Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. Ghent is one of two car manufacturing plants operated by Volvo Cars in Europe and has produced Volvos since 1965.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 10, 2024

And does going with a very large battery pack but no charge port make sense in fuel-cell semis and even pickups? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BP seeks to rescue stranded Supercharger stations as Tesla’s charging plans fizzle. Toyota thinks so. Although big.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Britain’s Morgan splits the difference between a vintage sports car and an Aptera with its latest prototype. And Ample’s battery swapping tech is getting put to the test on a car-sharing fleet of Fiat EVs in Spain. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Stellantis is testing EV battery.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2022

This will require a substantial uplift in the number of batteries being produced. PEUGEOT estimates it will assemble up to 10,000 batteries a month for its car range by next year, and as many as 7,000 batteries a month for its advanced LCV range. The team subjects each battery to a series of critical tests.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2023

Taiwan-based ProLogium has chosen France as the location for its first large-scale solid-state battery manufacturing facility outside of Taiwan. This major investment project aims to facilitate supply chain localization, R&D activities, and the manufacturing of next-generation batteries in Europe for ProLogium.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Rivian is reportedly simplifying its battery packs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Lucid is revamping its range-topping Grand Touring trim. And is Toyota still seeing the U.S. as a key market for a compact electric SUV? Toyota has revealed a compact EV, called the Urban SUV Concept, for the European market.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 15, 2024

China is making too many EV batteries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Rivian is applying real-world letter grades to EV fast-chargers for smoother route planning. And despite depreciation woes, many EVs still pay back big over five years of ownership.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

EV battery prices are falling. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The performance brand Lotus is known for its fast cars, but now it’s offering up some of the. Americans truck owners are a little less interested in electric trucks than last year.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2023

EVs still make up a tiny portion of the non-luxury market, yet a plunge in the raw materials needed for EV batteries could make them more affordable. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. This morning, Green Car Reports. And which of this year’s new EVs are the best?

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Electrek

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Arc Motor Company, an Ontario-based green tech startup, aims to turn your classic car into an EV using scrapped Tesla batteries, starting at $75,000. more… The post This startup wants to turn your classic car into an EV using scrapped Tesla batteries appeared first on Electrek.

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Battery Batteries Tesla Cars 136

Clean Fleet Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

EV Mythbusting: EV Batteries Aren’t Actually Green Digging into the Heart of the Electric Car We’ve all heard the calls reporting the imminent danger we face from a changing climate. The battery is the heart of the modern electric vehicle.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Ford takes some EV battery plans out of the fast lane. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Hyundai slashes the price of its Ioniq 6 electric sedan. And the Equinox EV doesn’t meet its $30,000 target, but how about 300 miles of range?

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Ford Price Battery Batteries 149

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Hyundai is working on its own LFP batteries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The BMW i3 is returning. And GM wants to do away with rare-earth materials in motors.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Illinois will be the home of a huge LFP battery factory. And the Porsche Taycan is getting recalled for battery issues only affecting one model year. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Hyundai Kona electric outshines its gasoline counterpart.

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Illinois Battery Batteries Hyundai 120

Green Car Reports

MARCH 28, 2023

And battery degradation is gradual and likely won’t brick a used EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports A clever application of a diagnostic tool applied through over-the-air updates allowed Lucid. Toyota sees dynamic wireless charging in its future.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Volvo EVs might be able to lighten their battery footprint with a new collaboration. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Sweden’s Northvolt chose Canada, partly because of Biden policy. And Honda lays out some of the ways its upcoming EV buyers will stay charged.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Nissan hopes to go without cooling systems for its solid-state batteries on the way later this decade. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford bolsters the network of chargers its EV drivers can tap into. And Toyota lays down a lot of cash up front toward American EV production.

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Ford puts one of its cornerstone EV battery projects on hold. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Ford on Monday afternoon officially pressed pause on the construction of its LFP EV battery plant in Michigan, which just earlier. Porsche plug-in hybrid shoppers have lots of options.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 17, 2021

Electric car fires are less frequent than gasoline car fires, but there’s some nuance. And will there be a new battery plant in Illinois? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Samsung SDI is the primary battery supplier of cells for Rivian’s upcoming electric.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

The race to develop a flow battery electric car is heating up in the US, thanks in part to the Inflation Reduction Act. The post New Flow Battery Electric Car To Be Made In The USA appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 20, 2023

And Tesla is rolling out better batteries in its Cybertruck. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Tesla on Wednesday revealed a few more tech tidbits about its Cybertruck—most notably, that Cybertruck battery cells will. Mazda is reportedly considering Mexico for EV production.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 27, 2023

EV battery recycling is already booming in China. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EV shoppers will soon need to ask the dealership some tough questions about the tax credit. And a drive in a very small EV reminds us what America is missing about them. In scaling up EV sales, is smaller still better?

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Electric Cars Report

MARCH 23, 2023

PowerCo, the new battery company of the Volkswagen Group, and Belgian circular technology group Umicore have obtained full regulatory approvals for their joint venture announced in September 2022.

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Light Green Production Battery 113

Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

Automakers must reduce EV battery weight by 50% in the next decade in order to make electrification truly green, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares said Wednesday during the automaker’s Freedom of Mobility Forum. in which an EV has a lower carbon footprint than a gasoline car comes after just a year or two.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 21, 2023

Northvolt and Scania unveiled a jointly developed battery cell for heavy electric vehicles. Produced with fossil-free electricity in northern Sweden, the cell’s carbon footprint is approximately […] The post Northvolt and Scania unveil green battery capable of powering trucks for 1.5

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 5, 2022

And Fisker’s battery coverage looks among the best. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Honda and GM are partnering for “millions” of affordable EVs. DeLorean is back again—this time without working time-machine nostalgia.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 15, 2024

Honda built its original reputation around affordable small cars like its Civic. Yet decades on, segueing into an era of EVs, it has no battery-electric equivalent to the Civic.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 18, 2022

CATL has a battery swapping solution that it claims will work on most electric cars. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. EVs pass diesel sales in Europe. And how did the U.S. end up so short on lithium? Lithium is essential for modern EVs, and the U.S. has large reserves of it.

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Baua Electric

MAY 7, 2024

EV battery production for BMW is setting up south of the border. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. BMW has started building a battery plant in Mexico that will provide more energy-dense cylindrical cells for longer range and faster charging in next-generation Neue Klasse EVs. Privacy Policy.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 20, 2022

Automakers are lining up second uses for EV batteries. This and more, here at Green Car. We take a look at the technology and market potential of wireless charging for EVs. Range anxiety still exists—without the anxiety—find researchers.

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Charging Battery Batteries Green Cars 167

Green Car Reports

MAY 14, 2024

The Biden administration hikes tariffs on various goods from China, and it goes beyond just EVs and batteries. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Kia refreshes its three-row hybrid SUV. And Subaru is looking to Toyota for more of its EVs.

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Green Car Reports

MARCH 14, 2023

The VW Group chose Canada for building batteries for North American EVs. And the Hummer EV’s gigantic battery can be put to use charging other EVs. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Multiple large electric SUVs are on the way to the Porsche lineup.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Polestar is looking at some very large-format battery cells for its flagship EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Rivian’s fast-charging network won’t be free anymore to owners. And might the next Chevy Bolt EV be made in Kansas? The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV might be made in the U.S.—at

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Green Car Reports

MAY 4, 2023

Ford has detailed pricing and expected range for Mustang Mach-E models powered by LFP batteries. And Fisker is embracing battery swapping for its Ocean EV. This and more, here at Green Car Reports Fisker plans to bring swappable batteries to its Ocean.

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Fisker Battery Batteries Green Cars 119

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Ford is expected to announce LFP battery production in Michigan. This and more, here at Green Car Reports Leading into a Super Bowl ad yesterday about “premature. Tesla passed Honda and GM in California sales. A DOE loan will help Redwood Materials ramp up.

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Ford Sale Battery Batteries 123

Green Car Reports

MARCH 10, 2021

Will LG Chem ramp up production of Tesla’s new battery format in the U.S.? And what does Volkswagen plan to do with its millions of battery packs after they’re in EVs? This and more, here at Green Car Reports. Toyota is looking at some very large applications for its fuel-cell tech.

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Battery Batteries Fuel Supplies 171

Green Car Reports

MAY 16, 2023

And one of Stellantis’ biggest EV battery plants is on hold. This and more, here at Green Car Reports. The Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid delivers more electric range, but will it deliver more mpg? Mercedes reveals plans for an electric camper van.

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