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OCTOBER 12, 2022

SK On, a global electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, signed a lithium supply deal with Australia’s Lake Resources ( earlier post ), a move that will further strengthen its key battery materials supply chain in response to robust business growth and geopolitical risks. million electric vehicles (EVs). Earlier post.).

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APRIL 19, 2021

GM has already started reconfiguring its Tennessee factory to build electric cars. Now it has announced a new battery factory in partnership with LG Energy Solution next door.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

General Motors announced the Wallace Battery Cell Innovation Center, an all-new facility that will significantly expand the company's battery technology operations and accelerate development and commercialization of longer range, more affordable electric vehicle batteries.

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JUNE 16, 2021

Wabtec Corporation and General Motors will collaborate to develop and commercialize GM’s Ultium battery technology and HYDROTEC hydrogen fuel cell systems for Wabtec locomotives. The rail industry is on the cusp of a sustainable transformation with the introduction of batteries and hydrogen to power locomotive fleets.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

The Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing. The Memorandum of Understanding signed back then focuses on battery value creation and raw material security in order to promote e-mobility in the country.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2022

General Motors has begun retail production of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ ( earlier post ) at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant. billion is being invested in an all-new battery cell manufacturing plant at Spring Hill, by Ultium Cells LLC, the joint venture between GM and LG Energy Solution. An additional $2.3

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AUGUST 4, 2023

Building on his leadership experience at General Motors and Nikola Corporation, Lie will oversee the development of future Volkswagen vehicles for the North American market, as well as research and development priorities across North America.

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Teslarati

APRIL 15, 2024

General Motors (GM) recently showed its commitment to electric vehicles (EVs) by continuing its plans for a $3.5 billion battery plant in Indiana, near New Carlisle. battery plant for heavy construction. The South Korean company was supposed to help GM build its fourth Ultium battery plant.

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MARCH 19, 2024

General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell. General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. Batteries and software are a mainstay in new vehicles as the global car market transitions to electric vehicles.

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JANUARY 19, 2023

US-based graphite processor Urbix ( earlier post ) announced a Joint Development Agreement with global EV battery developer and manufacturer SK On (SKO). Headquartered in Seoul, SKO is a global Tier 1 cell-maker, with major battery plants operating and under construction across Asia, the US and Europe.

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DECEMBER 12, 2012

Nissan has launched production in its new battery plant in Smyrna, Tenn. The plant, which is making battery components for the ramp-up of production of the 2013 Nissan LEAF early next year, is located adjacent to Nissan’s existing vehicle assembly plant in Tennessee, which itself has been retooled to accommodate production of the Nissan LEAF.

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JANUARY 5, 2022

Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning. Earlier post.).

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

General Motors has begun deliveries of its first next-generation electric vehicles, the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform. The Ultium Platform also helps GM innovate in core areas such as the interdependent body frame and battery structure of its all-new EVs.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

General Motors and POSCO Chemical plan to form a joint venture through which the parties will construct a factory in North America to process critical battery materials for GM’s Ultium electric vehicle platform. POSCO Chemical is a global advanced materials company dedicated to batteries for future mobility.

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DECEMBER 3, 2022

GM and LG will invest an added $275 million into their Ultium battery production facility in Tennessee. Much like the rest of the automotive industry, General Motors is currently supply-constrained regarding battery cells that will go into electric vehicles. billion earlier this year.

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AUGUST 29, 2022

POSCO Chemical and General Motors Co. CAM is a key battery material consisting of components like processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. The high-nickel CAM will be produced at POSCO Chemical’s Gwayngyang facility in Korea.

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Baua Electric

JULY 1, 2023

Battery cellular manufacturing on the SK On-Ford Motor Co. three way partnership in Kentucky and Tennessee is ready to start out in 2025. billion and form just about 11,000 jobs on the Tennessee and Kentucky websites. The batteries will aid Ford’s goal of two million EVs globally via the top of 2026.

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MAY 3, 2021

The US Department of Energy (DOE) awarded $19 million for 13 projects in traditionally fossil-fuel-producing communities across the country to support production of rare earth elements and critical minerals essential to the manufacturing of batteries, magnets, and other components important to the clean energy economy.

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JULY 26, 2022

General Motors announced two major Li-ion battery supply chain agreements, one with LG Chem for cathode active material (CAM), and one with Livent for the supply of battery-grade lithium hydroxide. Livent will provide battery-grade lithium hydroxide to GM over a six-year period beginning in 2025.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

General Motors and Lithium Americas will jointly invest to develop the Thacker Pass mine in Nevada, which is the largest known source of lithium in the United States and the third-largest in the world. Lithium carbonate from Thacker Pass will be used in GM’s proprietary Ultium battery cells. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2012

After switching on the traction motors, the vehicle fuel economy increased from 50–100%. A group at Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU), led by Dr. Charles Perry, who holds the Russell Chair of Manufacturing Excellence, has developed and demonstrated a proof-of-concept for a wheel motor plug-in hybrid retrofit kit for almost any car.

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JUNE 17, 2021

General Motors will increase its EV and AV investments from 2020 through 2025 to $35 billion, representing a 75% increase from its initial commitment announced prior to the pandemic. GM manufactures its fuel cells in Brownstown Charter Township, Michigan, in a joint venture with Honda.

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Teslarati

JULY 27, 2022

General Motors (GM) CEO Mary Barra noted that the legacy automaker has a few binding agreements with suppliers for raw battery materials. General Motors secures enough cathode active material for 5 million EVs. General Motors has plans for at least four battery cell manufacturing plants.

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JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. It is expected to be the first facility of its kind in the United States.

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JANUARY 29, 2021

To reach its goals, GM plans to decarbonize its portfolio by transitioning to battery-electric vehicles or other zero-emissions vehicle technology, sourcing renewable energy and leveraging minimal offsets or credits. Electrification. The use of GM’s products accounts for 75% of carbon emissions related to this commitment.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Nikola Motor Company has named Bosch and PowerCell AB as key suppliers for the Nikola class 8 hydrogen-fuel-cell electric truck, unveiled as a prototype in December 2016. The fuel cell system will recharge the 320 kWh battery pack, which in turn will power the drive motors. —Nikola Motor CEO Trevor Milton.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Ford Motor Company and its financing subsidiary, Ford Motor Credit Company, introduced the North America auto industry’s first sustainable financing framework, focusing on and paying for ambitious plans in vehicle electrification and other environmental and social areas.

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Teslarati

JUNE 16, 2021

General Motors has increased its electric vehicle investment by 75%, from $20 billion to $35 billion through 2025, the company announced on Wednesday. kWh lead-acid battery in its earliest versions. ” GM announced a while back in March 2020 that it would commit $20 billion to EV and AV programs from 2020 to 2025.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2017

Nissan Motor has entered into a definitive sale and purchase agreement with GSR Capital (GSR), a private investment fund, for the sale of Nissan’s automotive electric battery operations and production facilities to GSR. NNA), and in Sunderland, England, owned by Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

General Motors Co announced it would extend the production halt of the Chevy Bolt EV at the Orion Assembly plant in Michigan through January 28, 2022, as per Reuters. General Motors offered to replace the battery modules in its Chevy Bolt EVs. GM equipped the Chevy Bolt EV with batteries from LG Electronics.

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OCTOBER 22, 2020

General Motors Co. announced today that its Spring Hill, Tennessee assembly plant will begin the transition to become the company’s third vehicle manufacturing site to produce electric vehicles, joining Factory ZERO in Detroit and Hamtramck, Michigan, and Orion Assembly in Orion Township, Michigan.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2022

The newly created position given to Dr. Pyun will be instrumental as LGES ramps efforts to improve its battery production facilities by converting them into smart factories with data-centric operations. Pyun has gained global perspective and experience in operating and developing solutions for AI-based monitoring in smart manufacturing.

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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. billion BlueOvalSK Battery Park—creating 5,000 jobs.

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APRIL 17, 2023

General Motors (GM) expects the Chevrolet Silverado EV to get the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) full $7,500 tax credit. Fleet customers including for BrightDrop and the Chevrolet Silverado EV will benefit from the $7,500 commercial incentive,” stated General Motors. Treasury’s proposed battery requirements for EV tax incentives.

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MARCH 26, 2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE) launched the Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative (CEMI), which will focus on growing US manufacturing of clean energy products and boosting US competitiveness through major improvements in manufacturing energy productivity. Clean Energy Manufacturing Initiative. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2013

billion in credit subsidy appropriations available under the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program. According to the GAO, most applicants and manufacturers cited lengthy and burdensome application and review processes or restrictive loan and reporting requirements as challenges. billion in loan authority or $4.2

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Baua Electric

MAY 10, 2023

Unifor President Lana Payne isn’t mincing phrases in regards to the union’s intentions for Volkswagen Staff’s deliberate battery cellular production plant in St. Building will get started after occasion, with the primary battery cellular scheduled to be produced in 2027. Manufacturing on the St. Thomas, Ont. this January.

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