Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2021

Canada has released a list of 31 minerals considered critical for the sustainable economic success of Canada and its allies—minerals that can be produced in Canada, are essential to domestic industry and security and have the potential to support secure and resilient supply chains to meet global demand.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 9, 2022

BASF signed an agreement to secure land for its future cathode active materials (CAM) and recycling site in Bécancour, Québec, Canada, as part of its commitment to support North American producers in their transition to e-mobility. A regional supply chain is critical to ensure reliable and resilient battery materials supply.

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CleanTechnica EVs

NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Tesla has opened a new factory to produce battery manufacturing equipment in Canada, Reuters reports. Frank Scarpitti, the mayor of Markham, Ontario, took to Twitter to share his excitement about Tesla’s presence in his city.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2023

Power Canada Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. Power Canada Electric Vehicle Consideration (EVC) Study. By contrast, in Canada, a majority (66%) say they are either “very unlikely” or “somewhat unlikely” to consider an EV for their next vehicle purchase. —J.D. Ney, director of the automotive practice at J.D.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Transdev Canada is investing close to CAD$4.5 By the end of 2019, Transdev already operated more than 800 electric buses worldwide and should have a fleet (operated and on order) of 1,200 electric buses (batteries, batteries and hydrogen fuel cells) by the end of this year.

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JUNE 22, 2023

Volvo Group’s Nova Bus is ending bus production in the US market; the company has decided to close its Plattsburgh manufacturing and delivery facility by 2025. Nova Bus manufactures the LFS line of buses, including diesel, hybrid, natural gas and all-electric powertrains.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The Government of Canada announced federal investments totalling nearly $15 million (US$11.2 Since 2016, the Government of Canada has invested $1 billion to make EVs more affordable and chargers more accessible for Canadians and has approved funding to support the installation of more than 34,500 EV chargers to date.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2023

The Volkswagen Group’s battery company PowerCo SE aims to build its largest gigafactory to date in St. Thomas, Ontario/Canada with an annual production capacity of up to 90 GWh in the final expansion phase. Since 2020, Ontario has attracted almost CAD$ 13 billion in electric vehicle and EV battery investments.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

billion (US$886 million) to build a cathode manufacturing facility that will provide materials that ultimately supply batteries for Ford’s future electric vehicles. EcoProBM established EcoPro CAM Canada LP in February. SK On, Korea-based EcoProBM and Ford will invest C$1.2 million EVs a year.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Northvolt Six is investing in a battery manufacturing plant in Canada. “Since we founded Northvolt seven years ago, we have pursued one goal: to establish a new sustainable model for battery manufacturing. The first battery cells produced at the Quebec factory are expected to be delivered by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 9, 2022

Glencore’s Sudbury Integrated Nickel Operations (INO) has ordered a full fleet of Epiroc battery-electric equipment for use at the Onaping Depth Project in Ontario, Canada. Traditionally, mining machines are diesel-powered, though more and more mining companies are adding battery-electric machines to their fleets. F) at depth.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Northvolt, a Swedish EV battery developer and manufacturer, will establish a fully integrated lithium-ion battery gigafactory, just outside of Montreal, in the Canadian province of Quebec.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The market launch of Mercedes-Benz’ new eSprinter will begin in the US and Canada in the second half of 2023. It is equipped with up to a 113 kWh battery pack and offers a load capacity of 14 cubic meters. The module for the integrated high-voltage battery is located in the underbody to save space.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2022

and LG Energy Solution (LGES) have executed binding, definitive agreements to establish the first large-scale, domestic, electric-vehicle battery manufacturing facility in Canada. billion USD) to establish operations, which will include an all-new battery manufacturing plant located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

The Government of Canada announced support for the latest cathode active materials (CAM) facility to be operational in Canada, to be built by a joint venture between General Motors (GM) and POSCO Future M in Bécancour, Québec ( earlier post ). The governments of Canada and Québec will each contribute around $150 million to the project.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

GM announced today that CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada, will begin building battery modules in the second quarter of 2024, supporting the company’s increasing EV production volume. To support GM’s EV transformation, the company is also installing more battery module capacity to its other North American EV plants.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Battery materials company Nano One Materials has entered into a binding agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Johnson Matthey (JM) Battery Materials Ltd. JMBM Canada) for approximately C$10.25 million (US$8 million). Earlier post , earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume and the Canadian Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, signed an Addendum to the non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of August this year ( earlier post ) to identify suitable sites for a cell factory in Canada. Earlier post.). million all-electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2021

The Government of Canada plans to provide C$2.75 This investment will create more jobs in Canada’s electric vehicle manufacturing sector, including Nova Bus in Saint-Eustache, Lion Electrique in Saint-Jérôme, GreenPower in Vancouver and New Flyer in Winnipeg. Since 2015, the Government of Canada has approved C$13.6

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

IKEA Canada has partnered with technology-enabled logistics and last-mile delivery provider, Second Closet, which will begin integrating zero-emission trucks into its fleet for IKEA home deliveries in several markets across Canada. In 2020, IKEA Canada completed more than 500,000 home deliveries, a 30% increase from 2019.

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DECEMBER 30, 2022

Graphex has more ethan a decade of commercial experience producing 10,000 metric tons per annum of battery-grade purified spherical graphite at its facility in Heilongjiang Province, China, for the power battery market. Reforme was founded by the team that developed a first in the sorting and beneficiating of iron ore.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 25, 2023

The battery division of Volkswagen Group, PowerCo SE, has picked the location to construct its biggest battery gigafactory to date — St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. A potential final expansion stage could produce of up to 90 GWh of batteries annually. Actually, they already announced it last month. PowerCo […]

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Tesla seems to be preparing to make the machines that will be used to manufacture its 4680 battery cells on a wider scale. The company plans to establish a manufacturing facility in the City of Markham in Canada that will build battery production equipment for its Gigafactories worldwide.

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Electrek

AUGUST 23, 2022

Following last week’s signing of the Inflation Reduction Act in the US, German legacy automakers Volkswagen and Mercedes-Benz have sealed agreements with the Canadian government to acquire raw materials for EV battery manufacturing at their US facilities.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2021

Proterra has concluded negotiations with LG Energy Solution on a new agreement that will provide Proterra with a long-term supply of cylindrical cells produced at an LG Energy Solution battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. manufactured battery cell capacity on an annual basis.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Ford Motor Company, LG Energy Solution and Koç Holding signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a new joint venture subject to final agreement by all the parties to create one of Europe’s largest commercial electric vehicle battery cell facilities near Ankara, Turkey. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2023

Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium officially broke ground for its lithium conversion plant in Guben, Germany ( earlier post ), from which it will supply Mercedes-Benz with battery-grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH) starting in 2026 (starting with a qualification period). Earlier post.) platform models starting in 2024.

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Teslarati

MAY 29, 2023

General Motors (GM) and POSCO Chemical will receive funds for a battery materials facility in Quebec, Canada. The federal government of Canada and the Quebec province plan to provide around $110 million each for about $220 million to GM-POSCO’s battery materials facility.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2023

The Government of Canada will award more than $344 million in funding to suport five new critical minerals programs and initiatives. The CMRDD program aims to advance the commercial readiness of emerging processing technologies that will support the development of value chains for zero-emission vehicles (ZEV) in Canada.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2021

In rare circumstances, the batteries supplied to GM for these vehicles may have two manufacturing defects—a torn anode tab and folded separator—present in the same battery cell, which increases the risk of fire. and 9,019 in Canada) – 2020–2022 model year Chevrolet Bolt EVs and EUVs. 63,683 (52,403 in the US.

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Green Car Reports

MAY 3, 2022

billion on a manufacturing overhaul of its Canadian plants, preparing for flexible architectures for EVs and electrified vehicles in general—including a “multi-energy” strategy. The automaker Stellantis, the parent of Jeep, Chrysler, and Ram, among many others, announced Monday that it plans to spend about $2.8

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2022

Nano One and BASF will also use the M2CAM process for higher flexibility in terms of manufacturing approach and resulting product performance, reduced energy consumption and environmental footprint. The signing of the JDA represents a significant milestone in the business relationship between BASF and Nano One. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2023

Prairie Lithium is receiving $1,074,000 CAD from the Critical Mineral Research Development and Demonstration (CMRDD) program from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) for further development of its direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology. The funds from this grant will be used to complete the upgrades and automation of the unit.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Tesla battery supplier Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) has set plans in motion to acquire Canada-based Millennial Lithium. CATL has grown significantly over the last few years to become the world’s largest lithium-ion battery manufacturing company. The Teslarati team would appreciate hearing from you.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 29, 2024

Honda Motor Co plans to build a comprehensive EV value chain in Canada with an approximate investment of CAD$15 billion / US $11 billion (Rs 91,275 crore), including investment by joint venture partners, to strengthen its EV supply system and capability to prepare for a future increase in EV demand in North America.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Honda on Thursday announced plans to push its EV supply chain into Canada, in a move that it said “represents recognition of the long-term attractiveness of the Canadian EV manufacturing ecosystem.” Honda would maintain the current employee level of 4,200 at the plant but add 1,000 new jobs for EV and EV battery-related facilities.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

Last week, South Korean battery manufacturer SK On won the Bronze prize for its cobalt-free battery in the Smart Transportation category at the 2024 Edison Awards. The Bronze prize for SK On’s cobalt-free battery marks the second consecutive year the company was recognized at the Edison Awards.

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