Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:05:45 +0000
New lithium mines will plug a gaping hole in the US EV battery supply chain until more sustainable, alternative sources emerge.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:25:08 +0000
I have to admit — I wrote the article about CATL founder Robin Zeng’s comments on Elon Musk and Tesla batteries quite late last night, and I did not fully tease out what those comments meant. One of our readers, “Pitounet,” did a much better job of that in this … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 04:51:31 +0000
I was reading through Steve’s article on CATL’s fascinating new move into producing EV platforms and CATL founder Robin Zeng’s take on solid-state batteries. Then, way down at the bottom, I got to Zeng’s comments about discussions with Elon Musk. Holy cow — there were some jaw droppers there! I’m … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:28:17 +0000
Robin Zeng,. the founder and CEO of CATL, explained recently that he plans to take the company in important new directions.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 03:00:44 +0000
Stellantis is the latest US electric vehicle stakeholder to firm up its EV supply chain with synthetic graphite produced in Tennessee.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 22:46:29 +0000
I recall when the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was passed. Immediately, that day, we started getting announcements of EV battery factories and battery-related factories. In coming days, weeks, and months, we also got news of solar panel factories coming to town, battery mineral refineries, and numerous other production facilities. … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 04:55:20 +0000
A reader pointed me to this webpage and the map there showing where manufacturing and infrastructure investments associated with the American Rescue Plan, Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act are taking place or have been committed. It’s a fascinating map, but the headline number … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sat, 02 Nov 2024 03:25:00 +0000
As the electric vehicle (EV) market has grown to millions of sales a year, more and more batteries are getting out there onto the roads and will need to be disposed of in some way eventually. Because the market is so young, not much has been needed in this regard … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 23:19:32 +0000
The CATL Freevoy battery mixes lithium and sodium ion cells to maximize range and performance in extended range vehicles.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2024 02:51:53 +0000
The California startup QuantumScape is one key step closer to commercial-scale production of its new solid state EV battery, featuring the only known self-assembling anode fabrication process in the auto industry.
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