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…
Hyundai, LG Announce $4.3 Billion Plant In Georgia For Electric Vehicle Batteries
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution announced Thursday they will build a $4.3 billion electric battery plant as part of Hyundai’s new electric vehicle assembly plant in southeast Georgia. The companies will split the investment, starting production as soon as late…
Ford Signs Deal To Buy Lithium From Near Salton Sea For Electric-Vehicle Batteries
Ford Motor Company has signed a contract with EnergySource Minerals to obtain lithium hydroxide from its production facilities in Imperial County near the Salton Sea, expected to be fully operational in 2025. The announcement Wednesday by EnergySource didn’t give a…
Equipmake Showcases High-Power-Dense E-axle For Performance EV OEMs At Battery Show Europe
Equipmake, the UK developer and manufacturer of best-in-class electrification products for battery-electric vehicle drivetrains, is showcasing a compact, lightweight, high-power electric drive system for manufacturers of high-performance EVs at Battery Show Europe this week. Held between 23-25 May 2023 at…
The Battery Show Europe Comments On Booming European Battery Market Driven By Electric Vehicles
The Battery market is currently one of the largest growing industries in Europe, largely due to the increase in spending on electric vehicles, valued currently at over USD $250 billion. Europe alone is responsible for 2.3 million plug-in electric vehicle registrations, and…
What The EPA’s New Proposed Rules About Electric Vehicles Mean For Car Buyers
President Biden has witnessed enormous growth in electric vehicle (EV) sales since taking office, with sales tripling and the total amount of available models doubling. For example, over 130,000 public charging stations for electric cars have been deployed across the United States,…
