Charged

JANUARY 20, 2023

Ultium Cells , the battery cell manufacturing joint venture of LG Energy Solution and GM, plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant to expand the facility’s battery cell output by more than 40 percent, from 35 GWh to 50 GWh. Production is expected to begin in late 2023. The company put $2.3

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FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Battery recycling and manufacturing company Ascend Elements (formerly known as Battery Resourcers ) is planning to open a battery recycling plant in Georgia by August of 2022, where it will recycle lithium, cobalt and nickel. Source: Ascend Elements.

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JANUARY 17, 2023

Nevada-based Aqua Metals has begun operating a pilot battery recycling facility at the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. Feedstock has been introduced into the automated system, enabling recovery of valuable critical minerals from spent lithium-ion batteries. Ramping of the pilot facility to process metric tons of black mass per month.

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Charged

APRIL 20, 2022

Commercial vehicle OEM Proterra (NASDAQ: PTRA) plans to increase the available battery capacity of its ZX5 electric transit bus. Starting in 2023, the 40-foot Proterra ZX5 Max electric transit bus can be equipped with up to 738 kWh of onboard energy, which enables a range of more than 300 miles.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 22, 2023

The SolarEdge Home Battery , from SolarEdge Technologies Inc. , is now included in Xcel Energy ’s new Renewable Battery Connect virtual power plant (VPP) incentive program. 16% of the company’s battery installations are now enrolled in grid services programs. In the U.S.

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Charged

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

The North American Graphite Alliance (NAGA), which represents US and Canadian producers of battery-grade graphite, has submitted a request to US Trade Representative Katherine Tai to reinstate Section 301 tariffs on three graphite products from China. The concerns go beyond mere supply shortages. Source: E&E News

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Charged

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The new 2023 Hyundai IONIQ 6 has completed final EPA testing. Continually improving the efficiency of our vehicles is always a top priority for our development teams,” said Olabisi Boyle, VP of Product Planning and Mobility Strategy for Hyundai Motor North America.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

“The planned facility would be the first of its kind in North America, combining cathode and precursor materials manufacturing at a large industrial scale and thereby completing the missing link in Canada’s battery value chain, from natural resources to electric mobility,” says Umicore. Source: Umicore.

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Charged

AUGUST 24, 2023

The new factory will expand production capacity of Kreisel Electric products to serve the off-highway market in North America. Kreisel, which John Deere acquired in 2022, produces battery technology for e-mobility and stationary systems as well as DC fast charging solutions.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

LG Energy Solution and Honda have agreed to establish a joint venture to produce lithium-ion batteries in the US to power Honda and Acura EV models for the North American market. billion to establish a new US plant that will eventually have an annual production capacity of approximately 40 GWh worth of batteries.

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Charged

JUNE 27, 2023

Applications include the LytCell lithium-sulfur EV battery, lightweight composites and unique on-board sensors. Lyten’s lithium-sulfur batteries have a 60% smaller carbon footprint than lithium-ion batteries since they do not contain nickel, cobalt, or manganese. Source: Stellantis

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2024

The US energy storage market broke previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236MW/12,351MWh installed over the period. According to the report, total deployments in 2023 across all segments reached 8,735MW and 25,978MWh, representing an 89% increase over 2022. Have you read?

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Smart Energy International

MARCH 22, 2024

The US energy storage market broke previous records for deployment across all segments in the final quarter of 2023, with 4,236MW/12,351MWh installed over the period. According to the report, total deployments in 2023 across all segments reached 8,735MW and 25,978MWh, representing an 89% increase over 2022. Have you read?

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Charged

APRIL 25, 2022

In 2023, Wallbox plans to add production lines for its Quasar 2 , a CCS bidirectional DC charger. The Pulsar Plus is a WiFi-connected smart charger that’s available in 40-amp and 48-amp versions. The company has been selling a CHAdeMO version in Europe for the past two years.

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Charged

OCTOBER 12, 2022

LGES will purchase cobalt from Electra Battery Materials, and lithium from Snow Lake Resources and Avalon Advanced Materials. LGES signed a binding term sheet with Electra, which will supply 7,000 tons of cobalt sulfate for three years starting in 2023. Source: LG Energy Solution.

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altenergymag

JUNE 13, 2023

After the successful launch in North America in September 2022 and Spain and Italy in the first quarter of 2023, we are now presenting EP Cube for the German market where demands for residential solar PV systems and residential battery storage solutions are growing rapidly.

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Charged

MARCH 23, 2021

Lightning eMotors , a provider of complete zero-emission-vehicle solutions for commercial fleets, has announced that EV manufacturer and powertrain specialist Proterra will supply the battery technology for the Generation 4 Lightning Electric Transit commercial van.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Other sessions at our Fall Virtual Conference include: Meeting the Challenges of EV Battery Manufacturing from a Material Handling Standpoint This session , presented by mk North America, will explore the various material handling challenges associated with EV-battery manufacturing – from raw materials through finished product.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

DuPont Supports You from Concept to Commercialization You have many choices when it comes to suppliers and material selection when considering electric vehicle battery pack assembly and thermal management. BETAMATE structural adhesives help ensure battery pack structural integrity by demonstrating stiffness, durability, and crash performance.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Peaking at nearly 32MW from 8,500 solar-plus-storage residential systems, Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) customer batteries provided consistent clean energy to California’s power grid through the summer and fall of 2023.

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Resilience Batteries Power grid Demand 105

GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 24, 2020

NextEra Energy, North America’s leading wind and solar generator, is combing through its base of existing solar facilities with an eye to retroactively adding batteries, as it adopts a more “aggressive” view on the falling cost of energy storage. Near-firm" renewable power. NextEra built 2.7

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Charged

MARCH 15, 2023

Mercedes-Benz has announced that production of the electric version of its popular Sprinter van will start in the second half of 2023, in both North America and Europe. The new eSprinter is set to launch in the US and Canada in the second half of 2023, and the market launch in Europe will follow towards the end of 2023.

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Charged

MAY 17, 2022

Volta Trucks plans to introduce its electric commercial vehicles into North America, beginning in 2023 with a Volta Zero Class 7 truck (equivalent to the company’s existing European 16-ton truck) with a dry or refrigerated cargo box. The vehicle supports DC fast charging at 250 kW and Level 2 charging at 19 kW.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 29, 2024

From interconnection to market structures, US power grid operators are grappling with an onslaught of battery storage development, which has boomed due to the critical need to shore up variable renewable energy. GW in 2020 to more than 14 GW by the end of 2023. ” California, the US leader in battery storage deployment with 7.3

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Charged

MARCH 4, 2020

General Motors opened the doors of its Design Center Wednesday to show off a promised lineup of future electric vehicles to be sold in North America by Chevrolet, Cadillac, GMC, and Buick—a dozen vehicles all told, part of the 20 new EVs by 2023 it promised more than two years ago. and Canada.

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Charged

JANUARY 28, 2021

Commercial EV manufacturer Proterra has announced a partnership with construction equipment builder Komatsu to develop a battery-electric middle-class hydraulic excavator. Komatsu will use Proterra’s battery systems to develop a proof-of-concept electric excavator this year, and expects to proceed to commercial production in 2023 or 2024.

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Clean Energy Canada

MAY 18, 2021

OTTAWA — As Canada’s largest trading partners transform their economies to be cleaner and more competitive, one aspect of that shift is clear: batteries will be the engines of the modern world. Canada has the right ingredients for a successful battery sector, the experts told Clean Energy Canada in a roundtable convened in March.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 21, 2021

Enel Green Power North America has acquired a 3.2GW solar portfolio, including 450MW solar-plus-storage projects, from Dakota Renewable Energy. The portfolio comprises 24 projects in the development stage, will be located in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Western United States and are planned for commercial operation beginning in 2023.

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The Verge: Energy

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Here’s how Redwood Materials is putting recycling at the heart of the burgeoning battery belt. There’s a bit of a battery manufacturing boom going on. In 2021, battery manufacturing in the United States totaled approximately 55 gigawatt-hours’ worth of cells, or roughly enough batteries to produce 700,000 EVs.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 10, 2020

The organization expects there to be 169 zero-emission commercial vehicles available for purchase, or soon to be available, in North America by the end of 2020; that's a 78 percent increase from the number of zero-emission commercial vehicles available at the end of 2019. Ford is making an electric transit van.

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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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Charged

JULY 4, 2022

The production version for China is expected to go on sale in the second half of 2023, and a European version is expected to go into production at VW’s Emden plant in 2023. “As AERO will be offered globally in future—also in Europe and North America in addition to China.”. As the new flagship model of the ID. Concept Car.

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Charged

MAY 8, 2023

The companies expect the project to be the only major source of new spodumene production in North America in the next two years. Shipments are scheduled to begin in Q3 2023. It is hydroelectric-powered and has a target annual production of 226,000 metric tons.

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The latter requires that the vehicle be assembled in North America, and this requirement is effective immediately. For battery components, the ban on foreign entities of concern takes effect after December 31, 2023. Vehicles that meet the Battery Components provision are eligible for the other half of the $7,500 credit.

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Charged

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Syrah’s facility in Vidalia, Louisiana, which is slated to begin production in 2023, will supply the natural graphite. Based on the results of the evaluation, LGES and Syrah will also use commercially reasonable efforts to sign a binding offtake agreement by the end of 2022,” says LGES.

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Charged

APRIL 18, 2023

Supply chain solution provider NFI Industries is expanding its fleet of Class 8 battery-electric trucks in Southern California as part of the Joint Electric Truck Scaling Initiative (JETSI) project. By the end of this year, we will have 100 Class 8 battery-electric trucks dedicated to port drayage.” Source: NFI

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Charged

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The co-branded chargers are available today in select markets, including California, New Jersey and Vermont, and are expected to be available nationwide by the beginning of 2023. They will be sold as an optional add-on for bundling with a Sunrun home solar-plus-battery system.

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