Ford 1st To Build NMC Batteries & LFP Batteries In USA

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 00:56:23 +0000

Ford has become the #2 electric vehicle seller in the USA, but it’s also now #1 in something in the field. It’s the first automaker to state that it will produce both NMC (nickel manganese cobalt) and LFP (lithium iron phosphate) batteries for electric vehicles in the United States. The Michigan-based automaker is investing a […]

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Michigan Scores The $3.5 Billion Ford Battery Factory Virginia Didn’t Want

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 04:53:33 +0000

Ford may announce as early as next week that it will build a new $3.5 battery factory in Michigan where CATL will manufacture LFP batteries.

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EV Tax Credits To Boost Domestic Battery Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:05:07 +0000

Recently passed legislation in the US has created updated requirements on electric vehicle tax credits, but one hugely underlooked factor of the act includes its incentives for battery manufacturing. Huge federal investments into domestic battery manufacturing are expected to drive production costs down in the coming years, making EVs more affordable and appealing to consumers. […]

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EV Tax Credits To Boost Domestic Battery Manufacturing

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:05:07 +0000

Recently passed legislation in the US has created updated requirements on electric vehicle tax credits, but one hugely underlooked factor of the act includes its incentives for battery manufacturing. Huge federal investments into domestic battery manufacturing are expected to drive production costs down in the coming years, making EVs more affordable and appealing to consumers. […]

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World EV Sales Report — Tesla Model Y Wins 1st Best Seller Title In Record Year

Credit to Author: José Pontes| Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 14:51:02 +0000

The last months of 2022 brought a record-fest for world plugin vehicle sales, with 3 months out of the last 4 setting new sales records. December was one of them, with over 1,200,000 registrations. With plugin registrations jumping in 2022 an impressive 55% compared to the previous year, this year ended with the plugin market […]

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UK Plugin Share Flat In January As Economy Stumbles

Credit to Author: Dr. Maximilian Holland| Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2023 11:55:21 +0000

The UK auto market saw plugin electric vehicles (EVs) take 20.0% share of new sales in January, flat from 20.4% year on year. Full electrics grew slightly whilst plugin hybrids shrank. Overall auto volume was 131,994 units, up some 15% YoY, but still 21% below pre-2020 seasonal norms. Volkswagen was the UK’s best selling BEV […]

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BMW’s Excellent Solid-State EV Battery Adventure

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:05:32 +0000

solid state ev batteries bmwThe solid-state EV battery of the future is not quite there yet, but BMW Group has seen enough to nail down an R&D partnership with the US battery innovator Solid Power.

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U.S. Races Ahead in EV Manufacturing Investments

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2023 04:50:40 +0000

Since Biden took office, manufacturers have quadrupled their announced electric vehicle manufacturing and battery investments in the U.S. to $210 billion, more than any other country in the world. The United States is now poised to attract the most investments globally in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing, for the first time surpassing announced investments in […]

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Tevva Plans On Fuel Cells For New Electric Truck

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 17:45:33 +0000

fuel cells electric truck tevvaThe UK startup Tevva is on track to prove that batteries and fuel cells can coexist on one electric truck.

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