Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) will be providing batteries for Nissan’s Sylphy electric sedan, which is scheduled to hit the Chinese market in the latter half of the year. This marks the company’s first deal with a Japanese automaker. The Sylphy, one of 20 electrified vehicles Nissan plans to release in China… Read more »
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Chinese battery giant CATL aims to enter US market
Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) is hardly a household name to US EV advocates, but that could change if the company’s plans come to fruition. CATL, which was profiled last week by Bloomberg, was founded in 2011 and now sells more cells to EV-makers in China than any other firm. CATL hopes to raise $2… Read more »
Are Chinese electric buses exempt from European EV tariffs?
The EU has joined the US in imposing substantial new tariffs on EVs built in China. In June, the EU announced import tariffs on Chinese EVs ranging from 17.4% to 38.1%. The rationale behind the new tariffs is that the Chinese government has unfairly subsidized its auto industry, enabling Chinese automakers to sell EVs at… Read more »
Ampere plans low-cost LFP and cell-to-pack battery strategy for Renault
French EV and software company Ampere has announced its plan to integrate FP lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery technology with Renault’s nickel-cobalt-manganese (NCM) technology. Ampere is collaborating with LG Energy Solution and CATL, which will provide LFP batteries for several models of Renault and Alpine brands and cover the company’s LFP battery needs until 2030. Ampere expects… Read more »
Nissan to use solid-state batteries, gigacasting in its next-gen EVs
Nissan, Japan’s third-biggest automaker by volume, plans to begin producing solid-state batteries for EVs at scale by early 2029, and will also use Tesla-style gigacasting machines in order to increase efficiency and drive down costs on its future EV models. Solid-state batteries are expected to deliver faster charging and longer lifespans than current Li-ion designs…. Read more »
Projected EV battery recycling capacity outstrips expected supply
Afraid there won’t be enough recycling plants to recycle EV batteries when they start reaching end of life in large numbers? Well, the opposite might turn out to be the case. Encouraged by generous government incentives, companies have been investing heavily in battery plants. According to new research from technology intelligence firm ABI Research, companies… Read more »
Sunrise New Energy receives approval for two Na-ion anode patents for EV batteries
China-based Sunrise New Energy, a manufacturer of anode material, has announced that its subsidiary, Sunrise (Guizhou) New Energy Materials, has received preliminary approval from the National Intellectual Property Office for two separate patents related to anode materials for sodium-ion batteries. Sodium-ion batteries use hard carbon anodes, but low specific capacity, compactness, and expansion limitations plague… Read more »
China’s CBL to invest $420 million in Indonesian nickel mining and EV battery manufacturing
Chinese EV battery company Ningbo Contemporary Brunp Lygend (CBL) has agreed to invest $420 million in Indonesia’s nickel mining and EV battery manufacturing industries. Coordinating Maritime and Investment Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Panjaitan said that CBL has partnered with state-owned diversified miner PT Aneka Tambang (Antam) and battery maker PT Industri Baterai Indonesia (IBC). CBL… Read more »
EVs with sodium-ion batteries are rolling off production lines in China
Sodium-ion batteries have long been touted as a possible successor to the lithium-ion kind—they may have lower energy density, but they rely on more abundant sodium rather than lithium, perform better in cold temperatures, and above all, tend to be cheaper. Now, after years of anticipation, cars equipped with sodium-ion batteries have begun rolling off… Read more »
Chinese companies begin production of sodium-ion batteries
Sodium-ion batteries are expected to offer lower energy density compared to Li-ion cells, but they do offer some advantages, and could be a good fit for smaller EVs. Chinese battery behemoth CATL unveiled its first-generation sodium-ion battery in July 2021, and since then, several Chinese automakers have announced plans to use sodium-ion batteries in production… Read more »