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AUGUST 21, 2020

Premium EV manufacturer NIO has launched Battery as a Service (BaaS) for customers in China. NIO BaaS users can purchase a car without the battery, making EVs more price competitive against existing powertrains, while also providing the flexibility to change battery capacity depending on their needs and pay accordingly.

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China Batteries Battery Financing 508

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2022

Electric vehicle manufacturers are searching for a significant increase in energy density, an improvement of fast-charging capabilities, and a reduced cost for lithium-ion batteries. This leads to long-lasting, fast-charging batteries for electric vehicles.

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Chinese Manufacturer Lithium Ion Batteries 273

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Following the approval of all relevant authorities, BASF and Shanshan have formed the joint venture “BASF Shanshan Battery Materials Co., The newly formed company has four sites in Hunan and Ningxia, China, with more than 1,600 employees. The new entity will be majority owned by BASF (BASF 51% and Shanshan 49%).

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China Batteries Battery Energy Storage 352

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Leading China-based battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) and Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., announced that from 2024 through 2030, Honda will purchase 123 GWh of batteries for pure electric vehicles in China from CATL. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Honda Purchase China Batteries 334

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Ford announced that Mustang Mach-E, its first global pioneering SUV built on an all-new, all-electric platform, will be manufactured in China by Changan Ford for local customers. Mustang Mach-E will become available in China later this year. Ford is investing more than $11.5 billion in electric vehicle development through 2022.

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China Ford Manufacturer Production 353

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

China dominates BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) lithium-ion battery supply chain ranking in 2020, having quickly surpassed Japan and Korea that were leaders for the majority of the previous decade. China’s dominance of the industry is to be expected given its huge investments and the policies the country has implemented over the past decade.

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Li-ion Supplies Europe China 459

Green Car Congress

JUNE 29, 2022

(LEAD) announced that it has been contracted by Volkswagen to supply battery manufacturing equipment for Salzgitter, accounting for more than 65% of the total equipment quantity for that 20 GWh gigafactory. Volkswagen has announced it will invest €30 billion to build 6 battery factories in Europe.

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Manufacturer Batteries Battery China 195

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2020

Mercedes-Benz has entered a far-reaching strategic partnership with the Chinese battery cell manufacturer Farasis Energy (Ganzhou) Co., The contract will provide a secure source of supply of battery cells for Mercedes-Benz’s electrification strategy, while Farasis gains security for its planned construction of production capacity.

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Mercedes Chinese Manufacturer Batteries 396

Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2023

PPG has inaugurated a battery pack application center (BPAC) in Tianjin, China. The $30-million facility features a full range of capabilities to test the application of PPG coatings technologies, materials and systems for electric vehicle (EV) battery packs, allowing customers to accelerate the development of new EV technologies.

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China Batteries Battery Range 221

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JUNE 2, 2023

China-based EV startup U Power Limited entered into a framework strategic cooperation agreement with Quantum Solutions Co., China-based EV startup U Power Limited entered into a framework strategic cooperation agreement with Quantum Solutions Co.,

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Japan China Power Powered 284

Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2023

General Motors and Samsung SDI plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to begin operations in 2026. The plant will have more than 30 GWh of capacity and will bring GM’s total US battery cell capacity to about 160 GWh when it is at full production.

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GM Manufacturer Batteries Battery 199

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JULY 30, 2022

Volkswagen Group China unveiled its first electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) passenger drone prototype, as part of its strategy to explore and break new ground in fully electric and sustainable individual mobility concepts. Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO of Volkswagen Group China. With a luxury X-wing configuration of 11.2m

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China Chinese Concept Fully Electric 432

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 7, 2022

Africa could overtake China as the world’s largest producer of natural graphite for lithium ion batteries as soon as 2026, according to Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, in a sign of the continent’s growing importance to the electric vehicle supply chain. of the world’s lithium-ion battery capacity. Graphite mine in Madagascar.

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Africa China Lithium Ion Madagascar 259

Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2022

The BMW Group will open its Cell Manufacturing Competence Center (CCMC) in the fall. With the emmission control approval procedure now completed, the necessary conditions are in place for commissioning of near-standard production of lithium-ion battery cells at the competence center in Parsdorf, outside of Munich.

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BMW Manufacturer Lithium Ion Batteries 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 7, 2023

More than two-thirds (68%) of lithium-ion battery production planned for Europe is at risk of being delayed, scaled down or cancelled, according to new analysis by the European NGO Transport & Environment. Battery production capacity equivalent to 18 million electric cars—1.2 Europe must act or risk losing it all.

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Companies Batteries Battery Production 430

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 19, 2023

Great Wall Motor, an automobile manufacturer based in the province of Hebei, China, intends to construct electric vehicle batteries in Thailand and may conduct research and development for battery electric pickup trucks.

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Thailand Manufacturer Motor Motors 105

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Swedish battery materials company Altris AB, which specializes in producing highly sustainable cathode materials for rechargeable sodium batteries, has officially opened its first office in China. CATL has led the way and has announced that there will be a value chain to produce such batteries by 2023. V vs sodium.

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Sodium China Companies Batteries 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Dürr is positioning itself in the growing Li-ion battery market as a supplier of production technology and is expanding its market access to battery manufacturers through a cooperation with Techno Smart, a leading Japanese manufacturer of coating systems. Dürr Megtec is part of the Clean Technology Systems division.

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Lithium Ion Manufacturer Batteries Battery 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Volkswagen Group China is commencing construction of a battery system production factory in Hefei (Anhui province). VW Anhui Components Company is the first battery system plant to be wholly owned by the Group in China. Stephan Wöllenstein, CEO Volkswagen Group China.

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China Building Czech Republic Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Giga Carbon Neutrality (GCN) has secured a contract to supply 200 hydrogen and battery EV powered heavy trucks and associated engineering machinery from The People’s Government of Ejin Horo Banner, an administrative division of Ordos City of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in China. The partners plan to invest RMB 2.3

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Hydrogen China Carbon Mongolia 221

Baua Electric

APRIL 15, 2024

China already has enough battery manufacturing capacity to supply all global EV production, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance. China’s declared 2023 battery production alone was close to the actual global demand, according to BNEF, which notes that the U.S.,

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Global China Batteries Battery 52

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 12, 2022

Norway-based FREYR Battery and Taiwan-based Aleees, a producer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cathode materials for batteries, have signed a Head of Terms agreement to pursue a joint venture with the ambition to establish an LFP cathode plant in the Nordic region.

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Manufacturer Norway Taiwan Batteries 225

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JANUARY 11, 2022

jointly to produce battery-swap enabled pure electric vehicles. According to the agreement, Kandi and Hengrun will use their respective capabilities to produce battery-swappable pure electric vehicles. Hengrun specializes in the research, development, manufacturing, sales and after-sales service of automobiles, parts, and accessories.

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Electric Vehicles China Batteries Battery 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Honda last week held a virtual press conference on its electrification strategy in China. All new models Honda will introduce in China after 2030 will be electrified—hybrids (HEVs) and EVs. All new models Honda will introduce in China after 2030 will be electrified—hybrids (HEVs) and EVs. e:N series.

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Honda China Vehicles Concept 418

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Buick will introduce its first electric vehicle in China developed on GM’s Ultium platform later this year. The announcement came shortly after GM announced plans to roll out more than 15 Ultium-based models in China by 2025, and reinforced its commitment to making electric vehicles more connected and intelligent.

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Buick China GM Cadillac 284

Green Car Congress

APRIL 21, 2022

Widely ignored, although gaining attention, is China’s strategic positioning as a crucial gatekeeper to several key “green” technologies, including battery energy storage to support electric vehicles (EVs)—specifically, battery electric vehicles (BEVs)—along with stationary storage for power grids.

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China Energy Indonesia Power Grid 416

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MAY 3, 2023

SK IE Technology (SKIET) signed an MOU with Sunwoda , the 9 th largest battery manufacturer in terms of global market share (according to SNE Research in 2022), to strengthen cooperation in supplying battery separators. The MOU signing ceremony took place at Sunwoda Group’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China.

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Supplies Batteries Battery South Korea 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2019

Magna and the BAIC Group have signed a framework agreement governing their electric vehicle manufacturing joint venture ( earlier post ) in Zhenjiang, China, which marks another milestone of their continued cooperation. The facility has the capacity of up to 180,000 vehicles per year.

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Manufacturer China Vehicles 2019 218

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Octillion Energy, a global supplier of advanced high-density lithium-ion battery packs for passenger cars, trucks, buses, and energy-storage systems, has achieved the milestone of shipping more than 1,500 battery packs a day and expects to hit 2,000 packs per day this month. Octillion Power Systems’ factory in Hefei, China.

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Global Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 329

Green Car Congress

MARCH 11, 2023

Tests conducted by Titirici Group , a multidisciplinary research team based at Imperial College London, have found that a novel carbon nanotube electrode material derived from CO 2 —produced by Estonian nanotech company UP Catalyst ( earlier post )—enhances the cyclability of sodium-ion batteries. From every 3.7

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Carbon Molten Salt Sodium Li-ion 366

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

BMW Group now holds 75% of the shares in BBA, while its Chinese partner, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd. The BMW Group will use the additional capacity to manufacture models for the Chinese market locally, which are also being produced in other plants. CBA), indirectly holds the remaining 25%. BMW iX in Shanghai.

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BMW China Chinese 2003 335

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Farasis Energy, a global developer and manufacturer of lithium-ion cells, modules and large battery systems, recently completed C-round financing exceeding 1 Billion US dollars. The compay will use the capital raised to accelerate the expansion of its global automotive battery manufacturing infrastructure.

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Li-ion Manufacturer Global Batteries 239

CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

Researchers in China say they have found a way to make manganese ion batteries that will be much less expensive to manufacture. The post Researchers Propose Non-Aqueous Manganese Metal Batteries appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Batteries Battery China Manufacturer 119

Green Car Congress

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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Australia Supplies Li-ion Manufacturer 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 28, 2020

Octillion Power Systems, a provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems for electric mobility, announced it has reached two milestones: 100,000 electric vehicles worldwide powered by its batteries and 2 billion kilometers driven. Twenty percent of the electric vehicles in China today are using Octillion batteries, the company said.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion India 423

Green Car Congress

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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Electrek

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The US is seriously lagging behind China in battery manufacturing and research, which holds a tight grip on the global battery supply chain. But two US senators are raising a red flag, saying it’s time to turn the ship around and focus on next-generation battery tech.

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China Batteries Battery Production 96