Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

To meet our long-term needs, we will be building battery cell factories with our partners, each with an annual capacity of up to 20 GWh, at six locations in key markets for us: two in China, two in Europe and two in USMCA [United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement]. Both partners will build two gigafactories in China and Europe.

BMW 273

BMW Batteries Battery Fully Electric 273

Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Valuable materials such as cobalt, nickel, lithium, and copper are then extracted and refined, removing impurities to meet quality standards for reuse. The current recycling infrastructure may not be adequate to handle this growing volume, posing challenges in terms of logistics, storage, and processing capacity.

Batteries 52

Batteries Battery Energy Storage Lithium Ion 52

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 18, 2023

Noting similar challenges for other OEMs, Casey Selecman, a forecast director with AutoForecast Solutions, stated, “Everyone is up against it globally, there are looming threats of shortages for nickel, lithium, graphite and cobalt.” Brent Wilson is CEO of Galvanic Energy , a geoscience-driven resource exploration company.

GM 282

GM North America Nickel Lithium EV1 282