Charged

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Lithium-ion battery prices have been dropping for so long that industry players and pundits tend to factor ever-cheaper cells into their predictions, and many have made (dubious) comparisons to Moore’s Law, one of the core tenets of the computer industry. Prices for LFP-based packs rose 27% in 2022.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 13, 2023

Electric vehicles now make up 9% of new car sales in Canada. and Quebec, the market share is even higher, with electric vehicles making up around 20% and 14% of new cars sold in each province, respectively. Canada’s electricity grid is currently 84% non-emitting.

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Grist

MAY 24, 2022

In some ways, electric vehicles are everywhere these days: With gas prices soaring and climate warnings becoming more urgent, many drivers are searching online for EVs; major car companies like Ford have released electric versions of their classic models; and several states have introduced EV rebates. are electric.

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Charged

JULY 5, 2022

The latest edition notes that EV sales “powered through 2021 and have remained strong so far in 2022,” but cautions that “ensuring future growth will demand greater efforts to diversify battery manufacturing and critical mineral supplies to reduce the risks of bottlenecks and price rises.”. At the end of 2021, there were about 16.5

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Charged

JANUARY 17, 2023

The EV Metals Group acquired the battery materials and technology business of Johnson Matthey in 2022. Now subsidiary EV Metals Arabia has advanced its plans to build a battery material processing plant in Saudi Arabia. Construction is scheduled to commence in Q3 of this year.

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R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2023

But will lithium follow that same trend? Last year saw lithium prices soar due to increased demand for lithium-ion batteries as well as supply chain impacts due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In February 2022, battery-grade lithium carbonate soared to $72,000 per metric ton, which was nine times higher than the 2020 price.

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Charged

OCTOBER 8, 2021

General Motors has announced plans to build a new battery development facility on the grounds of its Global Technical Center in Warren, Michigan. The facility is named after the late Bill Wallace, a GM director who played a pivotal role in the development of the automaker’s battery technology. Source: GM.

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GreenTechMedia

AUGUST 5, 2020

Eos Energy Storage spent 12 years building up a technology it says can rival the dominant lithium-ion batteries for storing grid power. Energy storage is a rapidly growing market, and energy companies are plowing unprecedented sums into battery projects. Exotic battery tech, exotic claims. energy storage deployments.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

As the global Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery market is forecast to grow from $57.4 Additionally, the increasing costs of fossil fuels and gas have triggered significant adoption of electrical automobiles, propelling market enlargement. billion in 2023 to $120.65

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Charged

MAY 9, 2022

Graphite is a critical mineral for battery anodes, and surging demand for EVs is colliding with a limited global graphite supply. There is a potential for a raw material deficit in graphite…which would hamper utilization rates at [battery] cell and electric vehicle production facilities.”

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 25, 2024

Honda will bring to Ontario new manufacturing activities and jobs in the three highest value parts of the EV battery supply chain: battery materials production, battery cell manufacturing, and EV assembly. “The investment will be supported by both federal and Ontario government contributions of up to $2.5 billion each. “EV

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Charged

MARCH 7, 2022

For electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers, suppliers and test facilities, intensive testing of EV batteries is crucial to secure an advantage over the competition. Other sessions at our Spring Virtual Conference include: How To Increase Production Speed And Quality With Lithium-Ion Battery Leak Testing.

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Charged

JUNE 2, 2021

Solid Power, a producer of solid-state EV batteries, has announced a $130-million Series B investment round led by the BMW Group, Ford and Volta Energy Technologies. Ford and BMW have also expanded existing joint development agreements with Solid Power to secure all-solid-state batteries for future EVs.

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R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 4, 2022

However, few commodities have surged this year quite like lithium. Lithium is one of the most important elements for our transition to a lower-carbon future. Lithium batteries are replacing the fuel in combustion engines in a variety of applications. This is where lithium differs from oil.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Battery recycling technology company Lithion has raised 125 million Canadian dollars ($99 million US) in a Series A funding round, and has granted construction and manufacturing firm IS Dongseo the exclusive right to use its lithium-ion battery recycling technology in the South Korean market.

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The Verge: Energy

APRIL 18, 2024

Image: GM General Motors’ initial new home energy products are now available to purchase, including the equipment necessary to turn your GM-made electric vehicle into a mobile power generator for your home. Right now, GM only has one electric vehicle that’s capable of bidirectional charging: the 2024 Chevy Silverado EV RST.

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Clean Energy Canada

MARCH 23, 2022

OTTAWA — Several Canadian Battery Task Force members have made statements in response to the recent series of electric vehicle battery supply chain developments in Canada. Joanna Kyriazis, Clean Transportation Program Manager at Clean Energy Canada & Co-Chair of Canadian Battery Task Force.

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Greentown Labs

JULY 27, 2022

Energy Dome closed an $11M convertible round to accelerate the commercial development of its CO 2 battery. Revterra raised a $6M Series A for its grid-stabilizing kinetic battery from Greentown partners Equinor and SCF Partners’ venturing arms. Department of Energy’s Battery Recycling Prize. Awards + Recognition.

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Charged

APRIL 20, 2021

The rechargeable battery industry has experienced significant growth and is expected to continue to grow into the future. Most of this growth is expected to be propelled by next-generation high voltage energy systems for electric vehicles, and marine and home storage applications that use seriesconnected battery packs.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Digital transparency company Everledger has launched what they tout as a world-first battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries. EV battery tracking. EV battery visibility.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 19, 2023

British battery startup Britishvolt has collapsed into administration. Having hoped to build the UK’s first giga-scale battery factory, its collapse signals significant headwinds for the country’s emobility momentum. In July 2022, the startup announced government funding for its largest asset, the £3.8 billion ($4.7

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Business Green

MARCH 3, 2022

Hyundai has become the latest carmaker to accelerate its electric vehicle (EV) ambitions, yesterday unveiling fresh plans to add another 17 new battery car models to its line up by the end of the decade, backed by £12bn of investment. From 2025, all new Genesis models will be electric, it said.

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Charged

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In this free webinar at our Fall Virtual Conference (October 17-20, 2022), presented by Materion, we will discuss how the latest clad metal technologies enable safer and more reliable lithium-ion packs, highly reliable chargers, and lightweight battery enclosures. Reserve your spot—it’s free!

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TechCrunch: Climate

AUGUST 17, 2023

Ford is partnering with South Korean battery manufacturers SK On and EcoPro BM to build a cathode manufacturing facility in Quebec, Canada. billion (USD $890 million) joint investment will provide battery materials to supply future Ford electric vehicles. The onshoring of battery factories in the U.S. The CAD $1.2

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The UK car market has ended five months of decline largely thanks to soaring sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs), which accounted for almost one in seven new cars to hit the road during August, the latest official industry figures have confirmed. It means battery EVs took an overall 14.5

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 23, 2022

billion) investment in a cylindrical battery plant. It is said to be the first-ever cylindrical-type battery manufacturing plant in North America. The Korean battery manufacturer will be the cylindrical battery plant’s sole investor. Construction is to begin in the second quarter of 2022. trillion ($1.4

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Mr. Sustainability

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Summary - According to Oilprice, the price of a lithium-ion battery pack used to power an electric vehicle has plunged 89% in the last decade, from $1,100 per kWh to $137 per kWh. Marine batteries still cost significantly more, ranging between $800-$1,000 per kWh for retrofits to $500 per kWh for newbuilds.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Renewable energy asset developer Ameresco will supply Southern California Edison with three battery energy storage systems totaling 537 MW/2 GWh to provide resiliency to the grid. SCE sees a growing role for battery storage as we transition to delivering 100% clean renewable energy to customers,” SCE President and CEO Kevin Payne said. "SCE

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Electric vehicles could reach cost-parity with petrol and diesel cars within three years, but immediate commodity supply risks pose challenges, according to latest BNEF report. Although battery prices fell overall across 2021, in the second half of the year prices have been rising," he explained.

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Green Living Guy

MARCH 13, 2022

LOS ANGELES, March 08, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos, Inc. NASDAQ: XOS) is a leading manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles and powertrains. Now they are delivering their electric vehicles to UniFIrst. UniFirst For they announced having delivered the first […].

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Clean Energy Canada

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Batteries are evolving. No longer just something that needs changing in your TV remote, batteries are fast becoming the engines of the global economy. In a decade’s time, a battery will likely power your car or the electricity grid that lights your home. Perhaps the biggest opportunity lies in electric vehicles.

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Mr. Sustainability

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Summary - According to Oilprice, the price of a lithium-ion battery pack used to power an electric vehicle has plunged 89% in the last decade, from $1,100 per kWh to $137 per kWh. Marine batteries still cost significantly more, ranging between $800-$1,000 per kWh for retrofits to $500 per kWh for newbuilds.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 10, 2022

A report from the Green Finance Institute’s Coalition for the Decarbonisation of Road Transport (CDRT) illustrates how the UK can become a global player in electric vehicle (EV) batteries if billions of pounds are invested now to build a battery supply chain. EVs and financing the drive to net zero. Out now! ??

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Charged

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

The startup aims to boost the North American battery supply chain by producing an iron-based cathode. Iron-based battery chemistries have long dominated the market in China, while US and European automakers have mostly used nickel-based chemistries. My one pager attached.

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CleanTech San Diego

JANUARY 13, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced $42 million in funding for 12 projects to strengthen the domestic supply chain for advanced batteries that power electric vehicles (EVs). 24M Technologies (Cambridge, MA) will develop low-cost and fast-charging sodium metal batteries with good low-temperature performance for EVs.

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 17, 2022

Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with Italian technology supplier Pramac on a portable energy storage unit with second-life I-PACE batteries. The Off Grid Battery Energy Storage System features lithium-ion cells from Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicle batteries taken from prototype and engineering test models.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 30, 2020

French oil giant Total and European automaker Opel will collaborate on electrical vehicle cell manufacturing, with a maximum potential capacity of 48 gigawatt-hours. European battery manufacturing is attracting increasing attention from industry and governments alike. billion for battery research and innovation.

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