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

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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. Targeted to start by the first quarter of 2024, the plant aims to have an annual production capacity of 40 gigawatt hours.

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

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and Samsung SDI have entered into a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture to produce battery cells and modules for North America. Stellantis N.V. Targeted to start in 2025, the plant aims to have an initial annual production capacity of 23 gigawatt hours, with the ability to increase up to 40 gigawatt hours in the future.

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paragon AG US subsidiary Voltabox opens Li-ion battery pack assembly plant in Texas

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Voltabox of Texas , the US subsidiary of German automotive supplier paragon AG, officially opened of its new plant in Cedar Park where Voltabox is now operating one fully automated assembly line for Li-ion battery packs. Voltabox Li-ion battery systems have been specifically designed for an extremely wide range of applications.

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Polymer-graphene nanocomposites as high-rate “green” electrodes for Li-ion batteries

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graphene nanocomposites as high-rate cathode materials for rechargeable lithium batteries. ion conduction due to increased surface area in the polymer? Since the battery performance of these kinds of polymer?graphene Click to enlarge. A team of researchers from the US and China have developed novel polymer?graphene

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DOE CEMAC report examines US opportunities in automotive Li-ion batteries

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With increasing demand for electric and hybrid electric vehicles and with lithium-ion battery (LIB) producers locating in close proximity to automotive manufacturers, the United States has an opportunity in automotive LIBs under certain conditions, according to a new 2 15osti/63354.pdf">report

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Rice team shows that thin nanotube films stop dendrite growth from Li metal anodes

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The Rice University lab of chemist James Tour has shown that thin nanotube films effectively stop dendrites that grow naturally from unprotected lithium metal anodes in batteries. Here, it is shown that lithiated multiwall carbon nanotubes (Li?MWCNTs) They want to be able to charge their batteries quickly. —James Tour.

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PowerGenix to supply NiZn batteries for traffic light backup systems

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PowerGenix, the manufacturer of high performance, rechargeable Nickel-Zinc (NiZn) batteries ( earlier post ), has entered an exclusive agreement with PSI Acquisition, LLC to supply battery cells for UP-Stealth, an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the traffic industry.