Volkswagen on track to break ground, host supplier days for Ontario battery gigafactory

Speaking at Electric Autonomy’s EV Innovation & Technology Conference, Robert Weggässer, interim CFO at the VW St. Thomas battery gigafactory, shared updates on the project’s big year ahead

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Northvolt to build fully integrated battery plant in Canada

Northvolt Six is investing in a battery manufacturing plant in Canada.  “Since we founded Northvolt seven years ago, we have pursued one goal: to establish a new sustainable model for battery manufacturing. Today, we are expanding Northvolt’s ambitions in Canada,” said CEO and co-founder of Northvolt Peter Carlsson. Northvolt’s new battery plant will be located […]

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LG Energy Solutions & Hyundai team up for battery plant in the United States

LG Energy Solutions (LGES) and Hyundai teamed up to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States.  Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding on May 26 in Seoul, Korea, for a battery cell manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Savannah, Georgia. Each company holds a 50% stake in the joint […]

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StoreDot validates extreme fast charging ‘100in5’ EV cell’s performance

StoreDot announced that its groundbreaking extreme fast charging “100in5” electric vehicle battery cell had its technology successfully validated by a leading, independent battery lab in Israel. On Tuesday, StoreDot confirmed the Shmuel De-Leon Energy battery lab successfully confirmed the “100in5” cell’s commercialization viability and its superior fast-charging ability, as well as its high-energy performance in […]

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CATL strikes multiple battery deals for commercial electric vehicles

CATL has struck multiple battery supply deals for commercial electric vehicle applications at the IAA Transportation 2022 event in Hanover, Germany. On Friday, the Chinese battery supply company announced it had signed a strategic partnership agreement with Trailer Dynamics and a Memorandum of Understanding with KYBURZ Switzerland. CATL said it reached a partnership agreement with […]

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Kia and Encore partner to create second life energy storage systems from used EV batteries

Kia Europe has confirmed plans to re-use former EV batteries in ’Second Life’ battery energy storage systems as part of its global strategic focus on sustainability. For this purpose, the mobility brand is partnering with encore, a corporate start-up f…