Maria SantosAutomotive
LG Energy Solution Buys 80,000 Tonnes of Arkansas Lithium in Ten-Year Deal
Deliveries begin in 2029 as the South Korean cell manufacturer builds out local supply lines for US electric vehicle and energy storage production.
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Wei ZhangAutomotive
Hyundai Commits to Extended-Range Electric Vehicles
The South Korean automaker plans new range-extender powertrains to bridge consumer demand between pure battery models and traditional hybrids.
Maria SantosAutomotive
Apple’s Talks With Chinese Battery Makers CATL And BYD
Apple Inc’s talks with China’s CATL and BYD over battery supplies for its planned electric vehicle have been mostly stalled after they refused to set up teams and build U.S. plants that would solely cater to the tech giant, three people with knowledge of the…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
New Recycling Techniques Set To Make Electric Vehicles Greener
Researchers in Britain and the United States have found ways to recycle electric vehicle batteries that can drastically cut costs and carbon emissions, shoring up sustainable supplies for an expected surge in demand. The techniques, which involve retrieving…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
General Motors To Supply Electric Batteries, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Systems For Wabtec Locomotive
General Motors Co will supply electric batteries and hydrogen fuel cell systems for rail supplier Wabtec Corp’s locomotives, in a move extending the No. 1 U.S. automaker’s reach outside the automotive sector. Wabtec, based in Pittsburgh, is developing…
Maria SantosAutomotive
Apple In Talks With CATL And BYD For Batteries
The Apple Car project or as it is called internally at Cupertino – Project Titan has been in the works for now 7 years. But in the last year, work on it has progressed and Apple has been actively courting potential suppliers, but this process has been a…
Wei ZhangGeneral
Woolworths to recycle batteries, mobile phones
Supermarket Woolworths is further hastening its consumer-facing sustainable initiatives by announcing a battery recycling initiative, with collection units to be placed in every Woolworths store around the country. The units will accept used batteries, as…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
Tesla’s 4680 Battery Cells Are Manufactured By Panasonic
Tesla has confirmed that its new tab-less 4680 battery cells are going to be produced by Panasonic which already has a dedicated facility at the Gigafactory in Nevada. This report comes via Nikkei Asia which states, “Panasonic will set up a prototype…
Rajiv MenonAutomotive
Panasonic To Exit Solar Production At Tesla’s New York Plant As Partnership Frays
Panasonic said it would exit solar cell production at Tesla Inc’s New York plant, the latest sign of strain in a partnership where Panasonic’s status as the U.S. electric vehicle (EV) maker’s exclusive battery supplier is ending. The move increases…
Aiko TanakaAutomotive
BMW Doubles Battery Production Capacity
BMW Group said on Wednesday it would double its production capacity for electric vehicle batteries at its U.S. plant in South Carolina as it ramps up manufacturing of plug-in hybrid vehicles to include the X3 vehicle in addition to the X5. BMW said it was…
Wei ZhangAutomotive
Yamaha Electric Scooter With Removable Batteries Unveiled
Yamaha has just revealed its new EC-05 electric scooter, and it features removable batteries for easy re-charging and to swap out the drained battery with a fully charged battery. The Yamaha EC-05 is the result of Yamaha’s partnership with Taiwanese electric…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
Hella Develops Battery Solutions For Mild Hybrid Vehicles
Hella announced that it will develop and manufacture products that support all stages of automotive electrification. With new products like dual voltage battery management system and powerpack 48 Volt, the company is now one of the first on the market to…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
Volkswagen Plans To Produce Batteries In Germany
Volkswagen will invest almost 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in battery cell production at a facility in western Germany and is seeking to simplify the group by spinning off or selling units, the automaker said on Monday. Volkswagen said in a statement after…
Sarah ChenAutomotive
VinFast, South Korean firm to make batteries for EVs
The joint venture will be located in the automaker’s factory in the southern port city of Hai Phong, where it will manufacture lithium-ion battery packs for VinFast’s electric scooters that are being made now, and for electric cars to be produced in the…