Total, through its affiliate Saft, and PSA with Opel, announced their plan to combine their know-how to develop EV battery manufacturing activity in Europe. To that end, the partners intend to establish a joint venture named Automotive Cell Company (AC…
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GM and LG Chem announce joint battery venture worth $US2.3 billion
General Motors and LG Chem announce $US2.3 billion investment to mass produce electric vehicle batteries at new factory in Ohio.
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Tesla may source batteries for Shanghai Gigafactory from LG Chem
Tesla may be looking to rival battery maker LG Chem to supplement the inevitable increased demand for EV batteries once its Shanghai factory opens.
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Cummins Partners with the University of California San Diego on Second-Life Battery Development
Cummins Inc. announced a multi-year partnership with the University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) and its battery validation lab to analyze viable business and technical approaches to effectively reuse and repurpose electric vehicle batteries….
Lithium glut could see electric vehicle battery costs fall
BloombergNEF report suggests that rather than lithium being in short supply, there is a glut which will force prices down. But it may be short lived.
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Volkswagen invests in electric car future in deal with battery maker Northvolt
Volkswagen leads deal with Northvolt to build electric car battery factory in bid to assure supply for electrification plans.
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Innolith Energy Battery could power an EV for 1000 km on a single charge
Switzerland-based energy tech startup Innolith AG announces that it is developing world’s first 1000 Wh/kg rechargeable battery. Under development in the company’s German laboratory, the new Innolith Energy Battery would be capable of powering an elect…
What If An Electric Car Could Use Its Body As A Structural Battery?
COULD AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE’S BODY ALSO BE ITS BATTERY? The question of where to put the heavy, bulky battery is central to electric vehicle design. Tesla pioneered the “skateboard” approach – mounting the battery at the bottom – and other EV-makers including BMW and Audi have followed the trend. *This article comes to us courtesy […]
Volkswagen using quantum computers to make high-performance EV batteries
For the first time, Volkswagen experts succeeded in simulating industrially relevant molecules using a quantum computer. This is especially important for the development of high-performance electric vehicle batteries, as the experts have successfully s…
