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  • VW: PowerCo begins construction of first buildings at Canadian battery factory

    Specifically, PowerCo reports that foundation work has started for three large buildings covering a total area of around 79,000 square metres. The construction is being carried out

  • PowerCo: Battery production in Spain scheduled to start in July 2027

    PowerCo’s current operational plan reportedly foresees the start of battery cell deliveries from its Spanish plant in the Valencia region in July 2027. At that point, two

  • IBU-Tec & PowerCo sign battery supply deal

    According to the contract, IBU-Tec will produce LFP cathode material for automotive applications for PowerCo at its Weimar site from 2026 onwards. The aim is to achieve

  • VW seeks partner for PowerCo and delays ID. Golf production start

    At Volkswagen, two key electric models are set to launch later than expected. According to the German Handelsblatt, production of the eagerly awaited electric versions of the

  • VW subsidiary PowerCo intensifies cooperation with QuantumScape

    Since last summer, it has been known that Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary PowerCo intends to industrialise solid-state batteries using technology from US specialist QuantumScape. In July 2024, both

  • VW acquires stake in Canadian lithium company for PowerCo

    The investment in Patriot Battery Metals is not just a financial investment. It is a strategic partnership, as the deal also includes a long-term supply commitment to

  • AVL equips PowerCo’s battery testing laboratory

    The partnership will provide the latest technologies for testing battery cells, according to AVL. The plant is to be realised by 2025. And the joint project will

  • Spain subsidises Stellantis and PowerCo battery plants

    Car manufacturer Stellantis is still deciding whether to build a battery complex next to its car plant in Figuerelas near Zaragoza in Spain, in close cooperation with

  • Volkswagen subsidiary PowerCo gets serious about solid-state batteries

    The VW battery subsidiary and QuantumScape know each other well.They have had a joint venture since mid-2018, which will now be replaced by the new agreement. At

  • PowerCo: VW battery production on schedule

    Pre-series production will begin this year before the first cells for series production roll off the production line in 2025. That is what Automobilwoche writes in an

  • Volkswagen: PowerCo appoints new CTO from its own ranks

    Soonho Ahn’s appointment was seen as an important symbol of PowerCo’s ambitions. The South Korean was poached directly from Apple, where he worked as the Global Head

  • Volkswagen is putting stock market plans for PowerCo on hold

    Volkswagen is said to have doubts about being able to implement its own battery production on the planned scale. This was reported by the news agency Bloomberg,

  • PowerCo certifies QuantumScape’s “encouraging results” for solid-state cells

    The US company QuantumScape recently reached a milestone that has now been confirmed by Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary PowerCo: Its solid-state cell completed more than 1,000 charging cycles

  • Exyte builds dry room in PowerCo battery factory Salzgitter
  • PowerCo & Umicore’s joint venture opens for business
  • MiKoBatt: PEM, PowerCo and Jagenberg research cell production
  • VW subsidiary PowerCo presents battery dry coating process

    Volkswagen’s PowerCo now officially confirmed its intention to industrialise dry coating for electric car batteries. The plan was leaked a few days ago. At a media round

  • PowerCo to nearly double staff numbers

    Volkswagen’s battery subsidiary PowerCo is to employ almost twice as many people at the end of this year; up to 1,500 compared to the current 800. The

  • VW subsidiary PowerCo is building a 90 GWh battery factory in Canada

    Volkswagen has unveiled further details about its battery factory in St Thomas, Canada. It will be PowerCo’s largest cell factory to date, create 3,000 jobs, and produce

  • VW subsidiary PowerCo to build EV ecosystem in Indonesia

    Volkswagen wants to build an ecosystem for electric vehicle batteries in Indonesia together with partners through its subsidiary PowerCo. A partnership with several companies is apparently being

  • PowerCo & Umicore receive regulatory approval for joint venture

    PowerCo, a battery company from the Volkswagen Group, and the Belgian materials technology group Umicore have received all regulatory approvals for their joint venture announced in September

  • PowerCo secures land for Volkswagen’s next battery factory

    Volkswagen’s plans for a battery cell factory in Spain have entered the next phase by purchasing a plot of land. PowerCo, the Group’s battery division, has signed

  • VW subsidiary PowerCo & Umicore launch battery joint venture

    The Volkswagen Group’s new battery subsidiary PowerCo and the Belgian materials technology group Umicore have established a joint venture for cathode and prematerial production in Europe. From

  • Volvo, Shanghai, EV Connect, BMW, Powerco.

    Volvo supports CCS: Volvo gets behind the Charging Interface Initiative, joining Audi, BMW, Daimler, Opel, Porsche, VW, TÜV Süd, Mennekes and Phoenix Contact in their effort to

  • Vianode to build graphite factory in Ontario

    The project is designed as a multi-phase investment worth several billion Canadian dollars, beginning with an initial investment of over 2 billion CAD – currently equivalent to

  • Gotion abandons plans to build battery cell factory in Michigan

    The Gotion electric vehicle battery plant in Michigan was planned on a 211-hectare site in Big Rapids Township and Green Township in Mecosta County. Gotion was aiming

  • QuantumScape delivers B1 samples of its solid-state battery cell

    Among other things, the B1 samples feature separators manufactured using QuantumScape’s new production process called ‘Cobra’. The US company has now announced that the delivery of the

  • Dürr presents new electrode dry coating technique

    With X.Cellify DC, Dürr has developed a new type of dry coating for electrodes: it creates a free-standing film of active material that can be returned to

  • VW eyes ID. Touareg as potential first SSP electric model

    An ID. Touareg as the first model of the upcoming Scalable Systems Platform (SSP) would come as a surprise, given that reports repeatedly suggested the SSP would

  • InoBat secures funding for battery cell plant in Spain

    InoBat’s plans to build a battery cell factory in Valladolid have been public since 2022. The facility aims to reach a production capacity of 32 GWh by

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