Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2022

Glencore and General Motors announced a multi-year sourcing agreement in which Glencore will supply GM with cobalt from its Murrin Murrin operation in Australia. It is known for its heat-resistant properties and is added to lithium-ion battery cathodes to improve energy density and battery longevity.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 14, 2020

million partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Texas, was announced, which includes an incentive package involving Linear Labs’ plans to develop an advanced manufacturing facility. The 200 series motors are also 1.7 The 200 series motors are also 1.7 The new capital comes shortly after Linear Labs’ $68.9

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

General Motors and MP Materials ( earlier post ) have formed a strategic collaboration to develop a fully integrated US supply chain for rare earth magnets. Neodymium-iron-boron (NdFeB) magnets are critical inputs that enable electric motors to transform electricity into motion.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

It will also enable the company to recycle all recoverable rare earths from end-of-life magnets and magnet production scrap, increasing the resiliency and environmental sustainability of the domestic supply base. Earlier post.). Earlier post.). MP Materials’ operations provide certainty of US provenance and sustainability.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Fort Worth, Texas was seemingly the front runner for the facility after the City’s Economic Development Department gave a presentation to City Council members that showed economic advantages to welcoming Rivian to the area. As a result of Kemp’s push, SK Battery America will build a $2.6

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Charged EVs

MARCH 11, 2024

Permanent magnet motors are dominant in the EV industry, due to their superior efficiency. The majority of EV traction motors use rare earth magnets. There’s much hand-wringing in the press these days about battery raw materials such as lithium, cobalt and nickel. Electric motors work on the principle of electromagnetic motion.

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