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General Motors has acquired Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON. The sum of the investment was not disclosed. The startup uses sophisticated algorithms that – data streams from EV battery management systems – are said to identify anomalies in cell ...

Mitsui High-tec (Canada) expands motor core production

Canadian motor cores manufacturer Mitsui High-tec (Canada) is investing 102.3 million Canadian dollars to expand operations in the country. The company’s facilities are located in Brantford, Ontario, and opened its doors in 2017. And according to the Ontario government, ...

Safe charging with HELLA

The keypoints in short Locking actuator – small device, maximum security! What are the different use cases of these locking actuators? Safety first: E-vehicles are still on the advance – and they need the right safety features for their ...

Stellantis invests in commodities company Kuniko

Stellantis has secured nickel and cobalt from Norway for its electric car batteries. The group signed a binding offtake agreement with Kuniko and plans to acquire nearly one-fifth of the shares in the exploration company. The deal secures Stellantis ...

CATL plans recycling sites in Europe and North America

CATL is planning several recycling sites for its electric car batteries in Europe and North America. As CATL Chief Manufacturing Officer Ni Jun Ni Jun explained, the company is already negotiating with a concrete partner for this in Europe. ...

ZF unveils 800-Volt drive system in the EVBeat concept car

German automotive supplier ZF has showcased its latest electric vehicle technologies in a concept car based on the Porsche Taycan. The EVBeat carries ZF’s latest 800-Volt electric drive, the EVSys800, and a proprietary central thermal management system. ZF says ...

Will Tesla use LMFP cells from CATL in the Model 3?

Tesla will reportedly equip the new Chinese-produced edition of its Model 3 with new battery cells from CATL using lithium manganese iron phosphate (LMFP) chemistry. The carmaker is also said to be interested in battery technology from another manufacturer. ...

Equipmake to supply electric motors for electric aircraft

The UK-based electric drive specialist Equipmake has signed an agreement with electric aerospace propulsion company H55. The companies will work on production-ready, certified electric propulsion systems for the BRM Aero project. As part of the deal, Equipmake will supply ...

LG Chem mass produces single crystal cathode materials

The South Korean chemical company LG Chem has started mass production of single-crystal cathode materials with high nickel content at its plant in Cheongju. The first batches will be shipped to customers worldwide from July onwards. LG has not ...

Livista to refine lithium near German port of Emden

Luxembourg-based Livista Energy Europe has just revealed that the location of its recently announced lithium refinery in Germany will be built in Emden, Lower Saxony. The German refinery was announced a couple of weeks ago. Livista says the refinery ...

Imerys & British Lithium prepare lithium mining in Cornwall

The French mining group Imerys is acquiring an 80 per cent stake in British Lithium, and the two companies are forming a joint venture with the aim of creating the UK’s first integrated producer of battery-grade lithium carbonate. According ...

BASF inaugurates first cathode materials factory in Germany

German chemical company BASF has inaugurated its cathode materials factory in Brandenburg, Germany. The plant, already sold out for the next few years, aims to produce materials tailored to the specific requirements of battery cells and automakers in Europe. ...

Loop Energy to supply Polish bus maker with FC systems

Polish electric bus manufacturer ARP E-Vehicles will use the T605 fuel cell system from Canadian fuel cell specialist Loop Energy in its new hydrogen-electric bus platform. ARP E-Vehicles and Loop Energy have concluded a supply agreement whereby Loop Energy’s ...

Tesla plant in Mexico later and larger than expected

Tesla is reportedly planning to start up its new factory in Mexico in the first quarter of 2025, later and larger than previously announced. According to a Chinese media report, Tesla has given this date to several Chinese suppliers. ...

Factorial & Young Poong to cooperate on solid-state battery recycling

Factorial Energy, a US developer of solid-state battery cells backed by Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and Hyundai-Kia, is partnering with South Korean battery recycling company Young Poong to invest in solid-state battery recycling research. Factorial will supply surplus lithium metal material ...

Freyr reports semi-automatic production of unit cell

Freyr has started semi-automated production of its first unit battery cells at its customer qualification facility in Rana, Norway. The budding cell manufacturer is also providing updates on the financing of its two planned large battery cell factories. Freyr ...

ABEE to build battery factory for EVs in Romania

Belgian company Avesta Battery and Energy Engineering (ABEE) is building a battery cell factory in Romania that will mainly supply cells for the automotive industry. ABEE is investing 1.4 billion euros in the cell factory called Romvolt, which will ...

Project REVAMP looks at battery assessment for utility vehicles

In the REVAMP project, a consortium of nine partners wants to create a process to automatically assess the condition of used commercial vehicle batteries. This should make it possible to remanufacture batteries economically. REVAMP stands for “Remanufacturing of variant ...

GM orders manganese from Element 25

General Motors has signed a contract with Australian mineral exploration company Element 25 to supply manganese sulphate for EV batteries. In addition, the carmaker is giving Element 25 a loan to build a US factory. The contract foresees up ...

X Shore and Bosch Engineering work to optimise electric boat

Swedish electric boat manufacturer X Shore and Bosch subsidiary Bosch Engineering are working together to optimise the electric drive performance and efficiency of the X Shore 1. For Bosch, it marks the beginning of the “electrification journey into the ...

Airbus & STMicroelectronics to develop power electronics

Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is collaborating with semiconductor company STMicroelectronics to develop advanced power electronics for electrified aircraft powertrains. The collaboration will focus on developing components for Airbus’ hybrid and all-electric aircraft powertrains. According to the aircraft manufacturer’s announcement, the ...

Rheinmetall presents new modular EV heat pump

The German defence company and automotive supplier Rheinmetall has presented a new heat pump for electric vehicles that is offered as a plug-and-play solution. The compact component is completely pre-assembled and filled. The system solution is designed for 400-volt ...

Huayou Cobalt to build cathode plant in Hungary

The Chinese company Huayou Cobalt will build its first European factory in Hungary to produce cathode material for electric car batteries. The planned site in Ács is only a few kilometres from the city of Győr, where Audi operates ...

USA: LPO announces conditional loan for BlueOval SK

Washington wants to financially support Ford and SK On, announcing a conditional commitment for a loan of up to $9.2 billion. The two companies want to set up three battery manufacturing plants in the US. The latter will be ...

Umicore builds solid-state battery prototypes in Belgium

Umicore has officially opened its newest facility in Olen, Belgium, where it plans to produce solid-state battery prototypes. It is said to be a “large-scale prototyping centre for solid-state battery materials”. Umicore’s involvement in this field comes as no ...

MTU announces plans for fuel cell aircraft

MTU Aero Engines is working on fuel cell systems for aviation that run on liquid hydrogen under the project name ‘Flying Fuel Cell’. MTU plans to use their fuel cell from 2035 initially on shorter routes in the feeder ...

CATL is planning two lithium plants in Bolivia

The Chinese battery giant CATL plans to invest €1.27 billion to develop Bolivia’s large but largely untapped lithium deposits. And CATL has the backing of the Bolivian government to build two plants to extract lithium from brine. Bolivian President ...

Fortescue announces new facility in UK

Australian mining company Fortescue Metals Group is building a new battery and electric powertrain production facility in Oxfordshire, UK. The company says that it is thus “significantly expanding its UK manufacturing capability”. Specifically, the new factory will be located ...

Mazda may use Panasonic battery cells in future electric cars

Panasonic and Mazda today announced they have agreed to enter into discussions on establishing a medium- to long-term partnership for automotive batteries. The tentative language suits Mazda’s relatively relaxed approach towards electrification, yet the timeline also fits. Mazda said ...

Torqeedo expands ‘Deep Blue’ battery series

Torqeedo, the company specialising in electric boat drives, has introduced a new battery option for its Deep Blue series of e-drives. The new Deep Blue Battery 80 uses LFP cells and offers a capacity of 80 kWh – twice ...

Northvolt recieves US $400 million from Canadian firm IMCO

In Canada, the Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt has garnered US $400 million in fresh capital from the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO). The equivalent of 366 million euros is to be invested in expanding production but a ...

Stellantis and Foxconn found joint venture ‘SiliconAuto’

Stellantis and Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn have announced the formation of SiliconAuto, an equally owned joint venture for the development and sale of advanced semiconductors, particularly for electric vehicles. SiliconAuto will be headquartered in the Netherlands and is expected ...

Basquevolt to produce first batteries before 2024

Basquevolt reports progress in the development of its solid-state battery cells. Before the end of this year, Basquevolt’s research and development centre is expected to produce the first 20 Ah cells suitable for use in electric vehicles. The company ...

Vitesco orders SiC semiconductors worth billions from Rohm

Powertrain supplier Vitesco Technologies has secured capacity in energy-efficient silicon carbide power semiconductors through a long-term partnership with Rohm Semiconductor – worth more than $1 billion between 2024 and 2030. According to Vitesco, the development partnership with Rohm began ...

Nidec and Embraer form JV for electric propulsion systems for aircraft

Japanese electric motor manufacturer Nidec and Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer announced a joint venture to develop electric propulsion systems for the aviation industry in the second half of 2023. The new company will be called Nidec Aerospace. Nidec will ...

ProLogium creates solid-state battery pack with higher energy density

The Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium presented its new large-footprint lithium ceramic battery (LLCB) for the first time at the ees Europe trade fair in Munich. The first units will be delivered to European car manufacturers for testing ...

ZF breaks ground on new EV components plant in China

The German automotive supplier ZF has started building its ‘New Energy Vehicle eDrive Project’ in Shenyang in the north-eastern Chinese province of Liaoning. Axle drives are primarily to come off the production line there. According to ZF, the products ...

Fortum & Terrafame announce battery recycling partnership

Finnish companies Fortum and Terrafame are cooperating on recycling battery materials. Terrafame will use the raw recycled materials from Fortum to produce battery chemicals, which will then be used in new batteries. The energy company and the mining company ...

Mercedes to source over 200,000 tonnes of CO₂-reduced steel annually

Mercedes-Benz plans to use more than 200,000 tonnes of CO2-reduced steel per year from its European suppliers Salzgitter, Thyssenkrupp Steel, Voestalpine, Arvedi, SSAB and H2 Green Steel in its press plants before the end of this decade. The establishment ...

OneD enters the European market, partly with Customcells

California’s battery developer OneD Battery Sciences has struck a strategic partnership with German battery manufacturer Customcells. The companies have agreed to develop and deliver BEV prototype cells to a global automotive OEM. And, OneD is setting up shop in ...

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