Panasonic Energy and Mazda Motor will negotiate a medium- to long-term partnership for EVs and batteries. The companies will begin negotiations to supply Mazda with cylindrical lithium-ion batteries manufactured at Panasonic Energy’s plants in Japan and North America and install them in EVs scheduled to launch in the latter half of the decade. Previously, Mazda… Read more »
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Ford opens Cologne EV Center assembly plant
Through a $2-billion investment, Ford recently converted its existing plant in Niehl, Cologne, Germany, founded in 1930, into its new Cologne Electric Vehicle Center, a production facility for EVs. The 125-hectare plant has a new automated production line and facilities for battery assembly and tooling. It is expected to reach an annual production capacity of… Read more »
Hyundai and LG Energy Solution partner on US battery manufacturing facility
Hyundai Motor Group and South Korea-based battery manufacturer LGES have signed an MOU to produce EV batteries in the US at a location in Bryan County, Georgia, adjacent to Hyundai’s Metaplant America currently under construction. Hyundai and LGES will each hold a 50% stake in the JV, which will involve an investment of more than… Read more »
Schenck Process introduces battery cell feeder
Schenck Process, which provides bulk materials handling solutions, has introduced a feeding mechanism for battery electrode production. The modular feeding system works for continuous and batch battery mass manufacturing. CS+, a loss-in-weight feeding device for component dosing in battery manufacture, restricts dust emissions with a uniform containment approach, reducing manufacturing hazards. CS+ has a customizable… Read more »
LG Energy Solution to build a $5.5-billion battery manufacturing complex in Arizona
South Korean battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution will invest approximately $5.5 billion to construct a battery manufacturing complex in Queen Creek, Arizona. The complex will consist of two manufacturing facilities—one for cylindrical batteries for EVs and another for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) pouch-type batteries for energy storage systems (ESS). The company plans to invest $3.2… Read more »
Altilium Metals accelerates development of planned EV battery recycling facility
UK-based Altilium Metals plans to step up development of its future EV battery recycling plant, following a six-month feasibility study funded in part by the UK government’s Automotive Transformation Fund and the successful demonstration of the company’s technology at its new analytical laboratory in Devon. According to Altilium, the study, conducted in collaboration with Hatch… Read more »
Honda and LG Energy Solution to build battery factory in Ohio
In February, Honda and South Korea-based battery maker LG Energy Solution held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new joint-venture EV battery plant near Jeffersonville, Ohio. The companies say they have committed $3.5 billion to the project, and overall investment is projected to reach $4.4 billion. Plans call for the facility’s completion by the end of… Read more »
Ecobat to build new battery recycling facility in Arizona
Battery recycling company Ecobat is building its third lithium-ion battery recycling facility and its first in North America. The new facility in Casa Grande, Arizona will initially produce 10,000 estimated tons of recycled material per year, and plans to expand capacity as needed to satisfy the increasing need for Li-ion battery recycling. Ecobat Casa Grande… Read more »
Australian firm Recharge Industries quietly acquires defunct battery maker Britishvolt
Australian firm Recharge Industries has bought the defunct battery maker Britishvolt out of administration. When we spoke to execs from Britishvolt back in May 2022, it impressed us as an innovative company with some ambitious ideas—it planned to build a battery factory in a strategic location in Northumberland, England, near to transport links and abundant… Read more »
Statevolt acquires Imperial Valley, California site to build battery gigafactory
Battery startup Statevolt has acquired a 135-acre site near the Salton Sea in Imperial Valley, California, for a new 54 GWh gigafactory. The company says it intends to manufacture batteries for EVs and storage applications using exclusively US resources and supply chains as part of its hyperlocal business model. According to Statevolt, the location was… Read more »