Will 4680 Battery Cell Delays Impact Tesla Cybertruck Production?

Credit to Author: Iqtidar Ali| Date: Thu, 25 May 2023 03:09:03 +0000

Earlier this month, Tesla battery cell supplier Panasonic announced that it would delay the commercial production schedule of 4680 cells. Some wonder if the news could affect production of the Tesla Cybertruck, which is set to begin deliveries later this year. According to Panasonic’s previous guidance, the company planned to begin production of its 4680 […]

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What Do Battery Energy Density Improvements Really Mean For Trucks, Ships, & Planes?

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Wed, 24 May 2023 17:35:13 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an airplane flying over a container ship on a sunny day, digital artThe future of all ground transportation and an awful lot of aviation and marine shipping being electric, low-carbon, quieter, and a lot less smelly is within reach. It would be rude not to reach out and grab it with both hands.

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Tesla Produces 5000 Model Y In One Week In Texas & Launches Lithium Refining Site

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 12:07:08 +0000

Tesla is on a roll this week. To keep up with its almost constantly growing sales, Tesla has been ramping up Model Y production at sites around the world. It has also just broken ground on a lithium refinery project. The big news on both fronts this week comes from The Lone Star State. (Unfortunately, […]

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Towing Electric Planes To Increase Range? I’m Not Convinced, But It’s Interesting

Credit to Author: Michael Barnard| Date: Mon, 01 May 2023 17:05:38 +0000

DALL·E generated image of an electric passenger aircraft in front of mountains , digital artMagpie’s solution is one of what is now a toolkit of solutions for decarbonizing aviation.

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US & South Korean Companies To Onshore More Battery Production To US

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2023 11:01:17 +0000

The dominance of China in the EV battery supply chain has raised concerns about the geopolitical risks associated with the reliance on one country for essential minerals and battery technology. As Chinese companies control over 70% of lithium-ion battery manufacturing and nearly all stages of the EV battery supply chain, this reliance on China puts […]

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Volkswagen To Build Its Largest Battery Cell Factory … In Canada

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 04:44:01 +0000

The battery division of Volkswagen Group, PowerCo SE, has picked the location to construct its biggest battery gigafactory to date — St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada. A potential final expansion stage could produce of up to 90 GWh of batteries annually. Actually, they already announced it last month. This was more of the formal announcement. PowerCo […]

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The Sodium-Ion Battery Is Coming To Production Cars This Year

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 13:45:39 +0000

Lithium is abundant, but difficult to extract and purify for use in batteries. Last year, the price of lithium carbonate peaked at over $80,000 per ton, although it has come down considerably since then. Oddly enough, people who don’t bat an eye about oil and gas wells within a few feet of homes and schools […]

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Atlis Motor Vehicles Changes Name To Nxu, Seeks To Focus On Badly Needed Electric Truck Fundamentals

Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:25:37 +0000

We’ve covered Atlis Motors a number of times over the years here at CleanTechnica. What it has been known the most for in the past is its truck platform development, and one of the things that caught my eye about Atlis was that you could build a very normal and versatile truck, and without the […]

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