DOE loans BlueOval SK $9.63 billion to expand US EV battery manufacturing
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loan Programs Office (LPO) has closed a direct loan of up to $9.63 billion to BlueOval SK, a joint venture between Ford and South Korean
Hints Of A Next-Generation EV Battery Emerge From New Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Material
The state of EV battery technology has come a long way since 1996, when GM deployed lead-acid chemistry in a short-lived attempt to bring electric cars back from a decades-long hiatus.
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EV Battery Material Shortages by 2030? Which Ones?
Electric vehicle sales keep growing, and quite fast. Year over year, gas car sales have been going down and electric car sales have been going up. The transition is underway. But there are periods of faster growth and periods of
Contargo logistics adds 20 Mercedes eActros 600 electric semis to fleet
European logistics firm Contargo is adding twenty of Mercedes’ new, 600 km-capable eActros battery electric semi trucks to its trimodal delivery fleet, bringing zero-emission shipping to Germany’s hinterland.
more…Lyten to acquire lithium-metal battery manufacturing assets from Cuberg
San Jose-headquartered Lyten, a manufacturer of advanced materials and sulfur-lithium batteries, plans to acquire manufacturing assets from San Leandro-headquartered Cuberg, including its lithium-metal battery manufacturing facility and cell-making equipment.
How to design a wireless EV charging system: technical considerations and components needed
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Nano One receives C$18 million to increase LFP cathode production in Canada
Canadian lithium-ion battery materials developer Nano One Materials has been granted C$18 million in financing from the Government of Québec to support the piloting of the company’s One-Pot process
One of Texas’ dirtiest coal plants will swap to solar with help from US grant
A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 billion grant from the US Department of Agriculture meant to help clean
Mining firm Fortescue orders $400 million worth of electric mining equipment from China’s XCMG
Australian mining company Fortescue has placed a $400-million order with Chinese heavy equipment maker XCMG (Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group). The sale, which includes over 100 pieces of electric equipment,
ConnectDER raises $35 million to scale its meter socket adapters for EV charging
US-based home energy technology provider ConnectDER has secured $35 million in Series D funding to accelerate its market expansion and development of its meter socket adapters for EV charging