An Electric Car Arrives In Europe With a Battery That Does Not Degrade In 100,000 km
The market of electric vehicles is growing unabated in Europe, but there are still drivers who are reluctant to get on the electric train. Some of the reasons are that prices are through the roof compared to combustion cars, that the autonomy is still limited,…
EV Batteries & Their Lithium Sourcing Problems
While people and governments all over the world grapple with insanely high fuel prices, one might think EVs are better in this regard. Well, EVs seem to have another problem altogether – rising prices of Lithium. Lithium is the main…
GM Acquires Battery Software Startup In Quest To Become EV Battery Leader
The acquisition of ALGOLiON Ltd., led by GM’s newly-formed Technology Acceleration and Commercialization (TAC) organization, will help the OEM bring new battery technologies to market faster, it said in a press release. ALGOLiON, founded in 2014, has “developed sophisticated software…
Rivian CEO Has Encouraging Words About EV Production, Expanding Into Europe
Rivian hit a “turning point” in the second quarter, crushing estimates by delivering 12,640 and producing nearly 14,000 electric vehicles. After a slow start to the year, building 9,395 EVs in the first quarter, Rivian said it was as expected due to…
The Pedestrian Hummer EV Goes Military
The original civilian Hummer went on sale in 1992 and traces its origins back to the military’s High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles, or Humvee. While the everyday version was known as a gas-guzzling behemoth, the military Humvee handily, if not…
Autosilicon Releases The World’s First 14-Channel Battery Diagnosis IC For Electric Vehicles And Energy Storage Systems
Following the mass production of its ASIL-D certified Battery Management IC chipset in 2022, Autosilicon Inc. released the world’s first 14-channel Battery Diagnosis IC (BDIC) in March 2023, which can be directly applied to high-capacity battery cells for xEV (Electric…
Toyota Establishes New Role To Accelerate EV Production In North America
On Friday, Toyota Motor North America announced several leadership changes as it inches toward its commitment to electrification. As part of the changes, Toyota is establishing a new “senior vice president of electric vehicle supply” role to lead the automaker’s North American…
Imerys To Produce Lithium In UK For EV Batteries
French minerals group Imerys (IMTP.PA) on Thursday announced plans to mine lithium in the UK and said the site could supply two-thirds of batteries for Britain’s electric vehicles by 2030. Imerys aims to produce around 20,0000 tonnes a year of lithium carbonate…
GM And Element 25 To Supercharge The US EV Battery Supply Chain
General Motors (GM) announced a new deal with Australian-based supplier Element 25 on Monday to expand manganese sulfate production in the US, a key EV battery component. Under the supply agreement, Element 25 will provide GM with up to 32,500 metric tons…
LG Kicks Off Colossal Ramp-Up Of US Factories For EV And Grid Batteries
The U.S. clean energy sector is transforming from an import-based industry to one that builds equipment domestically, bolstered by supportive policies in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Inflation Reduction Act. As Canary Media reported recently, U.S. battery manufacturing is on track…
