Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

BrightDrop, GM’s new business focused on electric last-mile deliveries ( earlier post ), has completed the first production builds of the EV600, a key milestone to deliver its first electric light commercial vehicle (eLCV) to FedEx Express in time for the holiday season. BrightDrop EV410.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 12, 2023

Kia held a groundbreaking ceremony for its dedicated plant for the production of battery-electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV). Kia will invest around one trillion KRW (approximately US$758 million) to secure 99,000 acres of land, with the company planning to start mass-production in the second half of 2025.

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Kia Production Building Vehicles 195

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Rock Tech Lithium intends to build Europe’s first lithium converter—a production plant for battery-grade lithium hydroxide—in Guben, Brandenburg, Germany. The company intends to locate all production steps of lithium refining in one overall plant at the Guben site.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Fresh off a successful crowdfunding program to gain capital and secure slots for its first 2,000 solar EV builds, Aptera Motors is offering a peek at its production-intent design currently being finalized in Italy. See more in the video below.

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Aptera Solar Building Italy 120

Green Car Congress

APRIL 20, 2022

Toyota will invest $383 million in four of its US manufacturing plants—in Alabama, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee—to support the production of four-cylinder engines, including options for hybrid electric vehicles. Toyota Alabama has the capacity to build 900,000 engines annually and represents a nearly $1.5-billion

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Electrek

APRIL 1, 2024

This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. Watch the video in full below.

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United Arab Emirates Aptera Solar UAE 114

Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 25, 2023

BYD, Chinese leading electric vehicle manufacturer, announced the next stage of its European strategy with the construction of a brand-new manufacturing and production centre in Szeged, Hungary. The factory […] The post BYD to Build EV Factory in Hungary for Localised Production in Europe appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Hungary BYD Europe Building 104

CN EV Post

AUGUST 12, 2022

NIO's battery swap station plant in Hungary will be operational in September, about two hours from CATL's planned battery production base in the country. The post CATL to build €7.34 billion battery production base in Hungary appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 19, 2023

General Motors has paused production at a plant in Ontario, Canada, due to a shortage of batteries, according to the local London Free Press. The Cami Assembly plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, builds BrightDrop electric vans, but has been closed for a month due to a reported battery shortage.

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Building London General Motors Production 113

Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2024

Tesla Giga Berlin’s treehouse protesters are looking to extend their stay in the forest surrounding the Model Y production facility. So far, the group has opted to build treehouses in the monoculture forest near Giga Berlin as part of their efforts against the EV maker’s expansion plans.

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Electrek

MARCH 20, 2024

General Motors (GM) looks to get back on track this year as executives believe EV “production hell” is behind it. After missing EV sales targets for the past two years, will 2024 be the year of execution, as GM says it will?

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Polestar 3 has officially begun production in Chengdu, China, before its first deliveries. The third bespoke model, which is also Polestar’s first electric SUV, has a lot riding on its success in multiple markets. It will also be built in the US, and Polestar provided an update on that progress.

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China Production Building SUV 116

CN EV Post

JULY 31, 2022

The post Ganfeng Lithium plans to build China's largest solid-state battery production base appeared first on CnEVPost. Ganfeng's Chongqing-based project will have 10 GWh of battery capacity and 10 GWh of pack capacity when completed. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Electric Cars Report

APRIL 11, 2023

Kia held a groundbreaking ceremony on Tuesday for its dedicated plant for the production of battery-electric purpose-built vehicles (PBV).

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 26, 2024

USA has not been the home of much of the world’s EV battery or battery component production. continued] The post Redwood Materials Building Huge Cathode Factory In USA appeared first on CleanTechnica. That has been.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 1, 2024

This month’s progress update recaps a recent visit to France, details an upcoming trip to the United Arab Emirates, and talks about the status of Aptera’s first production-intent solar EV builds. That video followed a separate post from Aptera offering a look at the forthcoming build process of its production-intent solar EVs.

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Electrek

JUNE 29, 2022

Samsung SDI is reportedly setting up a new pilot production line to build 4680 battery cells for Tesla. The post Tesla 4680 cell: Samsung is building a pilot production line to build the new battery appeared first on Electrek.

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Building Production Batteries Battery 98

CN EV Post

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The post Chinese battery maker CALB to build production base in Portugal appeared first on CnEVPost. CALB's plant in Portugal will be located near a local port and the company aims to make the project a world-leading zero-carbon plant. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Portugal Chinese Building Production 111

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Tesla Cybertruck units that are being called “manufacturing confirmation” builds are being seen on the Giga Texas property as the company is revamping the factory to full production after a stoppage to upgrade lines. These units show impeccable build quality, and they are the best Cybertruck builds we have seen to date.

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Teslarati

APRIL 16, 2023

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is expected to take longer to build because the company is working on a new production line for its $25k compact car. Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda recently announced that Tesla Gigafactory Mexico would take around 12 to 15 months to build–longer than it took Tesla China to build Giga Shanghai.

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Mexico Building Tesla Production 130

Electrek

APRIL 23, 2024

Tesla announced that it is changing its product plan to introduce cheaper electric cars to be built on its current production lines.

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Electric Cars Building Tesla Cars 137

CN EV Post

AUGUST 6, 2022

BYD had previously diverted some of its commercial vehicle production line capacity in order to secure production capacity for the DM-i models. The post BYD to build new commercial vehicle and parts production base in China appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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BYD Commercial Parts Building 111

Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Polestar 3 has officially begun production in Chengdu, China, before its first deliveries. That said, initial deliveries will come from production in China , where the Polestar 3 siblings are currently built. This next chapter begins with the Polestar 3, and production is now up and running overseas.

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South Carolina China Building Production 52

Electrek

APRIL 12, 2024

Aptera Motors is touting its latest milestone en route to solar EV production later this year. The first production body of its flagship vehicle has made its way over from Italy to Aptera’s headquarters in San Diego, enabling the team to finalize its design ahead of production-intent builds.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Tesla has applied to build a giant new facility, seemingly to produce cathode materials for battery manufacturing, next to “Gigafactory Texas” in Austin. more… The post Tesla applies to build giant new cathode factory for battery production next to ‘Gigafactory Texas’ appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Reports from South Korea are claiming that Hyundai will build a limited number of the N Vision 74, pegging the production figure at just 100 units. While the resulting production vehicle failed to embrace the best elements of Giugiaro’s creation, the N Vision 74 absolutely does. The next step may be building a supercar.

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Hyundai Building South Korea Concept 98

CN EV Post

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Gotion's joint venture in Thailand will create a battery export base in addition to local production of battery packs. The post Gotion to build battery pack facility in Thailand, production expected to start in Q4 2023 appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Thailand Building Batteries Battery 111

Electrek

MARCH 11, 2024

Volkswagen has canceled plans to build its all-electric ID.3 It will keep production at its EV-only plant, where it has been shaving off jobs for months. 3 at its main factory in Wolfsburg, Germany, due to low demand , adding that “every euro that we do have to spend counts.”

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Building Germany All-Electric Production 120

Teslarati

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

About 80 environmental activists are protesting against Tesla Giga Berlin’s expansion by building tree houses in the forests near the factory. Tesla aims to build warehouses, a freight yard, and a kindergarten for employees in the 100 hectares near Giga Berlin. For a world where everyone can live well!”

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2024

BMW wants humanoid robots to build its cars, evidenced by a partnership with a robotics startup that it signed today. The German automaker plans to launch a small, controlled launch of humanoid robots in its production facilities, potentially expanding to more units if performance targets are met.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

Another excerpt from biographer Walter Isaacson’s book on Elon Musk shares new details about Tesla’s next-generation vehicle platform, including plans for a different build location than the automaker previously reported. “It’s really not that exciting of a product,” Musk previously said of the mass-market EV.

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Building Tesla Mexico Texas 141

Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell. General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. The term ‘production hell’ was first coined when Tesla struggled to ramp up Model 3 production a few years ago.

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CN EV Post

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Svolt Energy previously had a plant in Germany for the production of battery packs. The post Svolt Energy to build 2nd plant in Germany for battery cell production appeared first on CnEVPost. For more articles, please visit CnEVPost.

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Germany Building Energy Production 97

Electrek

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As production at its Rouge EV plant ramps up, a new video gives us an inside look at how Ford builds its Lightning in the US. more… The post See how Ford builds its F-150 Lightning electric pickup [video] appeared first on Electrek. Ford’s F-150 Lightning is the top selling electric truck in the US through November.

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F-150 Building Ford Electric 121

Green Car Reports

MARCH 4, 2022

Honda and Sony announced Friday that they’re exploring the possibility of entering a joint venture for developing and building electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the company’s German production plant known as Giga Berlin today. Musk has frequently visited Tesla’s production plants to check on the progress of production and operations while also meeting with various team members, including those who are responsible for manufacturing.

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Building Tesla Mexico Texas 145

The Driven EV News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

BYD signs a deal to manufacture up to 30 GWh of annual sodium battery production, paving the way for global EV exports. The post BYD to build first sodium-based battery manufacturing plant for EVs appeared first on The Driven.

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Sodium BYD Manufacturer Building 131