On Wednesday, in a statement Tesla Inc said, it has opened its first charging station in China which is equipped with its own solar panels as well as its own energy storage facilities. In a Weibo post, Tesla said, the charging… Read More ›
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6 companies in early-stage talks with Britain to build gigafactories for EV batteries
In a report the Financial Times said citing sources familiar with the matter at hand, Britain is in talks with 6 companies for building gigafactories which will produce batteries for electric vehicles. According to the report, Nissan Motor Co Ltd,… Read More ›
SK Innovation weighing options to withdraw from battery business in US
On Tuesday, in a statement South Korea’s SK Innovation Co Ltd said it is considering all options which includes pulling out of its battery business in the United States if U.S. President Joe Biden does not overturn a trade panel’s… Read More ›
Panasonic’s battery production is its biggest profit driver
On Tuesday, Panasonic Corp raised its full-year operating profit forecast by more than 50% on the back of heightened demand for its batteries from pandemic-driven purchases of home appliances, sales of 5G equipment and Tesla Inc cars. The strong performance… Read More ›
China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology to invest $5 billion in lithium battery plant: Indonesia’s deputy minister
On Tuesday, in a statement Indonesia’s deputy minister at the coordinating ministry of maritime and investment affairs said, China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) plans on investing $5 billion in a lithium battery plant in the country. The plant is scheduled… Read More ›
LG Chem divests its battery business, tentatively names it LG Energy Solutions
On Friday, a source familiar with the matter at hand said, shareholders of LG Chem have approved a proposal by company to separate its battery business into a new company. The development paves the way for its battery business, to… Read More ›
Tesla secures lithium ore supply chain, signs deal with Australian miner Piedmont Lithium
On Monday, Australian lithium miner Piedmont Lithium stated, it has signed a five-year deal with U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc for the supply of high-purity lithium ore mineral. With the news reaching the market Piedmont Lithium’s shares surged by 83%,… Read More ›
Renault, Nissan & Mitsubishi Motors set to deepen alliance, share common platform for motors and batteries
According to Japanese daily Yomiuri, Nissan Motor Co, Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp are set to draft plans to deepen the alliance next month, including the joint development of more electric vehicles (EVs) and self-driving technology. The three companies… Read More ›
Toyota & Panasonic teams up to produce prismatic electric vehicle batteries
On Monday, in a joint statement, Toyota Motor Corp and Panasonic Corp stated, they have agreed to set up a joint venture which will specialize in producing prismatic electric vehicle batteries. Prismatic electric vehicle batteries developed by the joint venture… Read More ›
South Korea to invest $6.48 billion to cut reliance on Japanese imports
The ruling of a South Korean court ignited bilateral trade ties. Since then, relations have tread mostly southwards. On Monday South Korea announced, it plans on investing $6.48 billion (7.8 trillion won) in research and development for local materials, equipment… Read More ›