GM Expected To Announce Tennessee Battery Plant
General Motors is expected to announce one of its joint ventures will build a second U.S. electric vehicle battery factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee. The Detroit automaker has scheduled a news conference in Nashville with CEO Mary Barra, Tennessee Gov….
Australian Lithium Miner Ready For ‘Dynamic Shift’ In EV Battery Supply Chain Amid US-China Tensions
Australian miner Hawkstone Mining has successfully produced battery-grade raw lithium at its Arizona mine that would be valuable to US critical mineral and battery supply chains amid a global race to step up security in key sectors. As the United…
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…
