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Panasonic signs supply agreement for lithium-ion EV battery cans

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Panasonic Energy signed a long-term supply agreement with H&T Recharge for lithium-ion battery cans in North America. H&T Recharge is a battery component manufacturer supplying cylindrical batteries for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.

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Northvolt assembles first lithium-ion battery cell at Swedish gigafactory

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The first cell of Northvolt Ett represents a milestone which Northvolt has been working towards since the gigafactory was announced in 2017. The cell is the first to have been fully designed, developed and assembled at a gigafactory by a homegrown European battery company.

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DOE estimates EV battery pack costs in 2022 nearly 90% lower than in 2008

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The Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Vehicle Technologies Office estimates the cost of an electric vehicle lithium-ion battery pack declined 89% between 2008 and 2022 (using 2022 constant dollars). 2008–2015 – National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2017. That compares to $1,355/kWh in 2008.

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Panasonic opens its first automotive lithium-ion battery factory in China

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Panasonic Corporation has opened a new automotive lithium-ion prismatic battery cell factory in Dalian, China—the company’s first automotive battery cell production site in China. The newly constructed factory in China is a new production facility of Panasonic Automotive Energy Dalian Co., in February 2016.

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Sweden’s Northvolt reveals it has built the first lithium-ion battery cell in Europe

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Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt announced that on December 28th, it successfully produced the first lithium-ion battery cell to be designed, developed, and built completely in Europe by a homegrown company. Northvolt Ett’s first Prismatic Lithium-ion cell. Credit: Northvolt).

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Scania and Northvolt unveil green battery capable of powering heavy trucks for 1.5M km

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In validation tests, the lithium-ion cell has demonstrated an outstanding lifetime resulting in the capacity to power trucks for 1.5 In 2017, Scania and Northvolt joined forces to develop and commercialize a world-leading battery cell for heavy commercial vehicles.

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Lithium-ion battery capacity for new BEVs sold in US reached a record high in 2019

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Calendar year 2018 was the first full year of Tesla Model 3 sales, which accounted for the large increase in total battery capacity between 2017 and 2018. PHEV sales decreased 32% from 2018 to 2019, about the same as the decrease in PHEV battery capacity.

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