Teslarati

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Japanese company and Tesla supplier Panasonic announced plans on Monday to cut domestic production of electric vehicle (EV) batteries due to some vehicle sales being slower than initially planned. Despite slashing production, Panasonic saw record profits of 288 billion yen ($1.9 The profit record was in part due to 27.6

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Teslarati

JUNE 5, 2023

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic is accelerating plans to increase battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada. Increasing battery production at Giga Nevada would likely help Tesla increase its vehicle production capacity and benefit from the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) electric vehicle (EV) tax credits.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 17, 2022

As per recent reports, German luxury car maker BMW will reportedly be supplied with Tesla-like cylindrical batteries for its EVs in Europe. The publication’s sources added that BMW follows Tesla in adopting new technologies. . EVE is not the only battery maker that is ramping its cylindrical battery production.

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Teslarati

MAY 10, 2022

Longtime Tesla battery partner Panasonic is reportedly weighing the idea of building a new battery plant in the United States. The new facility would be built to supply Texas-based electric vehicle maker Tesla. News of a new Panasonic plant in the United States has been released in the past months.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2023

Panasonic, a critical Tesla battery cell supplier, has announced a massive production expansion within North America to keep up with growing EV demand. As noted by Tesla CEO Elon Musk, battery cell production is the limiting factor determining EV production globally. If you have news tips, email us at tips@teslarati.com !

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Baua Electric

MAY 27, 2024

A product of a long-term agreement between the two companies valued at up to $2 billion, the Tern will be manufactured in Hexagon Purus’s new facility in Dallas, Texas and is scheduled for serial production later this year.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 15, 2022

Tesla Gigafactory Nevada, a joint operation between the EV maker and longtime battery partner Panasonic, is reportedly expected to boost its production by 10%, or about the equivalent of one production line. Gigafactory Nevada’s eventual production capacity is reportedly expected to be at about 43 GWh per year. .

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2024

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic pondering additional 4680 investment in Kansas: report PENA manufactures and supplies cylindrical lithium-ion cells for Tesla at Gigafactory Nevada. billion Giga Nevada expansion for Semi and 4680 cell production earlier this year. Tesla broke ground on its $3.6

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Redwood Materials, a company founded by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel, announced that it will supply high-nickel cathode material for battery cell production in Panasonic’s new Kansas plant. The company believes that this will be the first time cathode material will be produced in North America at “Gigafactory scale”.

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Teslarati

JUNE 23, 2023

Panasonic Energy and Mazda have entered into discussions regarding a medium- to long-term partnership for lithium-ion battery cell supply. The discussions include Panasonic Energy supplying Mazda with automotive cylindrical lithium-ion batteries made in the battery supply plants in Japan and North America.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Earlier this year, the Japanese battery supplier entered into an agreement with the State of Oklahoma regarding a potential cell production facility. “Decisions about where to position new facilities are extraordinarily complex and are based on a wide range of factors. billion) between January and September 2023.

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Teslarati

APRIL 17, 2023

Tesla battery supplier Panasonic has teased a new battery production facility in the United States that would help with the increasing demand for electric vehicles. The new Panasonic plant could be built in Oklahoma, the company said in a statement to Reuters. built battery packs and structure EV production domestically.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Workers represented by the United Auto Workers (UAW) have been striking against the Big Three (Ford, General Motors (GM) and Stellantis) for over a month now, and layoffs due to supply chain disruptions have also been ongoing. The UAW’s strikes earlier this month targeted the Kentucky factory, resulting in a walkout of around 9,000 workers.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2022

While the COVID shutdowns hindered Panasonic’s production, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected battery material availability. The situation has largely affected the EV supply chain, which has caused raw material prices to skyrocket, thus increasing prices of electric cars. I’d love to hear from you!

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Baua Electric

JUNE 1, 2023

is making plans a large ramp as much as quadruple its battery production capability and spice up the power density of its battery 25 p.c The plant, he added, will probably be supplied with Panasonic’s maximum complex and cost-efficient production processes.

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Baua Electric

MAY 18, 2024

The 2021 recall effort eventually spanned all of the roughly 140,000 Bolt EV and Bolt EUV vehicles in North America, after two specific manufacturing battery defects in cells supplied by GM partner LG led to at many fires. A new-generation Chevy Bolt EV is set to replace the Malibu at GM’s Kansas plant, likely arriving later in 2025.

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Electrek

JANUARY 26, 2022

Ford’s versatile E-Transit 126-mile electric sprinter/cargo/van platform began production from its Kansas City, Missouri plant. Ford is super high on its own supply of Telematics software but equally high on its new Salesforce partnership for software and services. Deliveries begin in a few weeks.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The news also comes ahead of U.S. The walkouts are straining other Stellantis and GM manufacturing facilities, rendering them unable to receive the necessary parts to continue production. which makes a material used in car door components along with other non-automotive products.

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Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Getting a handle on power supply and demand in real time helps address the variable nature of wind and solar power, he said. Better balancing electricity supply from wind or solar energy with demand means that utilities do not need to build "stand-by" power plants that can delivery electricity reliably, Schurr said. "If E-mail Martin.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 30, 2024

But both have stated that they’re concerned about the ramifications for traditional supply chains and the possibility that the changes would negatively impact the U.S. workforce, noting that most aspects of battery production presently take place outside the country. Swelling vehicle prices was another issue.&

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