Batteries
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Shoppers are starting to see EV battery manufacturing as a key piece in the vehicles' sustainability and carbon footprint, so more transparency and communication from automakers is necessary, suggest survey results.
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EV batteries degrade faster in hot weather: What owners can do
For EV drivers concerned about battery degradation, a few key decisions about how they park, charge, and even which battery they choose can help their car fare better over the long run.
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Toyota plots solid-state battery timeline for future EVs
The automaker also emphasized the importance of producing thinner battery packs in overall EV range and efficiency.
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China's Gotion will make EV-bound LFP batteries in Illinois
The plant will build both battery cells and packs, and while a release indicated they'll go into EVs, Gotion hasn't yet announced any EV supply deal for North America.
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Report: Mercedes might use BYD battery for Model 3 rival in China
A BYD battery would be the first use of LFP in a production Mercedes.
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Low pay at US EV battery plants is already a 2024 election flashpoint
Skilled labor at new EV battery plants doesn't pay much more than flipping burgers—and that's quickly becoming a Trump talking point.
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Cold-weather charging and acceleration are much improved, too, the battery maker claims.
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Stellantis confirms second US battery factory with Samsung SDI
The second battery plant will fall under the same StarPlus Energy joint venture as its first U.S. facility currently being built in Kokomo, Indiana and due to ramp up in early 2025.
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GM acquires more smarts for EV battery health
The firm acquired has developed software that helps provide early detection of thermal runaway events and other battery failures.
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Mazda looking to Panasonic for cylindrical EV batteries
Mazda's interest in cylindrical cells could follow Tesla and Lucid as the Japanese brand plans forthcoming electric vehicles.
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Ford and SK On get $9.2B government loan for battery plant
The loan represents the largest made by the Biden administration related to EV manufacturing, and it will help finance construction of BlueOval SK battery plants in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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Battery firm reboots Tesla Roadster concept with 6-minute charging
The concept, based on the Lotus Elise like the original Tesla Roadster, keeps the battery pack modestly sized yet it can charge at 1,600 miles per hour.
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Toyota claims a tech breakthrough that may allow solid state batteries with more than 500 miles of range to be produced as soon as 2027.
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Stellantis-LG battery plant stalls due to lack of Canadian support
Stellantis also plans a technology center for battery cells, modules, and battery packs near the plant, so much rests on a resolution.
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Rimac taps its electric supercar smarts for energy storage tech
A new battery architecture with more efficiency and a smaller footprint could help enable urban renewable energy or grid-buffering projects.
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Tesla data: Model S/X go 88% of original range at 200,000 miles
Tesla's chart suggests that its customers aren't experiencing much range loss over the full lives of their vehicles.
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CATL announces very energy-dense battery for passenger aircraft
The "condensed battery" has a claimed energy density of 500 watt-hours per kilogram and is due to enter mass production soon.
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Battery firm: Faster-charging cells could cut EV cost and weight
Quicker charging might enable smaller battery packs, improving efficiency by reducing weight, and decreasing costs, making EVs more affordable.
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And the tech is coming to Mercedes' electric G-Class, badged EQG.
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Wireless battery management could add EV range, downsize packs
Smaller, lighter batteries are the promise of supplier LG Innotek and an 800-volt BMS recently revealed for production models starting in 2024.
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Tax credits for many American-made EVs will drop on April 18
Tax Day is getting some extra sting this year for EV shoppers.
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Battery degradation isn't likely to brick your EV, data confirms
Even considering high mileage EVs, just 1.5% of EV battery packs have been replaced, suggest results from the analysis firm Recurrent.
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EV materials from Japan may be tax-credit-eligible with trade pact
A reported trade agreement with Japan, due to be formally announced today, might allow EV battery materials from Japan to qualify in U.S.-made vehicles for the Clean Vehicle Credit.
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LG plans $5.5B Arizona battery plant as largest in America
The LG Energy Solution plant is claimed to be the largest single battery-making investment in an American facility.
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