Cars That Think
JULY 13, 2023
Goodenough , one of the inventors of the lithium-ion battery, died on 25 June at age 100. He probably is best known for developing the lithium cobalt oxide cathode in 1980—which became the foundation for Sony’s first commercial lithium-ion battery in 1991. His first was lithium cobalt oxide.
Teslarati
APRIL 15, 2024
General Motors (GM) recently showed its commitment to electric vehicles (EVs) by continuing its plans for a $3.5 billion battery plant in Indiana, near New Carlisle. General Motors’ plans for the IN-based facility were initially delayed because the company’s partnership with LG fell through.
Clean Fleet Report
AUGUST 10, 2023
News: 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ EV Cadillac’s Biggest SUV Goes All-Electric Cadillac has jumped to the head of the class by announcing the 2025 Escalade IQ will be the most luxurious full-size, three-row, seven-passenger electric SUV when it debuts in late 2024. Story by John Faulkner. Photos by Cadillac.
Electrek
JULY 27, 2022
billion for Ultium Cells, a joint venture of General Motors (GM) and battery manufacturer LG Energy Solution, to help finance EV lithium-ion battery cell factories in three states. The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a conditional loan of $2.5 The post GM and LG to build 3 US EV battery factories with a $2.5B
Teslarati
APRIL 17, 2023
General Motors (GM) expects the Chevrolet Silverado EV to get the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) full $7,500 tax credit. Fleet customers including for BrightDrop and the Chevrolet Silverado EV will benefit from the $7,500 commercial incentive,” stated General Motors. The Ultium line will likely adhere to the U.S.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 22, 2014
Yonhap News reported that South Korea-based LG Chem Ltd. said that it has obtained a patent for its safety-reinforced separator (SRS), a key component of lithium-ion polymer batteries, in Europe and Japan. SRS uses nanoscale ceramic particles to prevent internal short circuits. Earlier post.).
Teslarati
DECEMBER 20, 2023
General Motors (GM) has resumed production at a Detroit assembly plant, after a fire broke out at the plant earlier this week. GM and the Detroit Fire Department plan to continue investigating the incident, which occurred at a shipping dock at the plant and involved lithium-ion battery materials.
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