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Tesla provider Panasonic to quadruple battery capability through 2030

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Panasonic will step up large-scale investments to fulfill impulsively rising call for, Kusumi stated, including that the corporate sees the North American EV marketplace rising at a median charge of 35 p.c The majority of that may advance to ramping up the Kansas plant, Kusumi stated. a moment from 2021 to 2030.

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Panasonic perceptible third North American EV battery plant

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As a part of the growth, Panasonic mentioned it is going to announce a 3rd North American battery manufacturing web site by way of March 2024. as the house to a unutilized $4 billion battery manufacturing facility that can provide Tesla. He added that manufacturing of 4680 batteries might be added to Kansas going forward.

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UAW crash in opposition to Detroit 3 enters 3rd month as talks proceed

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In overdue February, Stellantis indefinitely idled operations on the Belvidere plant, bringing up emerging prices of EV manufacturing. The UAW criticized the corporate place at the Illinois plant announcing now “they are now taking it back. That’s how they see these workers. A bargaining chip.”

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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VinFast Auto is planning to show off several electric vehicles at CES it would like to see sold within the United States in the coming years. It is now Vietnam’s largest corporate entity by far — with loads of global business partners, an insatiable appetite for growth, and serious political influence.

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National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries Opts for Kentucky Site for Li-ion Plant

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Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. The 1,551-acre Glendale site, which sits adjacent to Interstate 65 and the CSX rail line, runs along what is called “Auto Alley” and will be submitted as part of NAATBatt’s application to the US Department of Energy. Earlier post.).

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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These projects, selected through a highly competitive process by the Department of Energy (DOE), are intended to accelerate the development of US manufacturing capacity for batteries and electric drive components as well as the deployment of electric drive vehicles. General Motors Corporation. Industry officials expect that this $2.4

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Gas War: 25 States Sue EPA Over Updated Emissions Regulations

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Grievances include claims that the executive branch is unconstitutionally manipulating the marketplace by setting requirements higher than manufacturers can adhere to, effectively mandating sales of electric vehicles that have been broadly unpopular in the United States. Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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