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Ultium Cells to use Honeywell Quality Control System in Lordstown battery plant

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Ultium Cells LLC, a joint venture between LG Energy Solution and General Motors (GM), will use Honeywell’s Quality Control System (QCS) to ensure the quality and integrity of the lithium-ion batteries produced at its new manufacturing plant in Lordstown, Ohio. Due to be completed in 2022, the 2.8 MXProLine scanner.

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Northvolt gains EU nod for USD 986 mn German aid to build EV battery plant – ET Auto

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New Delhi: Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt on Monday secured EU approval for 902-million-euro (USD 986.43 million) in German state aid to build an electric vehicle battery production plant in the north of Germany. The German aid consists of a 700-million-euro direct grant and a 202-million-euro guarantee.

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Sweden’s Northvolt raises USD 5 bn green loan to expand battery factories – ET Auto

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Swedish lithium-ion battery producer Northvolt said on Tuesday it has raised USD 5 billion in the form of the largest green loan raised in Europe as it seeks to expand its battery factory in northern Sweden. The new debt, which includes refinancing of the USD 1.6

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From coconut powder to crop residue, startups find novel ways to charge EV batteries – ET Auto

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Nikita Baliarsingh and Nishita Baliarsingh, Nexus Power Another startup is using coconut powder to enhance the efficiency of lithium-ion batteries. Protein Cell “We have 50 plus patents filed and I think ten or eleven of them are granted in India and we are still in the process of filing in the United States,” said Baliarsingh.

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ViriCiti and Fraunhofer report on prolonging battery life of electric buses and trucks

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The Fraunhofer institute for Transportation and Infrastructure IVI, expert in the field of lithium-ion batteries, and real-time electric vehicle data specialist ViriCiti have been collaborating to prolong battery life and lower total cost of ownership of electric buses and trucks.

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Johnson Controls files appeal of A123 sale, seeking payment of break-up fee and expenses; says still “open” to buying parts if Wanxiang sale not completed

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As OK’s anti-Tesla bill moves forward, its author believes a compromise is possible

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The electric vehicle community in the United States took a collective gasp earlier this month when a proposed House Bill in Oklahoma unanimously passed a committee vote. The bill in question, HB 3994, aims to update and change parts of existing Oklahoma statutes related to the state’s auto industry. Boren said. . .