Credit to Author: Jo Borrás| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:15:28 +0000
Ultium Cells LLC, the battery-making JV between LG Chem and GM, has announced plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, TN, plant. The cash infusion is expected to increase the plant’s battery production capacity by more than 40% (from 35 gigawatt-hours to 50 GWh), and create more than 400 new jobs. […]
Credit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2022 17:45:21 +0000
The renewable energy industry enters the new year with supportive federal and state clean energy policies in place and growing demand across sectors.
Credit to Author: Stuart Ungar| Date: Mon, 05 Dec 2022 20:12:15 +0000
Ford and SK Innovation broke ground today in Glendale, Kentucky, on a battery factory that will create 5,000 new jobs. The training for these workers will also take place locally at the new Elizabethtown Community and Technical College BlueOval SK Training Center. The facility is a whopping 42,000 square feet and the state has ponied […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2022 21:30:48 +0000
Audi UK is once again proving it wants to be the leading provider of sustainable mobility, this time by receiving the Electric Vehicle Approved (EVA) accreditation. This marks the first car manufacturer in the UK to receive such an accreditation across 100% of its entire network of 113 centers, despite having one of the biggest […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 19:00:36 +0000
A recent press release from Lordstown announced that its Endurance pickup has finally gotten required regulatory approval. According to the release, 500 units of full-size battery-electric pickup trucks have been homologated and are now leaving the Foxconn EV Ohio plant for customer delivery. This is a slow start to production, but it will gradually accelerate […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:30:15 +0000
The shortage of semiconductor chips required for advanced technologies will soon turn into a surplus, reversing the semiconductor shortage that has afflicted the automotive industry for the majority of the previous two years. VNC Automobile, an in-vehicle networking specialist, believes that the possibility of a recession may trigger a surplus. “It’s ironic that the very […]
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 17:00:37 +0000
Want to know whether a company is serious about building EVs? Don’t take its plans at face value. Don’t take even its final assembly plants for granted, especially if it’s on a flexible architecture. The truth is, if you really want to know whether a company is going to build EVs, you have to see […]
Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:00:48 +0000
The Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, recently announced more jobs are coming to the state. Hyundai Mobis is going to invest $926 million in an EV Power Electric system plant in Bryan County that is expected to hire employ at least 1,500 people. This investment by Hyundai will expand its current operations which currently employ […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2022 20:05:13 +0000
Following closely on the heels of rumors about sodium-ion batteries, BYD announced a new 20 GWh battery factory in China.
Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 23:05:57 +0000
The production of EVs is a large-scale undertaking that requires significant industrial efforts. To meet the demand, Tesla has built gigafactories in several countries. Other companies who want to be future players are also expanding their global supply and production networks. However, we haven’t seen anyone build an entire city’s worth of production, at least […]