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Dymax to Showcase Light-Cure Solutions for Electric Vehicles at The Battery Show 2023

Dymax, a leading manufacturer of light-curing materials and equipment, will exhibit at The Battery Show 2023 in booth 2823. This premier event, being held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan, from September 12-14th, will feature the latest advancements in battery…

EV Battery Market Holds Steady Amid Downtrend In Lithium Salt Prices

Electric vehicle (EV) battery prices in China demonstrated stability, with lithium salt prices registering a marginal decline, in July. The prices of EV square ternary cells, LFP cells, and pouch ternary power cells during the month remained relatively consistent with…

Mitsubishi Fuso, Ample To Partner On Battery-swapping Technology For Electric Trucks

Mitsubishi Fuso recently announced that it has signed an agreement with Ample Inc. to begin a collaboration on a pilot project on battery swapping technology for electric trucks in Japan.  The companies say they will collaborate to pair Mitsubishi Fuso EVs…

Nikkei Analysis Finds Tesla Relies On China For 40% Of Battery Supply Chain

An analysis by Nikkei in Japan concludes that nearly 40% of the suppliers for materials used in Tesla’s electric vehicle batteries are Chinese companies. Nikkei sent a letter to Tesla asking about its dependence on Chinese suppliers but said that it had…

China’s Huayou Mulls $20b EV Battery Investment In Morocco’s Sahara

Huayou, a Chinese manufacturer of electric vehicles battery materials, would invest 200 billion dirhams or $20 bln in a plant in Morocco’s region of Laayoune Sakia El Hamra in the Sahara, the regional investment center announced.  A delegation of the…

Tesla Relies On China For 40% Of Battery Supply Chain

Nearly 40% of the suppliers for materials used in Tesla’s electric vehicle batteries are Chinese companies, a Nikkei analysis finds, underscoring China’s strong presence in a strategically important sector. China was the largest supplier of materials for the lithium-ion batteries used in Tesla’s…

China’s Sunwoda Electronic To Build $275 Million EV Battery Factory In Hungary

China’s Sunwoda Electronic (300207.SZ) plans to build a power battery factory in Hungary for electric vehicles, with initial investment of up to 1.96 billion yuan ($274.71 million), as Chinese battery makers expand in the European market.  The money will be used for…

Toyota Recalls 12,000+ EVs Developed With Warren Buffett-backed BYD In China

BYD, the China electric vehicle and battery leader backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, said on Sunday sales of new energy vehicles nearly doubled in June from a year earlier to 253,046 from 134,036 a year earlier, underscoring the popularity…

Chargeup Sets Up Solar-Powered EV Battery Swapping Station In Jaipur

Delhi-based EV Fi-ne-tech startup Chargeup has set up India’s first solar-powered battery swapping station in Jaipur. This EV charging station, equipped with solar technology, will cater to the battery swapping needs of electric vehicle owners in the state by using a solar-power grid. As…

Overcapacity In China’s EV Battery Industry To Reach Four Times Demand By 2025

China’s electric vehicle (EV) battery industry will face severe overcapacity in the next two years, which could lead to the closure of many small players, according to analysts.  Chinese battery manufacturers, which number close to 50, will be able to…