Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 24, 2021

The zero-emission electric commercial vehicle market has a challenge at its core: battery sourcing and supply conditions. It’s critically important to understand the issues and complexities of the commercial vehicle industry’s battery needs and challenges.

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Commercial Supplies Batteries Battery 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2022

Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations forecast battery-grade lithium carbonate to trade at 504,813 CNY (US$74,000) per tonne in 12 months time. Lithium is expected to trade at 484,185.00 by the end of this quarter. Source: Trading Economics. Earlier post.). Lithium carbonate is forecast to trade near its high.

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Carbon Batteries Battery Lithium Ion 483

Teslarati

MAY 13, 2024

Stellantis has its eyes set on Indonesia’s nickel supply. As per the Financial Times , Stellantis is talking with Vale and Huayou Cobalt to secure battery metals for its electric vehicle expansion plans. The plant would convert low-grade nickel ore into battery-grade metal, presumably for use in electric vehicles.

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Indonesia Supplies Ford Tesla 84

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 1, 2023

will purchase 13 Nikola zero-emission Class 8 trucks as the transportation company focuses on its sustainability efforts and reducing the intensity of its carbon emissions. The initial truck order will include 10 battery-electric and three hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, with delivery of the first vehicles expected in August 2023.

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Purchase Hydrogen Los Angeles Fuel 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2022

Under the terms of the MoU, Compass Minerals would supply LGES with with a battery-grade lithium product from its lithium brine development project at its Ogden, Utah, solar evaporation facility. Securing key raw materials has become critically important, in order to maintain our lead position in the global battery market.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2023

China-based lithium salts producer Sichuan Yahua Industrial has extended the duration of its lithium hydroxide supply agreement with Tesla ( earlier post ) from 2025 to 2030. South Korea’s LG Energy Solution will also purchase no more than 30,000 t from Yahua (Ya’an) over 2023-25.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Battery manufacturer SK On signed a lithium hydroxide supply deal with Chile’s SQM, a move that will further strengthen SK On’s supply chain for critical battery materials in coping with the US “Inflation Reduction Act” (IRA) following its recent deals with Australian lithium developers. million electric vehicles (EVs).

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Supplies Chile Tax Credit New York 273

Green Car Congress

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. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 24, 2021

Disruptions to this supply can have wide-ranging consequences, but the understanding of how those disruptions play out in global markets is limited. A variety of disruptive events can affect the supply of rare earth materials, including natural disasters, labor disputes, construction delays and a pandemic. Causes of supply disruptions.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Renault Group and Finland-based metals producer Terrafame have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the future supply of nickel sulfate. With this agreement, Renault Group will secure a significant annual supply of nickel sulfate from Terrafame, representing up to 15 GWh of annual capacity.

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Supplies Finland Carbon Purchase 243

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 15, 2022

through its US subsidiary Talon Nickel (USA) LLC, entered into an agreement with Tesla for the supply and purchase of nickel concentrate to be produced from the Tamarack Nickel Project in Aitkin County, Minnesota. Talon Metals Corp., Talon and Tesla will work together to optimize nickel concentrate grades and metal recoveries.

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Minnesota Supplies Tesla Purchase 259

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

The deal with NMG will further solidify Panasonic’s goal to strengthen its EV battery supply chain in North America. Panasonic Energy’s graphite supply deal with NMG starts with an investment of USD$25 million. The Tesla battery supplier also plans to invest additional funding of USD$ 150 million with co-investors.

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NMG Supplies Market Mozambique 113

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 19, 2022

BYD and the Antelope Valley Schools Transportation Agency (AVSTA) announced a plan to bring 20 battery electric school buses to students in the Antelope Valley. The BYD Type D Battery Electric School Bus has a top speed of 65 miles per hour and a range of up to 155 miles. We are proud of our close partnerships here.

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BYD Supplies Electric Electrical 334

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 10, 2021

Phillips 66 has entered into an agreement to acquire a 16% stake in NOVONIX Limited, an Australia-based company that develops and supplies synthetic graphite materials for lithium-ion battery anodes. This strategic investment enables Phillips 66 to directly support the development of the US battery supply chain.

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Supplies Building Batteries Battery 186

Green Car Congress

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. —Jeff Morrison, GM vice president, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.

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Li-ion GM Supplies Nickel Lithium 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2021

BHP will supply Tesla Inc. Nickel is a key metal used in Tesla’s battery technology. Demand for nickel in batteries is estimated to grow by over 500 per cent over the next decade, in large part to support the world’s rising demand for electric vehicles. 85% of BHP’s nickel is now sold to global battery material suppliers.

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Supplies Lithium Ion Tesla Australia 186

Teslarati

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Tesla will be purchasing most of the battery-ready graphite that would be produced at a planned facility in Louisiana. As noted in a Bloomberg report, Melbourne-based Syrah Resources Ltd would be supplying Tesla with graphite anode material for an initial period of four years.

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Purchase Mozambique Tesla Batteries 142

CN EV Post

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Honda is expected to purchase 123 GWh of pure electric vehicle power batteries in China from CATL between 2024 and 2030. The post CATL signs deal with Honda to supply batteries that can power 2 million EVs appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Honda Supplies Power Powered 124

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Voltabox AG secured a long-term framework contract with e-troFit GmbH as the preferred supplier of high-performance battery systems for e-troFit’s conversion solutions for diesel buses. In the past fiscal year, e-troFit nominated Voltabox AG as the supplier of the battery unit for conversion kits for buses and trucks.

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Conversion Diesel Supplies Batteries 273

Teslarati

JUNE 28, 2021

Tesla battery partner Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) announced on Monday that it had extended its battery supply deal with American electric car maker Tesla. As per CATL, it would now be supplying lithium-ion batteries to Tesla from January 2022 to December 2025. .

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Supplies Batteries Battery Tesla 145

Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2022

For Volkswagen, the reduction of CO 2 emissions in the supply chain is a key element in the Group’s strategy to gradually become a carbon-neutral mobility provider by 2050. In addition to the battery-electric powertrain and aluminium components, this is particularly the case with steel. 3 production in Zwickau.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 9, 2022

jointly announced that from 2024 through 2030, Honda will purchase 123 GWh of batteries for pure electric vehicles in China from CATL. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (“CATL”) and Honda Motor (China) Investment Co.,

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Honda Supplies Batteries Battery 105

Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2021

Audi of America is offering qualified customers who purchase or lease a 2021 Audi e-tron or e-tron Sportback a subscription to Arcadia at no additional charge for up to five years. The program runs from 2 March to 30 April 2021, while supplies last. 2021 Audi e-tron. seconds and a top track speed of 124 mph.

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Audi Renewable Purchase Rhode Island 397

Green Car Congress

MARCH 6, 2022

Australia-based Queensland Pacific Metals (QPM) has entered into a binding ore supply agreement with Société Le Nickel (SLN), a subsidiary of Eramet Group, up to 1,000,000 wet metric tonnes (wmt) of nickel-containing limonite ore per annum to QPM. Specifications for the limonite ore include: 1.4 – 1.7% Ni (typical 1.6%). 30.0 – 47.5%

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Supplies Lithium Ion 2002 Purchase 243

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 24, 2022

GM Ventures, the automaker’s investment arm, has made a strategic investment in Lithion Recycling’s Series A financing round, supporting a new GM-Lithion strategic partnership agreement to pursue a circular battery ecosystem using Lithion’s advanced battery recycling technology.

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GM Companies Batteries Battery 218

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

Battery swap stations are Nio’s signature replenishment facility, and it is currently the only company offering such models to the general consumer. There are also other companies in China that offer models with battery swap support, but for the taxi market. Swapping to become more efficient by using smaller batteries.

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China Batteries Battery Energy Storage 434

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). These prices are an average across multiple battery end-uses, including different types of electric vehicles, buses and stationary storage projects.

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Price 2020 Batteries Battery 469

Teslarati

JUNE 30, 2023

Stellantis signed a supply deal with battery metal supplier Kuniko for low-carbon nickel and cobalt sulfate. The deal will help Stellantis build a sustainable battery supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) production. The battery metal will be coming from Kuniko’s Norwegian exploration projects. million ($5.5

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Electrek

JANUARY 4, 2022

Panasonic announced that it is going to purchase copper foil produced from recycled materials by Tesla co-founder JB Straubel’s Redwood Materials for battery cell production at Gigafactory Nevada. The materials will end up in Tesla vehicles – going full circle.

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Nevada Supplies Batteries Battery 145

Teslarati

JUNE 21, 2023

Tesla is rumored to be purchasing wireless charging company Wiferion, a Freiberg, Germany-based entity with charging and power solutions. Wiferion describes itself as “the industry’s leading supplier of automated, wireless power supply systems.” It also bought Hibar Systems in late 2019. I’d love to hear from you!

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Purchase Companies Charging Tesla 129

Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2023

After a competitive search, the United States Postal Service (USPS) awarded a contract for 9,250 Ford E-Transit battery electric vehicles (BEVs) as well as initial orders for more than 14,000 charging stations to be deployed at Postal Service facilities.

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Purchase Electric Vehicles Ford Kansas City 170

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 31, 2023

The partnership includes joint sourcing of nickel raw material, processing of nickel raw material, and ensuring a stable supply of processed nickel and battery materials, and exploring new businesses, including battery recycling. Nickel supply from the partnership is planned to commence in 2026. billion (US$399 million).

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Hyundai Motor Motors Motoring 150

Baua Electric

JANUARY 31, 2024

This year, Tesla’s cheapest cars, the Model 3 compact sedan, lost tax credits for the purchase of EVs under the Inflation Reduction Act. Tesla is expanding its battery facility in Sparks, Nevada to bring the supply chain for cheaper lithium iron phosphate batteries (LFP) to the United States, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday.

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Supplies Tax Credit Auto Nevada 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 25, 2022

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has signed a five-year contract with Norwegian company REEtec AS for the purchase of rare earth oxides. Through this partnership, we are also securing our supply of neodymium iron boron magnets for electric motors. —Andreas Schick, Chief Operating Officer at Schaeffler AG.

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Supplies Norway Motor Motors 259

Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2020

The BMW Group has signed a long-term supply contract worth €2 billion for battery cells with the Swedish company Northvolt. The battery cells will be produced in Europe at the Northvolt gigafactory currently under construction in Skellefteå in northern Sweden (series plant Northvolt Ett) from 2024.

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BMW Europe Supplies Batteries 239

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2023

The technology group ZF will, from 2025, purchase silicon carbide (SiC) devices from STMicroelectronics. Under the terms of the multi-year contract, ST will supply a volume of double-digit millions of silicon carbide devices to be integrated in ZF’s new modular inverter architecture going into series production in 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2023

Volkswagen, Stellantis and Glencore are supporting the purchase of the Atlantic Nickel nickel sulfide and the Mineraçao Vale Verde copper mine in Brazil by ACG , a London-listed special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), for US$ 1 billion. Atlantic Nickel The resulting company will be named ACG Electric Metals.

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