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SES begins pilot production of solvent-in-salt electrolyte for hybrid Li-metal batteries

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(SES), a developer of high-performance hybrid lithium-metal rechargeable (Li-Metal) batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) and other applications ( earlier post ), has established the first pilot production line capable of scaling up high-concentration, solvent-in-salt electrolyte production. Earlier post.)

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Samsung SDI & General Motors Partner to Revolutionize Electric Vehicles with Cylindrical Battery Cells

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The latest news in the electric vehicle industry is the joint venture of Samsung SDI and General Motors to supply cutting-edge cylindrical battery cells for EV models. Conclusion The strategic partnership between Samsung SDI and General Motors marks a significant milestone in the EV industry.

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Cadillac CELESTIQ to be built at GM’s Global Technical Center

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General Motors will invest more than $81 million into the company’s Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan, to prepare the campus to build the Cadillac CELESTIQ ( earlier post ). —Mark Reuss, president, General Motors. This will include both structural and cosmetic parts, and both polymer and metal pieces.

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GM expands medical projects and charitable deliveries to hospitals

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The first VOCSN V+Pro critical care ventilators produced by General Motors and Ventec Life Systems in Kokomo, Indiana ( earlier post ) are being delivered by UPS to Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Olympia Fields, Illinois and Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago at the direction of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

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Solid-state battery startup Soelect raises $11M in Series A; including GM Ventures

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Soelect’s SEM (Solid Electrolyte Membrane) is a non-PEO based polymer electrolyte membrane and can be applied on any electrode materials. Soelect says that it has developed a unique manufacturing process for its products that can be scaled up for mass production at low cost. —Wade Sheffer, Managing Director, GM Ventures.

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Volkswagen Recalls Jetta for Ignition Problems

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Unlike the ignition switch debacle at General Motors all those years ago, this problem seems to be exacerbated by temperature and not having five hundred souvenir key rings hanging from the tumbler. While affected model years are 2019 and 2020, documents suggest production dates range from September 2018 to December of the next year.

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DOE awards $3.6M to High Performance Computing projects in manufacturing, materials and mobility

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General Motors LLC (GM) - GM will partner with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to develop residual stress models for laser-welded dissimilar joints (HSLA/CE steel) for car light-weighting in a project titled “Simulation Tools for Characterizing Stress Distribution in Laser Welded Dissimilar Joints.”. Praxair Inc., Dow, Inc. -