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CATL to license LFP battery tech to General Motors

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CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd) is negotiating with General Motors (GM) to license its LFP (lithium iron phosphate) battery technology. Based on local reports in China, negotiations between CATL and General Motors are just starting. In addition, CATL and GM’s battery factory would be in either the United States or Mexico.

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Ford, U Mich study finds greater greenhouse gas reductions for pickup truck electrification than for other light-duty vehicles

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Researchers at the University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company have conducted a cradle-to-grave life cycle GHG assessment of model year 2020 ICEV, HEV, and BEV sedans, sports utility vehicles (SUVs), and pickup trucks in the United States. years for sedans, 1.4 years for SUVs, and 1.3

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Ford is on track to sell more electric cars than rival General Motors this year

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Ford’s strength in the general auto sector seems to be spilling over somewhat to its electric vehicle business. This was made possible as Ford posted a 5.9% This was made possible as Ford posted a 5.9% Andrew Frick, Ford’s vice president of sales for the U.S. year-over-year sales boost for the month.

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Ford announces $3.5B EV battery production plant with CATL’s help

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Ford has announced that it will build a $3.5 billion battery production facility in the Marshall Township of Western Michigan. The plant comes with an agreement Ford recently confirmed with Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ford did not announce how this change will affect the pricing of the Mach-E. Limited (CATL).

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Ford EV production push receives another shove

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Ford has announced yet another investment in EV production, which will be critical if the automaker hopes to achieve its ambitious production targets. As part of achieving these goals, Ford has announced a wave of production investments over the past year, and today, it announced yet another. billion Canadian ($1.3

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DOE LPO gives conditional $9.2B commitment to BlueOval SK for 3 battery plants for Ford EVs

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billion to BlueOval SK LLC (BOSK) for the construction of three manufacturing plants to produce batteries for Ford Motor Company’s future Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles. Together, the plants, one located in Tennessee and two in Kentucky, will enable more than 120 GWh of US battery production annually. Earlier post.)

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Ford supplier gets rights to localize BYD LFP blade battery production 

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BYD licenses LFP blade battery cells to BorgWarner, a supplier for Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis. BorgWarner is a tier-1 automotive supplier based in the United States. The post Ford supplier gets rights to localize BYD LFP blade battery production appeared first on TESLARATI.

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