Ford could start manufacturing its own electric-car batteries by 2025, an executive said in a CNBC interview Monday, indicating a change in attitude regarding battery supply at the Blue Oval. The automaker doesn’t have the scale justify its own battery…
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BMW, Ford expand solid state battery stakes with Solid Power
BMW and Ford lead funding round in solid-state battery developer Solid Power and will expand joint development agreements with the company.
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GM invests one billion to expand Mexican plant
General Motors has announced that it will invest one billion US dollars in the expansion of its plant in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico. Initially, battery packs and electric motors will be assembled there, followed by electric cars starting in 2023. Currently, Ramos Arizpe in the state of Coahuila on the US border with Texas produces the […]
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Nio is building an industrial park in Anhui
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio has started the construction of a huge industrial park called Neo Park in Hefei. An industrial cluster for intelligent electric vehicles will be created there, where not only Nios will be built, but also hundreds of other companies will be located. The ‘Neo Park’ in the capital of Anhui […]
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VW brand sets higher climate targets than the Group
The VW brand has concretised its plans to decarbonise the company and its products. The company wants to be carbon neutral by 2050 at the latest. As a new interim target, CO2 emissions per vehicle in Europe are to be reduced by 40 per cent by 2030 – significantly exceeding the group-wide target of 30 […]
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Report: $60/kwh battery pack price will make EVs cheaper than combustion
Industry analysts have held up $100 per kilowatt-hour battery costs as the point where electric cars will achieve cost parity with internal combustion, but now the target has shifted to an even more ambitious $60 per kwh, according to a blog post by Th…
P3 Charging Index places Mercedes in first place
After the first edition in 2019, the eMobility consultancy P3 Automotive has published a new edition of the P3 Charging Index. We are publishing it today exclusively in advance. There is a change at the top placing, but the most long-distance-suitable electric car still comes from Stuttgart. No electric car is as long-distance capable as […]
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Tesla wants to amend Giga Berlin approval permits
Tesla has informed the approval authority that the permit application for the plant in Grünheide is to be amended to include battery cell production. This is likely to delay the start of vehicle production at the Gigafactory by months. According to official information from the Brandenburg Ministry of the Environment, the amended application will also […]
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How electric car batteries are improving: materials, energy density and price
Mainstream take up of electric vehicles will depend on success of lithium-ion batteries and efforts to increase energy density and reduce manufacturing costs.
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NSW-based Janus Electric prepares road test for exchangeable battery for big rigs
NSW-based Janus Electric says its exchangeable battery system for heavy vehicles will cut energy costs by 50% and will encourage trucking industry to go electric.
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