BorgWarner announces several major orders
The US American automotive supplier BorgWarner has announced several new e-mobility contracts, ranging from supplying drive systems from the US and Europe all the way to China.
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Lithion to set up battery recycling facility near Montreal
General Motors-backed Canadian battery recycler Lithion is building its first commercial critical minerals recovery facility in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, near Montreal, with plans to start operations this autumn.
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ProLogium looks to France for next battery factory
Taiwanese solid-state battery cell manufacturer ProLogium is apparently favouring Europe over the US for its planned first overseas factory. According to insiders, the factory will be built in the northern French port city of Dunkerque.
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Eve Energy to build battery factory in Hungary
The Chinese battery cell manufacturer Eve Energy will build its first European factory in Debrecen, Hungary, to supply BMW with large round cells for new-class electric cars. This had been hinted at before – and is now officially confirmed.
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Metis Engineering presents new battery safety system
The UK-based firm Metis Engineering presented ‘Cell Guard’, a new battery safety sensor that aims to revolutionise battery health monitoring for electric vehicles (EVs) and Energy Storage Systems (ESS).
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APC to invest £77 million in e-mobility research
The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is investing £77 million in seven UK-based automotive collaborative research and development projects. The funding pot is made up of £38.4 million from the government, combined with £38.7 million from the automotive industry.
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Northvolt wants to build battery plant in Quebec
The Swedish battery cell manufacturer Northvolt and its subsidiary Cuberg are planning a factory in Canada, according to a media report. Many details are not yet known, but the companies have apparently already shortlisted two concrete locations.
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BAE Systems and Eaton develop electric drives for trucks
Electric drive specialist BAE Systems has teamed up with energy management company Eaton to develop electric drive solutions for commercial vehicles. According to the partners, a US Class 7 demonstration vehicle is already in the works.
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Technotrans secures deal worth millions
Technotrans is developing a cooling solution for the battery-supported ChargePost rapid charging station on behalf of ADS-TEC Energy. According to the thermal management specialist from Sassenheim, the order has a total volume in the high single-digit million euro range.
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ElringKlinger scores major contract to outfit BMW Neue Klasse EVs
Automotive supplier ElringKlinger has scored a big contract with a term of several years. The company will supply cell contact systems to BMW Group series electric models in the new class (‘Neue Klasse’).
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Major OEM places drive order with Magna
Magna has won a major order for its new electric drive system, eDS Mid. The order, from an unnamed “Europe-based Global Premium OEM”, is to supply the electric drive system for use in sedan and SUV models planned for release in 2027.
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Bosch realigns automotive supply business
Bosch has announced that it is reorganising its supplier business to take account of the trend towards software-based vehicle development: the division ‘Bosch Mobility Solutions’ will be renamed ‘Bosch Mobility’ and managed within the group as a business sector with its own business responsibility and management team.
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Forsee Power presents batteries for medium trucks and small buses
French battery manufacturer Forsee Power has introduced a new high-voltage system for electric vehicles at the Advanced Clean Transportation Expo in California. The new Zen Lite battery system with NMC cells is primarily targeted at 350-volt vehicles such as light and medium-sized electric trucks, minibuses and off-highway vehicles.
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Wolfspeed & ZF to build development centre near Nuremberg
Wolfspeed and ZF are planning a joint research and development centre for silicon carbide power electronics in the Nuremberg metropolitan region. The development site is to complement the planned silicon carbide chip factory in Saarland – but like the factory, it is still subject to an important proviso.
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Hofer Powertrain opens location in Vienna
The drive specialist Hofer Powertrain has opened a location for the development of electric drives in Vienna. The new branch, located near the Vienna Exhibition Centre, was officially opened a few weeks ago.
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SK On is developing anode materials with Westwater Resources
The South Korean battery cell manufacturer SK On is cooperating with the US graphite company Westwater Resources to develop anode materials for its batteries. A later supply of anode materials is also possible.
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StoreDot’s battery cells to be manufactured on three continents
The Israeli battery developer StoreDot has given more details about the planned production of its fast-charging battery cells. The cells are to be manufactured on three continents: in the USA, Europe and Asia.
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Sunwoda sources battery separator films from SK subsidiary
The South Korean company SK IE Technology (SKIET) has reached an agreement with the Chinese battery manufacturer Sunwoda to supply separators for electric car batteries. Initially, the agreement will cover China, but later the supply will also be extended to Europe.
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Vitesco adds separately excited synchronous drive option for the EMR4
Vitesco Technologies added an additional option to the fourth generation of its fully integrated EMR4 electric axle drive platform: a new rotor without permanent magnets forms the heart of an externally excited synchronous electric machine that does not require rare earth materials.
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Stellantis orders raw battery materials in Australia
Stellantis has secured nickel and cobalt from Australia. The car company entered into a binding agreement with Alliance Nickel (formerly GME Resources) to supply 170,000 tonnes of nickel sulphate and 12,000 tonnes of cobalt sulphate over an initial period of five years.
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Toyota to supply electric drive systems for Joby
California-based electric aircraft start-up Joby Aviation has signed a long-term agreement with Toyota to supply powertrains and other components for its aircraft. These are Joby-developed parts that Toyota manufactures on a contract basis.
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Leoni focuses on EV charging cables in new division
Automotive supplier Leoni announces a new business unit. ‘Charging & Power Solutions’ will unify the company’s cable business and focus on electromobility. The product suite ‘EcoSense’ covers cables for all types of charging, including new liquid-cooled solutions for HPC.
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Skeleton & Martinrea want to build batteries for refuse trucks
Skeleton Technologies and the Canadian automotive supplier Martinrea International are cooperating to equip refuse collection vehicles for use in Paris and New York with Skeleton’s so-called ‘SuperBattery’ technology.
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Fortum opens large-scale battery recycling plant in Finland
Fortum has completed its lithium-ion battery recycling factory in Harjavalta, Finland, on time. Announced in 2021, Fortum says this is the largest recycling plant in Europe in terms of capacity and also the first commercial-scale facility for hydrometallurgical recycling.
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Porsche & Norsk Hydro are working on sustainable aluminium
Porsche is cooperating with the Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro to significantly reduce the CO₂ footprint of aluminium in the automotive supply chain. By 2030, the aluminium supplied to Porsche and its suppliers should even be CO₂-free.
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Bosch to manufacture SiC chips in California from 2026
Bosch is planning a billion-euro investment in its strategically important semiconductor business for electromobility. In the USA, Bosch wants to take over parts of the business of chip manufacturer TSI Semiconductors from Roseville in the US state of California – and convert production there to SiC chips.
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Siro lays foundation for battery cell factory in Turkey
Farasis Energy and the Turkish electric car manufacturer Togg have begun construction of their joint battery cell factory. Their joint venture Siro officially laid the foundation stone for this at the site in Gemlik, Turkey.
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Eberspächer to build EV heater factory in Bulgaria
The automotive supplier Eberspächer has begun construction of a new production plant for electric vehicle heaters in the Bulgarian city of Ruse. The new site is to supply car manufacturers with electric vehicle heaters from the beginning of 2024.
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Onsemi to supply Zeekr with power modules
US semiconductor manufacturer Onsemi has won Zeekr as another electric car manufacturer as a customer. The Geely brand has signed a long-term supply contract with Onsemi for the EliteSiC silicon carbide power module.
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GM & Samsung SDI announce plans for joint battery factory
General Motors and Samsung SDI are planning a joint battery cell factory in the USA. This is to be built with an investment of more than 3 billion dollars and go into operation in 2026. There is a surprise in the cell format that the new partners want to produce together.
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