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Tesla-battery maker Panasonic may add 4680 battery capacity to Kansas plant

Baua Electric

A rendering of Panasonic’s upcoming facility in De Soto, Kansas / Source: Panasonic Tesla battery supplier Panasonic Energy is considering pouring new investments potentially up to $4 billion in its De Soto, Kansas, plant to produce 4680 battery cells for the Tesla Cybertruck and Tesla’s next-gen vehicles.

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BMW to be supplied with Tesla-like cylindrical batteries for new EVs

Teslarati

As per recent reports, German luxury car maker BMW will reportedly be supplied with Tesla-like cylindrical batteries for its EVs in Europe. will reportedly be BMW’s supplier. BMW has so far been using prismatic cells for its EVs. The publication’s sources added that BMW follows Tesla in adopting new technologies. .

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Kansas City Power & Light To Build 1,000 Electric-Car Charging Sites

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Kansas City, Missouri, will become the latest municipality to gain an electric-car charging infrastructure this year. A local utility company is leading the effort to build a comprehensive network of charging sites for drivers of plug-in vehicles.

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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic to increase battery production at Giga Nevada

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The Inflation Reduction Act’s EV credits for domestic cell production have encouraged more automakers and foreign battery suppliers to build battery plants in the United States. Panasonic’s Future in the United States Besides Tesla, Panasonic might start working with Stellantis and BMW on new battery plants in North America.

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Tesla battery supplier Panasonic teases new U.S. facility to help with EV demand

Teslarati

” Panasonic is considering building the new facility in Pryor, Oklahoma, and it would be worth $5 billion and be 5 million square feet in size. BMW and Stellantis are just two companies that are hoping to use Panasonic as a supplier and have had discussions with Panasnoic about potential facilities in the U.S.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Kansas City Power & Light. The Standard for High Performance Green Buildings will consider a revision to encourage EV-ready building practices. a standard for high performance green buildings that in 2018 will become the basis for the International Green Construction Code. Berkshire Hathaway Energy. ChargePoint.

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