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Business, Technology, Fuel

Honda, LG to Build $3.5 Billion Battery Plant, Hire 2,200 in Ohio

A Honda logo is shown at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Honda says it will build a $3.5 billion joint-venture battery factory in rural southern Ohio and hire 2,200 people to staff it as the company starts to turn the state into its North American electric vehicle hub.

Associated Press
October 11, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

Michigan Lures $1.6 Billion Battery Factory in Fight for EV Jobs

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Michigan awarded incentives to two new battery projects — a local startup building a cell plant and a Chinese firm that may produce battery components — as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer seeks to secure future automotive jobs in the state.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
October 5, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Makers Urged to Partner With Miners to Secure Key Metals

A Pilbara mining project in western Australia

A key lithium producer in Australia, the world’s top supplier, is urging electric car manufacturers and battery makers to become its partners in new refinery projects, arguing their direct financial backing is vital to avoid shortfalls of the material that’s crucial to the clean energy transition.

James Fernyhough | Bloomberg News
October 3, 2022
Business, Fuel

Lithium Miner Albemarle Lifts Outlook as EV Battery Demand Surges

Albemarle Corp., the world’s largest producer of lithium, raised its outlook for the second time this month as tight supply and growing electric vehicle demand forces battery makers to pay up for the metal.

Yvonne Yue Li | Bloomberg News
May 24, 2022

Soaring Lithium Prices May Affect Vehicle Production

Batteries, and more precisely battery metals, are poised to replace chips as the new bottleneck for the auto industry.

Gabrielle Coppola | Bloomberg News
April 22, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Fuel

NHTSA Opens Probe Into LG Electric Vehicle Batteries

DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into electric and hybrid vehicle batteries after five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling.

Tom Krisher | Associated Press
April 5, 2022
Business, Technology, Fuel

EV Battery Maker LG to Expand in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — Electric vehicle battery maker LG Energy Solution plans a $1.7 billion expansion in western Michigan that will add up to 1,200 jobs by 2025, officials announced March 22.

David Eggert | Associated Press
March 22, 2022
Government, Business, Fuel

US Unveils Battery Strategy in West Virginia to Ease Coal Loss

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and Sen. Joe Manchin on March 18 announced a program to develop lithium batteries in the U.S. as part of a broader strategy to help Appalachia amid a transition from coal.

Ari Natter | Bloomberg News
March 18, 2022
Business, Fuel

Mercedes Opens Battery Plant for Electric SUVs

Mercedes-Benz Group AG opened a battery factory in Alabama months before the luxury carmaker starts assembling electric SUVs nearby in an effort to challenge Tesla Inc. in the U.S. EV market.

William Wilkes and Matthew Miller | Bloomberg News
March 15, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Georgia County Lands Two EV Development Projects

Newton County, Ga., has landed two major electric vehicle development projects that potentially could provide thousands of jobs in the fast-growing suburb east of Atlanta.

January 12, 2022

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