Technology

Volvo signs for StoreDot fast charge cells

Volvo Cars has signed a multi year agreement with StoreDot has which will develop batteries with its proprietary extreme fast…

Foil maker Londian Wason plans IPO

Chinese copper foil manufacturer Londian Wason Energy Tech is planning to launch an initial public offering (IPO) in the US,…

Samsung SDI plans second battery plant with Stellantis

South Korean electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer Samsung SDI has committed to invest US$2bn in the second battery manufacturing plant…

SK Ecoplant forming battery recycling JV

SK Ecoplant, the construction unit of South Korean industrial conglomerate SK Group, has agreed to form a joint venture with…

LGES talks EV battery JV for India

South Korea’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturer, LG Energy Solution, (LGES) is talking with Indian steelmaker JSW Group to…

From landfill to automobile: The introduction of bio-based ‘plastic’

The automotive industry is giving much more thought to its environmental impact as  whole – through the development of EVs,…

Automaker and supplier trial nylon recycling

Honda R&D and Toray Industries have begun trialling closed loop recycling of nylon resin recovered from end of life vehicles…

Gotion begins EV battery production in Germany

Gotion High Tech has begun production at its first overseas plant, in Goettingen, Germany, to tap into the region’s fast…

Toyota reveals four next-gen EV batteries

Toyota has released details of four next-generation batteries. It comes after it recently announced a new battery electric vehicle factory…

Lotte to build US copper foil plant

Lotte Energy Materials, the subsidiary of South Korea’s Lotte Chemical, said it planned to build a copper foil plant in…