26 novembre 2024
CATL, the world’s largest electric vehicle battery supplier, has expanded its Tectrans commercial vehicle battery system. The battery range now offers the choice between superfast charging, an ultra-long lifespan, or a long-range battery pack with up to 800 km range for commercial vehicles. CATL This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
25 novembre 2024
Battery manufacturer Northvolt has appointed restructuring expert Paul O’Donnell as head of the Northvolt Ett factory. The company’s only active cell factory is lagging behind its production targets. Meanwhile, Northvolt founder Peter Carlsson stepped down as CEO, and the company has filed for CThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
22 novembre 2024
Flanders has the potential to realize 1,096 ‘smart charging hubs’ or ‘charging plazas’ by 2030–around 6,600 individual charging points. These central locations offer multiple charging stations via one grid connection. This was evident from a study launched on Thursday by grid operator Fluvius, This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
22 novembre 2024
Honda is joining the pioneering car group that takes solid-state battery technology from the lab to a demonstration production line. Verification production will begin in January next year at a Sakura facility just north of Tokyo. Honda’s pilot line will test and refine production procedures for This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
novembre 19, 2024
German carmaker BMW announced in September of last year that it was investing an extra €100 million in its Innovation Park Wackersdorf campus near Regensburg to set up a new battery testing center that would be integrated into the existing buildings. The first section of the new battery testingThis content has been archived. Log in […]
novembre 19, 2024
Chinese CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, claims a breakthrough in developing its second-generation sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries. These batteries still perform well at minus 40° Celcius, which could make them an even more exciting alternative to current lithium-ion batteries, LFP or NMC. This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
novembre 07, 2024
Belgian multinational Umicore, a company specializing in materials technology for electric car batteries, is cutting about 260 jobs worldwide. Some 100 jobs are disappearing in Belgium, including 71 in Olen and the rest in Brussels. The construction of a new plant for battery materials in Canada This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
5 novembre 2024
Energy provider Engie will start the construction of a new battery park in Kallo, in the port of Antwerp, at the beginning of next year. The large-scale project, representing a €100 million investment, should be completed by the summer of 2027. The park in Kallo will be located on the site of tThis content has […]
octobre 29, 2024
MobilityPlus, a Ghent-based Belgian company that specializes in intelligent, integrated charging stations for businesses and fleets, has raised an additional 40 million euros in capital. The new investors include Suma Capital, while Concentra, the holding company of the Limburg Baert family that This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
28 octobre 2024
Chinese battery maker Svolt, a spin-off from Great Wall Motors since 2018, has confirmed to local media Yicai that it will end its European production activities by January 31st, 2025. It will cancel factories it was to build in Germany, in Saarland and Brandenburg, and shut down its headquarters inThis content has been archived. Log […]
25 octobre 2024
Chinese CATL, the world’s biggest battery maker, has presented a new type of battery for extended range (EREV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) to cure the prevalent ‘range anxiety’ of people reluctant to go fully electric. It promises a CLTC range of 400 km and 4C fast charging or 280 km in 10 minutes. This content […]
24 octobre 2024
Is lithium the new gold mine for Arkansas after oil? Researchers have discovered that an underground brine reservoir in the southern US state may contain as much as 5 to 19 million tons of lithium. Lithium is a crucial raw material for electric vehicle batteries. The amount of lithium in the ArkaThis content has been […]
octobre 22, 2024
Mercedes-Benz has finally opened its own battery recycling plant in Kuppenheim, southern Germany, using Primobius’s technology. It’s Europe’s first battery recycling plant using an integrated mechanical-hydrometallurgical process: shredding battery modules and chemically washing out and drying ‘precThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
15 octobre 2024
Amnesty International reports in a new report that car manufacturers BYD, Mitsubishi, and Hyundai score the worst on human rights in the production of their electric cars. According to the Human Rights Organization, mining potentially exposes communities to exploitation, health risks, and environThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
10 octobre 2024
La marque de batteries Ultium de General Motors sera abandonnée, l'entreprise souhaitant intégrer différents types de batteries et de compositions chimiques dans sa gamme de véhicules électriques (VE). Cette décision intervient alors que GM cherche à réduire les coûts de production des VE et à relever les défis liés à l'augmentation de la production de batteries. KurCe contenu a été archivé. Connectez-vous ou abonnez-vous à […]
10 octobre 2024
Le groupe Rio Tinto, deuxième groupe minier mondial, va racheter le producteur américain de lithium Arcadium Lithium Plc. Le groupe anglo-australien met 6,7 milliards de dollars, soit 6,1 milliards d'euros, sur la table pour cette acquisition. Il s'agit de la plus importante transaction de Rio Tinto depuis 17 ans. Avec cette acquisition, Ce contenu a été archivé. Connectez-vous ou […]
10 octobre 2024
Honda s'apprête à dévoiler sa très attendue gamme de véhicules électriques 0 Series, marquant ainsi une avancée très attendue dans le parcours de l'entreprise vers l'électrification. Avant le lancement officiel du premier modèle en 2025, Honda a donné un aperçu de sa dernière technologie dans son centre mondial de R&D à ToCe contenu a été archivé. Connexion […]
9 octobre 2024
Selon les chiffres du cabinet de conseil coréen SNE Research, de janvier à juillet 2024, les batteries pour véhicules électriques (VE, VHR, VHE) immatriculées dans le monde représentaient environ 510,1 GWh d'énergie, soit une croissance de 21,71 % par rapport à l'année précédente. Le plus grand fabricant chinois de cellules de batterie, CATL, wiCe contenu a été archivé. Connectez-vous ou abonnez-vous à un niveau […]
8 octobre 2024
Vendredi dernier, les 27 États membres de l'UE ont voté sur la proposition de la Commission visant à augmenter considérablement les droits d'importation sur les véhicules électriques produits en Chine. Nous avons déjà commenté cette question la semaine dernière. Entre-temps, les Chinois ont réagi et l'ONG T&E a fait des commentaires intéressants. Le ministère chinois du Commerce (MOCe contenu a été archivé. Connectez-vous ou abonnez-vous […]
octobre 01, 2024
Sustainable energy producer Eneco has built Belgium’s largest battery park in Ville-sur-Haine in the province of Hainaut (Wallonia). Last Friday, the press was invited to visit the site. The site housed a coal-fired power station until the 1980s. Now, it has 53 batteries that can store 200 MW of This content has been archived. Log […]
24 septembre 2024
French carmaker Peugeot has finished homologating the new Long-Range versions of its electric SUVs. Thanks to a larger 96,9-kWh battery, the e-3008 now claims up to 700 km of range, while the 7-seater e-5008 follows with up to 668 km of range. The new 230 Long Range powertrain shared by the two eThis content has […]
24 septembre 2024
Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt, Europe’s unicorn start-up in the electric vehicle (EV) battery market, announced it will cut 1,600 jobs. The number accounts for roughly 20% of its global workforce. The decision comes as the company faces significant financial challenges and a slowdown in This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
20 septembre 2024
Last year, Febelauto, the management body for waste vehicles and industrial batteries, collected almost 150 tons of high-voltage batteries from electric and hybrid cars—or 10% more than in 2022. That number will continue to rise because the number of electrified vehicles brought to market will incThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
13 septembre 2024
BMW Group’s Battery Cel Competence Center (BCCC) in Munich and the University of Zagreb’s Regional Center of Excellence for Robotic Technology are jointly developing solutions to improve the production of battery cells using Artificial Intelligence. Doctoral candidates and students at the UniveThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has […]
septembre 12, 2024
Mercedes-Benz is betting on solid-state batteries, co-developed with US-based Factorial, for its future electric car range. The companies promise a high energy density of 450 Watt-hours per kilogram that can extend the EV range up to 80%, which, at the same time, is safer, more compact, and cost-effThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
septembre 09, 2024
During the upcoming Matexpo-powered Demo Days, a two-day event with over 100 building construction machines (6-8 September 2024), Fimatec will install a state-of-the-art ‘mobile’ charging park to offer visitors and participants a unique charging experience. This charging park, equipped with ten EThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has […]
6 septembre 2024
MG is beating rivals to the punch in the race for solid-state batteries in electric cars. The company has announced that it will start equipping its electric vehicles with solid-state batteries within twelve months. Speaking at the Chengdu Motor Show in China, Yu Jingmin, executive vice president oThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
3 septembre 2024
Researchers from the SLAC-Stanford Battery Center, linked to Californian Stanford University, have found that using high currents for the first charging after the battery’s production can improve its lifespan by 50 to 70%. At first glance, this might contradict the general belief that charging EVThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
30 août 2024
Europe’s largest battery park, which the Giga Storage company plans to set up in Rotem/Dilsen-Stokkem (Belgium), will have a capacity of 700 megawatts, 100 megawatts more than initially planned. The battery park’s name is Green Turtle. In the meantime, the construction team has been assembled. GiThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
août 28, 2024
Nissan has unveiled some of its plans concerning solid-state battery technology, which will launch in a series-production EV by 2028. The Japanese manufacturer also hints that these smaller, more energy-dense batteries will be perfect for a sports car like the next-generation GT-R. Solid-state baThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
août 26, 2024
Neta has officially launched the S Kombi, an all-electric estate made in China. It is offered in both range extender and full-electric versions. In the wake of the launch, the company announced that the 800-volt version would be built around the platform by battery manufacturer CATL. Despite its prThis content has been archived. Log in […]
16 août 2024
A fire incident with an EV caused the South Korean Ministry of Transport to ask carmakers to disclose the names of their battery suppliers. Earlier this month, a fire broke out in the underground car park of an apartment complex in Incheon, South Korea. The fire was apparently caused by a MercedeThis content has been […]
16 août 2024
While Mercedes is fully concentrated on launching the all-electric G-Class EV, the engineers from Arcade Cars are feasting on a throwback to the seventies. The London firm unveiled a GE230 featuring no tailpipe emissions through the conversion to battery power. But old habits die hard. The all-elecThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
13 août 2024
The international insurance company Allianz Trade warns that the fall in prices of critical metals, such as lithium, cobalt, and nickel, is hindering the global energy transition. According to the credit insurer, price drops create uncertainty and deter investors in sustainable energy. The postpoThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
12 août 2024
On Saturday, thousands of people demonstrated in Belgrade against Rio Tinto’s controversial mining project to extract lithium in western Serbia. Serbia has massive lithium deposits near Loznica, in the country’s west. Still, the controversial mining project, developed by British-Australian mining giThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access […]
6 août 2024
Geely has launched the second electric model in its new Galaxy lineup, following the E8 electric saloon. The Galaxy E5 is a mid-size electric SUV with an affordable price tag, modern tech on board, and the company’s newest Aegis Short Blade Battery, which promises a 1 million-km lifespan. The GeeThis content has been archived. Log […]
6 août 2024
Samsung is upping the stakes in the race to commercialize solid-state batteries. At the SNE Battery Day 2024 event in Seoul, South Korea, the tech company announced that its pilot production line is now fully operational, with plans to transform into mass production by 2027. Early customers have alThis content has been archived. Log in […]
5 août 2024
As is commonly known, freezing cold temperatures affect an EV’s range. But how do extreme summer temperatures affect its battery capacity? When temperatures rise to 38 degrees Celcius, like in Southern Europe, that can shorten your range by 31%, an ongoing study by American Recurrent Motors Inc. This content has been archived. Log in or […]
30 juillet 2024
The BMW Group is significantly expanding its production network for the next generation of high-voltage batteries. Across the globe, the principle of ‘local for local’ will apply, so plants will be built in Germany, Hungary, China, Mexico, and the US. “Close connection of battery production with This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
30 juillet 2024
Dutch paints company AkzoNobel’s Resicoat brand has developed innovative powder coating technology that provides improved electrical protection for electric vehicle (EV) battery systems in just one spray. There’s a growing demand in the EV market for coatings with a high dielectric strength to This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
30 juillet 2024
Chinese premium carmaker NIO has officially rounded the cape of 2,500 Power Swap Stations (PPS), of which 2,454 are located in China and 51 in Europe. Besides some local minor projects from Californian start-up Ample, NIO is the only one offering swappable batteries in Europe. But currently, only foThis content has been archived. Log in […]
29 juillet 2024
Turkey wants to become a significant player in producing batteries for electric cars. That is what President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. To this end, it has launched an ambitious 15 billion-dollar public subsidy program. “We have made battery production a priority for our auto industry toThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
29 juillet 2024
The growing popularity of rideable electric suitcases to get people quickly around airports and train stations has alarmed Japanese authorities following a rise in incidents of foreign visitors using them illegally on public roads. A rideable suitcase, particularly popular in parts of Asia, has aThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
19 juillet 2024
Serbia wants to allow carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Stellantis to buy lithium from the large lithium mine in the west of the country that mining group Rio Tinto is building there. Barely a week after a Serbian court decision allowed the resumption of the controversial lithium mining pThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
juillet 16, 2024
Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo wants to industrialize solid-state batteries and use the technology of US specialist QuantumScape. The companies have agreed to “industrialize QuantumScape’s next-generation solid-state lithium-metal battery technology.” The VW battery subsidiary and QuantumScape know This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access to archived content.
15 juillet 2024
Energy provider Luminus, a subsidiary of the French EDF, intends to build a giant battery park on its site in Ghent. On Friday, the company announced it has submitted a permit application for a battery project with a storage capacity of 400 megawatt hours and a capacity of 100 megawatts. That shouldThis content has been […]
12 juillet 2024
Serbia’s highest court opened the way on Thursday to authorize a lithium mining project by mining giant Rio Tinto after a government decision that suspended it while many activists remain firmly opposed. Rio Tinto welcomed the court’s decision. At the same time, project director Chad Blewitt wantThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe […]
juillet 09, 2024
Mercedes-Benz has opened the eCampus at its headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Germany. The manufacturer will pool battery research to develop innovative high-performance cells and new manufacturing processes. By doing so, Mercedes wants to reduce battery costs by more than 30%. Ola KälleThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access […]
8 juillet 2024
Under the slogan ‘Proud of your terminal’, Sibelga has launched an information campaign to alert Brussels citizens to the mandatory declaration of charging stations for electric vehicles in Brussels. This gesture allows the Brussels grid operator to list and monitor all electricity purchases in BThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
8 juillet 2024
French energy giant Engie has started constructing one of Europe’s largest battery parks in Vilvoorde, near Brussels, accounting for 200 megawatts and an investment of 250 million euros. By 2025, the park will be able to store 800 megawatt hours of electricity and inject it into the grid for up to fThis content has been […]
5 juillet 2024
Ferrari has introduced a new warranty scheme for owners of its plug-in hybrid models to preserve battery performance. Customers can opt-in for a yearly fee, which not only extends the warranty of the entire vehicle but also gives them a ‘free’ battery replacement at 8 and 16 years, with future upgraThis content has been archived. […]
5 juillet 2024
French mining group Eramet and its Chinese partner Tsingshan have inaugurated a major lithium mine site in Argentina. Lithium is the white metal essential for the energy transition, particularly in most automotive electric batteries. The plant in Centenario in Salta’s northwestern province represThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that […]
juillet 02, 2024
Ampere, Renault Group’s electric vehicle department, has secured the supply of lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries from LG Energy Solution and CATL. These cheaper batteries will be used from 2026 in a cell-to-pack configuration to lower the purchase price of the group’s electric models and sell sThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a […]
27 juin 2024
According to the business newspaper De Tijd, Chinese electric truck builder Windrose is to establish its European headquarters and first workshop in Zele. Zele is considered the gateway for constructing an assembly plant for e-trucks in Antwerp port, potentially creating 3,000 jobs. An “operationThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level […]
24 juin 2024
L'opérateur belge de haute tension Elia appelle le marché à la vigilance cet été. Il est possible que la Belgique produise trop d'électricité, car toutes les centrales nucléaires disponibles sont en service et surtout parce que de nombreux panneaux solaires ont été ajoutés cette année. Cela risque de mettre Ce contenu a été archivé. […]
21 juin 2024
BMW announced on Thursday it’s pulling back from the €2 billion deal it concluded in 2020 with Swedish battery maker Nortvolt to deliver cells from 2024 as part of a long-term contract. But Northvolt is two years behind schedule and would deliver ‘too many rejects’, German media, like Manager MagaThis content has been archived. Log […]
18 juin 2024
Audi is following the slipstream of the recently facelifted Porsche Taycan and unveiling an updated version of its all-electric sports car, the E-Tron GT. The new version boasts enhanced range, sharper performance, and faster charging capabilities to align with the advancements seen in its Porsche TThis content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to […]
14 juin 2024
Mercedes-Benz is accelerating its electric vehicle infrastructure plans with a new deployment of cutting-edge charging technology from supplier Alpitronic. The German carmaker already collaborates with the provider for its branded high power charging (HPC) network, but the announced charging points This content has been archived. Log in or Subscribe to a level that has access […]
13 juin 2024
The listed group Warehouses De Pauw (WDP) plans to build a battery park in the Genk-Zuid industrial zone. The investment can amount to 50 to 80 million euros. The company aims for 2028 for commissioning. The project should help balance the power grid now that more energy is generated with solar pThis content has been […]
12 juin 2024
Chinese Gotion High Tech, one of the ten leading global players in battery technology with sites in the USA, Japan, Germany, and Singapore, has signed an investment agreement with the Moroccan government to build North Africa’s first EV battery gigafactory. The Kenitra city project will cost 1.3 bilThis content has been archived. Log in or […]
