US car makers’ EV plans hinge on made-in-America batteries
1 year, 10 months ago

US car makers’ EV plans hinge on made-in-America batteries

Live Mint  

Companies and the U.S. government are shelling out billions of dollars to establish a supply chain for batteries in North America, a manufacturing effort that is critical to the auto industry’s long-range plans to put more electric vehicles on the road. The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act, which provides incentives for North American-built batteries and penalizes car companies that source batteries abroad, is spurring a wave of new projects in the U.S.—from cell-making factories to new ventures to mine the raw materials. The projects will specialize in building up the supply of particular materials and components, with a goal of lowering U.S. battery manufacturers’ reliance on foreign supply chains. The specialized companies that make components such as anodes and cathodes are crucial to the industry’s growth in the U.S., according to Dr. Kang Sun, chief executive of Amprius Technologies, a battery-manufacturing company based in Fremont, Calif. Amprius is one of nearly two dozen U.S. companies awarded millions of dollars in federal funding to help strengthen the domestic supply chain. Amprius is currently looking at potential locations for a new plant as the company seeks to expand production capacity and potentially supply more manufacturers, including companies that make electric vehicles.

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Europe’s Big Battery Ambitions Are Failing, and China Is Benefiting
2 weeks ago

Europe’s Big Battery Ambitions Are Failing, and China Is Benefiting

Live Mint  

Europe’s bid to build a homegrown battery industry to break China’s dominance in electric vehicles is failing. “The failure to establish domestic battery manufacturing capabilities threatens the very existence of the automotive industry in Europe,” said Andy Palmer, former chief executive officer of Aston Martin Global Lagonda Holdings Plc. By the time Europe’s automakers went all in on electric cars, …

Battery parts may get a ₹9,000 crore push
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Battery parts may get a ₹9,000 crore push

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Centre may roll out a ₹9,000 crore scheme to support the manufacturing of components for batteries that power electric cars and back up clean energy systems, two people aware of the discussions said. According to the second person cited above, Reliance Industries Ltd, Hindalco Ltd, Ola Electric Mobility, Epsilon Advance Chemicals, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility and …

Most electric-car batteries could soon be made by recycling old ones
4 weeks ago

Most electric-car batteries could soon be made by recycling old ones

Live Mint  

Despite a slowdown in electric-vehicle sales in some countries, demand for batteries was up by around 40% globally last year, and seems likely to continue at a similar pace. As China also commands the processing of other important battery materials, including manganese, cobalt and nearly all battery-grade graphite, there is concern about the vulnerability of supply chains should China begin …

As EV tariff talks continue, China urges pragmatism
5 months ago

As EV tariff talks continue, China urges pragmatism

China Daily  

China-made new energy vehicles await shipment to Europe in Xiamen, Fujian province. JIANG KEHONG/XINHUA BEIJING/BRUSSELS — China has reiterated its stance on reaching a mutually acceptable solution to a trade spat involving Chinese electric vehicles exported to the European Union as talks between the two sides continue. Indispensable EVs There has been growing consensus that the world will require significantly …

As EV tariff talks continue, China urges pragmatism
5 months ago

As EV tariff talks continue, China urges pragmatism

China Daily  

China-made new energy vehicles await shipment to Europe in Xiamen, Fujian province. JIANG KEHONG/XINHUA BEIJING/BRUSSELS — China has reiterated its stance on reaching a mutually acceptable solution to a trade spat involving Chinese electric vehicles exported to the European Union as talks between the two sides continue. Indispensable EVs There has been growing consensus that the world will require significantly …

China and U.S. both eye breakthrough EV technology
5 months, 3 weeks ago

China and U.S. both eye breakthrough EV technology

Live Mint  

China is so dominant in the market for the batteries powering electric vehicles and green tech that it would take a technological upheaval to change that. For countries such as the U.S. that wish to break China’s dominance in the automotive and power technology of the future, the only hope would be a scientific breakthrough that could rejig the battery …

The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S.
5 months, 4 weeks ago

The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S.

NPR  

The race is on to build EV battery-recycling plants in the U.S. toggle caption Amanda Andrade-Rhoades for NPR WESTBOROUGH, Mass. Sponsor Message Meanwhile, some companies are working on a form of recycling called "direct recycling" that would take the battery apart without shredding it at all. "Battery recycling can play, in the long run, a really big role in making …

South Korea plans $7 billion push to pivot EV battery industry away from China
7 months, 2 weeks ago

South Korea plans $7 billion push to pivot EV battery industry away from China

Live Mint  

South Korea is dedicating around $7 billion to help wean its electric-vehicle battery supply chain away from China and align more with U.S. trade guidelines. The financial aid, which involves cheaper state loans and tax incentives, will help local EV-battery makers source critical minerals from the U.S. and U.S. free-trade partners. When Korea’s trade minister, Ahn Duk-geun, met with local …

Chinese EVs can overcome headwinds in global markets
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese EVs can overcome headwinds in global markets

China Daily  

Visitors look at BYD's electric vehicle "Sealion" during the 45th Bangkok Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 26, 2024. China's electric vehicle industry has become increasingly competitive in the global market thanks to the country making rapid advancements in EV technology, manufacturing capability and quality production. Chinese EV makers have also developed competitive electric power trains and battery packs, and …

Chinese EVs can overcome headwinds in global markets
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese EVs can overcome headwinds in global markets

China Daily  

Visitors look at BYD's electric vehicle "Sealion" during the 45th Bangkok Motor Show in Bangkok, Thailand, March 26, 2024. China's electric vehicle industry has become increasingly competitive in the global market thanks to the country making rapid advancements in EV technology, manufacturing capability and quality production. Chinese EV makers have also developed competitive electric power trains and battery packs, and …

China to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the WTO
8 months, 4 weeks ago

China to challenge Biden’s electric vehicle plans at the WTO

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China filed a World Trade Organization complaint against the U.S. on Tuesday over what it says are discriminatory requirements for electric vehicle subsidies. But under a new U.S. rule that took effect Jan. 1, electric car buyers are not eligible for tax credits of $3,750 to $7,500 if critical minerals or other battery components were made by Chinese, …

EVs spur global interest in battery field
9 months ago

EVs spur global interest in battery field

China Daily  

A technician checks battery products at an industrial park in Yichang, Hubei province. China's battery industry continues to enthuse foreign investors, buoyed by the country's robust demand for electric vehicles and its leading position in battery technologies, said industry experts. Despite global economic uncertainties, China's battery sector remains attractive to investors, driven by a rapid expansion of the EV market …

European carmakers raise £4bn for gigafactories in race to cut reliance on China
10 months, 1 week ago

European carmakers raise £4bn for gigafactories in race to cut reliance on China

The Telegraph  

Europe’s largest car manufacturers have borrowed €4.4bn to build three new battery factories in the EU as the bloc seeks to cut dependence on China. A joint venture between Mercedes-Benz and Fiat-owner Stellantis has borrowed the funds to build new electric vehicle “gigafactories” across the continent over the next few years. ACC was set up in 2020 to become a …

Experts urge battery companies to embrace next-gen technology
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Experts urge battery companies to embrace next-gen technology

China Daily  

China-made battery products on display during an auto expo in Munich, Germany. Since the emerging solid-state battery technology could offset Chinese vehicle battery companies' existing lead in power batteries, they should be wary and embrace the new technology as well, said industry experts. Ouyang said: "China should maintain a strategy of developing more semi-solid-state batteries gradually while preparing for significant …

Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
1 year ago

Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy American electric automaker Tesla's plans …

Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China
1 year ago

Tesla moves forward with a plan to build an energy-storage battery factory in China

Associated Press  

BEIJING — American electric automaker Tesla’s plans to produce energy-storage batteries in China moved forward on Friday with a signing ceremony for the land acquisition for a new factory in Shanghai, China’s state media said. China is a major market and manufacturing center for Tesla, and the company’s CEO, Elon Musk, has built close ties with Chinese officials even as …

Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding
1 year, 1 month ago

Energy Department tries to boost US battery industry with another $3.5 billion in funding

Associated Press  

The Energy Department is making a push to strengthen the U.S. battery supply chain, announcing up to $3.5 billion for companies that produce batteries and the critical minerals that go into them. “It is essential that the U.S. participates in battery production and manufacturing so that we can avoid global shortages of batteries, should that ever happen.” The Bipartisan Infrastructure …

EV Batteries Have a Dirty Secret. This Company Has a Plan to Clean Them Up
54 years, 11 months ago

EV Batteries Have a Dirty Secret. This Company Has a Plan to Clean Them Up

Wired  

Here’s the inconvenient truth about your electric vehicle: Making its battery has a big impact on the environment. “Building batteries is creating a very large amount of carbon,” says Peter Carlsson, CEO of European battery manufacturer Northvolt. Phasing out internal combustion engines—a must for reaching net zero—will require roughly a tenfold increase in battery production over the next decade, Carlsson …

Chinese cars electrify world's roads
1 year, 4 months ago

Chinese cars electrify world's roads

China Daily  

NIO's battery-swap station in Ulm, Germany, is put into operation earlier this month. A report from consultancy KPMG forecast that Chinese carmakers are expected to capture around 15 percent of Europe's EV market by 2025, as established players such as BYD and emerging companies such as NIO and Li Auto gain popularity among European consumers. With its affluence, environmental consciousness …

How batteries are made — and how the future of a new industry hangs in the balance
1 year, 7 months ago

How batteries are made — and how the future of a new industry hangs in the balance

ABC  

In the old fossil fuel heartlands of Australia, a new kind of industry is being built. "A modern rechargeable battery is a highly advanced piece of technology," says Shannon O'Rourke, CEO of the Future Battery Industries Cooperative Research Centre, based at Curtin University in Western Australia. Australia is essentially "selling the wool and buying back jumpers", says Brian Craighead, CEO …

US tax breaks lure European clean tech companies as EU lags
1 year, 8 months ago

US tax breaks lure European clean tech companies as EU lags

Associated Press  

LONDON — Norwegian startup Freyr will first build batteries to power electric vehicles and store clean energy in a remote town near the Arctic Circle. That’s because a new U.S. clean energy law offers generous tax credits — up to 40% of costs — in what is a “massive, massive incentive” for producing in America, CEO Tom Einar Jensen said. …

Ford Announces US$1.3 billion Canada Investment to Retool Plant to Build EVs
1 year, 8 months ago

Ford Announces US$1.3 billion Canada Investment to Retool Plant to Build EVs

News 18  

Ford announced an investment of Can$1.8 billion Tuesday to retool its Canadian assembly plant in Oakville, Ontario to make electric vehicles and batteries for the North American market. The complex “will be a high-volume manufacturing hub for North American EV production, repurposing existing buildings into a state-of-the-art facility that leverages Oakville’s experienced workforce,” the company said in a statement. The …

Nevada battery recycler wins $2B loan from Energy Department
1 year, 10 months ago

Nevada battery recycler wins $2B loan from Energy Department

Associated Press  

MCCARRAN, Nev. — A Nevada company that recycles batteries for electric vehicles has won a $2 billion green energy loan from the Biden administration. Redwood Materials, a recycling venture founded by the former chief technology officer at Tesla Inc., secured the conditional loan from the Energy Department’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing program, which helped Tesla more than a decade ago. …

Cheer for EV battery makers as machinery imports to cost less
1 year, 10 months ago

Cheer for EV battery makers as machinery imports to cost less

Live Mint  

India's nascent electric vehicle ecosystem is set to receive a fresh boost as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget encourages the development of a self-reliant EV sector, with a focus on localization of cells and removing roadblocks to the faster adoption of the eco-friendly technology. The FM's decision to exempt capital goods and machinery needed to manufacture lithium-ion cells locally will …

Top 10 countries across the lithium-ion battery supply chain
2 years ago

Top 10 countries across the lithium-ion battery supply chain

China Daily  

China remains top of the global lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking for three consecutive years, and will continue to dominate the supply chain through 2027, said the BloombergNEF, a research provider covering the global commodity market, on Nov 12. According to BloombergNEF, China currently hosts 75 percent of all battery cell manufacturing capacity and 90 percent of anode and electrolyte …

Recycled Battery Materials Can Work as Well as New Ones
2 years, 2 months ago

Recycled Battery Materials Can Work as Well as New Ones

Wired  

The cathode is a marvel of molecular choreography. “A metal atom is a metal atom,” says Alan Nelson, senior vice president for battery materials at Redwood Materials, a company that specializes in recycling. “That element doesn’t know if it was previously in a battery or if it was in a mine.” This is potentially a good thing, because many of …

EV adoption: India needs to invest over $10 billion to boost cell manufacturing, says new report
2 years, 2 months ago

EV adoption: India needs to invest over $10 billion to boost cell manufacturing, says new report

India Today  

India needs to invest over USD 10 billion to boost cell manufacturing and raw material refining to serve the local demand for lithium-ion batteries by 2030 and create a million jobs, according to a new report by management consulting firm Arthur D. Little. While EV cells are the most critical part of the electric mobility value chain, the Indian EV …

Battery makers’ earnings look more resilient than EV makers’
2 years, 3 months ago

Battery makers’ earnings look more resilient than EV makers’

Live Mint  

Battery makers’ earnings may be more resilient than those of electric-vehicle manufacturers amid elevated commodity prices, given that the latter face stiffer competition and are more sensitive to economic slowdown, says Marco Giubin, Manulife Investment Management senior portfolio manager for equities. Among EV makers which have recently reported second-quarter results, XPeng Inc.’s vehicle margin fell to 9.1% from 10.4% in …

China needs to review EV battery emissions, says CATL founder
2 years, 3 months ago

China needs to review EV battery emissions, says CATL founder

Hindustan Times  

China should boost initiatives to study and monitor carbon footprints across the electric-vehicle battery supply chain because the nation has “apparently fallen behind,” according to Zeng Yuqun, chairman of leading battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. China is one of the world’s major vehicle-battery production centers but seems to have lagged behind other countries in terms of handling emissions in …

Toyota-Panasonic battery joint venture to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine for EVs
2 years, 4 months ago

Toyota-Panasonic battery joint venture to buy lithium from ioneer’s Nevada mine for EVs

The Hindu  

A joint battery venture of Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp will buy lithium from ioneer Ltd’s Rhyolite Ridge mining project and use the metal to build electric vehicle batteries in the United States. Under the terms of the deal, ioneer will supply 4,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate annually for five years to Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, which was …

Biden Takes Step To Cut Into China's Electric Battery Dominance
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden Takes Step To Cut Into China's Electric Battery Dominance

Huff Post  

The federal money will help the company create a processing facility for “heavy” rare earth metals, and it follows a $10 million award last year for “light” rare earth metals. “My team is committed to bringing this supply chain home,” company Chief Executive Officer Jim Litinsky told Biden on the call. Newsom said lithium extraction in California has the potential …

Biden wants to cut into China’s electric battery dominance
2 years, 10 months ago

Biden wants to cut into China’s electric battery dominance

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — President Joe Biden highlighted his efforts to counter China’s dominance of the electric battery market on Tuesday as he touted domestic efforts to mine and process lithium and rare metals necessary to create the technology that powers cars, electronics, wind turbines and more. He also touted efforts to extract lithium from geothermal brine found around California’s Salton …

Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to US
3 years, 2 months ago

Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to US

Live Mint  

Tesla Inc wants to shift to a less expensive battery for its electric vehicles but first needs to figure out how to overcome political tensions to get a Chinese partner to build the iron-based batteries near its US factories. However, these patents expire soon and Tesla said it plans to adopt LFP batteries in its fleet of standard-range vehicles globally …

British consortium formed to develop solid state EV batteries
3 years, 4 months ago

British consortium formed to develop solid state EV batteries

The Hindu  

A group of seven British organisations including battery materials firm Johnson Matthey, start-up Britishvolt and Oxford University said on Thursday they had formed a consortium to develop solid-state batteries for electric vehicles. "Delivering enhanced range and safety.will be a key driver for battery electric vehicle adoption, supporting the transition to a net zero future," Christian Gunther, head of battery materials …

California’s electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it
3 years, 5 months ago

California’s electric car revolution, designed to save the planet, also unleashes a toll on it

LA Times  

The precious cargo on the ship docked in San Diego Bay was strikingly small for a vessel built to drag oil rigs out to sea. “ You have to be willing to wait and be patient because at this time of the day, all the wildlife, all the action, they’re hiding there in the shade.” “Front-line communities affected by mining …

RIL’s mega push in renewables will help create domestic supply chain for EVs
3 years, 5 months ago

RIL’s mega push in renewables will help create domestic supply chain for EVs

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd’s announcement last week to invest in giga factories for advanced chemistry cell battery storage and hydrogen fuel cells is in line with the government's plan to engineer a smooth transition to electric mobility in the coming decade. Chairman Mukesh Ambani, at RIL's recently concluded annual general meeting, said the company will spend ₹60,000 …

Volkswagen to Build At Least 6 Gigafactories in Europe by 2030, to Overtake Tesla in the Region
3 years, 9 months ago

Volkswagen to Build At Least 6 Gigafactories in Europe by 2030, to Overtake Tesla in the Region

News 18  

Volkswagen plans to build half a dozen battery cell plants in Europe and expand infrastructure for charging electric vehicles globally, accelerating efforts to overtake Tesla and speed up mass adoption of battery-powered cars. While the first two factories are already reflected in Volkswagen’s financial planning, the group is currently in “deep discussions" about how the subsequent plants fitted with financial …

Volkswagen Doubles Down on Electric Cars, to Invest 15 Billion Euro in China for New Models
4 years, 2 months ago

Volkswagen Doubles Down on Electric Cars, to Invest 15 Billion Euro in China for New Models

News 18  

German car giant Volkswagen has announced a fresh 15 billion euro splurge on China’s vast electric vehicle potential. Volkswagon’s commitment — made with its three Chinese joint ventures — see the firm double down on EV car manufacturing and the linked infrastructure between 2020 and 2024 and takes its total investment in the sector to nearly 40 billion euros. Fifteen …

Our priority is to make lithium ion batteries in India, says Nitin Gadkari
4 years, 4 months ago

Our priority is to make lithium ion batteries in India, says Nitin Gadkari

Live Mint  

There is a need to reduce dependence on the import of lithium ion batteries, one of the key components in electric vehicles, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Our priority is to make all these materials, particularly lithium ion batteries in India,” Gadkari said at the e-mobility conclave. “We have given mines of lithium ion to …

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