Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 12, 2012

Nissan said today it has opened a plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, to fabricate lithium-ion cells for electric-car batteries. Just two years after the first Nissan Leaf was sold in the U.S., The first cells built at the plant have completed the necessary aging process, and can now be charged for the first time.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 9, 2022

Lithium-ion battery production is expected to start in Q4 2023.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The loan will go toward financing the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell factories in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The Biden administration today announced that it’s closed a $2.5 billion loan for Ultium Cells, a joint venture between GM and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

The collection of five patented technologies is designed for a drop-in additive for lithium-ion batteries that prevents explosions and fire from impact. Safire, a battery technology startup formerly known as BTRY, plans to locate facilities in East Tennessee as part of its plan to commercialize the liquid-to-solid battery technology.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Novonix is expected to ship synthetic graphite from Tennessee starting in 2025. Third Panasonic EV battery plant in the US is still possible The Japanese energy company aims to reduce the carbon footprint in the entire lithium-ion battery supply chain for electric vehicles by 50% compared to 2022 levels.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Ford is building the largest, most advanced, most efficient auto production facility in its 118-year history in Tennessee, where it will assemble next-generation F-Series electric pickups. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 19, 2023

The new strategic partnership will see the companies collaborate to develop industrialized anode materials that will be incorporated into SKO’s advanced lithium-ion batteries used in its US gigafactories. In the US, SKO has two battery manufacturing plants in Commerce, Georgia, with the second plant scheduled to be operational in 2023.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2024

The funds would help pay for three lithium-ion battery manufacturing plants in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. In 2022, The US Energy Department finalized a $2.5 billion loan for a joint venture between General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution, Ultium Cells LLC.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2021

Phillips 66 has entered into an agreement to acquire a 16% stake in NOVONIX Limited, an Australia-based company that develops and supplies synthetic graphite materials for lithium-ion battery anodes.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

Under the agreement, GM will provide Element 25 with a US$85-million loan to partially fund the construction of a new facility in the state of Louisiana for production of battery-grade high-purity manganese sulfate (HPMSM)—a key component in lithium-ion battery cathodes—starting in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2020

Area of Interest (AOI) 01a: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research. Rational Electrolyte Design for Li-ion Batteries with Micro-Sized Silicon Anodes. AOI 01b: Lithium Ion Batteries using Silicon-based Anodes-Research, Development, and Validation. University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2022

ORNL has partnered with six universities on FaCT including The Pennsylvania State University; the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Texas A&M University; the University of California, Santa Barbara; the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and Georgia State University.

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Green Cars News

MAY 27, 2010

Nissan has taken an important step towards its electric vehicle future by breaking ground on its lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee. At full [.].

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2010

that will produce the lithium-ion batteries that power the Nissan LEAF zero-emission vehicle. It initially will be produced in Oppama, Japan, and will be equipped with lithium-ion batteries being produced in Zama, Japan. Nissan broke ground on the manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tenn.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Aqua Metals has developed a process for recycling lithium-ion batteries that it says is much cleaner, more efficient and more cost-effective than current methods (see our recent in-depth interview with company execs ). At full scale, Aqua will provide 30% of the nickel and lithium carbonate needed at 6K’s PlusCAM facility.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

As examples, Ford’s new advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky will be designed to have as minimal an impact as possible—and even to generate beneficial effects—on the surrounding environment.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

billion in Tennessee and Kentucky for its electric vehicle production line. With the investments, Ford Motor Company plans to build environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee (TN) and Kentucky (KY). Ford announced its plans to invest $11.4 The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2013

is steadily increasing, the lithium-ion cells in their batteries have mostly come from overseas. The 2013 Nissan Leaf, now coming off the assembly line in Smyrna, Tennessee, is powered by lithium-ion.' While the number of plug-in electric cars built in the U.S.

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Teslarati

APRIL 17, 2023

For instance, GM entered into a joint venture with LG Energy Solution to build lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. “We Treasury’s proposed battery requirements for EV tax incentives.

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Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Electric vehicles, renewable energy systems, and grid energy storage all rely on efficient and affordable energy storage solutions, primarily lithium-ion batteries. In fact, the prices of lithium-ion battery packs actually went up a bit in 2023, compared to 2022, increasing by about $10.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2018

Slower charge rates are required to allow the lithium-ions to penetrate to the deepest portions of the active material on the electrode. Novel electrolyte research that increases the transport rate of lithium-ion from cathode to anode. University of Tennessee. DOE award: $1,500,000. Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 20, 2013

Last month, in addition to driving a 2013 Nissan Leaf through the Tennessee countryside, we visited Nissan''s newly opened lithium-ion cell.'

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. —Tennessee Gov. An all-new $5.6-billion Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 29, 2014

13) and one in Tennessee (Nov. In both incidents, NHTSA recounted, the struck objects penetrated the aluminum pan at the forward area of the battery, damaging the lithium ion cells of the HVB. In the Tennessee incident, the object struck by the SV was determined to be a three-ball hitch that apparently fell from another vehicle.

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Teslarati

JULY 28, 2021

In an attempt to keep up with the growing market of car manufacturers and other transportation companies transitioning to electrification, Redwood knows that the demand for lithium-ion batteries and other materials crucial to their operation will need to be reused. Don’t hesitate to contact us with tips!

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Do electric car quick chargers dream of lithium-ion sheep? The charger in question is located in Franklin, Tennessee--not far from where the plug-in Leaf electric car is built.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 2, 2013

March was the first month that Nissan's electric car reached dealerships in volume from the Tennessee production line where all U.S. Leafs are now assembled, using lithium-ion cells from a plant right next door. Later today, we'll find out how many 2013 Nissan Leafs the company delivered last month.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

The sale and purchase agreement covers Nissan’s battery subsidiary, Automotive Energy Supply Corporation ( AESC ), as well as battery manufacturing operations in Smyrna, Tennessee, owned by Nissan North America Inc. NNA), and in Sunderland, England, owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2021

In a press release , Stellantis announced a joint venture with LG Energy Solution to produce lithium-ion batteries in North America. Along with SK Innovation, the legacy automaker plans to invest in three battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky. The automaker plans to start building a new battery plant by Q1 2024.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Nissan LEAF’s lithium-ion battery modules are manufactured at the Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) operation in Zama, Japan, which is a joint-venture of Nissan Motor Co., Sites for future production of Nissan EVs include Smyrna, Tennessee, in the United States and Sunderland, England, in the UK.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2009

Plans call for new electric-car assembly lines to be built at a plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, the location of Nissan North America Inc.’s Nissan intends to construct a production facility for high-capacity lithium ion batteries at the Smyrna site by joining hands with the NEC Corp. The Nikkei reports that Nissan Motor Co.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

FEBRUARY 26, 2009

They’re going to hit the market next fall, but will target Tennessee (where they will be made) and Oregon and Sonoma County, initially. Check out the article: Nissan to launch electric car in Tennessee. Tennessee will be a launch market,” said Mr. Perry, additionally mentioning Oregon and Sonoma County, Calif. Perry said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2010

Nissan also said that construction of its advanced lithium-ion battery plant, announced last year, will begin this April. Production of Nissan LEAF will begin in Oppama, Japan later this year followed by Smyrna, Tennessee, USA in 2012. Nissan Motor Co., The investment will be supported by a £20.7

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Green Cars News

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Nissan’s new Symra battery plant has begun work producing lithium ion battery packs for the LEAF electric car model. billion Symra plant in Tennessee will help the carmaker ramp up production of its fully-electric car, ahead of the launch of a refreshed model in the new year. The new $1.4 There is capacity to produce [.].

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 27, 2018

The actual production vehicle is scheduled to be launched in the US market starting in 2019, and will be built alongside the seven-passenger Atlas and the Passat sedan in Chattanooga, Tennessee. kWh lithium-ion battery housed in the center tunnel. Energy for the motors is supplied by a compact 18.0

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Creative Greenius

AUGUST 12, 2009

The Creative Greenius with the new Nissan Leaf flat lithium ion battery. They’ll be making Leafs in Tennessee and they will be making many more batteries than cars. Here’s a few shots from yesterday first full day of the Plug-In 2009 conference in Long Beach, California.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 1, 2011

DB has lowered its advanced lithium-ion battery cost projection by about 30% for 2012. Developments that were negative for global gasoline demand included : Rapidly falling lithium-ion battery prices, and steepening expected cost reduction curves for both batteries and electric drive components. Click to enlarge.

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