Batteries
EV Mania Turns Battery Makers Into Power Brokers
The SK Battery America facility is seen under construction in Commerce, Ga., on Oct. 22. (Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg News)
Automakers are investing billions of dollars to bring new electric vehicles to consumers in the U.S. and other global markets, but their success hinges on securing the most critical and expensive component: the battery.
October 23, 2020Buffett-Backed BYD Close to Battery Supply Deal With Audi
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Volkswagen AG’s Audi luxury-car brand is in talks to add China’s BYD Co. as a supplier of batteries used in its premium electric vehicles, according to people familiar with the matter.
August 29, 2019Electric Cars, Solar Compete for Same Parts
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Electric vehicles and solar tend to get lumped together as partners in the climate-friendly push to phase out fossil fuels. Now they’re competing head-to-head for high-tech components that have been in short supply.
May 3, 2019US Trails in Lithium Mining for EV Batteries
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The U.S. push to challenge China’s dominance in the production and sale of electric vehicles has at least one weak link: Most of the raw materials needed to make the batteries are dug elsewhere.
April 30, 2019Extreme Temps Affect Electric Truck Batteries
A BYD battery-electric truck. Replacing diesel-powered trucks will bring challenges. (California HVIP)
All major truck builders and several startups are preparing to develop, test and market either battery-electric vehicles or fuel-cell/battery models in the very near term. Replacing diesel-powered Class 8 trucks, though, will present numerous challenges to an industry accustomed to proven and reliable diesel-engine technology.
April 26, 2019Chattanooga VW Will Source EV Batteries From New Georgia Factory
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Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tenn., electric vehicle assembly plant will use batteries produced at a $1.67 billion factory in Georgia.
March 20, 2019Electric Trucks Advance
Freightliner's eCascadia all-electric heavy-duty truck. (Daimler Trucks North America)
As electric vehicle technology becomes increasingly viable for commercial trucking, fleets and manufacturers are preparing to put the first generation of battery-electric trucks on the road.
December 14, 2018Samsung to Build EV Battery Pack Factory in Michigan
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Samsung plans to build a $62 million electric vehicle battery pack factory in Auburn Hills, Mich., that will create more than 400 jobs, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation announced.
November 28, 2018Top Lithium Miner Forced to Stay Nimble in Fickle Battery Market
Lithium ore. (Bloomberg)
Albemarle Corp., the world’s largest lithium producer, is planning to expand production in Australia, chasing the market for a form of the metal increasingly being used by the makers of electric car batteries.
November 8, 2018Instantly Rechargeable Vehicle Battery Emerges at Purdue
Purdue University
A technology developed by researchers at Purdue University could provide an “instantly rechargeable” method that is safe, affordable and environmentally friendly for recharging electric and hybrid vehicle batteries, according to the West Lafayette, Ind., school.
July 17, 2017