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RusNano, Chinas Thunder Sky to Manufacture Li-ion Batteries in Russia for EVs

Green Car Congress

The supervisory board of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies ( RusNano ) has approved the state corporation’s participation in a project with China-based Li-ion battery manufacturer Thunder Sky to manufacture Lithium-ion batteries, the first such project in Russia. Tags: Batteries China Russia.

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Chinese-Russian JV launches worlds largest Li-ion battery factory in Novosibirsk Oblast; lithium iron phosphate

Green Car Congress

Liotech , a joint venture between RUSNANO and Chinese holding company Thunder Sky, has launched the world’s largest high-capacity lithium-ion battery factory near Novosibirsk. Implementation of public electric transport equipped with our lithium-ion batteries will significantly improve the environment in large cities in Russia.

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smart fortwo electric drive to be launched in China by year’s end

Green Car Congress

Daimler’s smart brand will bring the smart fortwo electric drive to market in China by year’s end, becoming the first European importer to sell a fully electric vehicle on the Chinese market. The Chinese government has now given the green light for approval of the zero-local-emission runabout.

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The raw materials crunch: How bad, how long, how to solve it?

Charged EVs

Cell prices on a dollar per kilowatt-hour basis are set to rise this year—the first year in the trend of the modern lithium-ion battery that we will see cell prices reverse, and that’s solely—well, primarily, let’s say—due to raw material prices increasing. “In governments) need to become much more proactive.