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Stellantis and LG Energy Solution to form JV for Li-ion battery production in N America; 40 GWh plant

Green Car Congress

Stellantis and LG Energy Solution have entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to produce battery cells and modules for North America. The transaction is subject to agreement on definitive documentation and customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

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Stellantis and Samsung SDI to form JV for Li-ion battery production in North America; 23 GWh to start

Green Car Congress

and Samsung SDI have entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to produce battery cells and modules for North America. The transaction is subject to agreement on definitive documentation and customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Stellantis N.V. Earlier post.).

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New Jersey advancing plug-ins: 330K units by end of 2025, 2M by 2035, 85% of new vehicles by 2040

Green Car Congress

Both houses of the New Jersey Legislature (Senate and Assembly) have passed a bill ( S2252 /A4819) that establishes goals and incentives for increased use of plug-in electric vehicles in NJ. By the end of 2040, at least 85% of all new light duty vehicles sold or leased in the State are to be plug-in electric vehicles.

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Battery cost makes affordable Toyota EV unlikely, exec says

Baua Electric

An entry-level Toyota EV is unlikely in the near future due to high battery costs, an executive said in a recently published interview with Autocar. And it definitely won’t be among the five new electric SUVs Toyota plans to launch by 2026, Autocar noted. Toyota has launched a C-HR plug-in hybrid in Europe, too.

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Benchmark: Lithium industry needs more than $116B to meet automaker and policy targets by 2030

Green Car Congress

TWh of batteries will be needed in 2030, compared to 3.9 TWh of lithium ion batteries can be produced, highlighting that the mineral is a constraining factor. It’s almost impossible, and definitely a race against time. Globally, Benchmark’s Lithium ion Battery Database forecasts that 43.7% million EVs.

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Road Test: 2023 Ranger Rover Sport Autobiography Plug-In Hybrid

Clean Fleet Report

Each family will be adding full electric siblings, but at the end of 2023 still has its wheels firmly planted in the internal combustion world with the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) its furthest current reach into electrification. kWh battery. An exaggeration? Go there on any given day and see for yourself. The Range Rover Sport PHEV has a 3.0-liter

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Who is more dependent on home charging piles for plug-in hybrid vehicles/extended range electric vehicles?

Setec Powerr

In the past two years, domestic new energy vehicles have been surging, plug-in hybrid vehicles / extended-range electric vehicles, which can be fueled and electric vehicles, and how to choose pure electric vehicles have become hot topics. it seems that plug-in hybrid vehicles or extended-range electric vehicles are the only options.