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…