Green Car Reports

MAY 12, 2021

The Canadian firm Li-Cycle will recycle leftover raw material from the manufacturing of Ultium battery cells for upcoming General Motors electric cars, the automaker announced Tuesday in a press release.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 8, 2022

General Motors and POSCO Chemical are working with the governments of Canada and Québec to build a new $400-million facility in Bécancour, Québec, to produce cathode active material (CAM) for GM’s Ultium batteries, which will power electric vehicles such as the Chevrolet Silverado EV, GMC HUMMER EV and Cadillac LYRIQ. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2023

CAM are key battery materials that consist of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials that make up about 40% of the cost of a battery. The GM-POSCO joint venture, called Ultium CAM, will create around 200 jobs and strengthen Canada’s electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem and economy for years to come.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Membership in the initiative is the latest development in GM’s commitment to promote the sustainability of an all-electric future. In recent months, GM has announced: The company will reduce the use of cobalt, one of the mined materials essential to battery manufacturing. GM’s Ultium battery system requires 70% less cobalt.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2022

CAM is a key battery material consisting of components such as processed nickel, lithium and other materials representing about 40% of the cost of a battery cell. Livent will supply GM with battery-grade lithium hydroxide made primarily from lithium extracted at Livent’s brine-based operations in South America.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

We have also reached agreement with our partners that they will use a percentage of secondary material for the raw materials lithium, cobalt and nickel, as well as utilising green power for production, to ensure CO 2 -reduced manufacturing. That is why the long-term goal of the BMW Group is to use fully recyclable battery cells.

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Setec Powerr

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The transition to electric vehicles (EVs) represents a significant step towards environmental sustainability. Addressing their disposal is critical to maintaining the environmental integrity of electric mobility. Refining and Manufacturing The final stage involves refining these materials to further purify them.

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