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Honda battery leasing venture sets stage for more affordable EVs

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Battery leasing has long been considered as a way of helping make EVs more affordable, and it appears that Honda is embarking on a business venture that might allow that idea to be scaled up. and Mitsubishi Corporation. Combining.

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Honda asks: Could leased batteries lead to more affordable EVs?

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and Mitsubishi Corporation. Combining Honda’s EV smarts and connected technologies with Mitsubishi’s power-generation expertise, it aims to optimize EV usage cost, boost the lifetime value of batteries, and fill an increasing need for grid-storage batteries. Could battery leasing lead to cheaper US EVs?

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Stellantis invests in affordable sodium-ion battery technology

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Stellantis Ventures became a strategic investor of France-based Tiamat, which is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Stellantis Ventures is the corporate venture fund of the legacy automaker. For instance, Stellantis is exploring battery swapping technology for EVs with Ample Establish.

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Stellantis Ventures Invests in Tiamat and Affordable Sodium-Ion Battery Technology

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Stellantis Ventures, the corporate venture fund of Stellantis N.V., announced its participation as a strategic investor in Tiamat, a France-based company that is developing and commercializing sodium-ion battery technology. Sodium-ion technology offers a lower cost per kilowatt-hour and is free of lithium and cobalt.

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Cabot Corporation partnering with Argonne, SAFT in DOE-funded project for development of low-cobalt cathodes

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Cabot Corporation, a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company, has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to participate in an advanced vehicle technologies research project that is part of a large, $80-million funding package ( earlier post ). economic growth. economic growth.

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GM, Samsung SDI to build $3B battery plant in Indiana

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Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb announced plans to bring a more than $3 billion EV battery cell plant to St. The new battery cell plant, a joint venture between General Motors and Samsung SDI ( earlier post ), is scheduled to begin operations in 2026. Joseph County, creating 1,700 manufacturing jobs.

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Honda aiming to sell 3.5M electric motorcycles per year by 2030

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Envisioning the future market environment, uses and technological advancements, Honda is exploring a range of future personal-use models including ones equipped with a power source besides swappable batteries. Battery sharing. Suzuki Motor Corporation and Yamaha Motor Co.—have Platform strategy.