U.S. Looking To Canada For Lithium And Other Minerals To Build Electric Vehicles
The U.S. government is working to help American miners and battery makers expand into Canada, part of a strategy to boost regional production of minerals used to make electric vehicles and counter Chinese dominance. Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce…
China’s Geely To Add $5 Billion Battery Plant In EV Push
Geely said it would build an electric vehicle battery factory with a planned annual manufacturing capacity of 42 gigawatt hours (GWh) in China’s eastern city of Ganzhou, as it expands its EV line-up in the world’s biggest car market. The…
Governments Invest In Electric Vehicle Battery Plant
The governments of Canada and the province of Quebec will make an equal investment totalling almost $100 million for the creation of a highly-automated battery-pack assembly plant in St-Jerome, an hour north of Montreal. The project which will require an…
Europe Sees EV Battery Self-Sufficiency By 2025
European firms will have the capacity to supply all the lithium-ion batteries needed for the continent’s automakers by 2025 as they ramp up electric vehicle output to meet strict pollution limits, EU officials said. The bloc is banking on its…
Mullen Technologies And NexTech Batteries Will Deliver The Most Advanced Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology Available Today
Mullen Technologies, Inc. (“Mullen” or the “Company”), an emerging electric vehicle (“EV”) manufacturer, which previously announced a definitive agreement to merge with Net Element, Inc. in a stock-for-stock reverse merger in which Mullen’s stockholders will receive a majority of the…
New White Paper On Solutions For Mass EV Battery Assembly Released
Government legislation across the EU declaring a fundamental shift away from internal combustion towards fully electric vehicle powertrains has presented vehicle manufacturers with complex challenges regarding materials, battery and joining technology. With the need for light weighting a critical factor…
XPeng Launches New LFP-Battery Powered Versions Of EVs
China-based EV maker XPeng expanded its product offering by launching three new vehicle versions powered by lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for the Chinese market. The three new LFP-battery powered cars, including the rear-wheel drive (RWD) P7 Standard Range Smart…
The 5,000 Ways Volkswagen Tests EV Batteries For Safety And Durability
Before any part gets put onto a vehicle, an automaker needs to know how long it will last and what role it plays in keeping the vehicle safe. That’s especially true for electric vehicle batteries and battery packs, the heart…
RIL To Venture Into EV Battery Space Ahead Of A Boom In Electric Vehicles
The possibility of a stake sale to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco is only one part of the story behind Reliance Industries hiving off its oil-to-chemicals business. This is also part of a strategic shift by Ambani to renewable energy. “RIL will…
SVOLT Plans Two New Battery Factories In China
The battery cell manufacturer SVOLT, which emerged from the Chinese carmaker Great Wall, is expanding its production capacities in China. New factories are planned in Huzhou in China’s Zhejiang province and in Suining in Sichuan province, each with annual capacities…
