Batteries
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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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An investigation of what happens when EVs are in accidents found that it's more common to replace rather than repair—leading to some very high collision price tags, and a higher rate of totaled EVs.
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VW picks Canada for first American PowerCo EV battery plant
The PowerCo facilities are due to make a new cell format headed into EVs built on VW Group's next-generation EV platform, termed SSP.
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Sakuu claims first 3D-printed battery cell potentially for EVs
The company says that it’s on track to make printed batteries at scale for mobility, aerospace, EVs, and energy storage, among other uses.
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$2B DOE loan to Redwood Materials could boost US EV battery content
The DOE has given a conditional commitment for the loan, which would go toward a $3.5 billion recycling and remanufacturing facility in Nevada.
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Report: Small VW EV, battery plant considered for North America
The Canadian province of Ontario is reportedly in the running for a battery plant, while an EV smaller than the ID.4 may have already been given the green light.
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Study: Smaller EV batteries would lessen lithium-mining mess
Limiting the size of EV batteries could bring significant positive environmental impact, a report suggests.
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Tesla is claiming to apply some of its manufacturing know-how back to battery cells, in a facility that vastly cuts the investment and space needed for a specific output.
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Chinese startup might soon make EVs with cell-to-chassis tech
China's Neta Auto claims that all battery components are housed in the vehicle's structure, with no need for a separate battery pack—improving everything from range to safety.
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DOE: In 2022 money, EV battery costs have kept falling
On a constant-dollar basis, battery costs fell slightly in 2022 based on usable energy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
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BMW aims to build solid-state EV batteries under license
BMW will build pilot production lines for Solid Power cells at its facilities in Germany, amid plans for a solid-state-powered production model by 2030.
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$2.5B DOE loan backs GM's Ultium EV plan
The announcement marks the DOE’s first loan made exclusively for battery cell manufacturing made under the ATVM program established under the George W. Bush administration.
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Tech update may boost range of future Hyundai and Kia EVs
Hyundai introduced its E-GMP platform two years ago—offering a possibility of coming close to matching Tesla on efficiency and range. With silicon-carbide tech, it might potentially pass it.
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Battery costs aren't expected to start dropping again in 2024, when more lithium mining and refining capacity will be online, reducing prices.
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Hyundai, battery supplier SK ally to meet US EV sourcing rules
Rules that will qualify U.S.-built EVs for the full $7,500 tax credit in the near future appear to have accelerated a U.S. partnership between the battery division of SK Innovation and automaker Hyundai.
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LG Chem plans $3B EV battery material plant in Tennessee
The plant will be the largest of its kind in the U.S. and will be able to make material supporting batteries for 1.2 million EVs annually, assuming a 310-mile range per vehicle.
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Freyr's Georgia battery factory will focus on energy storage
More than electric cars themselves, the focus of a mammoth Freyr plant in Georgia may be batteries for applications that help ease the draw on the grid.
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Bollinger commercial EVs to use batteries from Michigan's ONE
Bollinger plans to use ONE's Aries line, which consists of cell-to-pack technology and a modular design.
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Beyond GM and Sony EV projects, Honda goes solo on solid-state tech
Honda is aiming to put its first solid-state cells into cars later this decade, but which solution will let it strike out on its own?
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