InoBat announces battery recycling success
Slovakian battery company InoBat Auto and its recycling partners have succeeded in proving that recovered active cathode material can be used in the production of new batteries.
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Renault & Minth to build battery factory in France
Renault, together with automotive supplier Minth, is planning a joint venture based in France for the production of battery housings for future electric models. The joint venture, which is expected to be established by early 2023, will assemble the battery cases at Renault’s Ruitz plant.
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BASF to build battery recycling facility in Brandenburg
BASF will build a plant for recycling black mass from batteries on an industrial scale in Schwarzheide, Brandenburg – where BASF’s pilot recycling plant is also located. Commissioning of the large plant is planned for early 2024.
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Samsung SDI develops shorter cylindrical cells
According to Korean media, Samsung SDI is not only developing 4680-format battery cells for Tesla but also shorter cells with the same diameter for other car manufacturers. One potential customer is probably from Germany.
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Volvo Group invests in Connected Energy
British company Connected Energy, which builds stationary energy storage systems based on retired electric vehicle batteries, has raised £15 million from five new investors – including Swedish commercial vehicle group Volvo Group.
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BYD subsidiary FinDreams opens battery factory in China
BYD and its subsidiary FinDreams Battery have opened the first production line of its battery factory in Shaoxing in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. The blade batteries produced there will be used in future BYD models with the DM-i PHEV drive.
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Basquevolt wants to start producing solid-state batteries by 2025
The companies Iberdrola, CIE Automotive, Enagás, EIT InnoEnergy and CIC energiGUNE have launched the Basquevolt initiative with the Basque government to research, develop and produce solid-state batteries.
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Foxconn begins building battery plant in Taiwan
Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn has started building its first battery factory. The plant, located in Taiwan’s second-largest city Kaohsiung, is scheduled to start producing LFP cells with a planned capacity of 1.27 GWh in the first quarter of 2024.
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Second life project takes off in India with Audi batteries
The German-Indian start-up Nunam wants to put three electric rickshaws on India’s roads that are powered by used batteries from Audi e-tron test vehicles. However, the project goes beyond pure technology.
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Nio to start building its own battery packs in 2024
The Chinese electric car manufacturer Nio plans to start producing its own developed battery packs in 2024. The 800-volt battery packs are to be used in models of the new brand for more affordable electric cars announced last year. In the long term, the company also plans to manufacture its own cells.
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Aqua Metals reveals new metal recycling tech
In the USA, Nevada-based Aqua Metals says it is reinventing metals recycling with its AquaRefining technology. The company has plated high purity cobalt and produced manganese dioxide from lithium-ion battery black mass.
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ONE and BMW announce iX planned with almost 1,000 km range
US battery start-up Our Next Energy (ONE) has signed an agreement with BMW to integrate its Gemini battery technology into a BMW iX. The vehicle prototype is to be completed by the end of this year – and will then be able to drive 600 miles or 965 kilometres on one charge.
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QuantumScape Head of Production Mikolajczak leaves the company
Solid-state battery specialist and Volkswagen partner QuantumScape is losing its previous head of production Celina Mikolajczak, who has previously worked for Tesla and Panasonic. Her duties will be taken over by QuantumScape CEO Jagdeep Singh.
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LG Energy Solution to build 4680 cells in Ochang
LG Energy Solution has announced the construction of a new production line at its Ochang plant in South Korea for 4680 round cells. The line is expected to have an annual production capacity of 9 GWh – and apparently produce cells for Tesla.
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SVOLT to build industrial battery park in Dazhou
Battery cell manufacturer SVOLT is planning to build a new industrial park in the city of Dazhou in China’s Sichuan province. According to an agreement signed with the city, almost the entire production chain for LFP batteries will be located there.
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CATL looking to gain billions by floating new shares
China’s battery giant CATL is looking to collect billions on the stock market. According to Bloomberg News, the company has kicked off a private placement that could raise about 45 billion yuan ($6.7Bn; €6.4Bn). The fresh capital is to finance expansion and R&D.
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ION Storage announces $30Mn funding round
US solid-state lithium-ion battery developer ION Storage Systems has announced the initial closing of its $30m series A fund-raising round. The company welcomed investments from Toyota Ventures, Tenaska, Bangchak Corporation and others.
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Rio Tinto invests in battery developer Nano One
Canadian battery developer Nano One and mining group Rio Tinto have signed a strategic partnership to supply iron and lithium products, collaboration and a US$10 million investment in Nano One.
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Gotion launches production of LFP cathode materials
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer and Volkswagen partner Gotion High-Tech has started production of LFP cathode material in Hefei. The factory is expected to have an annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes when completed.
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Battery recycling research project to look into multiple re-use
A VW-led consortium with partners from industry and science wants to prove that the most valuable components of traction batteries can be recovered and reused several times in succession through recycling.
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Technotrans presents 850 Volt DC battery cooling system
Technotrans has increased the permissible operating voltage of its zeta.road battery cooling system, which is specially tailored to the requirements of electrified road vehicles, to 850 volts DC. This enables compatibility with more powerful batteries. The first prototypes are scheduled for use in early 2023.
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New battery test centre opened by TÜV in Germany
The German technical inspection agency TÜV Rheinland has opened its Battery Test Centre in Aachen. The facility is said to be the most modern independent test centre in Europe. Not only electrical tests and durability simulations can be carried out there, but also safety tests up to the destruction of the battery.
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BYD to supply Tesla with batteries
BYD will supply Tesla with battery cells. This rumour, which has been circulating since last year, has now been confirmed in essence for the first time by a BYD manager.
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InoBat teams up with Green Lithium for UK cooperation
InoBat of Slovakia has agreed on strategic cooperation with Green Lithium, which is planning the UK’s first lithium refinery in the north of England. Under the partnership, Green Lithium will supply InoBat with battery-grade lithium chemicals.
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LG founds two joint ventures for battery components
LG Chem has formed a joint venture with B&M, a subsidiary of the Chinese company Huayou Cobalt, to produce cathode materials. A second joint venture is to be set up with Kemco to manufacture precursors for cathodes.
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Solid Power completes battery pilot production line
The US solid-state battery cell specialist Solid Power has completed the installation of its pilot production line and plans to deliver the first cells for qualification tests to Ford and BMW before the end of this year.
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Schaeffler & Symbio launch joint venture for bipolar plates
Schaeffler and Symbio, the joint venture of Faurecia and Michelin, have founded a globally active joint venture for the production of bipolar plates for fuel cells with proton exchange membrane (PEM). Production will be exclusively for the needs of the two shareholders.
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EIT InnoEnergy invests in Pure Battery Technologies
Pure Battery Technologies (PBT), an Australian specialist in cathode materials for use in electric car batteries, has received an investment from WIT InnoEnergy. The money will be used to finance the establishment of industrial mass production in Germany.
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Stellantis is buying lithium from California
Stellantis has entered into a binding offtake agreement for lithium hydroxide with Controlled Thermal Resources (CTR). The battery-grade material mined by CTR in California will be used in electric cars manufactured in North America.
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BASF and Nano One co-develop cathode materials
Canadian battery developer Nano One and German chemical company BASF say they have signed a joint development agreement (JDA). The companies plan to co-develop a process with reduced by-products in the production of next-gen cathode materials.
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