives. This inner unrest for what’s next is part of our company’s DNA. Therefore, it’s also a cornerstone of the new sustainable business strategy we are currently working on. Although this strategy has several dimensions, one of the defining issues is how we address our CO₂ footprint.

At Mercedes-Benz we strive for the best and our customers expect us to deliver sustainable and fascinating mobility. So, one of the key questions we are addressing is this: What are we doing to make sure our customers can switch to carbon neutral mobility in the future? The answer is our “Ambition2039”:

We aim to have a carbon-neutral new passenger car fleet in 20 years

Let’s be clear what this means for us: a fundamental transformation of our company within less than three product cycles. That’s not much time when you consider that fossil fuels have dominated our business since the invention of the car by Carl Benz and Gottlieb Daimler some 130 years ago. But as a company founded by engineers, we believe technology can also help to engineer a better future. Our way to sustainable mobility is innovation – in a holistic approach along the entire value chain.

We want to offer our customers a carbon-neutral driving experience

Today in Oslo, at the press test drive of our Mercedes-Benz EQC (combined electric energy consumption: 20.8 – 19.7 kWh/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions: 0 g/km**), we are introducing the first of an entire generation of electric Mercedes models. By 2030 we aim to have electric models make up more than half of our car sales – that includes all-electric cars and plug-in hybrids. We will continue to offer our customers performance and luxury from Mercedes. At the same time we want to significantly reduce CO₂ emissions per vehicle. Our R&D team is working together with established partners and startups alike to bring EV performance up and costs down.

Our approach also includes the continuous development of our mobility services, to spread the use of electric models. In addition to cars, we’re also electrifying our vans, trucks and buses. And the modular development enables the rapid transfer of technology between our divisions. Our current focus is on battery-electric mobility.

We will drive our supply chain to follow our ambition

Driving our suppliers and partners to comply with our objective of carbon neutrality is important to us. The starting point is in creating transparency.

To this end we are working with organizations like CDP to assess the environmental impact of our supply chain. Next, we are currently conducting workshops with suppliers to identify effective CO₂ reduction measures.

Our goal is to establish CO₂ targets as one key criteria in making supplier decisions and contracts across all major commodities.

We mean it

To us the Paris Agreement is more than an obligation – it’s our conviction.

And we have set a clear course to help prevent further acceleration of climate change.

However, this transformation is a huge challenge – technologically and financially. After all, we want to make sustainable mobility even more exciting, not more expensive. And of course this is also about sustainable business results. How do we deal with this?

One way would be to shy away and just try to safeguard the status quo. But that would not serve our purpose - and certainly not our future. So, we prefer doing what our founders have done: They became system architects of a new mobility without horses. Today, our task is individual mobility without emissions.

And again, it takes technology and determination. To underline that we mean it, part of the compensation of our board of management is linked to the achievement of our sustainability goals – including our CO₂ footprint. We’ll all have to get out of our comfort zones to find new ways to move forward. We’re seeking close alignment with our workforce and their representatives on this path.

This transformation is the task of our generation and I’m absolutely confident: We have the right team to deliver. This strategy will help us stay in a leading position in the auto industry.

www.daimler.com/company/corporate-governance/board-of-management/kaellenius/linkedin/ambition-2039.html


So what do we get when we add it all up ?

AVZ + Tianyi + CATL + Mpiana-Mwanga + Daimler +100%“green”mine = #Nobrainer imo

Now let's see what Tomorrow brings, Not just Today, but in the coming Weeks, Months & Years ahead for all Holders ( Dividends i'm Dreaming of atm )

All the Best & GLTAH