GM, Samsung EV Battery Cell Plant To Be Built In Indiana
General Motors Co. and partner Samsung SDI are planning to build a more than $3 billion electric vehicle battery cell plant in New Carlisle, Indiana, according to a Tuesday press release from Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office. The plant, to be…
Korea’s Cathode Supplier L&F Aims To Make It Big With Anodes
L&F Co., a former LCD backlight unit maker, has long been a stranger even to locals in Daegu, a provincial city 165 km away from Seoul. Many people still don’t know where the company, now South Korea’s leading battery materials maker,…
Toyota’s $50 Million Investment in New EV Battery Lab Amplifies North American Electrification Efforts
Toyota Motor North America pledges nearly $50 million for a new electric vehicle battery lab, reinforcing the brand’s commitment to sustainable mobility and electrification in North America. What’s Happening Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (TMNA) plans to invest around $50 million in building a…
Livista Plans German Lithium Refinery For EV Batteries
Livista Energy said on Thursday it plans a lithium refinery for electric vehicles (EV) batteries in Germany that should launch production in 2026 and has partnered with French oil and gas services provider Technip Energies to design the plant. Luxembourg-based…
Jaguar Is Recalling I-Pace Electric SUVs Because The Batteries Can Catch Fire
Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U.S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery catching fire, and it’s telling owners to park them outdoors. The recall is the latest in a series of electric vehicle battery recalls because…
Toyota Will Build Its First U.S.-made Electric Vehicle At Factory In Kentucky
Toyota’s first U.S.-made electric vehicle will be built at its huge complex in Georgetown, Kentucky. It will be a new SUV with three rows of seats. The company also said it will invest another $2.1 billion in an electric and…
Boost For Europe’s EV Makers After Portuguese Lithium Mine Given Environmental Nod
Europe’s electric car industry received a significant fillip in its efforts to secure raw material supplies after Portuguese authorities gave a green-light to what will be one of the continent’s first large-scale lithium mines. London-listed Savannah Resources said on Wednesday…
Stellantis Considering Even More U.S. EV Battery Factories
Stellantis is pondering more electric vehicle battery facilities in North America, in addition to the two it currently owns in the U.S. and Canada. Speaking to reporters during the opening of a facility in France, CEO Carlos Tavares said the automaker was…
France To Open Its First Electric Car Battery Factory
France will launch its first battery factory for electric cars on Tuesday, taking a big step in its race to build up a sector dominated by China. Building up the battery industry is at the heart of President Emmanuel Macron’s…
How Electric Vehicle Batteries Could Save The UK Auto Industry
The UK may have lost Eurovision this year, but it recently beat European rivals for an arguably more valuable prize. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to build a multi-billion-pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the UK rather than…
