Brandenburg grants Tesla yet another partial approval

The Brandenburg State Office for the Environment has granted Tesla permission to start installing final assembly equipment at the factory in Grünheide ahead of schedule. It is not the first advance approval allowing work inside the factory. This involves equipment “for the assembly of interior fittings, cockpit, assembly of chassis, engine, among other things”, as […]

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Electric Autonomy announces national panel discussion series on Canada’s EV battery supply chain

Staring June 1, Electric Autonomy Canada will host six, weekly panel discussions with leaders from the Canadian battery and automotive sectors to explore the need and road map for establishing Canada’s national electric vehicle battery supply chain

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Li-Cycle wins contract to recycle scrappage from GM’s US$2.8-billion Ultium battery plant

In a pivotal deal for the EV industry, which is grappling with the waste and limited-resource challenges of lithium-ion battery production, Mississauga-based Li-Cycle will recycle up to 100 per cent of the scrappage from Ultium’s three-million square foot Ohio plant

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Report: Renault CEO sees “potential upside” in reviving EV battery swapping plans

Renault CEO Luca de Meo sees a “potential upside” to reviving the EV battery-swapping tech the French automaker shelved years ago, according to the Financial Times. “It’s not decided, but I see it as an interesting opportunity,” de Meo said. That’s an …

Auto parts maker Martinrea spearheading new EV battery-making venture near Montreal

The Ontario auto parts maker has formed a new joint venture — called VoltaXplore — with Montreal graphene producer NanoXplore. They’ve committed $8 million to launch a demonstration facility, with plans for a 10GWh battery cell plant to follow

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Ultium battery cells from GM electric vehicles have an official recycler: Canada’s Li-Cycle

The Canadian firm Li-Cycle will recycle leftover raw material from the manufacturing of Ultium battery cells for upcoming General Motors electric cars, the automaker announced Tuesday in a press release. Li-Cycle will recycle “up to 100% of the materia…

Tesla Giga Berlin gets approval for another hall

Tesla has received approval to build a huge hall on the Gigafactory site in Grünheide, near Berlin, possibly for the battery factory. Tesla is apparently also planning an expansion for Giga Texas, which is also under construction. First to Grünheide aka Giga Berlin: the new hall is to have a floor area of 22,000 square […]

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