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Batteries for Electric Cars Speed Toward Tipping Point
An electric vehicle charging station. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg News)
According to a survey conducted by BloombergNEF, electric vehicle makers soon will be producing models that are as affordable — and as profitable — as comparable combustion-engine models.
December 16, 2020Bollinger Motors to Build Battery Packs for Its Electric Trucks
Bollinger Motors has filed a patent for a streamlined battery pack. (PR Newswire)
Oak Park, Mich.-based electric-vehicle startup Bollinger Motors on Oct. 15 said it will produce its own battery packs for its vehicles according to a new design it developed and for which it has submitted a patent.
October 15, 2020Elon Musk Says Tesla Plans $25,000 Autonomous EV in 3 Years
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks from the stage during an outdoors shareholders meeting Sept. 22, 2020. (Tesla via YouTube)
Tesla Inc. plans to manufacture a car that will cost $25,000 in about three years’ time, fulfilling an elusive long-term objective to sell a cheap mass-market electric vehicle, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said Sept. 22.
September 22, 2020Tesla Plans Battery Facility in California After Threat to Move
The Tesla assembly plant stands in Fremont, Calif. (Sam Hall/Bloomberg News)
Tesla Inc. is planning to expand a battery-research facility in the San Francisco Bay Area.
June 25, 2020Midtronics Announces HD Battery Diagnostic Service
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Midtronics Inc. announced its DSS-5000 HD Battery Diagnostic Service System is available for commercial truck and fleet applications.
February 28, 2020Germany, France Team Up on Battery Plant to Rival Tesla, China
Peter Altmaier, Germany's economy and energy minister, gestures while speaking at the Handelsblatt Energy Summit in Germany on Jan. 21. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News)
Germany and France set out a blueprint for a giant battery factory, advancing Europe’s bid to rival the capacity of Tesla Inc. China to supply the key part for electric vehicles.
February 7, 2020Webasto Announces Modular Battery, Other Technologies
Webasto Group announced a new modular battery system as well as thermal management and charging technologies for the North American commercial vehicle and automotive e-mobility markets.
November 22, 2019Battery Giants Hit by Slump in China’s Electric Vehicle Market
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CATL and BYD Co. saw sharp declines in sales of electrified-vehicle batteries in September as demand weakened in China, where the government is cutting subsidies in the EV sector.
November 22, 2019China Battery Giant Shrugs Off Headwinds With $1.4 Billion Plan
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China’s top maker of electric-vehicle batteries plans to spend $1.4 billion (10 billion yuan) building its first factory in the southwest of the country, adding to ambitious plans for the next decade even as the short-term EV outlook gets buffeted by subsidy cuts and demand uncertainties.
September 26, 2019Bill Aims to Boost Electric-Car Battery Mineral Production
Batteries, like this Samsung one, are used to power electric vehicles. (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg News)
A group of U.S. senators is introducing legislation to boost domestic production of “critical minerals” that are often imported from China to make electric car batteries.
May 6, 2019